Stick with him, the Italian Lassie’s making a point. It’s like this, see. The way Charlie figures, Goldman Sachs operates in practice, if not in name, like a hedge fund. And there’s this hedge fund up in Stamford called SAC, which Chaz has been following since it came up on his Google alert for ‘testes and tits.’ And so…if Goldman’s gonna be a hedge fund that calls itself a bank…SAC should have to do the same. Gaspo got the idea while he was writing his latest column for The Daily Beast, in which he expounds on Goldman Capital Management. It makes a little bit of sense if you think about it.
Anyway, we called Chazpo to hear more about the plan, which he’s yet to clear with Steve Cohen but will probably get the go-head for by the end of the week. Catching him on his way to lunch at San Pietro, we wondered if Charlie had taken into account that a public company might not be up to get down with employees being forced to wear dresses against their own will, which could be a dealbreaker for the Royal Bank of SAC. Had Charlie thought about that detail, we asked? Of course he had– he’s a professional after all. “If you’re a government regulated bank, I believe that they have to respect all walks of life, including the ones you just specified,” Chaz told us. While we had him on the phone, we decided to touch on a sore spot, which was only too palpable in today’s column. GS and CG. What’s up there? It seemed like there’s some tension, specifically with Goldman flack Lucas Van Praag, who you know Charlie has a history with.
“Listen,” Gasa told us. “I like Lucas Van Praag, but I don’t like him enough to talk to him ten times a day. He emailed me like five times yesterday, yelling at me, sayin’ I misrepresented GS. My thing is simply this: if Goldman wants to roll the dice, give up the bank charter. Also, Blankfein told a mutual friend that I’m a ‘thug.’ You believe that? I’m a sweetheart of a guy! They’re obsessed with me over there.”

Comments (54)

  1. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    and we are obsessed with him over here.
    - Las Vegas Sauna Boy

  2. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    Chazzy gives me hope for the future.

  3. Posted by Seaman Bodine II | July 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    DESCO and Rentech are much closer to GS than the fucktards in Stamford.

  4. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    god damn I love this guinea

  5. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    1,
    I second that.
    -Vinny’s Meats, Eats, Greets, and Asian Teats, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY

  6. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    SWM (italian) looking for SWF for long walks to the deli and perhaps a brown shower. Must be a member of Equinox and into the unrelenting punishment of muscles.

  7. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    You cannot make this stuff up! You really can’t!

  8. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    I say this in the nicest possible way: this guy’s a god damn jabroni.
    -Steve

  9. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Charlie Gasparino is a slanderous, vile beast of a man.
    But on a personal note, there is a strange animal magnetism about him that I cannot resist.
    -Lucas von Trapp

  10. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    “Catching him on his way to lunch at San Pietro”
    of course

  11. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    It’s not my fault you’re like in love with me or something!!!
    -CG

  12. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    Charlie,
    You’re simply the best, and we look forward to maintaining our corporate sponsorship regarding your pursuit to obtain a gold at the 2012 weightlifting event in London.
    Our very best,
    Robert S. Martin, CEO
    Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc.

  13. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    I’ve always said I’d give my left nut to work with Charlie Gasparino so, yes, yes, a thousand times yes, if he’ll be CFO.
    -stevie

  14. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    Bess, is Chaz a well groomed fella? He always looks like, ah…rough and sweaty, and not in a nice rent boy sort of way.His pics almost smell of garlic and Brut.

  15. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    Citadel is basically Goldman without the underwriting business. But Griffin is a goy douchebag while Blankfein is a MOT mensch, and that is why Geithner will never give KG the bank charter (ann dias may have a shot at it though the way she moves those hips. you know geithner loves that gallic runway strut)

  16. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Over/under on how many days before charlie and lucas fuck each other’s brains out?

  17. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    “Goldman Sachs Group said on Tuesday that its compensation and benefits expenses, which includes salaries, estimated year-end bonuses and related costs were $6.65 billion in the second quarter.”
    Hmmm. Let’s see. TGFD will do a calculation.
    With 29,100 total employees, that works out to $228.5K per qtr, or $914K per year for each employee. Granted, the “related costs” portion is probably worth something, though.
    Still, $900K average pay at Goldman is…well, kinda high.
    Does anyone know what the lowest-paid employee makes at Goldman? Any idea?
    The Guy from Delaware

  18. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    @17 thanks for posting that little tidbit hours after we all read it, as though it were breaking news, when we’re fucking talking about cg here.

  19. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    @16: negative 100.

  20. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    @16 already happened. this is a lover’s quarrel.

  21. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    I didn’t call him a thug, I called him a ‘punk ass bitch.’ There’s a difference.
    -LB

  22. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    He always appears to be half in the (gas?)bag.
    Thank sweet mother of Sfogliatelle that he has brought his blinking somewhat into check. It was painful to watch.

  23. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Guest@#18…
    TGFD just woke the f’k up, and I’m trying to catch up on the news.
    Excuse me for pissing on your circle jerk.
    Well, do you know the answer to TGFD’s question?
    The Guy from Delaware

  24. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    $1,000 says The Guy from Delaware is Dennis Kneale.

  25. Posted by NakedShort | July 14, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    When does CG’s book come out? Bess pretty, pretty please with sugar on top and cherry tell me that you are writing the forward.

  26. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    Hey, TGFD, want to go and do Dewey Beach with me? Maybe we can give each other oral?
    TT

  27. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    I think I am pregnant. But I am a guy so that must be impossible.
    Who am I?

