As previously mentioned, it seems Charlie Gasparino has some (cheapskate) fans in New Canaan, who lined up to get their hands on his new book, Up In Smoke, the second it was available at their local library. Now our attention has been directed to the fact that he’s got some rabid followers in Greenwich: every copy of his tome has been checked out or reserved in the last 24 hours. Now, obviously, we wouldn’t dare suggest that the entire state of Connecticut wasn’t waiting with bated breath to read (but not pay for) the definitive book on the crisis. But does this not seem a bit suspect? Clearly if a certain hedge fund manager wanted to keep this from his people, he’d simply have his air force bomb the libraries. But I’m not yet convinced something isn’t up. In related news sure to chap some NYT hide, our New Canaan librarian correspondent informs us of number of copies ordered for the various financial crisis titles:
The Sellout/ Charles Gasparino= 16House of Cards/ William Cohen = 8
Street Fighters/ Kate Kelly = 1
Colossal Failure / Lawrence McDonald = 2
Too Big To Fail / Sorkin = 2
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 3:59PM
Charlie gets a blumpkin at every book signing. I'm serious.
Seriuosly.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:01PM
Gasparino is a shitheel.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:01PM
Sorkin = too big to read.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:02PM
Fuck, it never occurred to lock down a copy at the library.
Fucking CT cheapskates
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:03PM
Every copy checked out or reserved is the new #1 on the bestseller list.
Posted by English 101 , Nov 04, 2009 4:03PM
WTF is "baited breath?" Please use "bated breath" next time you use the phrase, as it is utmost importance to keep this site at the highest level of sophistication.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:05PM
@6 douchebag 101 would be a better handle for you.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:05PM
Baited Breath = what happens to you after you go down on Melissa Lee
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:07PM
You forgot my book on the crisis. "You've Got to Be Shitting Me!" (Vanity, 365 pages, $42.00)
~L. Dykstra
Cardboard Box, NY
Posted by Perkins Maxwell , Nov 04, 2009 4:07PM
Baited breath = what Dennis Kneale uses to attract his four-legged lovers.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:07PM
@8 - I thought you just got Kimchee stuck in your teeth . . .
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:08PM
I think the answer is straightforward: Nobody is going to pay to read this, so demand at the library is bound to be high.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:14PM
12=ARS
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:18PM
@9 - Very, very nice.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:20PM
When does Matt Nesto's book come out?
Posted by pfluger , Nov 04, 2009 4:22PM
I am puttin' da entire state of Connecticut on notice dat I am entitled to 50% of da proceeds on any late fees.
I just know dose Connecticut bastids will wanna read my book twice, since it is packed wit my insights and market tips. My book is not a fuckin' fast read, unlike some of my competitors' tomes.
-cg
Posted by pfluger , Nov 04, 2009 4:24PM
"Baited breath" = Chaz after eating several pounds of scungilli.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:29PM
All those books are merely pages of their authors' meaningless, self-serving, self-promoting, bullshit.
They mean nothing, and they teach nothing. No answers. No hard punches.
TGFD won't pay 50 cents apiece for hardback versions of them when they start to show up in a few weeks at the church's weekly used-book sale.
They're not worth the space they would take up in TGFD's library.
The Guy from Delaware
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:40PM
TGFD, have we made sex with each other before, amongst the dunes of Rehoboth beach?
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:42PM
I'm going to wait for the movie.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:48PM
Guest@#19...
Possibly, but only if your name is Carol or Evangeline.
The Guy from Delaware
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:51PM
@20 - who would be cast as Chaz?
Liotta?
Stallone?
Ferrigno?
The Jabroni Pony himself?
WHO?
Posted by pfluger , Nov 04, 2009 4:54PM
TGFD is a friend-a-mine.
-cg
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 4:54PM
@22 Ferrigno, for sure.
Posted by Investorcluzo , Nov 04, 2009 4:55PM
enough with the chaz lovefest...bessy, I love you like my long lost jewish sister, but just because no sleeves is willing to lick your sugar walls doesn't mean we want to read about him all day everyday.
Posted by Becky Boot Fan , Nov 04, 2009 4:55PM
@22...the guy who played Furio on the Sopranos would be best.
Posted by pfluger , Nov 04, 2009 4:58PM
I'd go with an offbeat pick for who should play Chaz. I think the Ferrigno and Stallone suggestions are excellent, given their grunting abilities and expert understanding of the financial markets, but I'm going to go with Steve Buscemi:
http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/05/pink%20buscemi.jpg
Posted by highlyconfident , Nov 04, 2009 4:59PM
@22 Vin Diesel wearing a toupee.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:21PM
Is the Sellout an autobiography?
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:21PM
Paul Reubens as ARS.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20000647_1,00.html
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:25PM
The only way they let people like Gasparino into Greenwich is if they are delivering pizzas.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:27PM
Obviously, there is a direct correlation in the number of books sold and how much they can bench press.... just sayin'
-CG
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:29PM
@32 agreed!
-A.I.G. quant
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:32PM
@31 has never been to Greenwich
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:33PM
@25 On the contrary, I never tire of reading of CG. And Bess has done a commendable job of plugging this thing for the last few months, even if it generates page views second only to Dupre. It's nice when loyalty and self-interest go hand in hand. Nevertheless, I will not buy this book.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:34PM
@34 make mine a large with extra cheese.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:38PM
I too would love the pleasure of enjoying Bess's sugar walls.
Bork Bork
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:44PM
Gasparino has an egged shaped unit. - D Kneale.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:49PM
Gasparino is a friend of mine.
Chaz G
Posted by Joe Mac , Nov 04, 2009 5:58PM
I was thinking Christopher on Sopranos.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 5:58PM
@ TGFD #18
I'm not a big fan of these books either. But in a few weeks can I repost the idiocy there when these books are still very expensive and making them asstons of cash?
Anything to point out your overexaggeration, blovation, and ignorance.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 6:01PM
The reputation of CG's book is expanding faster than the universe
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 6:33PM
THE title of CRAMER's NEW BOOK is:
Being A Lunatic Is The New Killing It.
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 7:08PM
@25: speak for yourself
--CG
Posted by guest , Nov 04, 2009 9:33PM
Guest@#41...
Please do repost my #18 in a few weeks, but please realize also...
Many, very recent books by well-known authors always appear at our church's weekly used-book sale. Members buy the latest books, read them, and then take them to the church. It happens all the time.
These pieces-of-shit books will be there too. Have no doubt about that. 50 cents for hardcover, 25 cents for paperbacks. The books are there to encourage people to read more, not really to make money.
Remember also, TGFD's trailer is sitting in Delaware's "Chateau Country" where all the big-shot, rich bastards also live. You know, all of Wilmington's Financial Center elite. Lot of banks and law firms here, you know.
We all go to the same church; socialize sometimes too.
The books will be there; trust TGFD.
The Guy from Delaware
Posted by guest , Nov 05, 2009 12:41AM
Mark Klein, MD is my God!