First off, let me just say for the record that there is no greater soul on this planet than Ben Affleck. You gotta love a guy who interupts his convo with Ed Zwick to give you a bear hug.

Matty too. I was groped by a couple of cover boys, for God’s sake (Matty on Vanity Fair this month, Ben on GQ next month). And if you’ve seen their photo spread in this month’s Interview, it’d make you wonder if these guys are really affectionate, or just plain man-eaters.

In attendance from Crew Askew: Kim, Scott, Jay, Bry, Dave,Bob, and me. My family (mom, dad, bro, sis) went, which was nice, as well as my agent.

In attendance from the flick (including of course Ben and Matty): Casey, Minnie, and Gus.

In attendance from the Miramax family: everyone, including a very jovial and complimentary Harvey.

In attendance ’cause the shit was free, no doubt: Vince Vaughn, Gwyneth Paltrow, that chick t.v.’s ‘Ellen’ is like married to, Marisa Tomei, Ed Zwick, Lorne Michaels, Kathleen Turner, Liv Tyler, and many, many others - not the least of which was the board’s own (though really his OWN man, and not the board’s at all) D-Nice (who’s been doing some time on ‘Armagaedon’ with Ben, and has a great Willis/shirtless Affleck tale to tell if you ply him for it).

‘Twas a great time (considering how much I hate crowded gigs), and it was nice to be there for the last stop prior to this brilliant flick’s introduction to the world.

And I won’t lie - it was nice to see my name on the screen as well…

Especially on such a quality film.