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Let's face it: Most of us, when we travel, will forever be condemned to ouch--er, coach--class. But we can dream, right?

(Credit: Boeing Image)Boeing has been teasing us for some months now with its promise of comfier airlifts in the 747-8 Intercontinental, an update of the now classic jumbo jet that's slated to enter commercial service in 2010. The interior is supposed to feel less like that of a plane and more like a room in your well-heeled neighbor's house. Some of the amenities include small bar tables and plusher seats. (Take a gander at scenes from the January unveiling: "Photos: Boeing's new way to fly.")

Now a unit of the aircraft giant, Boeing Business Jets, is talking up the 747-8 VIP. As the name implies, the emphasis is on "incomparable luxury" and "opulent features" including vaulted ceilings and video wall displays. And the company has the concept drawings to prove it.

(Credit: Boeing Image)The china and the tablecloth are a nice touch, but one hopes they'll reconsider the faux tome-laden bookshelves.

Including its Skyloft area, the 747-8 VIP has a little more than 5,000 square feet of cabin space and can carry 100 passengers.

Boeing says that it's already got four orders for the VIP jet from "undisclosed customers." Too bad Google's Larry and Sergei have already gotten themselves tangled up in that mess over the second-hand 767 they bought not so long ago.
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Chinese pianist Lang Lang has performed in a variety of venues around the world, from huge stadiums to intimate theaters. He has played at Carnegie Hall and on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." He has even appeared on "Sesame Street."



On his first visit to Oklahoma, the 25-year-old music sensation is trying something completely different.

Lang Lang will be the special musical guest at the Tylenol Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular presented by Chesapeake Energy. The event will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Ford Center.

The pianist will play classical selections by composers such as Liszt, Rachmaninov and Schubert, while world-class skaters and gymnasts flip, glide and spin around him.

"You know, I'm a pianist, but I'm also an artist. And I think the way the skaters and the gymnastic athletes move their bodies, they are also artists. I think we can create a kind of art with beautiful emotions," Lang Lang said in a recent phone interview from Nanjing, China, where he had just finished a concert.

Born in Shenyang, China, Lang Lang began studying piano at age 3. He was 5 when he gave his first public recital, after winning the Shen-yang Piano Competition. When he was 8, his father quit his job and moved with his son to Beijing, where Lang Lang studied at the Central Music Conservatory. He also studied at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he lives.

In 1999, he got his big break as the last-minute substitute for Andre Watts at the Ravinia Festival's "Gala of the Century" in Chicago.

"This guy is quite a rock star in the classical music world," said former Olympic gymnast Bart Conner, co-host for the Oklahoma City event. "And the convergence of all these three ... arts is going to be kind of fascinating."

The live event ― a tribute to the summer and winter Olympic Games ― will be taped for a two-hour television special. The special is set to broadcast Feb. 9 on NBC as part of the network's buildup to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Lang Lang is the cultural ambassador for the 2008 Olympics and recently played in the opening ceremonies of the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai.

"I always like to watch the Olympic Games and also like sports. Also, this one is in China, and I'm still a Chinese citizen," he said.

The Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular will feature 2006 Olympic gold medal skaters Evgeni Plushenko and Shizuka Arakawa, 2004 Olympic all-around gold medal gymnast Paul Hamm and several national and world champions.

Conner said the show's executive producer, Steve Disson, was searching last year for a venue for his third skating and gymnastics special. Conner, former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci (Conner's wife) and their business partner, Paul Ziert, recommended Oklahoma City for the 2007 event.

"The driving force on this was the fact that this is our (Oklahoma's) centennial ... and we need to do our part to try to bring some quality project to our state," said Conner, who lives in Norman.

Conner, who will host the event with Comaneci and former world-champion skater Todd Eldredge, said he is excited about introducing Oklahomans to the talented cast of athletes.

"It's not just a collection of skaters and gymnasts. It is the collection of skaters and gymnasts," he said with emphasis. "They've never been together in one show, ever, anywhere in the world. And it's happening only here and only one time."

Lea Ann Miller, artistic director and skating choreographer, said all the athletes will perform new routines. Lang Lang will play with several of them; others will feature recorded music. For the opening and finale, the pianist will play Xian Xinghai's "Yellow River Concerto."

After the all-inclusive finale, the skaters and gymnasts will get "do-overs," a chance to redo a portion of their routine for TV editing.

"It's just a very entertaining show. You don't have to be a gymnastics fan or a figure skating fan or a classical music fan to enjoy it," Miller said.