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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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Kickin’ It with Bond, an SI Swimsuit Model and Clive Davis

Just got back from NYC.  Although it was certainly nice to see some old friends, it was a business trip.  We had a few meetings and attended a conference with Clive Davis, which was definitely interesting.

He told a very cool story about how he was shown "Game of Love" by one of his writers in a hotel in London. When he got back to the states, he gave the song to Macy Gray.  She did a version that no one was really pleased with.  Then Tina Turner had a crack at it.  Eventually, it went to Michelle Branch and Santana who did a fantastic job (and won a Grammy) but Clive played all three tracks to A/B (and C) it.  The other two versions were never released even though Clive thought that Tina's version was the best. (I disagree. I think Branch nailed it.)

It wasn't all business though. We packed a lot in and on my first night in town, we had first row seats to a Broadway play starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman called "A Steady Rain."  When the first curtain went up, I was a little star-struck being literally five feet away from Hugh Jackman but eventually, I got over the fact that James Bond and Wolverine were within punching distance and really enjoyed the two man show.
After the curtain calls, the actors stopped the applause and asked the audience to donate to their Broadway Cares charity.  They held an auction right then and there for their shirts, which they would autograph.  The bidding started at $1,000.  Crickets...until someone sitting directly behind me took the plunge. Then someone sitting directly behind HIM, who turned out to be former tennis star Gabriela Sabbatini, won the auction.

It was a cool evening and a great trip overall (the Yankees winning the World Series just up the street didn't hurt either.)

Supermodel Cintia Dicker was on my flight back.  We chatted for a while and she ended up proposing right there on the spot but I told her I don't really do Brazilian girls.