Chefed’s opinion on this.
If the glove did not fit the boot did.
Well first of all I wish it was my restaurant
I bet if Jeff Ruby Lost the Law Suit the revenue
And attention this is bringing his establishment
Is publicity you can’t buy.
O.K. the fact is I may have handled it differently.
Every one in the Restaurant business knows the your credit card is over limit trick
When instead of yelling from the POS system your credit card is maxed out.
You swiftly tell the person you have a very important phone call or sir our owner would like to speak to you or something. The way Jeff handled this tells me Gorilla marketing 101 a topic I love to study.
Also I wonder if the Derby was not going on if anything would have been said.
I can almost imagine the thoughts running threw Jeff’s head, how can I take advantage of a full restaurant and OJ to best benefit.
The better outcome for Jeff Ruby would have been for him to discreetly asked him to leave and let OJ Freak out. Maybe even a I will kill you Kick me out. Then Jeff would
Have looked like a victim not OJ.
To answer my number one email today “is it legal to refuse service as a business owner?”
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Who Jeff Part 2
Born - 4/19/48, Newark, NJ
Children - 3
Education - B.S. Business, Cornell University, School of Hotel & Restaurant Administration
Voted Cincinnati's Best Restaurateur in a poll taken by Cincinnati Magazine
Sports - Neptune High School, 1966, 1st team All State - football captain, undefeated wrestler. Cornell University football team, winner Robert Patterson Award (courage, overcoming injury, etc.)
Keynote Speaker - Annual Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America, Cincinnati Chapter
Big Brother - to 3 boys with troubled pasts.
Mentor - to numerous kids.
Received Key to the City of Cincinnati 2 different times for his vision, creation and fund raising for a drug education program to teach kids and for his fund raiser roast for Children's Hospital.
Mayor proclaimed a day in 2001, Jeff Ruby Day in Cincinnati.
"Roasted" for AHEAD - televised by ABC affiliate. Sold out to 1,500 people.
Founder of A.H.E.A.D. - (Adolescent and Higher Education about Drugs) - a foundation aimed to make kids aware of the perils of drugs before they experiment with them. Raised $500,000 roasting celebrities Pete Rose and Tommy LaSorda.
"Roasted" for Cystic Fibrosis - Raised $250,000. Roast was a 1,200 seat sell-out televised on CBS affiliate Channel 12.
Raised - $35,000 for children of slain Cincinnati Police Officer in September of 2000.
Founded Adam Collinsworth Fund - within 10 days raised $250,000 for one of the Waterfront's busboys who became a quadriplegic last year after diving into a pool.
Guest Lecturer - Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration, Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series, November 12, 1999.
Guest Speaker - Many Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky elementary and high schools as well as college sports teams.
Keynote Speaker - NightClub & Bar annual convention.
Inducted into NightClub & Bar Hall of Fame with Hugh Heffner.
Interviewed - by numerous Cincinnati high school students and college students from around the country as a credit or assignment for a class.
content from jeffruby.com
Children - 3
Education - B.S. Business, Cornell University, School of Hotel & Restaurant Administration
Voted Cincinnati's Best Restaurateur in a poll taken by Cincinnati Magazine
Sports - Neptune High School, 1966, 1st team All State - football captain, undefeated wrestler. Cornell University football team, winner Robert Patterson Award (courage, overcoming injury, etc.)
Keynote Speaker - Annual Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America, Cincinnati Chapter
Big Brother - to 3 boys with troubled pasts.
Mentor - to numerous kids.
Received Key to the City of Cincinnati 2 different times for his vision, creation and fund raising for a drug education program to teach kids and for his fund raiser roast for Children's Hospital.
Mayor proclaimed a day in 2001, Jeff Ruby Day in Cincinnati.
"Roasted" for AHEAD - televised by ABC affiliate. Sold out to 1,500 people.
Founder of A.H.E.A.D. - (Adolescent and Higher Education about Drugs) - a foundation aimed to make kids aware of the perils of drugs before they experiment with them. Raised $500,000 roasting celebrities Pete Rose and Tommy LaSorda.
