I see Raul is really feeling himself today, attempting a coup to cold jack the website from my pale white hands. I will have you know, Sir, that I am back and the arts of cinema are entirely mine.
Good day to you.
American Psycho is one of my favorite films of all-time, one that I hold dear for sentimental reasons. When this movie came out, the market was in a horrible bear market. At the time, I employed my best childhood friend as a cold caller and then account opener. I thought he had some real talent. But for whatever reason, he was unable to endure the bear market.
At any rate, this movie was his favorite and he literally used to emulate Christian Bale’s character, whenever he could. I recall on one occasion someone asked him a question and gently touched his suit while asking it. He looked at the man, as if he had ten heads and said “the suit. Don’t touch the suit. It’s virgin wool.”
There was also a time when he convinced me that the business cards issued by the firm were inadequate. “Both the paper and ink qualities were lacking,” so I took them down to the local print shop and got some super high end shit made. Upon seeing this, the sales manager at my global investment bank went ape, trying to explain to me how marketing went through great lengths to create the former design that how we couldn’t use the new and improved ones. Come to think of it, maybe that’s the reason why my friend quit the business. The shoddy business cards were probably too much for him to bear.
He’d also come to work at 5:30 am, leave a few meatball sandwiches at my office door, with a note that read “sorry, I went home. I didn’t feel well.” He’d actually do that often. Who the fuck does shit like that, leaving nice sandwiches at my door with a note of excuse? Why not call that shit in, sans the delicious meats? I never quite understood it. But my partner and I did enjoy the sandwiches, probably more than his work.
At any rate, American Psycho is a choice movie, one that me and my friends emulated for a year or two, while the markets were mired in the deepest and most horrifying bear market since the 1970’s.
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Just keeping the headline fresh, I will return to my analytical duties.
Compare and contrast Bale as Patrick Bateman vs. Irving Rosenfeld in American Hustle. The physical transformation was incredible, and his performance was outstanding. He should have received an Academy Award.
Dr. Fly – I watched this one in the theater and enjoyed tremendously. Where did your pal wind up? He strikes me as the type to walk away from it all and take up the farming life.
He got into IT job placement and then later on devolved into wanton depravity.
Too bad about the wanton depravity. He sounds like he had a good heart. And like the meatball sandwiches were his way of saying “Hey, I like you and I wouldn’t let you down and go home if I could stand the bear market. But I just can’t endure it, no matter how hard I try.
A lot of people can’t endure bear markets. I hope we aren’t in one now, because if we are, only a few bears will be in a good mood. Most everyone else will be super irritable.
After a string of lack luster films I commend you this selection. The business card scene and the visqueen in the living room scene stick with me. Very tongue in cheek.
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Nice story. I do love the business card scene.
haha. all true. I remember going to the printer with you. all this time it was BG who got you to do that?
Speak of the Devil. How R U doing, Chuck?
I hope he put the sauce on the side or else I would have fired his fucking ass for leaving me a sandwich I would have to drink through a straw.
I’ve got to return some video tapes.
https://youtu.be/r8coOHhotXY
THE MARKET PLUNGES THIS MONTH!
“They don’t have a good bathroom to do coke in”
Lol