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...beaming angelically from above the stage. The ceiling is paneled with the faces of Blues legends carved in relief, their plaster countenances staring placidly down at this whole scene. Boston Phoenix writer and Crimson alum Gary Susman '89 quips, "You almost expect them to start singing, like in the 'Disney Hall of Presidents.'" Tonight, there's also a video camera on the ceiling to collect footage for the upcoming House of Blues TV series...
...issue here is larger than the personal fortune of Michael Eisner. The issue at stake is leadership. Eisner would be the first to say he is a incredibly influential corporate leader. His turnaround of Disney was nothing if not impressive...
...Disney's president, Frank G. Wells, also dumped $60 million of his stock on Tuesday. Several major recording artists are reportedly renegotiating their publishing rights contracts to avoid a possible tax hike. And Morgan Stanley, the investment banking firm, is offering to pay bonuses early to duck the proposed rate increases. This isn't the sort of leadership that Eisner should be offering at this key crossroads...
...beginning of this financially crucial holiday season, millions will flock to see Disney's "Aladdin." The story of the genie, the lamp and the three wishes might, in some indirect way, encourage the public to ask themselves what they wish for the next four years...
Eisner would make a superb Midas, should Disney ever decide to undertake such a project. Let's hope the rest of the corporate community does not spawn sequels...