The duo dined together last night at Barbone, presumably choosing the East Village location to avoid attention and/or because of its proximity to Superdive, which Big D had been dying to check out (keg service? Yes please). Goldman Sachs declined to comment. Supposedly the meal was one of pleasure and not business. No word on who paid, or if anyone got lucky, though we do know that a couple of bottles of wine were consumed, upping the odds of something happening. At the very least we’re guessing a copping of feel in the cab.
Update, 12:35PM: CIT is the one that got lucky? What we’d thought was an intimate dinner for two sans shop talk seems like it was apparently an emergency Save CIT meal, based on the fact that Reuters is now reporting that JPM and GS are in talks for financing of $2-3 billion, and that Richard Cashin, JPM executive committee member and managing partner at One Equity Partners LLC, which “manages multi-billion dollar investments and commitments in direct private equity transactions for JP Morgan,” was there as well.
Update II, 3:20PM: Daily Intel reports what was on the menu: “Cuttlefish with English peas, tomato broth, and Serrano ham-infused olive oil, parpardelle with a beef short rib ragu, pan-seared scallops with lentils and carrot vinaigrette, veal meatballs with roasted peppers, and mozzarella with gremolata. They also had two bottles of wine, one of which was a 1990 Pergole, from Cashin’s private stash.”
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Does Eric Holder know about this?
who are your CEOs?!
-maxine
Are they going to adopt?
Are they going to adopt together?
@3/4 do you think they’ll adopt?
how many mcnuggets did they eat
12th & B…great coke around there.
Cracklin Jamie, get on board
We’re gonna ride till there aint no more to go
Taking it slow
Lloyd, don’t you know..
The lovely dinner at Barbone was followed by sleaze at Bone Bar.
does one of them rent a pied-à-terre in stuy-town?
Fags.
@11 fags that could buy your life.
and why wasn’t I invited?? stupid dicks.
-VP
@12 – Hmmmmm… Were you a victim of incest?
Lloyd looks like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Is Dimon his precious?
“we do know that a couple of bottles of wine were consumed”
which would explain how they decided to save CIT
@15
more like a weird kind of elf with funny ears – it must be great to have his job and money, though it must be bitter to look in the mirror to see that gnarly fantasia face every day
gasparino where the hell were you on this scoop?? emergency financing and italian food?!
Interesting. They had a few bottles of wine and decided a little menage-a-trois with Jeff Peek sounded fantabulous. Voi la.
@ 2 Wow. That just never gets old. Not really. Fail.
@ 3/4. Get it together. Finish typing before you click “post comment”. Better yet, don’t. Fail.
@6 Well aren’t you just part of the crowd. Way to reference a prior post to show that you’ve been here before. Too bad it’s not an exclusive site (in so many different ways). Fail.
@ 11 That was really witty. Sorry DB’s photoshop job caused you to have to confront those latent desires again. Fail.
@ 12 Equally witty retort. Obviously you’re an insightful little fella, eh? Fail.
@19 pretty much.
-JD
I hereby nominate #18 for comment of the day.
@20 = CIT bondholder
HeadlessWhoresman, fyi there’s a 2 @ limit per post—don’t you have a Noel sister you can go ride?
I think we’re missing the real point here. Are they, or are they not going to adopt?
headless, serious question: what the fuck happened to you last night? every comment you’ve left today has been the most insane display of dick-itude I’ve ever seen aimed at your fellow DB commenters, who seem to be pissing you off to the extreme, when no one is putting a gun to your head to read/engage with them.
headless, why are you such an asshole? if db commenters enrage you so much, DON’T READ DB COMMENTS.
“They had a few bottles of wine and decided a little menage-a-trois with Jeff Peek sounded fantabulous.”
what’s the problem here?
-LB
@26 maybe HH is just tired of reading worthless, thoughtless, and unoriginal comments.
He also made some very good points in his only other comment for the day back on the CA/AQR post.
Sometimes enough is just enough, you know?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124784175667658251.html#mod=testMod
“Judge Dismisses SEC Insider-Trading Case Against Mark Cuban”
Billionaire vs. SEC, billionaire always wins(in re jobs, cuban, greenberg, rattner, etc…)
“maybe HH is just tired of reading worthless, thoughtless, and unoriginal comments. ”
then maybe he should stop reading them.
I want my DB spin on this story. Now Bess!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aK5WKTtgA6oE
SPODE
@ 20, taking out your frustrations in an anonymous website = FAIL and GAY.
HeadlessHorseshit must be a good friend of EP to write about what a cesspool the DB comments section is. Except that early on he wrote a pretty nasty comment about Greg’s mom. But most of the rest of his (her) comments have been about right wing issues that a lunatic like EP would go for.
If they were seen having dinner at any of the usual power places would anyone even give it a second thought? That would be like hiding in plain sight. I’ve been to this place and its ordinary beyond belief yet really out of the way, which is what raises questions.
