It is when he is on the streets of Stockholm selling night-vision goggles from ex-Soviet military stores that he meets a burly, wealthy Swede named Stockis.
Mr. Oldani, 25, pleaded guilty last year to selling night vision equipment stolen from a base in Georgia by his brother, and prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memorandum that he "committed a serious crime and he merits serious punishment".
The first privy diggers, he found, were Washington's poorer residents, "scavengers who cleaned privies and sold night soil to farmers for fertilizer".
They also sold night vision goggle maker Flir Systems and mobile roaming company Syniverse Technologies.
But today, when security is ultravigilant and shows are under pressure to sell out night after night, the practice has all but gone dark.
"They were both selling to night clubs, and were given the same territory.
Or perhaps Tate Britain can raise some extra funds by selling a night in Tracey Emin's bed.
Robert Tuchman, president of TSE Sports & Entertainment (www.tseworld.com), said his company was selling four-night Super Bowl packages with upper-level game tickets, but without air fare.
Despite that, it was sold out night after night, and extended its run twice.
The pulsating, gyrating, bare-breasted act sold out night after night, marking the start of France's love affair with the 'Bronze Venus'.
I could see three sold out nights at Hammerstein, easily.
