I'm walking up 5th Avenue in NYC last evening smoking a cigar, as I have been known to do. People are out but I don't notice many carrying shopping bags. I do notice some foreign voices which is a good sign. I'm hoping that the weak U.S. dollar is going to be good for something. I know the rest of the world has its issues but there have to be some bargains the foreign tourists can spend their hard earned dough on right here in the good ol' US of A.
So, in any event, I see 4 fellows hawking CDs. But not a table of CDs, just a few CDs in their hands. I realize they are also GIVING them away and just asking for "donations". I think to myself man the recording industry must be pretty banged up. And here is the conversation that ensued:
Rap Star: Yo! Yo! Sir! Dont be afraid to talk to the black man!
Richie B (smiling): What are you sellin?
RS: Nah man I want you to HAVE this CD. I'm a rapstar AND a comedian.
RB: Hmmm. Timboking presents Artillery. Portraits and Masterpieces. Is this like a greatest hits CD?
RS: Yeah man. Where you from?
RB: New York City.
RS: Can you spare a donation brothah? (Smiling as Richie slips him a 5 spot) Yo, my man be careful at the strip clubs tonight. Wear 2 condoms, not just one. You dont want to get the NEW YORK MONSTAH! (pointing to his crotch).
RB: You ARE a comedian. Now when you become big and famous will you forget me?
RS: Whats yaw name?
RB: Richie
RS: (as he autographs the CD). Yaw rap name is "R Dizzle". "To R Dizzle. Work it Mother%(*%^&*(&#&."
So I got that goin for me. Didn't listen to the CD yet but I might tonight. I see the stock market is up nicely as it looks like the Fed will not be changing their stance on keeping rates low for now. Which is nice. That makes me so happy you can SELL 2 stocks today. The General Electric Company (ticker: GE) and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (ticker: GS). Yep. I said it. I meant it. I even represent it. (Must be the rap juices flowing). So go ahead take the plunge and short GE, who has too many toxic assets and no one has been able to tell me what their finance company is and GS, who is still printing money but has more than doubled this year. We smell it coming back to earth.
And that's just the beginning of the sales. Tomorrow we might have even more. Listen to your boy R Dizzle. Sell GE and GS.

Hey, where can I buy, (or find) that dude R Dizzle? He seems fly!!
Posted by: mike | November 05, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Wow! Sell GE? Really? My position on GE is long...like real looooong. If I am investing and not trading, wouldn't I do better to hold, wait for the slump, buy more, and keep collecting the dividend?
Posted by: Kevin_In_Philadelphia | November 05, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Where's Eric? I hope he didnt blow a gasket. I hope he is well.
Posted by: asdsfs | November 04, 2009 at 11:33 AM