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“Rich People Only Got Four Ways They Can Go, Man”
Here’s an article from The New Yorker called “How To Hire A Pop Star For Your Private Party,” which is oddly very much about Flo Rida:
Basically the crux of the article is that, 20 years ago, “privates” and “corporate gigs” were thought of as lame things that over-the-hill acts did. Now everyone is chasing them, apparently even Beyonce getting $24M from Dubai for one. (But hey, Taylor Swift still won’t do them, that we know of.)
When you get further down into this article, 11-day Trump White House star Anthony Scaramucci — “The Mooch” — makes a random appearance, talking to the reporter from a car in midtown Manhattan traffic. The Mooch, ye see, was a hedge-fund manager who hosted a business conference called SALT. To attract attention to the conference, he booked private gigs by Maroon 5, Lenny Kravitz, Will.i.am, Duran Duran, the Chainsmokers, and others who might please a roomful of mostly middle-aged finance types.
