go-ahead for a security officer to accompany Mr. Rooney and the cameraman to the rooftop

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 8, 2011 -- On the street, in a restaurant, at a ballgame: "Hey, you're Andy Rooney!." "Thank you, I was wondering" he might say; "my wife forgot to sew my name tag on my sweater this morning." He could be sarcastic, sure.But if he weren’t, we would think we were dealing with a look-alike imposter. Imagine coming upon a cheapest feather hair extensions online white-haired gentleman with eyebrows like Fuller Brush samples, and hearing him say, "My, what a perfect day, how would you like an autograph?"

"Call Homeland Security!" someone might shout. "There's somebody here impersonating one of America's most iconic celebrities. It must be part of some nefarious plot!"
My “Few minutes with Andy Rooney" happened when I walked into the Washington, D.C. office building where I was employed at 1275 Pennsylvania Ave. This building often appears on news broadcasts with camera shots down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza.

Upon my returning to this building from a government agency, I saw a stocky wholesale feather hair extensions at the end of the street-level corridor. Although immediately recognizable, the surprise visitor looked rather out of place. After all, he was supposed to be in my living room on Sunday night on a TV screen. This was not my living room, nor a television screen, nor was it Sunday! Also he was not sitting behind a desk; he was standing.

I leaped into the conversation and began talking with Mr. Rooney and the guard. I didn't say, "You're Mr. Rooney, aren't you?" I knew he was. And I knew he knew. Nor did I say, "Hello, sir, I'm Vance Garnett." I knew who I am, and I knew he didn't give a darn, nor should he have.

He was interested in knowing more about a construction project going on just across the street. He was asking regarding some particulars, such as how the noise level might be affecting the employees of our building.The new construction was going to be called the Ronald Reagan Building in honor of our 40th president. At present, it was simply a very large hole. Excavation had been going on for about a year, and I had watched it daily from various conference ostrich feathers hair extensions windows as an endless parade of trucks lined up in the middle of the Avenue extending from the Old Post Office Building to the excavation site.

Rumors abounded and much speculation flourished. This Federal Triangle building was to be the most expensive federal building ever constructed in D.C., and it was to be second in size to the Pentagon.As I shared this information with Mr. Rooney, I sensed he was interested, but it seemed as if he was also expecting something.

I asked him, "Is there anything I can help you with?"Eye-to-eye, he said, tilting his head toward the guard, "I'm trying to get up on the roof of this building. To see the project across the street from above.""That should be no problem at all," I assured him. Then turning to my security friend behind the desk, I asked, "Right, Calvin?"

"I'm just waiting for a call back from Bob to get an official okay," he said.A cameraman who had been completely upstaged by Mr. Rooney's presence stood juggling a large camera on his shoulder. He whispered to Andy that Dan Rather was supposedly on the way but running late. A few minutes later the phone rang. It was Bob, and he gave the go-ahead for a security officer to accompany Mr. Rooney and the cameraman to the rooftop.

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