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Turns out we haven’t seen the real Bill Gates. Until now.
The Microsoft pioneer apparently entertained party-goers at a recent gathering at the Harley-Davidson Cafe in Las Vegas. The occasion was a nerd city fiesta for the trade show Comdex.
Things were supposed to wind down at 1 a.m. when Gates, widely reported to be the world’s richest man, approached the restaurant’s management about extending the closing time. After getting the OK, Gates returned to the dance floor.
A Knight-Ridder reporter described the scene: “The Microsoftie then grabbed his bodyguard’s wife, hopped on stage and boogied to the music of the Spice Girls, Puff Daddy and Jamiroquai, while hundreds of partygoers chanted ‘Go, Bill!”’
Loose talk
Pierce Brosnan on being the 2,009th person to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (as reported by the Associated Press): “This is very cool. But above anything else, it’s an honor.”
All he wants is a little peace, peace, peace of mind
Jim Messina turns 50 today.
Her next album: ‘Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire’
The object of a restraining order brought by Janet Jackson, Eric Leon Christian isn’t worried. While Jackson claims that Christian harassed her, he claims she stole portions of a song that he sent to her on a demo tape. “So I can’t contact her, so what?” Christian said. “Anything that gets me away from the Jacksons will be good for my career.”
As always, Frank is doing it his way
Mark Dec. 12 down on your calendar. If he makes it, that will be Frank Sinatra’s 82nd birthday. You’ll be able to send Ol’ Blue Eyes an Internet birthday greeting by logging on to www.sinatracenter.com. Or so one of the singer’s followers claims.
Other than that, she dresses like a member of the church
According to the New York Observer, this is (these are) the look (looks) that Sandra Bernhard adopted for her performance piece titled “I’m Still Here… Damn It!”: “She flaunted sparkles, feathers and patent-leather spiked heels, only to change later into a tight black dress, sheer down the back to reveal her black lace G-string panties.”
Question is, who’s dumb, who’s dumber?
From the “we’ll believe anything” file: Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly are said to be “reconciling.” One report has Holly gradually moving back into their $4 million Brentwood home, “a bag here, a bag there.”
Would we have to return our portrait on black velvet?
And now for our favorite item: a Brit-royal reference. The lawyers controlling the Memorial Fund for the late Princess Diana want to trademark her face. They say they want the exclusive rights to prevent Diana’s likeness from being printed on cheap souvenirs.
The following fields overflowed: CREDIT = Compiled by staff writer Dan Webster