Day 14 Mile 3956
Sun Valley, ID
The word for today is, "BIGWIG." When we drove past tiny Hailey airport on our way into the Sun Valley area, it looked as if a flock of white seagulls had roosted along the air strip (remember, we live in Florida!) Upon
closer inspection
we realized what we were seeing was a flock of gleaming white Gulfstream G5s,
Lear Jets, and the occasional Cessna. We knew Demi, Clint & a number of
bold faces live in the area but this was a bit over-the-top.
Then it dawned on us. We weren’t the only big deal coming into town. It is the week of the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference. This annual weeklong conference hosted by the private investment firm draws a “who’s who” of the business elite. Most of the tony Sun Valley Lodge was reserved for the private event with media (mainly an assertive Fox News gal) and the hoi poi like us held at arm’s length. The event is most famous for the deals done during down time- every late night tête-à-tête between participants leads to rampant speculation of mergers and takeovers. It’s a harder ticket to score than a Super Bowl box seat.
While I was in one of the shops, Jeff enjoyed time on the outside bench as an assortment of bigwigs strolled by in their lanyards and ID badges (much like us at a Pfizer launch meeting.) We spotted an odd assortment including NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, author Thomas Friedman, presidential hopeful Chris Christie (who is no taller than Jeff but about 3x larger) and my favorite, Diane von Furstenberg (you should have seen my appalled face when I had to explain to Jeff that she was the creator of the classic wrap dress. Duh!) I most hoped to see Elon Musk- I wonder if he would have come in a Tesla or a SpaceX shuttlecraft. Take that, G5!
Sun Valley, ID
The word for today is, "BIGWIG." When we drove past tiny Hailey airport on our way into the Sun Valley area, it looked as if a flock of white seagulls had roosted along the air strip (remember, we live in Florida!) Upon
Then it dawned on us. We weren’t the only big deal coming into town. It is the week of the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference. This annual weeklong conference hosted by the private investment firm draws a “who’s who” of the business elite. Most of the tony Sun Valley Lodge was reserved for the private event with media (mainly an assertive Fox News gal) and the hoi poi like us held at arm’s length. The event is most famous for the deals done during down time- every late night tête-à-tête between participants leads to rampant speculation of mergers and takeovers. It’s a harder ticket to score than a Super Bowl box seat.
While I was in one of the shops, Jeff enjoyed time on the outside bench as an assortment of bigwigs strolled by in their lanyards and ID badges (much like us at a Pfizer launch meeting.) We spotted an odd assortment including NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, author Thomas Friedman, presidential hopeful Chris Christie (who is no taller than Jeff but about 3x larger) and my favorite, Diane von Furstenberg (you should have seen my appalled face when I had to explain to Jeff that she was the creator of the classic wrap dress. Duh!) I most hoped to see Elon Musk- I wonder if he would have come in a Tesla or a SpaceX shuttlecraft. Take that, G5!
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