"You're asking if I changed my mind becausepeople disagreed with me?" Rushdie said. "You mayhave heard that a lot of people disagreed with meonce before."
"His arrogance, attitude and charm were allmixed in with his sense of humor," CarolineStanculescu '00 said. "It was very refreshing."
Asked about a British tabloid photo whichdepicted him at the Playboy Mansion in Hollywood,Rushdie answered that "Clearly, that's where I'vebeen for the last 10 years."
In what has become a necessary precaution atRushdie's public appearances, audience memberswere frisked and their bags were checked at thedoor to the church, then passed through metaldetectors once inside.
Cambridge Police Department officers were alsoon hand.
"I expected more security, people withearpieces," Stanculescu said. "And it was reallyrather low-key. It was nothing more than going toa regular concert.