Iran Elections

"....read in the paper this morning about President Bush's criticisms of the recent elections in Iran....the president said there were groups who tried to oppress the vote, that power is in the hands of an elite few, and that the whole thing is dominated by religion....sounds a lot like the Republicans, doesn't it?....." GGS

George Lucas in Hollywood

Had a real "Hollywood" moment last Thursday night (June 9) when the American Film Institute honored filmmaker George Lucas with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kodak Theater.

Since I had been working, giving tours, that day I decided to stay late and observe the red carpet festivities. Considering George Lucas' clout and admiration within the film community, I knew it would be a star-studded affair. I wasn't disappointed.

Here's a partial list of the celebrities I saw up close on the red carpet:

William Shatner, Robert Duvall, radio host Rick Dees, Steven Spielberg's mother, composer John Williams, comedian Adam Carrolla, Richard Dreyfus, Anthony Michael Hall, MacKenzie Phillips, Steven Spielberg, Mark Hamill, Cloris Leachman, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockheart, Hugh Hefner and a huge bevy of buxom blonde babes, Warren Beatty and Annette Benning, C3PO and R2-D2, Chewbacca, and the man of the hour, Mr. George Lucas.

It was actually a lot of fun to see all those famous people together in one place. I was on the phone the whole time giving play-by-play to my sister in Denver. She was kind enough to keep a list of the celebrities I saw. Thanks, Sis!

Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera with me, but you can see photos of the red carpet arrivals on the Wire Image website.

You can enjoy the festivities yourself when USA Network airs the tribute on Monday, June 20.

Love and Marriage

Here's a fun and fascinating article from Newsweek about the history of marriage and how its purpose and relevancy have changed and declined over the centuries.

What's Love Got to Do With It? Everything. - Newsweek Society - MSNBC.com

On This Date

"....on this date (June 5) in 1981, puzzled officials at the Centers for Disease Control in Los Angeles reported that five male patients, all homosexual, had been diagnosed with a "rare kind of pneumonia" which did not seem to respond to normal treatment....these were the first recognized cases of what would become known as AIDS...."