I cannot wait to see “Fahrenheit 9/11.” It’s the latest documentary from Michael Moore and it got a 20-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Not surprising since the screening was in France and it really tears into the policies of the Bush Administration. It includes a rarely seen 7-minute clip of Bush being informed that the second tower was struck, and then sitting in a kindergarten chair with a vacant, baffled look on his face. It also shows war atrocities in Iraq with many of our own soldiers questioning what we’re doing. Plans are for the film to be released in theaters this summer (provided that they find a distribution company) and then on video and DVD in the fall. Hopefully it will be seen by many voters as a wake-up call.

Sad to say that Tony Randall of “Odd Couple” fame passed away this morning. I met Randall in November, 1999 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in NYC. I was working with then-Parks Commissioner Henry Stern at a banquet in honor of City College. Stern and Randall were both guest speakers and I had the pleasure of an introduction. I wonder if Nick at Nite or TV Land will show an “Odd Couple” marathon in his honor.

Vassar College’s 5-Year reunion for the Class of ’99 is coming up! June 4, 5, 6. If you haven’t registered, do so now at the AAVC home page!