You did good and also had FUN!. . . ?
What a tragedy that Tony Bennett is one of THEM; another icon bites the dust.
Notes and Quotes From Campaign 2004
Friday August 27, 2004 11:16 PM
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Tony Bennett crooned his hopes for the presidential race, singing ``The Best is Yet to Come'' at a $3 million fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry.
Other famous donors at the Thursday night event included actors Sean Astin, Angelica Huston and June Lockhart.
``Don't think of this as a fund-raiser,'' Kerry told the crowd. ``Think of it as my Hollywood audition for '(The) West Wing.'''
Since Kerry is now accepting public financing for his campaign, the money will go to the Democratic National Committee's presidential campaign fund.
Kerry told the crowd he had thanked California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer after she said she was thrilled to be with such an articulate Renaissance man who looks so great over 60.
``She said, 'No, I was talking about Tony Bennett.'''