On the night before the inaugural, I spoke at length with actor Tom Arnold. I had met Tom a number of times before, at premiere parties and the Emmy Awards. He is one of the nicest and most down-to-earth actors I have met. He remembered me from when I had placed advertisements as an actor on bus benches strategically in front of all the Hollywood Studios. This was when I was wanting to break into show biz. I acted on Ted Turner’s dictum: "Early to bed, early to rise, work hard and advertise."

I explained Post the Finances to Tom and he emphatically and enthusiastically said he would mention it to Governor Schwarzenegger. Then he had to get ready for the party at the Sheraton Grand, just a couple of blocks from the Hyatt. We saw him there again later.

During their morning news show, KMAX UPN 31, a local TV station, had caught both Tom and me taking a photo together at the party. Also in the report were Rob Reiner and Rob Lowe. I spoke to both of them about the initiative as well. Mr. Reiner said he had already surfed to my site.

There were many ladies who wanted to be photographed with Rob Lowe. I helped organize photos with him so that everyone got what they wanted. Mr. Lowe was very patient. He gave me a wink and a smile that said, ‘it's okay, they're my fans, I don't mind’. Mr. Lowe's a nice guy.

Once in the party, I met many old acquaintances and made some new ones. These included former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, Bob Smith, former chief of staff of Pete Wilson; California Legislator Kevin McCarthy; and Congressman David Dreier.

To my surprise, I also saw Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson, the pastor of the Catholic church I started attending in 1990. Governor Schwarzenegger, former Los Angeles Richard Riordan and former gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon attend that church as well. Monsignor Torgerson gave the Invocation at the Inauguration.