Bill’s Partyline June 7th, 2002
PEOPLE Seems like everyone everywhere in the travel biz (and lots of other businesses) knows Romano Mazzucco has retired after 14 years…
Bill’s Partyline May 17th, 2002
PEOPLE On Saturday, Apr. 20, Colombian singer Shakira and her band partied at the Lex and, from what I heard, the petite…
Bill’s Partyline April 19th, 2002
PEOPLE Mariana Sevilla, wife of the Honduran Ambassador, told me they’ll be leaving Japan in a few months. Her husband, Edgardo, is…
Bills Partyline April 5th, 2002
PEOPLE Barry Bergmann of United Airlines brought his 18-year-old son Brett, a senior at the American School in Japan who has been…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline March 15th, 2002
PARTIES It was a very special evening in every way when former sumo star, now top entertainer, Konishiki hosted a reception at…
Bill’s Partyline March 1st, 2002
PEOPLE I really appreciate the invitation to join a group of ambassadors’ wives, executives and Princess Takamado, patron of the fair, for…
Bill’s Partyline February 1st, 2002
PEOPLE It was a sold-out event when Warner Brothers Japan let the Street Children’s Committee hold a special showing of the film,…
Bill’s Partyline January 25th, 2002
PEOPLE Dropped by ABC Kaikan to say hello and “break a leg” to long-time friend, actor-producer Sho Kosugi. Sho had brought his…
Bill’s Partyline January 11th, 2002
PEOPLE Several friends of Enrico joined me and several Warner Brothers’ execs when we took award-winning Italian director Nanni Moretti to the…
Bill’s Partyline December 21th, 2001
PEOPLE I appreciate Buena Vista’s man-in-Japan Dick Sano taking time out to introduce me to special guests Roy and Patty Disney. Roy…
Bill’s Partyline December 7th, 2001
PEOPLE Congratulations to British actor Christopher Lee, recently decorated by Queen Elizabeth. I worked with Christopher, best known for his portrayals of…
Bill’s Partyline November 16th, 2001
PEOPLE I’ve spent and really enjoyed some time during Ramadan in Egypt, Morocco and Tunis. From dawn to dusk, it’s a time…
Bill’s Partyline November 2nd, 2001
PEOPLE A healthy and happy Ayako Koshino recently turned 88 and, to help her celebrate, her three designing daughters, Junko, Michiko and…
Bill’s Partyline October 19th, 2001
PEOPLE Kudos to Bill Ireton of Warner Brothers and his staff whose hard work and masterful marketing made the Steven Spielberg film…
Bill’s Partyline October 5th, 2001
PEOPLE I was really shocked at the untimely and truly tragic death of 22-year-old pop singer and actress Aaliyah Haughton in a…
Bill’s Partyline September 21st, 2001
PEOPLE It was a busy summer at the club with many old friends and lots of first-timers dropping by. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer,…
Bill’s Partyline August 17, 2001
PEOPLE Whenever I’m at the Hilton, I always meet interesting people. Recently these included one of the “toughest men in the world,”…
Bill’s Partyline August 3rd, 2001
PEOPLE Really enjoyed some prime time with 13-year-old actor Haley Joel Osment and his family backstage at Budokan where Warner Brothers held…
Bill’s Partyline July 13th, 2001
PEOPLE I got a sneak preview of W.B.’s “Rock Star” starring Mark Wahlberg. This was especially interesting and timely, as I was…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline June 29th, 2001
PEOPLE Hollywood has certainly come to Japan the last few weeks, and you’ve got blockbuster films such as Steven Spielberg’s “A.I.” (Artificial…
Bill Hersey’s Partyline June 15th, 2001
PEOPLE Saturday, May 19, and I’m starting this column on Northwest’s two-hour Flight 83 to Seoul. I’ve been to Korea many times,…