[Fredslist] 2010 Roast

Wed Dec 1 22:16:56 EST 2010

Hear hear!

I invited several clients and prospects and all were pleased.

Heck, several folks have asked to be invited next year!

-Raj

Raj Goel, CISSP
CTO, Brainlink International, Inc. 
Raj at brainlink.com
917-685-7731
You run your business, and leave the IT to us. 

"Scott Bloom" <Sbloom at bloomreg.com> wrote:

>Indeed. Those of you that missed should make it your business to join
>us next Roast. If you are unsure, I dare you to find someone who says
>they wish they weren't there. 
>
>
>From Scott M. Bloom - 
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com
><fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com>
>To: Fred'sList <fredslist at gothamnetworking.com>
>Sent: Wed Dec 01 21:04:08 2010
>Subject: [Fredslist] An unusually funny and dirty Wed. afternoon with
>somefriars
>
> 
>
>Gotham: 
>
> 
>
>I spent 3 hours this afternoon with (allegedly) 2,200 other people at
>the NY Friars Club “Roast” of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, at the Grand
>Ballroom (no jokes, please) of the NY Hilton at 54th and 6th.  Actor
>Samuel L. Jackson was the “RoastMaster.”  A good time was had by all,
>including the “Honoree” (an ironic term for the Roastee, who verbally
>gets the heck kicked out of him by his “friends” and colleagues, as
>well as a few professional comedians).  Actually, anyone on the dais
>(living or dead) is fair game for whichever Roaster has the podium and
>therefore the microphone. 
>
> 
>
>The Friars Club, founded in 1904 (long after some current members were
>born) has been presenting Roasts of famous entertainment icons for many
>years (e.g., Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Jerry Lewis – who
>at age 84 spoke toward the end of today’s Roast, and by the time he
>finished, he’d turned 87 – and Don Rickles, to name a few).   Friars
>Roasts have a long and rich history, most of which is not suitable for
>TV (with the exception of some cable channels).   This Roast
>encompassed some considerable charitable elements, in a variety of
>respects, including fundraising for children and recognition of Wounded
>Warriors (about 50 of the latter were in attendance, courtesy of the
>Friars Foundation; it probably was a good thing that no children were
>present).  
>
> 
>
>This was the second Roast I’ve attended.  My first was the Oct. 2008
>Roast of NBC-TV’s Today show host Matt Lauer, also at the Hilton. 
>
> 
>
>Much of the flavor or feel of a particular Roast depends on who the
>Roastee/Honoree is, and thus who his or her friends are (as well as on
>the magnitude of their vocabulary of 5+ letter words).  Unfortunately I
>can't repeat any of the jokes here, as this is a family show, as they
>say.   Anyway, most of the humor is in the moment and probably would
>get somewhat lost in translation to the written word on the page.  
>
> 
>
>Fred Klein circulated on FredsList yesterday an article in the NY Times
>(online November 30, 2010) entitled, “Hey, Some Friars Members Are
>Younger Than the Jokes” – it provides some additional background info: 
>
>
>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/hey-some-friars-members-are-younger-than-the-jokes/#more-249649
>
>
> 
>
>A few sample descriptive lines from the article: 
>
> 
>
>Jeffrey Ross, 45, a comedian, has been a member since 1995. “My first
>joke at a Friars Roast — this is when the club really had a lot of
>older people — I said: ‘Look at this place. I’ve seen younger faces on
>cash.’ ” 
>
>With comedians like Sarah Silverman and Lisa Lampanelli as members and
>participants, the Roasts remain as blue and brutal as when Jack Benny
>once said: “My wife, Mary, hates these stag luncheons. I didn’t even
>dare tell her that I came here today. She thinks I’m in a whorehouse.”
>
>“The only way to hear more four-letter words than at a Friars Roast is
>to start dating Mel Gibson,” Ms. Lampanelli said.  “Let’s put it this
>way,” she continued. “A Friars Club Roast is a great place to bring a
>drunken sailor who wants to learn some new words.” 
>
> 
>
>Yes, it's rather “dirty” and yes, it's funny... often very funny. 
>There were many laugh-out-loud moments.  And also some groaners (or
>silence, as the audience tried to decide whether a particular line had
>any redeeming humor value at all).  
>
> 
>
>OK, so who was there?  Well, for starters, there was a great turnout of
>Gothamites and their guests.  Fred, of course, sits on the dais, in his
>capacity as Treasurer of the Friars Club.  For better or worse, he
>doesn’t get to Roast anyone.  He does take a lot of backstage photos,
>and posts them on FredsList.  
>
> 
>
>There were, by my count, approximately 10 Gotham tables – about 100
>people – split between the upper and lower levels of the Ballroom.    
>
> 
>
>Reciting the list of dais denizens is a name-dropper's (censored)
>dream.  The other dais members who didn’t take the podium included:
>Danny Aiello, Patricia Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Neve Campbell, Dick
>Cavett, Rosario Dawson, Eli Wallach, Cheech Marin, Joe Panteleone,
>Harvey Weinstein, and others.  
>
> 
>
>Also in attendance (not on the dais) were: Harry Belafonte, Howard and
>Beth Stern, Robin Quivers, Drew Nieporent, Jackie Martling, Gilbert
>Gottfried, Frankie (“Frankie No”) Pelligrino of Rao’s, Neil Sedaka,
>Robert Wuhl, and Smokin’ Joe Frazier.   
>
> 
>
>The proceedings began with Kristen Chenowith, of Broadway fame, singing
>the national anthem.  Freddie Roman, the Friars Club Dean and the
>afternoon’s announcer/introductions host, listed some of the luminaries
>in attendance.  Then the Roasting began in earnest.  Roasters included:
>Richard Belzer, Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Ross, Rob Schneider, Sarah
>Silverman, Kathy Griffin, Michael Madsen, Whitney Cummings, Eli Roth,
>Stewie Stone, Harvey Keitel, and Pat Cooper, among others.   
>
> 
>
>One Roaster after another took the mic.  Each was there for different
>reasons based on their relationship to Quentin Tarantino, and ranged
>from seasoned and smooth to adequate to a couple who were clumsy and
>uncomfortable.  Some actors unintentionally demonstrated just how
>important writers are to their success.  Some novices pulled it off
>creditably.  Most did not overstay their welcome at the podium. 
>Notably, Uma removed her shoes, and she and Quentin clinked shoes, and
>drank wine from them.  The rest of us had chicken. 
>
> 
>
>It's always a friggin' good time.       
>
> 
>
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