2000 September 15 Friday

 Madonna delivers a baby boy last month. Now she's pregnant with songs.

Last Friday when I escape the office to seek free Sting tickets at Penn Station, I pick up 15 game pieces from the ground. Each piece contains a Sting CD and a $5 gift certificate at Best Buy. I pre-order Madonna's Music CD from Best Buy for free.

When you pre-order Madonna's Music CD from Virgin Megastore in Times Square, you get a VIP pass to an exclusive listening party on Monday evening. Although I already pre-order a copy from Best Buy, I pre-order from Virgin Megastore as well.

Madonna is my lucky star, and I'll hear her new CD first!

Ericsson's brand planners Michael Angelovich and David invite me to a brainstorm at the Marriott Marquis in a lounge overlooking Times Square. They order beer and vodka; I order orange juice.

I treat myself to McDonald's in Times Square and eat with the appreciation of Elder Hill for whom eating McDonald's in the Philippines is like going home.