Like her lunging brother from another mother, she, too, spent the morning attempting to “illuminate a dark cranny in the financial world.” [Gothamist, earlier]
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By 11 a.m. on a recent sweltering Sunday, Harrison Anastasio had already collected the cellphone numbers of five bikini-clad women on the rooftop pool at the James New York Hotel. “Don’t forget to text me,” one of the women whispered to the 17-year-old, flashing him a coy smile…A certified lifeguard, Anastasio, a rising senior at Edward R. Murrow High School, is also the pool’s tanning concierge. As concierge, Anastasio must ensure pool patrons remember to turn over at designated intervals to evenly brown their front and back sides. Guests decide whether they’d like the teen to gently tap them on the shoulder or send a text when it’s time to turn over. And so it is that this Cobble Hill teen has a phone filled with the numbers of the sorts of beautiful women (and men) who frequent rooftop pools. Anastasio maintains that he resists temptation. “I have the willpower not to text these girls after they leave the pool,” he said. [WSJ]
Her LinkedIn profile claims the former Barclays employee-cum-Russian Spyshe’s “full of self-control” but that doesn’t exactly seem to be the case. Everyone’s favorite Ruskie (whose fan base includes Dr. Doom, the Oracle of O and the man, the myth, the legend, the grand high poobah of it all, Cookie Monster himself) has been sued by Russia’s Heat magazine. And for what? Unauthorized flashing of ass, which the Eastern Europeans do not look kindly on. Continue reading »
Chase bank will lose ample assets if it cans the “too hot” Debrahlee Lorenzana. Customers at the bank’s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, branch said yesterday that they’d take their business elsewhere if Chase fires her for talking about her lawsuit against her previous employer Citibank. “It’s bad and it’s not fair. She should be allowed to talk, and if Chase fires her, I will stop banking with them,” said Annie Borow, 79, of Bushwick.
Hedge Fund Manager Eric Rosenfeld’s Children’s Book About Asses Also Has An Economics Lesson Found Within
By Bess Levin
Yesterday we discussed Mrs. Buttkiss, the story of a woman with a “huge” ass, a dirty little secret, and what happens one day when she lets it out in the fruit aisle of a grocery store. Mrs. Buttkiss and The Big Surprise isn’t just any old children’s book about asses but one conceived of by Crescendo Partners founder Eric Rosenfeld, whose tale of asses and the magic they hold had been brewing for over ten years. (For those of you not up to speed on the storyline, see my summary in comments 52, 55, and 57 here). It’s also one of the few books you can currently purchase that comes with a free whoppie cushion. We had a little chat with the auteur, who claims to have no calls on FDP, about his process.
Is this an allegory for the financial crisis? Bubbles, etc?
A lot of people seem to think that but I came up with the story ten years ago, way before the financial crisis.
Ten years ago the seeds were already being sown. A bunch of Alan Greenspan’s friends knew what was happening. It definitely could’ve been about the crisis.
That wasn’t the original intent but it’s fine with me if people want to think about it that way.
Is it about LTCM?
That’s a different Eric Rosenfeld who worked there.
It could still be about John Meriwether. His gastroenterologist loves to talk. Anyway…you said you came up with this story when you were putting your kids to bed. What happened that night that this was the story you came up with?
I was just trying to make up a story I thought they’d like.
Kids like this sort of thing?
Oh yeah. Kids ages 2-12 think it’s hilarious. What did you think of it? Continue reading »
When you’re a big time hedge fund manager, it’s important to have outlets through which to blow off the stress of the markets. Some buy art. Some play golf. Others fuck hookers. A very small group write books, usually related to what they do all day. Crescendo Partners founder Eric Rosenfeld knew he wanted to add author to his list of occupations but he wasn’t much interested in talking about the money making game. He wanted to tell a richer, more meaningful story. A story about a woman with a huge ass, and a dirty little secret. Continue reading »
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