HeadlessHorseman – I think I know what is wrong. A chick from Boston shit on your chest and then robbed you, didn’t she?
Taking ladies who lunch to a whole new level. Way to go gals!
@35 that’s WHY they picked it. if they went to the palm it would’ve been splashed all over the wsj.
Hey Headless,
I’m going to shit in your mouth.
Have a great weekend!
SPODE
I love DB. where else can you get the details of the romantic/boozy dinner over which this deal was hatched?
Is Richard Cashin related to Art?
Hey guys.
38 No, no. Two of the NY power elite having dinner at a power place is no big deal. They’re all on the same charity boards, etc. That’s my point and what I meant by hiding in plain sight. Barbone though is the kind of place where they would attract attention.
Barbone is no San Pietros.
I can picture Charlie Gasparino, disguised as a rough-hewn, down-on-his-luck prizefighter turned busboy, eavesdropping on them as he clears the neighboring table.
@30 & 32
Straight from the head Mav’s twitter:
Its been a great day so far , and its only going to get better ! Back to Dallas to see the Fam !!
about 2 hours ago from web
Thanks for all the kind words everyone ! As far as media, im not going to be commenting at all, but thx for asking
about 1 hour ago from web
Good for him, it was all bullshit anyway and what a waste of taxpayer money while guys like Madoff and Sanford were walking around.
@45 too bad it was the jewess who got the story and not the jabroni
@47
Who do you think her source is? That’s right: a wearied busboy named “Vincenzo.”
48,
I take offense to that.
-Guisseppe Nardoni, Head Server, Barbone
@headless – half the job is done, now finish it and shove it up your a$$.
@48 negative. also, he wouldn’t pass up doing this story himself, given his breadth of expertise.
Mott
just posted a link and new note from Cliff Asness’ summarization of the numerous and severe problems with socialized medicine. If you can’t spare the fifteen minutes it takes to read through the entire post, I’m really questioning why I’m friends with you. As a rabble-rousing Libertarian, I’d be particularly interested in hearing any counter arguments from my left-leaning friends and those working in health care.
@ 2 Wow. That one never gets old. Fail.
@ 3/4 Get it together. It wasn’t funny enough (or at all) to warrant rushing to post it. Actually finish typing before clicking “post comment”. Better yet don’t. Fail
@ 6 Well aren’t you just part of the crowd? Way to work a reference from yesterday’s post into today’s comments section (even though it’s largely irrelevant save for the fact that JD & LB met over dinner). Hope you feel included. Fail.
@ 11 That was a really witty post. Sorry if BL’s photoshop skills caused those latent desires of yours to rush to the surface again. An anonymous post on a website should take care of that. If not try garlic and a cross. Fail.
@ 12 Equally witty retort. I can already tell that you’re one of the witty, insightful posters that this place allegedly attracts. Fail.
Listen up folks:
I apologize that I’ve so deeply offended so many of you with my having the audacity to question the continued degradation of the DB comments section. I like reading DealBreaker. I used to enjoy the comments section at least as much as the posts. Not so anymore.
I’m tired of the ass pounding comments. Tired of thoughtless, pointless comments from “guests” that purport themselves to be Maxine Waters, Jamie Dimon, Jim Carmer, Jeff Macke and the list goes on (and on, and on, and on). The Greg comments are old. Fact is his stuff is more entertaining than most of what is written by his detractors. Tired of SPODE. Many of you seem to lack a sense of humor, but not the requisite self-restraint to preclude you from sharing your ill-conceived intellectual abortions with the public.
Don’t get me wrong. As pointed out by comment 34, I enjoy a good dose of frat boy humor as much as the next guy. The difference is that my attempts are typically funny and relevant.
For me, Dealbreaker is like a cigarette break on park bench (insomuch as I usually check in a few times a day when I’m not working very hard at my job). In the past, the comments section regularly made me laugh out loud as a result of quick-witted people discussing interesting and sometimes breaking news. I used to enjoy the insightful and unfiltered banter about all things Wall Street. I looked forward to the points of view and information that you can’t get from serious, politically-correct sources.
Unfortunately, the comments section has continued to spiral into an ever darker, denser, hole of stupidity. It’s become an increasingly time-intensive proposition to hunt out the worthwhile commentators (Anal_yst, HAM, Tax Chick, and etcetera) from the unabated flood of drivel that seems to continually gush from “guest” posts. Finishing up the analogy I started a paragraph back, inane guest posters are the pigeons that chosen to perch above, and shit directly on, my park bench. What to do?
Well, for starters, I’ve purchased a bazooka. Over the coming weeks I’m going to take aim at such idiots. Since I can’t delete the worthless comments, I’ll instead mock them for their stupidity. Given the sheer number of stupid comments that have come to characterize DB over the past few months, I admit that this is a bit like attacking a hornet’s nest with a fly swatter.