"Roasted" for Cystic Fibrosis - Raised $250,000. Roast was a 1,200 seat sell-out televised on CBS affiliate Channel 12.
Raised - $35,000 for children of slain Cincinnati Police Officer in September of 2000.
Founded Adam Collinsworth Fund - within 10 days raised $250,000 for one of the Waterfront's busboys who became a quadriplegic last year after diving into a pool.
Guest Lecturer - Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration, Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series, November 12, 1999.
Guest Speaker - Many Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky elementary and high schools as well as college sports teams.
Keynote Speaker - NightClub & Bar annual convention.
Inducted into NightClub & Bar Hall of Fame with Hugh Heffner.
Interviewed - by numerous Cincinnati high school students and college students from around the country as a credit or assignment for a class.
content from jeffruby.com
Who is Jeff Rubby
At age 13 began working as a cook, in mother's restaurant and, at the same time, stepfather's restaurant on the Jersey shore.
Left home at age 15 and lived alone from sophomore year through graduation. Worked as a cook at other restaurants to be self-supporting.
Worked at restaurants throughout the 4 years at Cornell University.
Upon graduation from Cornell, accepted offer from Winegardner-Hammons, Inc., in 1970. Initial position was assistant innkeeper at Holiday Inn downtown.
Promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inn - Northeast. Later promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inns Riverfront, Downtown, South and North. Later promoted to Regional Director of all 7 Greater Cincinnati Holiday Inns.
Left Winegardner-Hammons in 1981 to open the Precinct.
Opened Precinct*, September 12, 1981
Opened Waterfront*, October 26, 1986
Opened Jeff Ruby's**, September 27, 1999
Opened Carlo & Johnny, June 22, 2001
Opened Tropicana, October 2002
Opened Jeff Ruby's @ Belterra, April 2004
* Has been voted best all-around restaurant in polls taken by the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Magazine
** Voted Best New Restaurant by readers of Cincinnati Magazine
Left home at age 15 and lived alone from sophomore year through graduation. Worked as a cook at other restaurants to be self-supporting.
Worked at restaurants throughout the 4 years at Cornell University.
Upon graduation from Cornell, accepted offer from Winegardner-Hammons, Inc., in 1970. Initial position was assistant innkeeper at Holiday Inn downtown.
Promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inn - Northeast. Later promoted to innkeeper at Holiday Inns Riverfront, Downtown, South and North. Later promoted to Regional Director of all 7 Greater Cincinnati Holiday Inns.
Left Winegardner-Hammons in 1981 to open the Precinct.
Opened Precinct*, September 12, 1981
Opened Waterfront*, October 26, 1986
Opened Jeff Ruby's**, September 27, 1999
Opened Carlo & Johnny, June 22, 2001
Opened Tropicana, October 2002
Opened Jeff Ruby's @ Belterra, April 2004
* Has been voted best all-around restaurant in polls taken by the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Magazine
** Voted Best New Restaurant by readers of Cincinnati Magazine
Who is OJ Simpson?
A little Juice?
Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. He later worked as an actor, spokesperson and broadcaster.
Although considered by some to be one of the greatest running backs of all-time, Simpson is infamous for having been tried for the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized trial (often called the "Trial of the Century" in America). In 1997, Simpson was found liable for their deaths in civil court, but to date has paid little of the $33.5 million judgment.. He gained further notoriety in late 2006 when he wrote a book titled If I Did It, withdrawn by the publisher just before its release, which purports to be a first-person fictional account of the murder had he actually committed it.
Although considered by some to be one of the greatest running backs of all-time, Simpson is infamous for having been tried for the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized trial (often called the "Trial of the Century" in America). In 1997, Simpson was found liable for their deaths in civil court, but to date has paid little of the $33.5 million judgment.. He gained further notoriety in late 2006 when he wrote a book titled If I Did It, withdrawn by the publisher just before its release, which purports to be a first-person fictional account of the murder had he actually committed it.
Oj
OJ Gets no Juice!
