Bruce Wasserstein death overshadowed on Twitter by Captain Lou death

Posted by Trish Donovan on 10/14/09 • Categorized as North America

Bruce Wasserstein died today at the age of 61. After being hospitalized on Sunday for an irregular heartbeat, news broke today of his death.

Most well-known as CEO of Lazard Ltd., many were sad to see such a prominent figure on Wall Street to pass away.

Business Insider reported, “Wasserstein was a Wall Street legend. He was the driving force behind many of America’s largest takeovers in the 1980s and 1990s”.

While many have recognized the tragedy of Wasserstein, the death of Captain Lou, WWF and Cyndi Lauper music video star, has gained more recognition on Twitter. Captain Lou Albano died today at 76., NY Daily News reports.

Not long after the announcement of Captain Lou’s death, his name became a trending topic.

Many people on Twitter have noticed this pattern and have commented:

ellmcgirt (Undisclosed) RIP Bruce Wasserstein. He’s with Captain Lou now. 14 Oct 2009 from web

MichelleRafter (Portland, OR) What does it say about Twitter that death of wrestler Captain Lou Albano is trending but not that of Wall Street financier Bruce Wasserstein 14 Oct 2009 from web

hriefs (Undisclosed) Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein & Captain Lou Albano — beyond their deaths grabbing headlines today — couldn’t be more dissimilar. 14 Oct 2009 from web

kentgoldman (San Francisco, CA)Bad day for iconic figures from the 80’s. Investment banker Bruce Wasserstein and Captain Lou Albano, RIP. 14 Oct 2009 from Tweetie

dtraywick (Undisclosed) Bruce Wasserstein and Captain Lou Albano dead on the same day. Coincidence? 14 Oct 2009 from Seesmic

Spencerante (New York City, NY)) #Captain Lou Albano has way more juice on Twitter than Bruce Wasserstein. Guess that makes sense. Rubber bands in your beard is memorable 14 Oct 2009 from web

Wasserstein was envied by his peers for his ability to find unorthodox ways of getting a deal done. According to NYdailynews.com, he is credited with more than 1,000 deals, totaling more than $250 billion, including the Time/Warner merger.

Business tweeters around the world payed respects to the investment icon:

dscheinm (Northern California) just a note to say that i am sad about the passing of Bruce Wasserstein the I-banker. He was a one of a kind person, and smart. 14 Oct 2009 from web

Kaleil (Dubai) An icon from my early career days, Bruce Wasserstein, just passed away. A benefactor of many great causes. RIP. 14 Oct 2009 from TwitterBerry

wellertimothy (London) A sad day for PE and investment banking. Bruce Wasserstein dies. He was to the point, blunt but always right. he will be missed. 14 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck

flinchbaugh (Undisclosed) Wow, Bruce Wasserstein died. A true legend. A guy like that doesn’t want to rest in peace, so I hope he can do deals through eternity 14 Oct 2009 from UberTwitter

trufflesnyc (Undisclosed) Stunned Bruce Wasserstein died. A brilliant, daring thinker and dealmaker. Learned more working for him than anyone else in my career. 15 Oct 2009 from web