New York, Jan. 1, 2006 – While most of us were at home on New Year’s day, nursing hangovers, billionaire Mike Bloomberg forced girlfriend Diana Taylor to confront the New York City subway system first thing, riding to the reelected mayor’s inauguration ceremony. At City Hall, the couple sat outside in the cold wind, while Liza Minnelli serenaded a shivering crowd that included Barbara Walters and John Lithgow. Attendees may have been wishing that the swearing in happened indoors, but at least they got to take home those souvenir gray blankets and silver gift cups from which they sipped hot cider.

Back in 2002, Mayor Mike settled into his first term to the tunes of flamboyant Bette Midler. Bloomberg has reached his mayoral term limit, but no doubt we'll see Cher at his gubernatorial inauguration.