Or in a party, if someone is really entertaining, he or she may command everybody’s attention. At that moment, he or she can also be described as holding court, like they’re a king or a queen.
All right?
Fine. Here are real media examples of people holding court one way or another:
1. IN THE words of paroled drug trafficker Bill Bayeh: “Life is beautiful.”
Seven months after his release from jail, the former Kings Cross cocaine and heroin kingpin certainly appears to be making the most of his time on the outside.
The Sun-Herald found Mr Bayeh, 56, lapping up the atmosphere at Double Bay on Friday.
Surrounded by shiny Mercedes, Porsches and Audis, Mr Bayeh held court for a few hours at the Cosmopolitan cafe, swilling scotch and chatting with a host of colourful characters. Up the road in Kings Cross, he once owned a notorious coffee lounge of the same name, from which he ran his drug empire worth millions of dollars.
The kerbside table in Double Bay is a regular haunt for Mr Bayeh, sources saying he can often be found there in some eyebrow-raising company. One local, who asked not to be named, said Mr Bayeh had been seen deep in conversation with Hells Angels boss Felix Lyle.
Whether renewing old friendships or igniting new ones, the Knox Street scene is a far cry from the jail cell he occupied for 15 years.
Mr Bayeh told The Sun-Herald he had been “working for himself” since his release from Silverwater jail last July. “Life is beautiful. I’m feeling good.”
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