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Come on, guys! Don't dampen the millennium-celebration spirit [LIVING, Nov. 29]. In some parts of the world, people are excited and waiting for the greatest party ever! We here in Rio certainly are. Imagine passion, devotion, rhythm and respect welcoming you to the new era. ADRIAN CONSTANT Rio de Janeiro...
DIED. CHARLIE BYRD, 74, classically trained jazz-guitar virtuoso; of cancer; in Annapolis, Md. His 1962 album Jazz Samba, with saxophonist Stan Getz, popularized bossa nova in North America. Byrd recorded more than 100 albums, and was honored this year by Brazil as a Knight of the Rio Branco...
...somehow Nascimento's tribute to the era still sounds like a cheap imitation, complete with anachronistic R&B beats and some off-key harmonies. It's hard to believe he won a Grammy in 1997 for Best World Music Album. "Crooner" might work for a millennium party in Rio de Janeiro, Nascimento's hometown, where versions of "Beat It" may be hard to come by, but if you're looking for jazz standards for your own New Year's bash, stick with the originals...
...RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL Copacabana Beach Partygoers dressed in white will boogie to pagode and axe music --Free --2 million expected...
Make no mistake, New Year's Eve will be a big deal in places like Vegas, where you can still, if you are so inclined, taste a bottle of 1800 Madeira from Thomas Jefferson's collection at the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino wine party for $2,050 or lease the half-size Eiffel Tower at the Paris for a party of 40 to 50--including chef, butler and host's suite--for a mere $200,000. The stock-option challenged can find Strip accommodations for a (relatively) less exorbitant $400 a night, and those are selling more briskly...