{"id":79,"date":"2014-05-26T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T23:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2014\/05\/26\/a-night-to-remember-keefer-blakeslee\/"},"modified":"2014-05-26T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T23:18:54","slug":"a-night-to-remember-keefer-blakeslee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2014\/a-night-to-remember-keefer-blakeslee\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night to Remember &#8211; Keefer Blakeslee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:PunctuationKerning\/>   <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>   <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:Compatibility>    <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>    <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>    <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>    <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>    <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>    <w:UseFELayout\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCjVr291gP2VSzDLLYCkEtKq24qORR0vlrcmLI72bv2IHsqb0WPA\" \/>The AFI Life Achievement Award is the highest honor in The American Film Institute. It is given\u00a0to those who have left an impact of legacy in the film business.\u00a0This year it will be awarded to Jane Fonda on June 5<sup>th<\/sup> .\u00a0I bring this up because it has been a year since KIDS FIRST! gave me the opportunity to report at Mel Brooks AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony where I actually met Mr. Brooks\u00a0in person. I was on the red carpet\u00a0and it was the first time in my life that I was speechless. However,\u00a0I finally broke out of it and interviewed him. During that whole\u00a0encounter, we shook hands and did not let go &#8211; probably because I could not move anything but my mouth.\u00a0Once we finished talking I said &#8220;thank you&#8221; and looked into the camera and said, &#8220;It&#8217;s good to be the kid!&#8221; Following that, I attended the ceremony and watched the venerable Martin Scorsese give\u00a0Mel his award.\u00a0That\u00a0is still my favorite moment as a KIDS FIRST! Film Critic.\u00a0 I&#8217;m still\u00a0blown away\u00a0that\u00a0they made that possible for me. Mr. Brooks is truly my hero, someone who I adm<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/become-a-juror\/Downloads\/MelBrooks.Keefer.2.jpg\" \/>ire among all the many wonderful people in the entertainment world. So, thank you again KIDSFIRST! for giving me a night to remember. I have been a KIDS FIRST! Film Critic for more than a year and it just keeps getting better and better. 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