MICHAEL JORDAN RENTS HOUSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ART FOR NATAL DAY: Michael Jordan will go 50 on Sun, and the sports world has turned it into one
big giant celebration of the GOAT. But with Michael Jordan in Houston for his
birthday, what's the amplest man in NBA history going to do? Where do you throw
a party for a man like that? Will it be a quiet affair someplace small with
close friends?
"LOL" as the kids tell. Or "YOLO." Or
something. Anyhow, he's blowing a ton of money and renting an intact museum.
From Culture Map Houston:
Michael Jordan has had many local agents scouting the perfect spot
for his party, which early plans outlined as a private dinner for a hundred
followed by a concert for two hundred additional guests, allotting to one
representative.
Informants say CultureMap that MJ believed the well-publicized $20
million Houston Mansion for his fete, and talked over borrowing Tilman
Fertitta's swanky River Oaks residence for the night, but finally decided upon
the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as the prime venue for celebration.
One may imagine the 2nd floor of the Caroline Wiess Law Building,
dominating the exhibition in the main gallery below, would be the gross spot
for an intimate dinner (presumably courtesy of City Kitchen Catering).
Renting the MFAH costs a pretty penny -- a "donation" of
$100,000 -- let alone the added costs of valet attendants, catering and drink,
security particular and special performers, but that's a drop in the bucket for
a baller like His Airness.
