On January 17, at the Plaza Hotel in New York, billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon was spotted among the crowd of 560 singing along to a raft of bird-themed numbers belted by Bette Midler, a.k.a. the Divine Miss M. Among the tunes: “Skylark,” “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along” and, of course, “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Bacon had good reason to feel elated. That night, at its gala dinner, the National Audubon Society presented the 54-year-old with its prestigious Audubon Medal. …read more
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