Sat. April 21

We met John Kerry. Twice. Once when we covering the party scene for the Boston Globe and last year at Fenway Park when Boston Phoenix publisher Stephen Mindich reintroduced us in the stands. Seemed like a nice fellow. Less stiff the second time, post-Presidential defeat. Now, we hated the way he ran his presidential campaign, voted for him anyway, and cursed the controversial results. Have we mentioned the Electoral College has gotta go? This red state/blue state divide is ridiculous. Each state has liberals and conservatives and more. Make the presidential election one where every vote counts the same, not just the ones in the "swing" states. Oops, we're off course. What we wanted to say was that John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz will be at the Harvard Memorial Church on Saturday April 21 reading from their book, "This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future." Is Kerry trying to jump Al Gore's train? Does it matter? The more voices - prominent, regular folks - who speak up the better. You people who live along the Cape Cod coast might want to be personally concerned about this global warming thing, but all of us need to be. By the way, we heard the Gore film, "An Inconvenient Truth," is the third most popular documentary of all time. And there are now bunches of Gore disciples out there, tailoring his presentation to their locales. All good, all good. The Kerry event starts at noon and costs $5. Earth Day is tomorrow. Start early.

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