By Paul Sankey
Published on September 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Numerous conversations with clients this week, which was fun. I miss the days of the trading floor, of the random conversations, of the face-to-face interaction, hey, the water cooler. We had a great live Happy Hour on the rooftop of the Knickerbocker Hotel this week. My friend Rob is in New York luxury hotels, and business has never been better. The head of events at the Knickerbocker said “We get 85% occupancy without trying, and …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on July 14, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Greetings from Reykjavik, Iceland. It’s a geologist’s dream, this place. Did I miss any news? ~ Well, for sure I will remember where I was when Donald Trump got shot. With all the coverage, I will spare you too many more yards of jabbering regarding this drama – there are many more yards to come. “Where were you when… ?” In 2002 I was in Reykjavik for England vs Denmark in the World Cup, we …
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By Paul Sankey
Published on May 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Congratulations, All but made it! You are in striking distance – a week – of Memorial Day; the hard yards for 2024 are behind us, the brutal January-to-Memorial Day run. Summer is upon us, dust down the seersucker jacket, linen white pants, fabric shoes, break out the Sunday Sankey recipe for Pimms, the great British summer drink, Wimbledon, Henley, Ascot beckon. Or a hot dog at the .444 Mets – the stadium is great! Why …
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