August 5 - We were hoping the 20 boats approaching on Central Park's lake was the start of a decent DVD home delivery service. No such luck: the transformation of middle Manhattan into Middle-earth with the troll-filled armada amidst smoke, lasers and booming music was to launch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD. Actor/political activist William Baldwin, in a banana-colored suit that somehow worked, hosted the event. Comedian Caroline Rhea, soon to take over the Rosie O'Donnell TV talk show, looks uncannily like O'Donnell. Actor Chazz Palminteri had the beatnik look down with black beret. Everyone marveled that John Rhys-Davies, who played the dwarf Gimli in Lord of the Rings, is of average height.