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Last month, executives of Richard Branson's Virgin companies rode a dingy and slightly delayed rail car-not, as it happened, one of Sir Richard's-up to England's East Midlands to unveil the first of a new line of super-fast tilting trains. The jet-shaped thing only crawled along a test track, but it would have been a beautiful sight for any boy who loves trains...
...pronounced rizzuh) is the driving force behind the group's eight-year rise from Staten Island's housing projects to a mini-entertainment conglomerate. He and his brother Mitchell Diggs, a.k.a. Divine, form a New York street answer to Richard Branson. RZA is the potty-mouthed artistic visionary who speaks in streams of consciousness about his plans for global corporate domination. Divine, who keeps to the business side, is the soft-spoken older brother who is constantly trying to bring order and professionalism to the company...
...pronounced rizzuh) is the driving force behind the group's eight-year rise from Staten Island's housing projects to mini-entertainment conglomerate. He and his brother Mitchell Diggs, a.k.a. Divine, form a New York street answer to Richard Branson. RZA is the potty-mouthed artistic visionary who speaks in streams of consciousness about his plans for global corporate domination. Divine, who keeps to the business side, is the soft-spoken older brother who is constantly trying to bring order and professionalism to the company...
There's fun to be had outside the grounds too. Local attractions include antiques shops, wineries, a replica of the Hubble Space Telescope and a regular round of arts festivals. If that's not enough, Branson, Mo., just an hour away, bills itself as the "live-entertainment capital of the world." Then again, the peace and quiet of the Dickey House may be a welcome respite www.dickeyhouse.com...
...Maybe it'll all be redundant. I met a record company executive who claims that what the music industry has planned for the future of recorded music will blow MP3 out of the water. (Although my BS meter was wavering between TRUTH and MORE HOT AIR THAN A RICHARD BRANSON BALLOON...