From the tension, Yankees president Randy Levine actually — virtually — tore his hair out. A whole clumpful.
Meanwhile, at the game, Bill O’Reilly: “Sunday my new book ‘Killing Kennedy’ debuts as No. 1. In under a week, it sold 250,000 copies. My ‘Killing Lincoln’ has already been 54 weeks on the best-seller list.”
Success must be a steadying influence.
Despite descending stairs, helloing Trump, talking to me and schlepping a trayful of eats, nothing spilled. Only stuff about himself.
And, please, although he’s back in the lineup, what’s the problem of playing without A-Rod? Madonna, Kate and Cameron managed. And without Derek? Minka’s doing OK. Even when they’re laid up — pardon the expression — those guys can still swing those bats.
WITH school lunches, fat diets, large sodas, big losers and cooking shows chewing up America, you’ve already tasted a sampling of the top chefs’ roast heated up by Caroline Hirsch from Carolines Comedy Club and co-producer Andrew Fox. Here’s a second helping:
Savory tidbits like “Rachael Ray makes homemade bread out of store bread.”. . . Guy Fieri’s “in a hurry. He has to get his beer kegs back.”
CNN’s Ali Velshi on why he’s there: “I’m an eater. I eat out all the time.”
And why’s comic Gilbert Gottfried there? “When my phone rings I always answer with: ‘I’ll take it.’ I got asked to do this. I don’t cook and I don’t care.”
Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: “I started cooking at 17. Bad food, deep-fried bread crumbs in hot grease. For tourists.” And his favorite dinner now? “Yakitori and steak.”
As Marea restaurant’s Michael White ran into the kitchen “to see what’s burning,” chunky Mario Batali told me: “I began in a pizzeria. Loved it. I still love pizza.” Looking like he loves all foods, he added: “I work out every day. Boxing and yoga.” Right. Between snacks.
Le Bernardin’s award-winning Eric Ripert: “I only look thin because I know how to choose my suits.” OK. Elegant Ripert on this being a dirty unelegant roast. “It will be brutal. But I can curse in French. Even in English.”
As cocktails, canapés, cheeses, antipasto, tortellini, steak and dessert were prepped, in trotted co-roaster Willie Geist, the “Today” show’s new 9 a.m. anchor: “With my alarm clock, BlackBerry and a producer’s backup call, I’m up 3:30 every morning. Soon I’ll bump it up to 4.”
Despite being vice presidential debate night, 570 people paid $400 apiece to instead sit in Chelsea Piers and swallow “Daily Show” co-creator Lizz Winstead’s writers hot tasties like: “Batali’s eateries are so successful he has to b – – w himself to get a table.”
LIZA at Lincoln Center’s Atlantic Grill . . . Obama using Rick Perry’s debate coach? . . . Forget what Veep Joe Blowhard did for Democrats. How about what he did for dentistry. Shove the economy or the Middle East, he spotlighted only his implants . . . Christine Ebersole will play Leonardo DiCaprio’s mama in Scorsese’s new Wall Street movie.
DAY after Cashier Obama’s debate he’s sending in — if not the clowns, then the missus — to fund-raise here.
We get all the biggies. Dick Cheney’s doing a Long Island lunch the 18th . . . Brit pop star Rita Ora dating Rob Kardashian
LONG back I reported Gary Collins’ ballooning over France. This weekend we reported we lost him.
VICTORIA’s Secret fashion show tapes Nov. 4 . . . Paul Volcker and Richard Ravitch (he was inhaling ice cream) at Demarchelier on East 86th . . . Fund-raising for a baby injury (click on colinmichaelfund.org), George Dassinger’s auction items include “Rock of Ages” tix, The Doors photos, Bruce Morrow’s autographed book.
SO this undertaker says the coffin will cost $40,000 because “It’s silk-lined.” Reply: “She’s dead. She doesn’t need silk. Do it for less.”
Only in New York, kids, only in New York.