For many years, Art Cashin, UBS’ director of flooring operations on the New York Stock Exchange, would write a New Year’s poem to replicate again on the 12 months’s occasions. With Cashin’s passing earlier this month, his sons, Arthur and Peter, despatched this homage to their father:
Some Other Cashins’ Comments: An Homage Presentation
December 30, 2024
by Arthur Cashin III and Peter Cashin
In 2024,
Wall Street stopped in worry.
No extra annual poems
with out Arthur right here?
My brother and I
mentioned, “Let’s give this a attempt,”
however with one precondition,
there can be no AI!
Genetics or surroundings,
we share his identical vice.
So, we joined our feeble minds,
whereas marinating some ice.
Paris hosted the Olympics
and selected to start,
by having the opening
float down the Seine.
A container ship took out
the Francis Scott Key.
The world puzzled if Putin
did identical to Navalny.
The ruler of Syria,
al-Assad is now gone,
however in Ukraine and Gaza,
the wars nonetheless keep it up.
‘Round many of the world,
incumbents misplaced reelection.
Here within the U.S.,
45’s now 47.
Wall Street continued
its historic bull run.
And with the assistance of Wegovy,
the world misplaced a ton.
Taylor Swift can go dwelling.
Eras got here to an finish.
But solely on the sector
did Travis’ knee bend.
Boeing’s labor strife
paused the 737.
They additionally left two astronauts
between right here and heaven.
Some finance greats are
now not amongst us.
We misplaced Jim Simons and
HD’s Bernie Marcus.
We misplaced the deep bass
Hollywood counted upon.
The voice of Mufasa
and Vader is gone.
The choir of angels
received a complete lot higher
now that Cissy and Whitney
are singing collectively.
Arlo Guthrie’s previous muse,
she has a brand new hang-out.
Alice Brock is in heaven,
at a brand new restaurant.
Toby Keith and Kristofferson
climbed that heavenly stair.
Now jammin’ with Buffett,
should be 5 o’clock there.
Phil Donahue is up there,
reserving new visitors.
Wonder if Dr. Ruth
shall be on his stage subsequent.
A remake of “Tootsie”
appears to not be far.
Dabney Coleman was joined
by the nice Teri Garr.
Whitey Herzog submitted
his ultimate all-star roster.
With Rose, Mays and Cepeda;
not a single impostor.
Lou Carnesecca now coaches
a workforce that is the most effective,
with gamers like Mutombo
and Walton and West.
Zagallo and Beckenbauer,
each Of World Cup fame,
will rejoin greats like Pele
for a fast pick-up recreation.
Remember that sound chew
you’d hear with out fail?
We now not have the voice
who mentioned: “You’ve received mail!”
A poet laureate left us,
as they ultimately would.
We cannot overlook
the nice Charles Osgood.
And we’d be remiss
to not share why we’re unhappy.
This train introduced reminiscences
of our expensive previous dad.
To others, he was Arthur,
Mr. Cashin or Chief.
But he was our father
and we share now our grief.
You knew him as
he needed to be:
Historian, philanthropist,
soul of the NYSE.
If he joined you for drink,
you must have been flattered
and speak markets or politics,
or issues that actually mattered.
From feedback to speeches,
writing was his artwork.
But was he as humorous
because the late Bob Newhart?
An Xavier alum,
a real Jesuit scholar.
Of his alma mater,
there was nobody prouder.
Were it not for Ray Charles
or voters in Jersey,
you by no means would have seen him
on CNBC.
So as this 12 months ends
and also you look to ’25,
we provide two ideas
that can assist you survive.
Cherish these nonetheless right here.
Remember these you miss.
From the Cashins to yours,
all the most effective is our want.
Begorrah, menorah,
Lanza and Kwanzaa,
May your New Year be stuffed
with true abbondanza!
And because the ice melted
in every of our glasses,
we knew if Dad learn this
he’d kick each our asses.
Rest in peace, Dad.
Art Cashin additionally historically led the annual singing of “Wait ‘until the Sun Shines, Nellie” with present and former NYSE members on New Year’s Eve. On Tuesday, the sons will lead the singing at 1:45 p.m. ET and ring the bell to shut out the 12 months.
