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The Oscars With Dad
It takes about a week to recover from the Oscars.
It was such an incredibly wonderful day—mainly because I got to share the Oscars with my dad. And yes, he got his tux!
I sent a limo to pick him up from the airport Friday night which he could not believe was all for him. Saturday morning we headed down to the Kodak Theatre so Dad could get his credentials (the security could not be tighter at the Pentagon) and I could begin rehearsals.
I hosted the official Oscar Red Carpet show for the Academy on ABC and since we were preparing for a global audience, we had several days of practice.
On Saturday the carpet was full of camera crews from all over the world. I told Dad while I was doing my run-through, he could roam the carpet. So he checked out the sights and took pictures with Oscar. After a couple of hours, I went to look for him and spotted him doing an interview with a German television show!
“They were asking me who I thought would win for Best Picture,” he said.
(For more photos of Shaun on the Oscars red carpet, CLICK HERE!)
Oscar night was a whirlwind. For the Red Carpet show, I was stationed at the front of the red carpet at the limo drop-off. It’s the busiest spot on the carpet because it can get very congested with many huge stars all at once. I was happy that I chose the bright emerald green dress because it really stood out amongst all the red. Dad, who was only a few yards away and looking fine in his tuxedo, got a kick out of seeing The Rock, Diddy, Spike Lee, Ruby Dee, Jennifer Hudson, and Quincy Jones get out of their cars and walk by him.
After the red carpet ended Dad and I headed inside the see the show. Being inside the Kodak Theatre during the actual Oscar ceremony is quite a thrill. Our seats were amazing--five rows from the stage.
“Don’t throw away those tickets, babe,” Dad said gazing around at all of the celebrities who were sitting right near us. “I want to remember this for as long as I live.”
Then it was off to the Governors Ball—a magnificently decorated party that all the nominees and winners attend and it was where I introduced my father to Forest Whitaker.
When you walk around the room, you see real Oscars sitting on tables. It is truly a sight to behold.
It was getting late and it had been a long day, but we had one more stop. I gave the driver directions and said don’t tell Dad where we are going. I saw he was nodding off until we pulled up to the gated community.
“Hi, Shaun Robinson here for Prince’s party,” I said. Dad perked right up.
Security opened the gates and we drove to the house. It was already on jam.
We walked in and almost immediately, we saw him.
“What’s happening, Wylie?” Prince asked. They’ve met several times before and P has always been so cool with my father. The three of us chatted for a minute and then Dad and I go got our party on again.
This will be a night my Dad will never forget.
And neither will I.
Peace,
Shaun
hi there. Thats was very nice, what u did for ur dad. I'm sure he is incredibly proud of u, as he should be.
Hello shaun, you are a lucky beautiful lady to have a wonderful dad. It was nice of you to take him to the oscars. Hey! maybe you can take me to the globes in 2008. My dream job is to become a broadcast journalist. It would be a dream come true to interview Denzel Washington. Please make my dream come true.