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June 01, 2005
"Hi, I'm Joe Trippi"
One of the best things about New York City is that it's hard not to meet really interesting people who can talk about really interesting stuff. This can sometimes be stressful, like a few years ago when I was introduced to Jack Welch's predecessor, the late Reg Jones, by a mutual friend. Having no idea who the guy was, I asked some inane question that clearly communicated my naïveté. Today I went to a discussion at the Overseas Press Club, and as I sat in the clubhouse lounge, a stream of people came to the desk to sign-in, saying things like, "Hi, I'm Joe Trippi" or "Yes, I'm Paul Mirengoff." Given Trippi's hero status to Deaniacs everywhere, it seemed strange to see the guy at the bar chatting nonchalantly with a few people. For some reason tonight, he looked like Fat Tony from the Simpsons.
Another fellow present was the former NY Times beat reporter for Harlem, whose book today got a terrible review in the NY Sun. Lucky for him, I pointed out, that nobody who reads books reads the Sun. I don't know why, but NY Times people seem to be everywhere in this city, far more than Tribune people in Chicago or Inquirer people in Philadelphia.
Tomorrow I will try to post more on what was said at the panel discussion.
Posted by adrianjo at June 1, 2005 10:45 PM
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