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May 31, 2009

Knight Greenstein with friends

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NEW YORK - Few Gyllene Tider/Roxette fans have been in a position to share their love of Per's music with others as much as Scott Greenstein, who as the Chief Content Officer of Sirius XM, is the one who approached Per with the idea for the program that was later named Nordic Rox. As a result of the success of the show in promoting Swedish music in North America, he was — just last week — awarded the insignia of Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by Ambassador Ulf Hjertonsson, Consul General of Sweden in New York (acting on behalf of the King of Sweden), at a ceremony at the Swedish residence on Park Avenue.

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May 28, 2009

SIGHTINGS

May 27, 2009 -- SEAN Penn at the bar at Macelleria drinking a pre-lunch cognac, as his co-star Naomi Watts shot a scene outside as Valerie Plame for "Fair Game" . . . JON Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Steven van Zandt at Waverly Inn . . . DEREK Jeter at the World Bar in Trump World Tower, where he lives, with a few guys and a bevy of hot women . . . BRUCE Willis, in a baseball cap, and his gorgeous bride Emma Heming shopping for carpets at West Elm at Broadway and 61st.

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May 23, 2009

My six top albums

By Richie Sambora

RICHIE Sambora, 49, plays guitar with Bon Jovi, who have sold more than 100 million albums.

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May 15, 2009

Richie Sambora’s Courtside Kiss

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His daughter Ava Elizabeth may be more interested in snapping cell phone photos of the action, but Richie Sambora makes time for a smooch while sitting courtside during Game 5 of the Lakers-Rockets playoffs on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Ava, 11 �, is Richie’s child with ex-wife Heather Locklear.

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Richie & Ava

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Guitarist Richie Sambora and his daughter Ava Elizabeth are pictured before the start of Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semi-final basketball playoff game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles, May 12, 2009.

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