Pregame meeting
NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw (left) and Ray Anderson, Atlanta Falcons executive vice president and chief administrative officer, meet on the field before the Falcons’ Jan. 15 playoff game against the St. Louis Rams at the Georgia Dome. Anderson is a former NFL agent.
Big talk
Tim Leiweke, Anschutz Entertainment Group president and CEO, gives his thoughts on “The Next Big Idea” at a daylong conference on branded entertainment in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 20.
DC and the Sundance kids
DC Shoes co-founders Ken Block (left) with wife Lucy and Damon Way with wife Susie check out the Blender Sessions at Harry O’s featuring appearances by the Crystal Method and the Exies. The party was Jan. 20 at Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival.
Letterman collects his hardware
Team owners Bobby Rahal (left) and David Letterman (right) flank driver Buddy Rice after being presented their Baby Borg-Warner trophies for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500. Letterman took the day off from his CBS late-night show to attend the Automotive News World Congress Gala Dinner on Jan. 19 in Dearborn, Mich., and collect his trophy, a smaller replica of the race’s Borg-Warner Trophy.
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