The club reportedly has commitments from seven buyers.
Two conservative sources say that the network has raised and has commitments for about $600m.
Though he has commitments in opera through 2011, Broadway producers surely have other temptations in mind.
He will turn 61 on Monday and already has commitments through 2005.
"He has commitments from two or three important tribal elders," one person said.
And Notre Dame has commitments from 17 highly rated prospects from across the country.
The venture has commitments for financing that could bring the total to about $200 million under certain conditions.
Eric Beach, the co-chair of Great America, said the Pac has raised $5m and has commitments for another $4m.
Memphis also has commitments for more than half its planned 70 luxury suites in a proposed new arena.
Many of the station's components were designed to be launched only on the shuttle and NASA has commitments with its international partners to take these to the station.
Noble, for its part, has a relatively modest annual capital budget of about $4 billion, and has commitments elsewhere, including Israel.
