A Sad Day

We lost a great one today.

For those who know me well or follow the site you are probably aware of my affinity for the teen movie genre. Throw a bunch of high schoolers on a screen, let them have sex, play sports, go to the dance, whatever, and you will easily get Sip's $11.75 at the theater.

Heath Ledger starred in one of my all time favorites, 10 Things I Hate About You, back in 1999 when I was a horny teenager and actually the target audience. Me, the real Sippy and a couple of other buddies of mine would chill at my house and watch the flick like it was Casablanca.



And it was Ledger that stole the show.

Of all the memorable quotes, my personal favorite was when he inspired the geeky Cameron to go after the girl:

"Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want."

I used to use this line jokingly but here I am 9 years later and I am still using the damn quote like it were from Good Will Hunting or Big Daddy, my two most quoted movies.

It's really sad to see people go young, especially someone with such promise. Ledger was already nominated for an oscar and his turn as the Joker in this Summer's Batman movie already looks like it will be an all time classic.

RIP, Heath.

Vaya,
Sip

(Pics courtesy of Yahoo.com)