Jeff Ruby kicks Oj Out! by
May 09, 2007
O.J. Gets the Boot !and no juice.
from Chef Ed at
chefedccp.comTo answer my number one email today “is it legal to refuse service ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts."I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."Chefed’s opinion on this.If the glove did not fit the boot did.Well first of all I wish it was my restaurantI bet if Jeff Ruby Lost the Law Suit the revenueAnd attention this is bringing his establishmentIs publicity you can’t buy.O.K. the fact is I may have handled it differently.Every one in the Restaurant business knows the your credit card is over limit trickWhen instead of yelling from the POS system your credit card is maxed out.You swiftly tell the person you have a very important phone call or sir our owner would like to speak to you or something. The way Jeff handled this tells me Gorilla marketing 101 a topic I love to study.Also I wonder if the Derby was not going on if anything would have been said.I can almost imagine the thoughts running threw Jeff’s head, how can I take advantage of a full restaurant and OJ to best benefit.The better outcome for Jeff Ruby would have been for him to discreetly asked him to leave and let OJ Freak out. Maybe even a I will kill you Kick me out. Then Jeff wouldHave looked like a victim not OJ.To answer my number one email today “is it legal to refuse service as a business owner?”The Kentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is over one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg).[1] The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. It is the single oldest annually held sporting event in the entire South.A little Juice?Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. He later worked as an actor, spokesperson and broadcaster.Although considered by some to be one of the greatest running backs of all-time, Simpson is infamous for having been tried for the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized trial (often called the "Trial of the Century" in America). In 1997, Simpson was found liable for their deaths in civil court, but to date has paid little of the $33.5 million judgment.. He gained further notoriety in late 2006 when he wrote a book titled If I Did It, withdrawn by the publisher just before its release, which purports to be a first-person fictional account of the murder had he actually committed it.Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse!Is a "Las Vegas style" New York steakhouse, sushi bar and supperclub serving USDA Prime Beef aged on the premises.http://www.jeffruby.com/Ruby said,... people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."HEADLINE: Boycotters, diners pass downtownBYLINE: Kevin Aldridge and Jane Prendergast, The Cincinnati EnquirerE-mail draws hundreds to eat, drinkBy Kevin Aldridge and Jane PrendergastThe Cincinnati EnquirerDowntown Cincinnati on Friday night drew hundreds of Tristaters to support businesses in the wake of the boycott, as well as protesters urging diners to think about justice, not food.The show of support was partially the result of an e-mail campaign that urged people to spend money downtown on Friday.Restaurants near the Aronoff Center for the Arts were packed. Reservations were hard to come by at eateries such as Jeff Ruby’s Steak House, Nicola’s Ristorante and the Maisonette. Nicholson’s Tavern & Pub, a popular Friday happy-hour spot, was booked through 8:30 p.m.“This is my city,” said Patty Grose of Kenwood, one of six people who walked into Ruby’s carrying a “Bust The Boycott” sign. “I usually come downtown and I’m going to continue to come downtown.”At the same time, the Rev. Damon Lynch III led about 45 boycott supporters on a walk from Ruby’s to other restaurants about 8 p.m. The leader of the Cincinnati Black United Front told his followers they were on “the right side of history” and said no day should be about “wine and dance and fun” until justice comes to the Queen City.As the protesters, both white and black, marched outside Ruby’s at Seventh and Walnut streets, they chanted about justice and peace and carried signs with slogans such as, “Eat, Drink and Be Racist.” Some people walking by, all of them white, shouted back profanities and insults. A few people threw trash down on the protestors from the windows above Ruby’s.Both sides pegged their actions to Friday, the date of Bill Cosby’s scheduled appearance at the Aronoff Center. He canceled in support of the boycott against Cincinnati businesses.Mr. Ruby placed a full-page ad in last Sunday’s Enquirer asking people to come downtown and see his “star-studded cast” of employees which would still be performing, unlike Mr. Cosby.“The one good thing Cincinnati has going for it is the people who live here,” Mr. Ruby said. “Whoever’s idea the e-mail campaign was, it was a nice one.”Jamie Ramsey, of Fort Wright, celebrated his 28th birthday Friday night at Nicholson’s. He agreed Cincinnati has some problems, but said the boycott is only creating more.