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And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
Holy Cow, this is crazy!!!! 10 Million dollars for a Bat Mitzvah !!
******************************************** Not-so-Petty cash to rock bat mitzvah By Lloyd Grove
History will forever record Elizabeth Brooks' bat mitzvah as "Mitzvahpalooza."
For his daughter's coming-of-age celebration last weekend, multimillionaire Long Island defense contractor David H. Brooks booked two floors of the Rainbow Room, hauled in concert-ready equipment, built a stage, installed special carpeting, outfitted the space with Jumbotrons and arranged command performances by everyone from 50 Cent to Tom Petty to Aerosmith.
I hear it was garish display of rock 'n' roll idol worship for which the famously irascible CEO of DHB Industries, a Westbury-based manufacturer of bulletproof vests, sent his company jet to retrieve Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from their Saturday gig in Pittsburgh.
I'm also told that in honor of Aerosmith (and the $2 million fee I hear he paid for their appearance), the 50-year-old Brooks changed from a black-leather, metal-studded suit - accessorized with biker-chic necklace chains and diamonds from Chrome Hearts jewelers - into a hot-pink suede version of the same lovely outfit.
The party cost an estimated $10 million, including the price of corporate jets to ferry the performers to and from. Also on the bill were The Eagles' Don Henley and Joe Walsh performing with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks; DJ AM (Nicole Richie's fiance); rap diva Ciara and, sadly perhaps (except that he received an estimated $250,000 for the job), Kenny G blowing on his soprano sax as more than 300 guests strolled and chatted into their pre-dinner cocktails.
"Hey, that guy looks like Kenny G," a disbelieving grownup was overheard remarking - though the 150 kids in attendance seemed more impressed by their $1,000 gift bags, complete with digital cameras and the latest video iPod.
For his estimated $500,000, I hear that 50 Cent performed only four or five songs - and badly - though he did manage to work in the lyric, "Go shorty, it's your bat miztvah, we gonna party like it's your bat mitzvah."
At one point, I'm told, one of Fitty's beefy bodyguards blocked shots of his boss performing and batted down the kids' cameras, shouting "No pictures! No pictures!" - even preventing Brooks' personal videographers and photographers from capturing 50 Cent's bat-miztvah moment.
"Fitty and his posse smelled like an open bottle of Hennessy," a witness told told me, adding that when the departing rapper prepared to enter his limo in the loading dock, a naked woman was spotted inside.
I'm told that Petty's performance - on acoustic guitar - was fabulous, as was the 45-minute set by Perry and Tyler, who was virtuosic on drums when they took the stage at 2:45 a.m. Sunday.
Henley, I hear, was grumpy at the realization that he'd agreed to play a kids' party.
I'm told that at one point Brooks leapt on the stage with Tyler and Perry, who responded with good grace when their paymaster demanded that his teenage nephew be permitted to sit in on drums. At another point, I'm told, Tyler theatrically wiped sweat off Brooks' forehead - and then dried his hand with a flourish.
Yesterday, Brooks disputed many details provided to me by Lowdown spies at the affair and by other informed sources, scrawling on a fax to me: "All dollar figures vastly exaggerated."
He added: "This was a private event and we do not wish to comment on details of the party."
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Posted 11/29/05 10:39 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
Can you imagine being a big star and performing at a Bat Mitzvah??? How weird is that?
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Posted 11/29/05 10:41 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
This just cracked me up:
For his estimated $500,000, I hear that 50 Cent performed only four or five songs - and badly - though he did manage to work in the lyric, "Go shorty, it's your bat miztvah, we gonna party like it's your bat mitzvah"
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Posted 11/29/05 10:42 AM |
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if this wasn't so pathetic it would be funny
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Posted 11/29/05 10:51 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
OMG
Seriously though whats the point of that
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Posted 11/29/05 10:53 AM |
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Posted by june262004
OMG
Seriously though whats the point of that
Word... There is no point .. its assinine.
To me, the only point of it is that the father is a fr*ggin show off and wanted to impress HIS friends ... I mean outside of 50 Cent or Ciara, do you think his 13 year old daughter REALLY likes Aerosmith , the Eagles, Tom Petty or Kenny G?
And these performers who sold out for the loot are even sadder, IMO
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Posted 11/29/05 10:57 AM |
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Posted by BNL2005
if this wasn't so pathetic it would be funny
agreed
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Posted 11/29/05 10:57 AM |
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june262004
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Posted by june262004
OMG
Seriously though whats the point of that
Word... There is no point .. its assinine.
To me, the only point of it is that the father is a fr*ggin show off and wanted to impress HIS friends ... I mean outside of 50 Cent or Ciara, do you think his 13 year old daughter REALLY likes Aerosmith , the Eagles, Tom Petty or Kenny G?
And these performers who sold out for the loot are even sadder, IMO
Good Point flee good point I dont even like kenny g
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Posted 11/29/05 10:58 AM |
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Posted by june262004
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Posted by june262004
OMG
Seriously though whats the point of that
Word... There is no point .. its assinine.
To me, the only point of it is that the father is a fr*ggin show off and wanted to impress HIS friends ... I mean outside of 50 Cent or Ciara, do you think his 13 year old daughter REALLY likes Aerosmith , the Eagles, Tom Petty or Kenny G?
And these performers who sold out for the loot are even sadder, IMO
Good Point flee good point I dont even like kenny g
Word!!! Poor Kenny ..
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Posted 11/29/05 10:59 AM |
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OMFG!
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Posted 11/29/05 10:59 AM |
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Just a waste of money. Spoiled kid. Some of that $ could have gone to charity. Was it all really necessary? I agree, it is assinine!!
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Posted 11/29/05 11:00 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
Posted by FeliciaDP
To me, the only point of it is that the father is a fr*ggin show off and wanted to impress HIS friends ... I mean outside of 50 Cent or Ciara, do you think his 13 year old daughter REALLY likes Aerosmith , the Eagles, Tom Petty or Kenny G?
And these performers who sold out for the loot are even sadder, IMO
I totally agree. How street can 50 Cent REALLY be if he is playing at a bat mitzvah???!!! These performers are just as bad. And all of them do it now- You can pay them to sing at your party...
BTW: LOVE your avatar Flee.
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Posted 11/29/05 11:15 AM |
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Wonder how much his wedding will cost!
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Posted 11/29/05 11:16 AM |
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Looks to me like the party was more for DAD than anyone else...... jeez!!!!!!! He must have a teenie weenie...
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Posted 11/29/05 11:28 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
They were talking about this on Howard Stern this morning ..I think he said his daughter went.
I remember when face painters and dancers were a big deal @ Bat Mitzvahs!
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Posted 11/29/05 11:48 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
What a waste....half the kids there probably could care less...it seems like it was more of a party for the father
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Posted 11/29/05 11:51 AM |
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Re: And we thought My Super Sweet 16 was bad.....
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Posted by june262004
OMG
Seriously though whats the point of that
Word... There is no point .. its assinine.
To me, the only point of it is that the father is a fr*ggin show off and wanted to impress HIS friends ... I mean outside of 50 Cent or Ciara, do you think his 13 year old daughter REALLY likes Aerosmith , the Eagles, Tom Petty or Kenny G?
And these performers who sold out for the loot are even sadder, IMO
While I agree that the amount of money is absurd and could have been used for a better cause. I disagree that these performers are selling out. They are performers. It is what they do. They get paid huge amounts of money to perform at many different venues. Besides, I don't think Kenny G is getting a whole lotta gigs these days anyway!!!!
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metsgirlie
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There was another one like this in Miami a few weeks ago. Some rich dude got Mike Piazza to come! That is just not right.
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