Denzel Washington at Harvard
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 18, 2007 at 09:33 PM
Denzel Washington dropped by the Harvard University campus this evening following a screening of The Great Debaters. He did so at the invitation of Dr. S. Allen Counter, a Harvard neuroscience professor who enjoys considerable respect in both Cambridge and Stockholm circles. The event happened at the Carpenter Film Center, smack in the middle of the Harvard campus. Everyone was dressed in tuxedos and gowns except for Jett and myself. Here's a portion of what Denzel said during the q & a, which lasted about 35 or 40 minutes.
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Comments
Well I hope you at least had the decency to wear a tuxedo T-shirt. Those are always classy.
Posted by: alynch![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 18, 2007 10:41 PM
That's a good looking crowd......well, except for those two bozos who forgot to read the invite and showed up wearing....
oh.... nevermind.
Posted by: Walter Sobchak![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 18, 2007 11:09 PM
I am assured by Cornell West that the Wells' thread count was of the highest caliber.
Posted by: BurmaShave![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 19, 2007 01:29 AM
Damn you, BurmaShave!!! I had a witty quip concerning thread count ready to deploy and you had to go and beat me! Oh well, it's not whether a man wears a tux, but the thread count that...oh...um...fuck it...
Posted by: EOTW![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 19, 2007 05:10 AM
I saw DOGS IN SPACE there.
Posted by: George Prager![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 19, 2007 05:31 AM
Did he end his speech with "King Kong ain't got nothing on ME!"
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December 19, 2007 05:55 AM
Man, those people are right up on Denzel.
Can a brother get a stage?
Posted by: dangovich![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 19, 2007 11:11 AM
I think there's an arm's length there. I'm sure Denzel didn't feel suffocated.
Posted by: Aladdin Sane![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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December 19, 2007 02:01 PM
Perhaps worth mentioning: the Carpenter Center is the only building in North America designed by the great Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
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December 19, 2007 02:55 PM
I am assured by Cornell West that the Wells' thread count was of the highest caliber.
Last week I get more secret infornation about them at "RichLoving.com" But I can not sure it is ture.
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December 20, 2007 11:40 PM
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