“I fully support trying to get out and help defeat the boycott,” said Tom Roose, 29, one of Mr. Ramsey’s friends. “I think it’s 100 percent not helping. It’s hurting everyone — black, white, Hispanic, you name it.”The turnout on Friday was important for businesses near the Aronoff that were depending on the clientele that would have been generated from Mr. Cosby’s performances.“We definitely would have taken a hit losing Bill Cosby,” said Kevin Fryman, general manager of Nicholson’s.“What bothers me about this boycott is that it’s a minority of the minority that is affecting minorities in a negative way,” Mr. Ruby said.Councilman John Cranley, who made stops at Nicholson’s and Ruby’s, said it was important to show support for downtown businesses. Other council members and Mayor Charlie Luken could be found at Ruby’s and other establishments.“It shows an indomitable spirit and pride that this is still our city,” Mr. Cranley said.Boycotter Linda Thomas of the West End said she understands people have the right to spend their money where they want. But she marched Friday night hoping that “the nation can really see the truth about Cincinnati.”“But it’s their money they’re spending,” she said. “I’m not spending one dime downtown until this gets straightened out.”Boycott supporter Michele Taylor-Mitchell’s sign asks a question of patrons entering Jeff Ruby’s restaurant Friday.David Pogue of Over-the-Rhine serenades some of the hundreds who came downtown Friday.That kind of advertising, you can’t buy.I’ve eaten at that restaurant. It is great. Fabulous steaks. Go Jeff!"I trust they took away the silverware before they told him."LOL.... now that's funny!36 posted on 05/08/2007 6:01:18 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (The liberty we prize is not America’s giftRuby was equally concerned that this heifer would bankrupt him at the"All You Can Eat" ribs bar.I sent him one too!!! What a great business owner - morality over money.It would not be a hate crime, nor racial discrimination. Mr. Ruby kicked OJ Simpson out because he was an odious person, not because he was black.]Idiot child of the 60s...He was there looking for the real killers.Ruby should have let him look in the mirror in the men's room before he left.My brother was in town for the Derby. He said the juice was all over town glad handing and such.The difference is, the white guy wouldn’t have gotten off, because the white jury would have actually considered ALL the evidence, not just the accuser/accused skin color.Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head.It is always lurking right below the surface. And now with Johnnie Cockrin gone, who will stand up to it?Good!Just nauseating, isn’t it? Every person that smiles and shakes his (O.J.’s) hand is sickening.When Jeff Ruby came on the scene in Cincinnati in the 70’s, I thought he was a punk....I just re-considered!! Good Going!After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left.Ok... what the hell is wrong with these people? I cannot BELIEVE there are people who want to hang around with psychopaths.Post From around the Net:Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service (Right On!) May 8, 2007 Denies OJ Simpson ServicePosted on 05/08/2007 5:17:38 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60sCincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby was at his restaurant in Louisville for Kentucky Derby weekend, when an employee approached him, apparently excited that O.J. Simpson was sitting down to dinner.Ruby said he took another puff of his cigar and another sip of his drink and decided, "I don't want him here."Ruby said he found Simpson in the Churchill room of his "Jeff Ruby's Louisville" steakhouse and told Simpson, "I'm not serving you."Ruby said he did it for the Goldman and Brown families, referring, of course, to the families of the people O.J. was accused of killing.Simpson was found not guilty in the criminal trial, but liable in a civil trial.After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left.Then, Ruby said, he went into the Churchill Room to be sure they were gone and people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."Ruby said it happened throughout the restaurant.He added that the next day in the restaurant, "Nobody in Louisville was talking about who won the Derby, who lost, what happened to the favorite, or the Queen. They were just talking about 'O.J. got thrown out of the place.'"Ruby's Louisville restaurant is the only one he owns outside of our Tri-state area. It's been open about a year.Good for Jeff Ruby!He was there looking for the real killers.Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head. What do you want to bet if it was a white former NFL player who had killed two people with a knife and walked HE would have received service by this restaurant ownerCan I help Jeff Ruby defend the lawsuit?Should have served him a backstretch burger.I doubt that David Duke would get served there, either.Oops, let's try that again with all the extra stuff...Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head. What do you want to bet if it was a white former NFL player who had killed two people with a knife and walked HE would have received service by this restaraunt owner/bigot?Are you serious or did you just forget the sarcasm tags?Get outta town with that BS.It had nothing to do with the color of his skin. It was all about the color of his victims’ blood.Ruby said,... people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."The feel good story of the month!!“and walked”In all seriousness, the left would probably consider the owner to have committed a hate crime, but not OJ.I thought a business had the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason?Well who knows? Maybe some white ex NFL player will kill two people with a knife,get let go by the court system and then go to dinner at this guys restaurant and then we’ll have a chance to put your theory to the test huh ???Jeff Ruby will no doubt get a call from Jessie Jackson threatening minority labor disruption in his restaurants unless, of course, an apology and a mega buck contribution to the ‘rainbow coalition’ isn’t forthcoming ... immediately. Yeah, Jesse can hold up the big guys like Budweiser and get beer distributorship's for his sons in the lucrative Chicago area. Jeff Ruby will tell him to stick it where the sun don’t shine ... none of which will ever be reported in the Gannet owned Cincinnati Enquirer ... Ruby’s hometown.You are either trying, unsuccessfully, to be funny or you are an A##.If I ever get to Louisville, you know where I’m having dinner!Jeepers....Louisville!!!Surprised nobody is calling this a ‘hate crime’. If you kick a black person out of most business establishments, the charge is soon to follow.I haven’t been to one of Jeff Ruby’s restaurants yet, but I think I just got a big urge to go.Sort of. Someone said “Al Sharpton”, and that’s like something he would say.Funny stuff.05/09/2007 3:51:23 AM PDT by KentuckianaHeadhunterNow OJ's lawyer is saying it was racism and is going after Ruby's liquor license.Ol’ OJ is really racking up the good deeds while on earth isn’t he?Unless Ted Kennedy was there at the same time, I don’t think he’s got much of a “racism” case!Seems simple to prove in court that either a black man or a white man "....continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct....",Racism? Going after the man's liquor license?Bravo.There are still some people with character and backbone left after all.I would say that race has something to do with this because if OJ was white, he would not have been acquitted and he’d be sitting in prison right now in which case this incident would never have happened in the first place.I was at the Derby, and saw OJ at Cevechi on Bardstown rd. at around 9 o;clock Sat. night. A friend in our group took her picture with him. The sight of OJ totally creeped me out.I was at the Derby this year as well, and really wish I had seen O.J.At minimum, I would have inquired if he was there in his search for the “real killers”.I will patronize this guy’s restaurant in the future. We end up doing a family dinner in Louisville every year or two; my BIL is up there.Begin with a date and the city where the press release is issued, e.g. January 5, 2006--Fargo, N.D.The first paragraph should sum up your announcement and mention every company or person involved.Make the following paragraphs short and provide more detail. Include a quote or two from key people; each quote should start a new paragraph.Your last paragraph is your "about" statement. It tells readers what your company is and what it does. If the press release includes a partnership with another company, include an "about" paragraph on it as well.Conclude your press release with contact information.Old Oj NewsPublisher of Oj's 'If I Did It' gets boot for her anti-semitismDecember 20, 2006 Edition 1Los Angeles - Controversial publisher Judith Regan, whose plan to publish a book by OJ Simpson called If I Did It ignited criticism, was fired for making anti-Semitic remarks.On Monday, a source confirmed a report in the New York Times that said Regan's sudden departure on Friday came after she made the comments in an quarrel with a Jewish lawyer for HarperCollins, a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire and the publisher of the Regan Books imprint.The newspaper said shortly after the remarks were made, Murdoch declared he would not tolerate "that kind of behaviour" and allowed HarperCollins chief executive Jane Friedman to fire her just as News Corp held its Christmas party for employees.Regan, who specialised in tell-all celebrity books, including that of porn star Jenna Jameson, was already engaged in talks about her next job, although the Wall Street Journal said she had hired Hollywood hardball attorney Bert Fields to represent her.It looks like a very nice restaurant.
