This collection of entries is from March 26, 2003.
This is the first time I've actually seen this information published. I had forgotten that TiVo acquired data and sent it back to TiVo Central Command, or whatever it's called wherever it is... TiVo reported on what its subscribers did during last Sunday's Oscar telecast.
The single most paused or freeze-framed event of the live show was the stage entrance of presenter Julia Roberts.
... the speeches by Mr. Moore, best documentary winner, and Mr. Brody, best actor winner, were the most rewound and replayed segments of the program.
The measurement of audience behavior was based on a review of 10,000 of TiVo anonymous subscribers' viewing patterns during the broadcast.
For those of you that don't know, TiVo actually records every remote control button press along with content information of what was being watched - that's how they were able to come up with this info.
He would have been 89 today if he just would have lived three more months. Our little family had our last birthday with him a year ago this past weekend. A year ago today, I was doing my Radiation Therapy Chauffeur™ duty, bringing him to Loyola for still another radiation treatment. I look back on both of those days, and it was evident that I thought he was lucky and we had more time. I never thought that he wouldn't see 89. I've included a picture of him from his last birthday. Tonight, I'll hoist a drink for him, quietly at home, missing him like a son would. Happy Birthday, Dad.