* Flying High: A member of Fitch Ratings' asset-backed team made an unplanned stop on the way to the conference when his Southwest Airlines flight was diverted to Amarillo, Texas. Police were called to arrest a drunk and unruly passenger.
* Mr. Jones: The Counting Crows performed at the Tuesday night cocktail party. Rumors were that the band was a replacement for Sheryl Crow and that sponsor United Capital Markets paid them $250,000 to perform.
* Party Time: JPMorgan Chase's party on Tuesday night featured straw cowboy hats, a volatile bull ride and a quick-draw, Western-style shootout. Westdeutsche Landesbank countered with a raucous disco party that left at least one reveler wishing she had been drinking ice water.