Jeff Ruby kicks Oj Out! by
May 09, 2007
O.J. Gets the Boot !and no juice.
from Chef Ed at
chefedccp.comTo answer my number one email today “is it legal to refuse service ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts."I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."Chefed’s opinion on this.If the glove did not fit the boot did.Well first of all I wish it was my restaurantI bet if Jeff Ruby Lost the Law Suit the revenueAnd attention this is bringing his establishmentIs publicity you can’t buy.O.K. the fact is I may have handled it differently.Every one in the Restaurant business knows the your credit card is over limit trickWhen instead of yelling from the POS system your credit card is maxed out.You swiftly tell the person you have a very important phone call or sir our owner would like to speak to you or something. The way Jeff handled this tells me Gorilla marketing 101 a topic I love to study.Also I wonder if the Derby was not going on if anything would have been said.I can almost imagine the thoughts running threw Jeff’s head, how can I take advantage of a full restaurant and OJ to best benefit.The better outcome for Jeff Ruby would have been for him to discreetly asked him to leave and let OJ Freak out. Maybe even a I will kill you Kick me out. Then Jeff wouldHave looked like a victim not OJ.To answer my number one email today “is it legal to refuse service as a business owner?”The Kentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is over one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg).[1] The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. It is the single oldest annually held sporting event in the entire South.A little Juice?Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. He later worked as an actor, spokesperson and broadcaster.Although considered by some to be one of the greatest running backs of all-time, Simpson is infamous for having been tried for the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized trial (often called the "Trial of the Century" in America). In 1997, Simpson was found liable for their deaths in civil court, but to date has paid little of the $33.5 million judgment.. He gained further notoriety in late 2006 when he wrote a book titled If I Did It, withdrawn by the publisher just before its release, which purports to be a first-person fictional account of the murder had he actually committed it.Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse!Is a "Las Vegas style" New York steakhouse, sushi bar and supperclub serving USDA Prime Beef aged on the premises.http://www.jeffruby.com/Ruby said,... people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."HEADLINE: Boycotters, diners pass downtownBYLINE: Kevin Aldridge and Jane Prendergast, The Cincinnati EnquirerE-mail draws hundreds to eat, drinkBy Kevin Aldridge and Jane PrendergastThe Cincinnati EnquirerDowntown Cincinnati on Friday night drew hundreds of Tristaters to support businesses in the wake of the boycott, as well as protesters urging diners to think about justice, not food.The show of support was partially the result of an e-mail campaign that urged people to spend money downtown on Friday.Restaurants near the Aronoff Center for the Arts were packed. Reservations were hard to come by at eateries such as Jeff Ruby’s Steak House, Nicola’s Ristorante and the Maisonette. Nicholson’s Tavern & Pub, a popular Friday happy-hour spot, was booked through 8:30 p.m.“This is my city,” said Patty Grose of Kenwood, one of six people who walked into Ruby’s carrying a “Bust The Boycott” sign. “I usually come downtown and I’m going to continue to come downtown.”At the same time, the Rev. Damon Lynch III led about 45 boycott supporters on a walk from Ruby’s to other restaurants about 8 p.m. The leader of the Cincinnati Black United Front told his followers they were on “the right side of history” and said no day should be about “wine and dance and fun” until justice comes to the Queen City.As the protesters, both white and black, marched outside Ruby’s at Seventh and Walnut streets, they chanted about justice and peace and carried signs with slogans such as, “Eat, Drink and Be Racist.” Some people walking by, all of them white, shouted back profanities and insults. A few people threw trash down on the protestors from the windows above Ruby’s.Both sides pegged their actions to Friday, the date of Bill Cosby’s scheduled appearance at the Aronoff Center. He canceled in support of the boycott against Cincinnati businesses.Mr. Ruby placed a full-page ad in last Sunday’s Enquirer asking people to come downtown and see his “star-studded cast” of employees which would still be performing, unlike Mr. Cosby.“The one good thing Cincinnati has going for it is the people who live here,” Mr. Ruby said. “Whoever’s idea the e-mail campaign was, it was a nice one.”Jamie Ramsey, of Fort Wright, celebrated his 28th birthday Friday night at Nicholson’s. He agreed Cincinnati has some problems, but said the boycott is only creating more.