21.   At the reception desk, nice young women greet guests.

22.   At the door of the Paradiso Club, which once was a church, some leggy women greeted the guests.

23.   Before the dinner, the Clintons and Blairs greeted the guests in a receiving line.

24.   A cloud of helium-filled silver balloons, black ribbons streaming down, greeted guests.

25.   A large bar area near the restaurant, where newly arrived guests are greeted with rum punches, is also a popular gathering spot before dinner.

26.   A life-size Darth Vader statue in the lobby greeted arriving guests.

27.   Brockman, seemingly calm, moved through the crowded rooms and hallway, greeting guests.

28.   Darth Vader and Power Rangers characters greeted guests headed to Centennial Park.

29.   Even though guests were greeted by the Mercedes silver star, Porsche was the featured marque this year.

30.   For a preview party last week, trumpeters blaring fanfares, guards in Cossack uniforms and a pair of borzois named Passion and Nirvana greeted the guests.