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...office in which to make his or her pitch," points out Jerry Berns, the 86-year-old co-founder of New York City's "21" Club. Moreover, it does seem unfair to penalize a hardware salesman showing a catalog to a client while sipping Sanka, yet allow a movie mogul to fully deduct a $3,700 ride on the Concorde and a $600 bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel. On the other hand, it isn't Sanka-sipping salesmen but well-fed executives who most savor the deduction and spark the most resentment. And after all, why should a single...
Barry Diller is sitting at his regular booth at the heart of the Four Seasons grillroom, basking in attention. Even in the headiest of Manhattan's power lunchrooms, Diller, with his bullethead and designer-mogul aura, manages to draw a crowd. Henry Kissinger nuzzles onto his banquette for a brief chat; other members of the business and media elite stop to pay homage. To each, Diller offers a greeting or a quip, then gets back to his enthusiasm of the moment. He is talking about home shopping...
...listeners. So he gave the victory fist to soprano (and fellow Arkansan) Barbara Hendricks. He misted up at Goldie Hawn's tale of her dead father. Jackson's song for AIDS victim Ryan White induced a dry cry in Clinton. "Mr. About-to-Be-President," as music mogul Quincy Jones addressed him, gave the thumbs-up to Bob Dylan, though the old folkie's mumble through Chimes of Freedom earned a look of wry amazement from First Daughter Chelsea...
When the Clintons drove up to the White House for the ride to the Capitol, the Bushes were surprised that the new residents had brought along their Hollywood-mogul friends, Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. The Thomasons had been particularly harsh about the Bush Administration. Linda walked up to the President and said, "We voted for you last time." He began to feel easier...
...skiing along on a bright sunny day, carefree and happy. Suddenly, a tall white object looms before your eyes. It's a mogul! It's an avalanche! It's Brooke Shields in a color-coordinated ski outfit...