This was great. Let's do it again, soon.

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.

[With all the no-shows, it was up to an old vet to keep up the festivities. Aretha Franklin , on hand to collect the Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievements, brought down the house with crowd-pleasing performances of] Until You Come Back to Me ... Respect.

When you're moving in the positive, your destination is the brightest star.

So What the Fuss,

Of all the needs that we have right now, more than anything we need a time for love,