3am: Sir Elt to rocket in.Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler ELTON John Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. is being remarkably restrained when it comes to his rider for his New Year's Eve bash at London's 02 Arena... all he's asked for is a helipad hel·i·pad n. See heliport. A prepared area designated and used for takeoff and landing of helicopters. (Includes touchdown or hover point.) ! Flamboyant Sir Elt is hosting the mother of all shows tomorrow night and is making sure he and hubby David Furnish arrive in style from their country estate. He is also pulling out the stops for his guest performers - Will Young and Alexandra Burke will sail up the Thames in private boats laden with champers and white roses. And the Rocket Man's gig is being beamed to homes in the US and will be shown live in New York's Time Square. We're told: "It's going to be the biggest, most spectacular New Year's Eve party in the world. "The fact that it's being picked up across US networks is a massive deal - it means his audience is going to be in the millions. "Elton hasn't requested anything outrageous, all he's asked for is a helipad... he simply wasn't up for getting the Tube." TO see Elton's show, tickets are available at www.theO2.co.uk CAPTION(S): HIGH FLYER High flyer High-priced and highly speculative stock that moves up and down sharply over a short period. Generally glamorous in nature due to the capital gains potential associated with them; also used to describe any high-priced stock. Antithesis of sleeper. The host with the most |
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