Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Posted by JoeDaddy | Adventures, Mojo, SBIFF | Friday 30 January 2009 1:34 am

Tonight was the highlight of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Modern Master Award for Clint Eastwood! The lines were long but with our precious platinum passes, we went right in. I took my Dad to this one as he is a huge fan of Clint Eastwood and we have watched many films with Mr. Eastwood. Our seats were great, about 14 rows from the front and had a perfect view of the interview by film critic Leonard Maltin. Dad and I got there early, so we saved seats for friends Nan and Michelle. It is really amazing to see all the different films the Clint Eastwood has either been in or directed. His latest movie Gran Torino is a piece of beauty. The actual award was presented by Sean Penn…who was HILARIOUS! Started out by stating the Mr. Eastwood was born as a 11 pound man (not a baby) and his first words were “gggrrrrrrrrr” (which he does a lot in Gran Torino).

After the award presentation, I dropped Dad off and picked up my buddy Chuck to go to the after party hosted at The Harbor Restaurant. Was not too excited by the location, but actually was nice. Lots of tables and felt more like having a dinner than a “party”…but free food, free alcohol, and great company…what more do you really need?