ANDREW OF AMERICA's Glance back at 1995 Black Gay Writer ESSEX HEMPHILL (BROTHER TO BROTHER) died of AIDS complications. White Straight Speaker NEWT GINGRICH (Bother) lives through oversimplifications. Gourmet Popcorn Tycoon ORVILLE REDENBACHER died at 88. Upon cremation, nearly every kernel popped. Racism was finally disavowed by the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION to give it time to focus on the sexism and hmophobia it does so well. The gloves O.J. SIMPSON's ex-wife NICHOLE bought him didn't fit. (Duh. *Why* do ya think he killed her?) MICHAEL JACKSON married to LISA MARIE PRESLEY gives indication only *one* glove fits. She has a 50/50 chance. SANDRA BULLOCK, the Six Million Dollar Woman made a movie with ANDREW OF AMERICA and probably couldn't tell you *who* he is on a bet (even a small one). CONNIE CHUNG and DAVID LETTERMAN discovered they had much in common: Both got panned by the critics, both will be gone from CBS in 5 years, and both are married to MAURY POVICH. Namedropping has reached an alltime high (and low). I discovered this when on the set of JOHN GRISHAM's A Time To Kill with DAN RATHER, DONALD SUTHERLAND, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BETH GRANT, SANDRA BULLOCK, KIEFER SUTHERLAND, KEVIN SPACEY, CHARLES "ROC" DUTTON, MATTHEW MACCONAUGHEY, PATRICK MCGOOHAN, BATMAN director JOEL SCHUMACHER and others too numerous to mention. Did you know that 1995... *Was the last year this century to have 95 in it? *Contained more people who lived and died than any other time in history? *Spelled backwards is 5991? (Pronounced EVIF-YTENIN-NEETENIN). It's True. ANDREW OF AMERICA I Wouldn't Print It It Wasn't "At the tone, the time will be...1996 B E E P !"