RIM chief throws surprise T.O. concert for staff

**hayden** · #1 11-16-2007 -

Apparently, working for billionaire Jim Balsillie has its benefits. Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd., booked the Air Canada Centre on Thursday night to host a surprise concert for some 14,000 employees and invited guests. One concert goer said he'd been told in advance only that Balsillie had invited two of his all-time favorite bands to come and perform.

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**jrockett** · #2 11-16-2007 -

Yeah I'll be putting my application in there now. Canada here I come!

Capdot · #3 11-16-2007 -

Sweet. Wish my boss could get van halen to play for me.

TreBlack7 · #4 11-16-2007 -

That's a Prety Cool Boss! He's been making a lot of people here in Nashville nervous lately though. All of a sudden people realize that the city is much better with the Predators here than elsewhere.

Typhoid · #5 11-18-2007 -

~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~iwas up at RIM the day before the concert touring the NOC. I got an invite but couldn't stay. Man I missed out!