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...little hesitant about the idea of spending 30 seconds alone with Michael Jackson. But here in Japan, fans were lining up - and paying up - for face time with the King of Pop. Earlier this month Jackson came to Tokyo for a series of "fan appreciation events," including a VIP party on March 8 for which guests shelled out $3,500 a ticket to enjoy a buffet dinner, a concert by Japanese Jackson impersonators rather than by the King himself, and a brief one-on-one moment with Jackson in a private cubicle. The event's promoters declined...
...Smelly couldn't make Jackson's VIP party earlier this month, but he says that if Jackson returns to Tokyo, he'll gladly pay over $400 for a ticket...
...opening their knowledge vault to a wider audience not only makes good marketing sense (can any avid golfer visit a clubmaker and not walk away with at least one new toy?) but also allows hackers to improve their game quickly. In January, Callaway, based in Carlsbad, Calif., introduced its VIP Experience, a two-day golf immersion and pampering program featuring the experts who work with Phil Mickelson and the LPGA's Annika Sorenstam. For now, it is open only to corporate clients, who pay $10,000 a head, but the company is considering including individuals and groups soon...
...States is from Texas," the DIXIE CHICKS collected five Grammys for their unrepentant single Not Ready to Make Nice and their album Taking the Long Way. While accepting the Best Country Album award, a vindicated Maines said, "To quote the great Simpsons: Hah-hah!" LUDACRIS, meanwhile, wryly thanked two VIP hip-hop critics when he won Best Rap Album for Release Therapy. "Special shout-out to Oprah, special shout-out to Bill O'Reilly," the rapper said. "I love ya!" Jimmy Carter, at the center of a controversy over a book on Israel, tied for Best Spoken Word Album. Carter...
...particulier and winds around a large neat garden to a newer wing. Shoppers and their parents wander through parlors with fireplaces, moldings and parquet de Versailles, and the 300-piece collection is deployed throughout. Boys' clothing is in the back, shoes are up the stairs, and there's a VIP room for celebrity clients. Children head straight for the playhouse in the center of the main parlor, and nearly everyone stops to gawk at the flower bed growing from the ceiling. The average purchase at the store slightly tops Bonpoint's $200-a-customer standard...