The fact that former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld has yet to show his face to former employees, choosing instead to hide behind an email not sent 'til the end of last week, has caused a lot of anger. And, not surprisingly, a lot of what seem to be made up stories that conveniently center around the physical suffering of The Gorilla. In the last twenty-four hours, we're received the following accounts:
"Dick Fuld had audacity to use the Lehman gym [on Sunday] and got punched in the face."
"I've been hearing rumors (and I would take this with a grain of salt) that on the Friday before all shit hit the fan at Lehman, Dick Fuld had a panic attack and someone saw him being take out of the Lehman building on a stretcher. This is supposedly an eye witness account from one of my boyfriend's contacts at Lehman. Take it for what it is. I wouldn't be surprised if it were true."
"Dick Fuld came into 745 today and nearly got run over by a cab crossing the street."
All highly unlikely, though all completely understandable revenge fantasies that many would pay good money to be true, had DF not robbed them of their life's savings. And frankly, on behalf of the former Brothers, we've had it up to here with Fuld's refusal to come out of his hermetically sealed bunker, which has clearly driven his erstwhile employees to hallucination. So we are tasking our best (only) investigative journalist, to make good use of the fact that we've got Dick's home address in Connecticut, and taking a trip out to Greenwich this weekend. That or we will suggest to Charlie Gasparino that it was Fuld who leaked his voicemails, which will get the FBI on the case. Fuld is sure to be smoked out that way.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:52PM
Dick Fuld is spotting? I guess all the stress has caused his period to come ahead of schedule.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:54PM
i spotted him using a sham wow to clean up a spill on aisle 5
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:54PM
Please post the so I can send Fuld his own "Where's MY Bailout?' T-shirt.
http://www.printfection.com/hedgefundtees/Wheres-MY-Bailout/_s_228300
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:54PM
Please post the address so I can send Fuld his own "Where's MY Bailout?' T-shirt.
http://www.printfection.com/hedgefundtees/Wheres-MY-Bailout/_s_228300
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:56PM
Sorry for the repeat. Darned posting lag. Itchy clicker finger.
He's probably in that secure location where they stashed Cheney in 2001.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 4:58PM
Bess, EP & DB Team,
Why so little coverage of Lehman the past few days? Lots of big news - all 10k US employees received offers, US employees '08 bonus pool of $2.5B intact while UK Lehman employees get the shaft (!!), etc.
Posted by girl , Sep 22, 2008 5:00PM
Terrific idea, while you're at it can you pick me up a Mommy and Me Yoga Manual and case of mild to severe suburbia-induced alcoholism while you're there?
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:01PM
I'm in G'wich, not far from DF geographically but VERY far from him economically. Place was vewwy, vewwy quiet. Driveway is a long, winding way from the street - you cannot see the house from the street. Big apple orchard in the front - perfectly maintained, never seen a soul in it. If you want the address you can Google him, his campaign donations give the addy.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:01PM
He consumed too much MAYO!
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:01PM
@6-- they already reported the 2.5 bn: http://dealbreaker.com/2008/09/dont-deny-it-you-could-go-for.php
"severance equal to what was promised Lehman...estimated at about $2.5 billion."
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:05PM
He is hanging out at an undisclosed location with another Dick...CHENEY!
Posted by Anal_yst , Sep 22, 2008 5:06PM
@ 9, seen the place, not too shabby, eh?
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess he's partying down with Spitzer @ the Bunny Ranch or some such place of last resort
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:07PM
You worthless bastards, none of you thought to mention Radian and Magic weren't on the endangered species list? I could have shorted the shit out of those turds. Thanks for nothing worthless Dealbreaker readership.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:10PM
http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Richard_Fuld.php
Donations to Obama, McCain AND Hilary? Too bad he couldn't hedge that well over at LEH.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:11PM
Dickie F. makes a mean salami hero at the bodega on 14th and 7th
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:12PM
Lehman gym is closed on Sundays so the gym story doesn't wash.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:13PM
@16-- that's what db said...although df probably could get it unlocked.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:19PM
Suicide is painless
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:21PM
@18- you miserable prick, it took me weeks to get the M*A*S*H theme out of my head.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:26PM
@19 - Better than humming Milli Vanilli
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:39PM
The 10,000...real offers? How many in Nyc???
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 5:53PM
The following transactions were reported by FULD RICHARD S JR of LEHMAN
BROTHERS HOLDING INC on a Form 4 filed with the S.E.C. on September 22, 2008:
Date(s) Trans Type Shares Price(s)
------------------- -------------- --------------- -----------------------
9/18/08 Sale 287,415 $0.07
Remaining Holdings: 216,329 (132,967 Directly, 83,362 Indirectly)
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 6:00PM
Yes, just like Bethany McLean s upcomimg article on the credit crisis . If Blythe Masters were more attractive , it would make more interesting reading about her chain-smoking , gin swilling , baby dropping ( on head ... long after birth .. thx DM ) , cuckolding (not cock holding DM , unless you include plastic in her case ) .
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 6:04PM
@23-who is Blythe Masters?
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 6:13PM
Anyone for spotted dick?
Posted by StupidEquityGuy , Sep 22, 2008 6:18PM
Blythe invented the CDO & CDS which is what Warren dubbed the WMD of Wall Street.
"...Credit default swaps were invented with collateralised debt obligations in 1995 by Blythe Masters, a 34-year Cambridge graduate who was then the head of JP Morgan’s Global Credit Derivatives group..."
http://www.investinginbonds.com/assets/files/Intro_to_Credit_Derivatives.pdf
Posted by StupidEquityGuy , Sep 22, 2008 6:20PM
Actually that was the wrong link... Here is the link for the quote...
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Credit-default-swap-vertigo-C3S5W?OpenDocument
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 10:35PM
According to zabasearch, there is a Richard Fuld at 771 North st in Greenwich. Is our info in sync? I looked at the spread using Google maps and it's sweet.
Posted by guest , Sep 22, 2008 11:47PM
There's a fish in Australia called a spotted dick.
Posted by guest , Sep 23, 2008 5:08AM
There's a pudding (dessert, if you must) in Britain called Spotted Dick.
I pass on this information for the benefit of Lehman's US employees, who may be confused when they enter the Barclays canteen.
- Wharfer
Posted by guest , Sep 23, 2008 9:59PM
she absolutely did NOT invent the CDO.
CDS is another story, but tranching debt was a specialty of one Larry Fink back at First Boston. Started as CMO, then took a suicidal turn for the worst shortly after the calming of the multiple '98 debt collapses.
Posted by guest , Sep 28, 2008 8:47PM
i hear he is just hiding out in house in greenwich, CT
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2008 1:20PM
Off with their heads! We need to kill off the cancer before America can become great again.
Posted by guest , Oct 08, 2008 8:53PM
Dick Fuld address:
771 North St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=771+north+street+greenwich+ct&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image
Posted by guest , Oct 08, 2008 8:54PM
Dick Fuld address:
771 North St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=771+north+street+greenwich+ct&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=image