Life in Palm Springs
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May 2007

05/07/07

Make way for my entourage as Jeep presents the GQ VIP Lounge at the Viceroy

Text and photos by Jay Jorgensen

If you didn't have a ticket to the Coachella Music Festival or were just too hip for it, there was room for you at the GQ VIP Lounge at the Viceroy Hotel that weekend. Besides the glistening bodies poolside, there were plenty of free drinks, free t-shirts, grooming touch-ups and LOTS of GREAT music courtesy of the DJs and live performers.

Friday night's kick-off included live performances by Mando Diao...

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05/07/07

One Night Only . . . We're Here Because We Care

One Night Only 250Text and photos by Jay Jorgensen

One of the great things about an evening like "One Night Only" at the McCallum Theatre is that the ensemble cast, unencumbered by a theme show, is allowed to bring their very best material to the production. Some sang old favorites, some tried out new songs -- everything was top drawer. But a problem arose during rehearsal. The theme song of the evening, "One Night Only" contains the lyric "let's not pretend to care." But the...

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