“I fully support trying to get out and help defeat the boycott,” said Tom Roose, 29, one of Mr. Ramsey’s friends. “I think it’s 100 percent not helping. It’s hurting everyone — black, white, Hispanic, you name it.”The turnout on Friday was important for businesses near the Aronoff that were depending on the clientele that would have been generated from Mr. Cosby’s performances.“We definitely would have taken a hit losing Bill Cosby,” said Kevin Fryman, general manager of Nicholson’s.“What bothers me about this boycott is that it’s a minority of the minority that is affecting minorities in a negative way,” Mr. Ruby said.Councilman John Cranley, who made stops at Nicholson’s and Ruby’s, said it was important to show support for downtown businesses. Other council members and Mayor Charlie Luken could be found at Ruby’s and other establishments.“It shows an indomitable spirit and pride that this is still our city,” Mr. Cranley said.Boycotter Linda Thomas of the West End said she understands people have the right to spend their money where they want. But she marched Friday night hoping that “the nation can really see the truth about Cincinnati.”“But it’s their money they’re spending,” she said. “I’m not spending one dime downtown until this gets straightened out.”Boycott supporter Michele Taylor-Mitchell’s sign asks a question of patrons entering Jeff Ruby’s restaurant Friday.David Pogue of Over-the-Rhine serenades some of the hundreds who came downtown Friday.That kind of advertising, you can’t buy.I’ve eaten at that restaurant. It is great. Fabulous steaks. Go Jeff!"I trust they took away the silverware before they told him."LOL.... now that's funny!36 posted on 05/08/2007 6:01:18 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (The liberty we prize is not America’s giftRuby was equally concerned that this heifer would bankrupt him at the"All You Can Eat" ribs bar.I sent him one too!!! What a great business owner - morality over money.It would not be a hate crime, nor racial discrimination. Mr. Ruby kicked OJ Simpson out because he was an odious person, not because he was black.]Idiot child of the 60s...He was there looking for the real killers.Ruby should have let him look in the mirror in the men's room before he left.My brother was in town for the Derby. He said the juice was all over town glad handing and such.The difference is, the white guy wouldn’t have gotten off, because the white jury would have actually considered ALL the evidence, not just the accuser/accused skin color.Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head.It is always lurking right below the surface. And now with Johnnie Cockrin gone, who will stand up to it?Good!Just nauseating, isn’t it? Every person that smiles and shakes his (O.J.’s) hand is sickening.When Jeff Ruby came on the scene in Cincinnati in the 70’s, I thought he was a punk....I just re-considered!! Good Going!After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left.Ok... what the hell is wrong with these people? I cannot BELIEVE there are people who want to hang around with psychopaths.Post From around the Net:Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service (Right On!) May 8, 2007 Denies OJ Simpson ServicePosted on 05/08/2007 5:17:38 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60sCincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby was at his restaurant in Louisville for Kentucky Derby weekend, when an employee approached him, apparently excited that O.J. Simpson was sitting down to dinner.Ruby said he took another puff of his cigar and another sip of his drink and decided, "I don't want him here."Ruby said he found Simpson in the Churchill room of his "Jeff Ruby's Louisville" steakhouse and told Simpson, "I'm not serving you."Ruby said he did it for the Goldman and Brown families, referring, of course, to the families of the people O.J. was accused of killing.Simpson was found not guilty in the criminal trial, but liable in a civil trial.After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left.Then, Ruby said, he went into the Churchill Room to be sure they were gone and people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."Ruby said it happened throughout the restaurant.He added that the next day in the restaurant, "Nobody in Louisville was talking about who won the Derby, who lost, what happened to the favorite, or the Queen. They were just talking about 'O.J. got thrown out of the place.'"Ruby's Louisville restaurant is the only one he owns outside of our Tri-state area. It's been open about a year.Good for Jeff Ruby!He was there looking for the real killers.Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head. What do you want to bet if it was a white former NFL player who had killed two people with a knife and walked HE would have received service by this restaurant ownerCan I help Jeff Ruby defend the lawsuit?Should have served him a backstretch burger.I doubt that David Duke would get served there, either.Oops, let's try that again with all the extra stuff...Well, here we go again...institutionalized racism rears its ugly head. What do you want to bet if it was a white former NFL player who had killed two people with a knife and walked HE would have received service by this restaraunt owner/bigot?Are you serious or did you just forget the sarcasm tags?Get outta town with that BS.It had nothing to do with the color of his skin. It was all about the color of his victims’ blood.Ruby said,... people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."The feel good story of the month!!“and walked”In all seriousness, the left would probably consider the owner to have committed a hate crime, but not OJ.I thought a business had the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason?Well who knows? Maybe some white ex NFL player will kill two people with a knife,get let go by the court system and then go to dinner at this guys restaurant and then we’ll have a chance to put your theory to the test huh ???Jeff Ruby will no doubt get a call from Jessie Jackson threatening minority labor disruption in his restaurants unless, of course, an apology and a mega buck contribution to the ‘rainbow coalition’ isn’t forthcoming ... immediately. Yeah, Jesse can hold up the big guys like Budweiser and get beer distributorship's for his sons in the lucrative Chicago area. Jeff Ruby will tell him to stick it where the sun don’t shine ... none of which will ever be reported in the Gannet owned Cincinnati Enquirer ... Ruby’s hometown.You are either trying, unsuccessfully, to be funny or you are an A##.If I ever get to Louisville, you know where I’m having dinner!Jeepers....Louisville!!!Surprised nobody is calling this a ‘hate crime’. If you kick a black person out of most business establishments, the charge is soon to follow.I haven’t been to one of Jeff Ruby’s restaurants yet, but I think I just got a big urge to go.Sort of. Someone said “Al Sharpton”, and that’s like something he would say.Funny stuff.05/09/2007 3:51:23 AM PDT by KentuckianaHeadhunterNow OJ's lawyer is saying it was racism and is going after Ruby's liquor license.Ol’ OJ is really racking up the good deeds while on earth isn’t he?Unless Ted Kennedy was there at the same time, I don’t think he’s got much of a “racism” case!Seems simple to prove in court that either a black man or a white man "....continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct....",Racism? Going after the man's liquor license?Bravo.There are still some people with character and backbone left after all.I would say that race has something to do with this because if OJ was white, he would not have been acquitted and he’d be sitting in prison right now in which case this incident would never have happened in the first place.I was at the Derby, and saw OJ at Cevechi on Bardstown rd. at around 9 o;clock Sat. night. A friend in our group took her picture with him. The sight of OJ totally creeped me out.I was at the Derby this year as well, and really wish I had seen O.J.At minimum, I would have inquired if he was there in his search for the “real killers”.I will patronize this guy’s restaurant in the future. We end up doing a family dinner in Louisville every year or two; my BIL is up there.Begin with a date and the city where the press release is issued, e.g. January 5, 2006--Fargo, N.D.The first paragraph should sum up your announcement and mention every company or person involved.Make the following paragraphs short and provide more detail. Include a quote or two from key people; each quote should start a new paragraph.Your last paragraph is your "about" statement. It tells readers what your company is and what it does. If the press release includes a partnership with another company, include an "about" paragraph on it as well.Conclude your press release with contact information.Old Oj NewsPublisher of Oj's 'If I Did It' gets boot for her anti-semitismDecember 20, 2006 Edition 1Los Angeles - Controversial publisher Judith Regan, whose plan to publish a book by OJ Simpson called If I Did It ignited criticism, was fired for making anti-Semitic remarks.On Monday, a source confirmed a report in the New York Times that said Regan's sudden departure on Friday came after she made the comments in an quarrel with a Jewish lawyer for HarperCollins, a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire and the publisher of the Regan Books imprint.The newspaper said shortly after the remarks were made, Murdoch declared he would not tolerate "that kind of behaviour" and allowed HarperCollins chief executive Jane Friedman to fire her just as News Corp held its Christmas party for employees.Regan, who specialised in tell-all celebrity books, including that of porn star Jenna Jameson, was already engaged in talks about her next job, although the Wall Street Journal said she had hired Hollywood hardball attorney Bert Fields to represent her.It looks like a very nice restaurant.
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