  28. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Date: 071409
    Guest: Blankfein, L
    Account: American Express ending in “7788″
    Room#: Penthouse (Suite)
    Lodging: …………. $30,000.00
    State Tax…………. 900.00
    City Tax………….. 240.00
    Convention Tax… 200.00
    Current Charges to Room
    Two Ounces Gold……… $1,875.00
    Small ceramic crucible.. 900.00
    Propane “Hand” Torch.. 35.00
    Book: “Gold Leaf Anything” 15.00
    Instruction Manual: “Ball Dipping”…15.00
    Neosporin Ointment……………….. 8.00
    Welder’s Mitt…………………………. 22.00
    Book: “Biography of Jon Stewart”.. 35.00
    Onsite Urologist……………………… 500.00
    Darth Vader Mask (1)……………….. 55.00
    Book: “Catcher in the Rye”……….. 15.00
    Hank Paulsen Bobblehead Doll (1).. 25.00
    John Corzine Autographed Air Bag.. 75.00
    Re-line sink with Sable Fur…………999.00
    Prell Shampoo (1 tube)………………. 8.00
    Mikimoto Pearl (1)…………………….. 50.00
    Silk “Black Box” Cover……………….. 200.00
    Meat Ball Sandwich…………………… 14.00
    Sheet Music: Darth Vader’s Theme.. 22.00
    Megaphone (for humming above).. 275.00

  29. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    @27 ping? how you been wo/man?
    -stevie

  30. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    @28 ftw. every damn time.

  31. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    @27 – Barney Frank.

  32. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    28 wins, close the thread.
    -lb and cg in a joint comment

  33. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    @27 – Maria Bartiromo?

  34. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    I say this with all seriousness and with total empathy for the mentally ill– is charlie gasparino a re-tard?
    -steve in stamford

  35. Posted by NakedShort | July 14, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    @27 Meredith Whitney

  36. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    Heads we win, tails you lose. Bitches.
    - LB

  37. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    steve@34 yes.
    -chazza’s mom

  38. Posted by Anal_yst | July 14, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    @3
    You mean GETCO?

  39. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    @28 Awesome! Carry on…

  40. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    Guest@#24…
    TGFD is not Dennis Kneale, and I know that for f’n certain.
    Now, TGFD claims that $1,000. WhereTF is it? It will come in handy during our upcoming vacation.
    The Guy from Delaware

  41. Posted by Anal_yst | July 14, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    @TGFD
    The back office clerks and such at GS prolly make the same that clerks make anywhere else, which is likely tops around $50k/year. You would be well-served to understand the concept of “skewness” when it comes to GS’s employee expenses…

  42. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    @34 Don’t ever put me and this guy in the same category. Ever. I will dump you in the gulf of Mexico in prime shrimping waters. Do you know what millions of shrimp will do to a cadaver?
    F. Gump

  43. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    TGFD = Dewey Beach Plum Smuggler

  44. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    Chazz can’t get enough gold man-sacks

  45. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    Guest@#43/#26…
    Why do you find Dewey Beach so fascinating? TGFD hasn’t been there in years. Swill Hole comes to mind when I recall that place.
    Anal_Yst@#41…
    Goldman’s comps are obviously skewed to the higher end, but skewed or not, their 2009 $900K avg is a lot higher than their 2007 $661K average, which itself was considerably higher than everyone else’s back then.
    I guess you answered my question, though. Thank you.
    The Guy from Delaware

  46. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    @28, “Priceless.”

  47. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    With whom is Goldman Sachs obsessed? It is obsessed with him.

  48. Posted by guest | July 14, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Gasparino is a moron. What does he really know about any of these banks that he comments on. He has never worked inside one and is trying to make a name for himself at the expense of credible journalism while the country is unstable and actually interested in this shit. Someone should go back and note all the crap he misreported during this entire fiasco that put gasoline on this fire (I’m sure the ex-Bear and Lehman boys would fund that) “They’re obsessed with me over there.” — Ha. Does this sound like someone with his head on straight?

  49. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    @28: FTW, for the day, and possibly for the week.
    Looking forward to reviewing the itemized receipts for any of:
    Pols/gubmint:
    Barney Frank (WSOP-branded 2XL xxxx-plug…$54.99)
    Turbo Tim
    Larry Summers
    Steven Rattner
    Ben Bernanke
    Nancy Pelosi
    Maxine Waters
    Eliot Spitzer
    Media personalities:
    Dennis Kneale
    Jim Cramer
    D-Rat
    Lenny Dykstra
    CEOs:
    Jimmy Cayne
    Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
    Kenny Lew
    HF/PE Managers:
    Steve Cohen
    Bill Ackman
    Cliff Assness
    Lynn Tilton
    Thanks, and keep it up.

  50. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Bess- the CG stuff is getting brutal. We get it. He takes your calls. Awesome. Can we move on?

  51. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    @50 clearly you don’t get that the point of these posts are not that he takes her calls but that he’s got a salami where his brain should be and regularly sounds like a function retard. to many of us, that’s funny.

  52. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    Understood, @51. The dinner was amusing. All the calls are tiring. I am currently looking for a secretary. The job entails basically one function. Are you unemployed?

  53. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    @52 nope, got a job. Anyway, here’s a suggestion: don’t like the CG posts? don’t read them. I know it’s hard to solve your own problems, so happy to help you out there.

  54. Posted by guest | July 15, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    @52=’s CG, DK, or maybe just a garden variety sinner.

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