21.   Charter members will have first pick of the tickets to the grand-opening concerts when they go on sale sometime this spring.

22.   Dallas has eight picks to improve its team, beginning in the second round.

23.   Dallas has one pick in the second round, two in the third, one in the fifth, one in the sixth, and three in the seventh.

24.   Depending on how much they want to spend, the Red Wings have their pick of potential replacements for Hasek.

25.   Diane Walker had her pick of celebrities, too.

26.   For a Russian weekend in New York, you can have your pick of experiences, particularly culinary experiences.

27.   Gingrich will have his pick of offices.

28.   Giuliani could have had his pick.

29.   Having that pick is a dubious distinction, but it does afford a team the opportunity to select the best college player available.

30.   He also could have his pick of other jobs.