Come on, rich people! Just because the dinner is for children’s charities doesn’t mean you get to act like a kid.
The other night at Tavern on the Green, folks who paid $1,500 a seat — and $30,000 a table — had a bad case of attention-deficit disorder when married country stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill did their darnedest to entertain at the Samsung Four Seasons of Hope gala.
While McGraw belted out his hit "Something Like That," some people milled around, chatting loudly at the bar, and many more — including radio personality Curtis Sliwa — simply got up and left.
"Gosh, you’re quiet!" the gorgeous Hill said mildly after clapping her hands, dancing and whooping it up during her hubby’s song in a valiant attempt to rouse the dead. "I really embarrassed myself. I thought you all’d stand up."
When emcee Bob Costas auctioned off tickets to their sold-out Madison Square Garden concerts, one set of four all-access passes went for the $1,500 minimum, and the other — thanks to Joe Torre’s wife, Ali — went for an uncontested $2,000.
Meanwhile, America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, got his Hall of Famers confused when he praised Michael Jordan for his work with the charities. That was Magic Johnson, your honor!
LLoyd Grove
