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The temptation to compare Hotel Joule owner Tim Headington to James Dean's character Jett Rink in the movie Giant is just too great. Tim is single and a certifiable oil billionaire. Friday night, he opened his stunningly lavish Hotel Joule on Main Street by hosting a convocation of movie stars, directors, producers, famous musicians, one British royal and a fellow Forbes 400 member at the big gala.

While the party began at 7:30, the place to be was the 6:30 VIP gathering in the penthouse, a sybaritic apartment with outdoor terraces and a bathtub filled with iced-down Dom Perignon.

In the penthouse, one could not walk 4 feet without running into Martin Scorsese or producer Graham King (both of them picked up Oscars for The Departed) or Sarah, the Duchess of York (she is producing The Young Victoria with Tim and Marty).

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Martin Scorsese (middle) talks with Joule owner Tim

But the presence of Academy Award-winning legends was meaningless to the 75 or so teen and tween girls who crowded Main Street across from the Joule entrance. All they knew was that the Jonas Brothers were inside. The girls screamed for them to come down. Seventeen stories higher, the brothers were listened intently when Marty Scorsese made his way over to chat. Joe Jonas was the only band member missing. But Nick and Kevin Jonas were in fine form mixing in the crowd with their dad, Kevin Jonas Sr. Other celebs all angled for face time with the Jonases.

Back down on the street, I tried to give the Jonas fans an update on what the guys were doing at the party and who they were meeting. One girl came from as far as Houston, some from Forney, and there was my new friend at Ursuline to whom I promised a shout-out (S'up).

Perhaps the most surreal aspect of The Joule party was that it was an unintentional Dancing With the Stars reunion. Up in the penthouse, there was statuesque wrestling champ Stacey Keibler. The 5-foot-11 beauty was on the second season of DWTS. Dallas Star Mike Modano came with his wife, Willa Ford, a contestant on the third season of DWTS. Former 'N Sync member Joey Fatone who danced on the fourth season was there. Finally, there was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, a season five contestant.

Favorite scene from The Joule party? Joey Fatone chatting up Martin Scorsese. Marty nodded politely. One can only guess what Joey was saying: "Marty, you got any parts where I could play Leo's brother?"