I told her that it was intended to be a compliment à la you’re the Money Honey but powerful and in leather and carrying a whip but I don’t think it helped much. MDubs did concede, however, that “it could be worse” and that her mother “loves” the moniker which really? Is all we’re after here: the mom endorsement. Unfortunately Vikram Pandit was not present at the party last night for Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book, Too Big To Fail, as a demo on the spreader and truss bar would’ve been nice but maybe next time. John Mack was there, though not offering himself up for an impromptu primer. JM held court in the back room for most of the evening, where he told us that contrary to popular belief he is “not retiring” but merely shedding the CEO title. Being Chairman of Morgan Stanley is a full-time job, and he will be in the office everyday come January, for those of you thinking he’d be taking it easy in North Carolina. No Lloyd Blankfein, which stung, but his loss, right? We don’t need that guy and his blood sucking ways. Jamie Dimon did his part repping for the “hot piece of ass” CEO contingent and fresh off an afternoon set at the Laugh Factory was Bill Ackman, on a roll with the prison warden jokes. Also working the room:
A fit looking Ken Griffin (he’s been working out), yogi-cum-triathlete Dan Loeb, Ron Perelman, retired Car Czar Steve Rattner, Barry Diller, Maria Bartiromo, Becky Quick, Carl Quintanilla, Rob Kindler, Jeff Zucker, producer Brian Grazer, who cornered Mack and who fingers crossed will have the vision to cast GOB* in whatever he comes up with for a possible crisis flick (though I’m not sure in which role so feel free to throw out some ideas), and Jack Welch, disease free!
Missed: Ken Lewis, Dick Fuld. The former absence is understandable— he was probably throwing his own kegger. But what is Dick’s excuse?
*Grazer produced Arrested Development.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:18AM
That necklace never gets old.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:19AM
That's a flattering pic of the DolDom. Is that photo credit to Dealbreaker?
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:20AM
she's full of it. she loves the nickname.
-mike mayo
Posted by oldoiltrader , Oct 21, 2009 11:22AM
Was Gaparino there?
Posted by CoveredLong , Oct 21, 2009 11:23AM
The right side of her face says: "I'm a sane, reasonable person"
The left side of her face says: "I just got a shot full of crazy and you're my target...you have a 20 second head start."
...dilemma is figuring out if you want to stay or run, nobody really knows what you're in store for.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:23AM
@4 no, he was at my thing.
-ken lewis
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:23AM
No Handbridge needed. I know.
CG
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:25AM
@4 no but he tried to crash
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:27AM
alright let's start taking bets: who'd maria blow in the coat room?
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:28AM
@9 her old boss.
-jack welch
Posted by Anal_yst , Oct 21, 2009 11:29AM
@9
Everyone, can you say"bukakke?"
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:31AM
I would let her do me with a 12" strap on while Dennis Kneale watched.
John Thain
Posted by highlyconfident , Oct 21, 2009 11:32AM
@9 if he wasn't wearing that Richard Nixon mask we wouldn't have to guess.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:33AM
Her mug looks so sprayable in that pic.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:34AM
What, no Raj-Raj in attendance? What good is getting out of jail on bail unless you can buzz kill the best parties?
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:35AM
I want to know who left with who.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:44AM
which guest did you bang bess?
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:46AM
Mrs. Whitney, call me.
-KL
Posted by Floyd Hinote , Oct 21, 2009 11:51AM
Even a blind cunt can find a root sometimes.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 11:55AM
Oh great...another round of brist jokes to die by you blokes. Don't wrick your cahs to be the first to get off a brist joke. Brist jokes!! Brist jokes!! Get your brist jokes here!! Her trizzure chist has ample bristage for sure but here in Austrailiar we respict the brist.
~A Drury
Downunder, New South Wales, Austrailiar
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:01PM
Hahahah!!! @ 20, we love you.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:01PM
and I wasn't invited because why exactly?
-mark haines
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:05PM
This post was as poorly written as Greg's posts are boring.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:07PM
23 = dollar dom (or someone who wasn't invited)
Posted by NakedShort , Oct 21, 2009 12:07PM
@20
Well you came and you gave me your hand bridge with out taking, but CNBC sent you away, oh Mandy.
After I came on your face you held me and stopped me from shaking, and I need you today, oh Mandy!
Come back soon!
Posted by Bess Levin , Oct 21, 2009 12:11PM
@23 Sorry it doesn't compare to the novel you've been working on during your free time at Citigroup.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:20PM
vikram@23 get back to work.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:20PM
careful...Her WWE wrestling husband will put a figure four leg lock on you. Whats him name again...JBL???
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 12:57PM
Dollar Bitch.
Money Mommy.
Rich Cleave.
Sharp Barbie.
Blond but Not Dumb.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 1:25PM
@Bess Levin: how did you know I work at citi? Also while I have contemplated writing a novel while at work, I have yet to get around to it...
As a side, I want to note that as you took my comment to be an insult which means you probably are as bored by Greg's articles as I am.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 1:27PM
@30 ip look-ups are your friend.
Posted by DJ LIBOR , Oct 21, 2009 1:29PM
I would so DO her.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 1:34PM
I'd hit that twice just to make sure I got it right.
Posted by Becky Boot Fan , Oct 21, 2009 2:02PM
@32 and 33...Thank you. I feel vilified...like I was the only one.
MW could beat me and make me feel cheap, ride me hard and put me away wet. I'd love it.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 2:03PM
@20 -- love your posts, but when I read them the voice in my head sounds like Murray, manger for Flight of the Conchords
Posted by Becky Boot Fan , Oct 21, 2009 2:12PM
Bess...for the record, you could mistreat me as well.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 2:18PM
DNS lookups aside, the first sentence of this post is fairly confusing.
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 2:56PM
She is quite mannish
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 9:13PM
What does she think of her other moniker, "4-Roper"?
Posted by guest , Oct 21, 2009 9:53PM
@37 what's confusing about it? bess told MW the dollar dom is a take off on "the money honey" and it was intended as a compliment but mw was unmoved.
Posted by guest , Oct 22, 2009 12:45AM
@30, website owners can see the ISP of commenters.