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...loans if enough money is raised from ticket sales for the 11 Inaugural balls, sales of Inaugural trinkets (least expensive item of Clintonalia: a $2 temporary tattoo; most expensive: a $925 cherrywood box of Inaugural medallions), and the ad revenue from the CBS telecast of Tuesday's Presidential Gala Concert. This year nearly $18 million in loans has come from 192 corporations, individuals and labor unions. But some of the same companies have also chipped in $2.4 million to the Presidential Inaugural Foundation Committee, which pays for the public and free events of Inauguration week. And these donations...
...have her calls returned. When Geena Davis first offered to perform, same story. Bette Midler was asked to sing but -- good heavens! -- was not invited to any parties. By far the most egregious insult was suffered by Paula Abdul. After losing a bid to perform at the Presidential Gala, Abdul was instead requested to appear at the Salute to Youth. Her response: That's not good enough...
Commerce Secretary-designate Ronald Brown was all set to be the guest of honor at a lavish Kennedy Center gala for which a group of corporations were reportedly asked to ante up $10,000 apiece. Among them were Anheuser-Busch, J.C. Penney and PepsiCo. Brown apparently failed to see any prospective conflict of interest, until the press and Clinton himself thought otherwise. Brown canceled...
...Arkansas gala, the new president thrilled revelers by climbing on stage and performing "Hot Licks" on his sax, a song he recently rehearsed with legendary saxophonist Ben E. King. First Brother Roger Clinton also put on a show, joining Salt-N-Peppa and Steel Pulse at the Youth Ball, which was geared toward the 18 to 35 crowd...
...reports that 34% of this year's Grammy nominees will be performing (gratis, of course, as is everyone) and that Michael Jackson needs a call. Thomason is still twisting the arms of CBS, Time Warner and Disney to find out what they will pay to telecast the events, including gala performances by Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Bill Cosby, a reunited Fleetwood Mac, a vast parade with two Elvis impersonators and a lawn-chair precision drill team. How did Thomason end up here? "Obviously, I was out of the room when Bill decided," he jokes wearily, pressing his bandaged hand...