As you may have heard, Goldman Sachs will hold its annual shareholder meeting tomorrow. Unlike the past 12 years, in which the event has been held in New York, Friday’s meeting will go down in the Garden State. The bank has not explained the move, and while it does have a building across the river, one would hope you’re not falling for that.

The real reason more than likely has little to do with real estate. Legitimate possibilities include:

a) Hoping the Sisters of Saint Francis, who are none too pleased about Goldman’s compensation practices and who GS is not at all scared of but is “calling around” to make sure no protests are planned, regard NJ as the 7th circle of hell and will stay away

b) Shareholder Evelyn Davis, who Lloyd recently had the balls to tell he didn’t care about her silly little newsletter enough to pay for it, has always said “Millionaires don’t go to New Jersey

c) Matt Taibbi has a warrant out for his arrest there

d) Less opportunity for scrutiny of managing director Richard Kimball’s after party at Satin Dolls

e) Lucas van Praag is the world’s number one Real Housewives of New Jersey fan and convinced LB to move the meeting so 1) he could grab lunch with the guy who’s set to be this season’s breakout star:


(wait for the last 15 seconds)

…and 2) he can blame calling a reporter a “prostitution whore” on being inspired by a “when in Rome” situation

f) wildcard

At Goldman Meeting, Pay Is Likely To Rule The Day [WSJ]

Comments (34)

  1. Posted by JohnJohn | May 5, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Because all the cops are looking for the johns in Greenwich?

  2. Posted by Anonymous | May 5, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    GTL rules!

  3. Posted by Horatio Alger | May 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Will this meeting perhaps be in Livingston?

  4. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    They wish.

    -D Tepper

  5. Posted by Anonymous | May 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    G) Lloyd is going to have Shareholders try to dig up Hoffa’s body underneath Giants stadium

  6. Posted by Lehman2222 | May 5, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    b/c Bess is giving out BJ’s here in JC?

  7. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    G.1) To finally prove to employees that were hesitant to go there that they got the bedbugs out of the Jersey City office.

  8. Posted by guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    the toxic waste they can’t bury their clients with fits in better in jersey

  9. Posted by Hofstra Secure | May 5, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    The entire State of NJ is a complete dump. They should have gone to Long Island.

  10. Posted by Financial_Servicer | May 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    h) Because New Jersey is a fine state with a sterling reputation for polite and informed citizens.

  11. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Thinking Long Island is some prize is the NKI.

  12. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Check yourself.

  13. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    g) to visit the childhood home of Bess Levin

  14. Posted by Roger Sterling | May 5, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Yeah bud, Long Island is awesome. Keep on fuckin that chicken.

  15. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    g.) its going to be at Giants stadium, LB is going to parachute in onto a grand stage with Queen’s “we will rock you” playing in the background. This will be followed by a fireworks show and then a 3 hr concert with a Jay-z and LB freestyle battle. SHits gonna be epic!

  16. Posted by Anonymous | May 5, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

    co-signed,
    -Jay Gould
    -Jim Fiske

  17. Posted by RubberChicken | May 5, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    bawk bawk bawk!! baccaw!

  18. Posted by RubberChicken | May 5, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    bawk bawk bawk!! baccaw!

  19. Posted by Wahoo | May 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Fail. Take a lap.

  20. Posted by Wahoo | May 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Fail. Take a lap.

  21. Posted by Anonymous | May 5, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    It’s like being on safari. Such savages!

    -LVP

  22. Posted by Anonymous | May 5, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    It’s like being on safari. Such savages!

    -LVP

  23. Posted by Christofurio | May 5, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Because even the captain of the Raging Queen “could see nothing unmanly in that.”

  24. Posted by Christofurio | May 5, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Because even the captain of the Raging Queen “could see nothing unmanly in that.”

  25. Posted by insiderhound | May 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    3 of the top ten wealthiest counties in the US are in NJ-thats why. No, NY is not on the list.

  26. Posted by insiderhound | May 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    3 of the top ten wealthiest counties in the US are in NJ-thats why. No, NY is not on the list.

  27. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Yep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States

    - guy trying to wow the born-and -raised-in-NJ editor of this site with his knowledge of the garden state

  28. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Yep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States

    - guy trying to wow the born-and -raised-in-NJ editor of this site with his knowledge of the garden state

  29. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    huh?

  30. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    huh?

  31. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    David Tepper, billionaire and founder of the hedge fund Appaloosa, lives in Livingston, New Jersey, the same town where our darling Bess was born and raised.

    -not the Joke Briefer but a fan of his work

  32. Posted by Guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    David Tepper, billionaire and founder of the hedge fund Appaloosa, lives in Livingston, New Jersey, the same town where our darling Bess was born and raised.

    -not the Joke Briefer but a fan of his work

  33. Posted by guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    borderline, g.

  34. Posted by guest | May 5, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    borderline, g.

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