This will undoubtedly bother some of you (not least of which those that post the offending comments). Do your worst. Posts that are off-topic and unfunny will receive special consideration from me. I invite other DB regulars bothered by the increasingly inane comments that have overtaken this site to do the same. It’s my little form of protest. Since so many of these lame commentators consistently fail to entertain me, I’ll entertain myself, (albeit at everyone else’s expense).
Piss off,
HH
HH, what’s the matter, people keep walking in and interrupting your private happy time in the bathroom stall?
Register a username and rip comments like you’re such a bored veteran. Fail.
@HH
Quick question. Are Amanda Drurys tits still a thumbs up topic?
HH,
Get over your internet-crusader-dom. It’s worse than the stupid MAYO/JD/Maxine Waters comments.
Go fuck yourself.
I am a guest and could not agree more with #51
HH
Who do you think you are? And why do you think that Tax Chick’s comments are worthy of any praise? They are not.
Take some medication and go back to ZH or return to some other dark corner where you hide. Last time I checked Dealbreaker was not a tool for Ron Paul’s politics. We like it that way.
HH – I find you fascinating.
HH, please. You did not type fifteen minutes worth of content — 2.5 minutes tops.
@54 Damn skippy!
@51
I guess when you’re “busy penning the definitive book on this crisis,” you don’t have time for those shenanigans.
Hey Headless,
Go Carradine yourself, champ.
The Public
@57 While you’re right in noting that Tax Chick’s comments are typically nothing to write home about, she shows restraint and doesn’t post millions of “Blanus” comments either. At this point, that’s increasingly looking like a win. Not really attempting to force my views on anyone. You’ll note I didn’t author the post. Just annoyed by all the empty criticisms (a trend that’s hardly exclusive to this post and its comments)
@58 Regardless of intent, I’ll take that as a compliment.
@59 Apologies for the length and my inability to proficiently manipulate through this machine’s copy and paste features
o/t from the raging lameness that this thread has devolved into: nice scoop, BL.
Where the fuck was my invite?
~ John Mack
@52 HH, I am mostly a quiet guest (occasionally a girl with wet hair) and I agree with you in general (SPODE is good in small doses, very small doses).
I originally visited DB not only for the witty posts but also for the witty commentariat. I stopped reading a few weeks ago because of my irritation with the comments but ended up coming back. Still, you should be able to visit DB without leaving with gritted teeth.
Clue to the clueless, it’s not the editors or the contributors that are pissing most of the readers off.
Holy crap, I just read update 2 and hit the link. Well done, Jessica. Bess made me laugh, you brought tears to my eyes. You might just have a future writing bodice ripping romance novels.
when you ladies are done bickering have a gander at Dick Boves (uncharacteristically cogent) comments re JPM earnings (Market Ticker), smoke and mirrors in his view…
@ 66 Your point is well-taken. Hopefully, I wasn’t among the commentators that initially drove you away.
At this point in the day, I’m mostly devoid of the piss and vinegar that typically gets me out of bed.
Update 2 just made me very very tungry.
I’ve got the tunger.
@69 Only the innocent ever feel guilty, the guilty never feel guilt.
Buck up, it’s Friday night, time for Headless Horsemen and girls with now dry hair to go out and have some fun.
I would have included a few more posters in your original roll of honor. LA comes to mind, Comfortably Smug, TOGFD, TGFH, TGF? and a few more I missed since it’s been so long since they last posted that I’ve left them out in error.
Slainté bitches!
@71 er, are you confusing DB with Daily Intel? Comfortably Smug has posted here maybe twice. He’s a regular over at DI, where, in his online persona as a “finance guy” he can sound like he has a clue. Also, TOFGD, and TGFH spew stream of consciousness shit that’s unintelligible to anyone with half a brain cell.
@71,72 @HH I would add NakedShort to that list. He (I have to assume its a he with his disgustingness) says the most off color off the wall stuff I have ever seen. It is in no way relevant but somehow I giggle every single time.
sadly morons HH is correct, the comments on this site are becoming increasingly inane and pointless…smarten up, you know who you are.
@73 can you at least have half a clue as to what you’re talking about before commenting? NakedShort, who yes, is hilarious, started commenting about two weeks ago. so, he’s part of the “new” commentariat.
@74 “NakedShort…says the most off color off the wall stuff I have ever seen. It is in no way relevant but somehow I giggle every single time.”
that’s where you’re wrong…NS is hilarious, but his comments are ALWAYS relevant to the post in question, and not the lame, retarded, thread-jacking shit that Bess kindly asked the idiots to cut the fuck out.
HH
I concur. Nothing is more irritating than a Blanus comment.
well, well, a catfight! bring it on, ladies!!!
BlackPoint
I agree with everyone!
BLANUS!
@77 – Hey, I think you are the future of Greg.
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