Loose Change

August 25, 2006 12:00 am

If you're an early holiday shopper check out the Stewardesses Stripped 2007 calendar, "More Stewardesses Stripped."

If you're an early holiday shopper check out the Stewardesses Stripped 2007 calendar, "More Stewardesses Stripped." It may be racy, but it's for a good cause - to promote awareness about the escalating pension default problem. The pictures aren't quite Maxim quality, but they do have feel-good captions like: "Retirement benefits are sinking. What are you doing to keep yours afloat?" They run $14.95 and can be purchased at www.stewsstripped.com. ...Also it seems Ford Motor and the automakers are not enough to keep the ratings agencies from getting bored. Recently, Fitch Ratings released breakthrough information that less stringent covenants can hurt credit quality. Standard & Poor's also jumped on the useless study bandwagon, reporting that dividend recaps are a risky move for credit rating...And finally, if you haven't heard of Lucy Gao yet, you probably haven't checked your email in awhile. Seems that Lucy, an intern at Citigroup in its Real Estate Equity Research group in London, wanted to hold a 21^st everyone would remember, and guessing by the mileage her email has made, every investment bank in N.Y. and London will remember it well. Please see CIN's Web site for the full text of the email. But here is a sampling...

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all your replies and I am glad all of you can come this Friday to celebrate my 21st with me. Please read ALL the following to ensure your entry into the Ritz.

Lucy's 21st Birthday Party
at The Ritz Hotel London

Friday, 18th of August
9pm Champagne Reception
10pm Photo Shoots
10:30pm Blowing Candles

Mid-night Pangaea, Mayfair

I have arranged the Ritz to host a Champagne Reception with a selection of Ritz Champagne for all my guests, this will be on me so please come and indulge.

A specially made birthday cake has also been ordered and the Ritz waiters will kindly serve you each a generous slice with Ritz cutleries, etc...also on me.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTRY:
* When you arrive, take the Hotel entry on the opposite side of
the Green Park tube station [Please refer to your arrival time at the end of this email]
* When asked "how can I help you Sir/Madame?", you reply "I am here for Lucy's Birthday Party at the Rivoli Bar"
* You will be escorted to the lounge area next to the Rivoli bar,
where you will hopefully see a gorgeous group of ladies.

If you experience any issues getting in or getting to the Ritz, please call my mobile on *** and my PA Ms Gill will kindly deal with your queries between 8:30pm to 10pm.

STRICT DRESS CODE:
Gentlemen: Jacket, shirt, and please also bring a tie (no jeans, trainers, flip-flops, polo-shirts)
Ladies: skirt/top, cocktail dress (no denim, min-skirts, flip-flips, bad tastes)
Advice 1: It goes without saying that the more upper-class you dress, the less likely you shall be denied entry.
Advice 2: Photos will be taken between 10pm to 10:30pm, and these will be distributed once processed, therefore you may want to be well-groomed!

Finally...
I will be accepting cards and small gifts between 9pm to 11pm...
wink> hehehe

I very much look forward to seeing you all at the Ritz this Friday.

Lucy

ARRIVAL TIMES: [Please stick to these as best as you can, thank you]
9:00pm: Lucy, Sophie Sandner, Kajai, Mandeep, Preet, Sanami, Su, Lisa, Kate.
9:15pm: Phoebe, Sophie Seugnet, Theo, Dmitry, Ed, Nikolay, Paul, Nick, Harry.
9:30pm: Marco, Andrea, Jess, Ovi, Yuki, Olga, Kim, Marcelo, Ulyana, Krystal, Dan.
9:45pm: Sunita, Alan, JingJing, Emma.
10:00pm: Anthony, Rachel, Roger, Uli, Yogi, Gharzi