Write-Offs: 10.12.09

$$$Blackstone Calls Bottom of Market; Plans IPOs, Sales [WSJ]
$$$Maria Bartiromo working the Columbus Day Parade [NYP]
$$$ Get your Madoff Mask [AP]
$$$ Charlie Gasparino: Goldman Tries to Distract Critics From Its Huge Bonuses [CNBC]
$$$We're going to mosey on out of here and 'celebrate the hell out of' today's holiday. See you tomorrow.