June 9, 2005
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The Daily News
1 Graduation.
2 Always a heartbreak.
3 T.A., way to deliver the goods. Eloquent, professional, and with head held high. Magz and Thy, you made all of us proud. Thy, I never really got to know you, but thanks you for a wonderful speech, in three different languanges. Quite impressive, and very classy.
4 Maggie, you are incorrigible. And amusing. You added the intelligence and comic relief that fit right in.
5 And T.A. I've never been so proud of a kid in my life. You set the tone for the entire evening, and added so much ultimately to the class song, which fate and destiny said must be, simply stated, Your Song. Requests for other songs had been rejected, and when push came to shove, was there ever a more appropriate song than Your Song from Moulin Rouge? Actually, it's from Elton John orinally, but you know. Just beautiful, and beautifully understated.
6 The clouds and drizzle added to the end of the ceremony, if you ask me.
7 When my officers walked down the center aisle of the Event Center, I truly felt that we all had accomplished something. The Class of '05 never looked finer than last night.
8 After the ceremony, I did my usual hugs. As close as I was to that class, it still felt pretty normal, so I wandered for a while, then moved out, and on into the misty evening. It was a little bit strange leaving all alone, and driving through the mist, but it also added a touch of poetry to the last night I would spend with the Class of '05. I listened to the Class CD, which was handed out at the ceremony. Amazing.
9 And so it goes. Anne Bancroft walked into a bar somewhere around there. Maybe she was hoping to rendezvous with a young man.
10 The Graduate.
11 And at the end of this rainy day, the sun will set on this very emotional school year.
12 So this is it for the DN for a while. I'll see you in September.
13 And Class of '05: Look at the stars. Look how they shine for you.
14 I love you all, everything.
15 The Rest is Silence.
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