'Happy Hour' at the Bull and Bear
I was definitely the oldest guy in the [Bull and Bear Steakhouse], the restaurant on East 49th and Lexington. But I had a purpose: to check out ["Happy Hour,"](http://www.foxbusiness.com/our-team/on-air/index.html) a [Fox Business Network](http://www.foxbusiness.com) shot daily from 5-6 pm weekdays. Its probably one of the only shows where the audience are the bar patrons with drinks in hand. The Bull and Bear isnt your average neighborhood bar (its in the Waldorf), and it looks like the sort of place high-ranking suits meet to socialize and make deals. And having a young, attractive female host in a boob-revealing top and f-me boots probably helps get their hearts pumping faster than the trading floor.
The hosts [Cody Willard] (principal of CL Willard Capital and best friend of Neil Patrick Harris, yes Doogie Houser), [Rebecca Gomez](http://www.foxbusiness.com/our-team/personalities/rebecca-gomez/) (the hottie) and contributor [Eric Bolling](http://www.foxbusiness.com/our-team/personalities/eric-bolling) (commodity trader and 1984 Pittsburg Pirate draft pick) make up a cast with a lot of chemistry, spewing out stock market facts and tips while using drink references the whole way through. "Happy Hour" gets a large spectrum of guests (mainly economists and CEOs), but celebrities get face time as well. When I was in attendance the other night the General Scales was interviewed about Russias involvement in Georgia and how the crisis will most likely raise gas prices. Then the show shifted to Americas foreclosure crisis as they brought on a NJ sheriff to talk about a recent police stand off with a man who refused to let his 88-year-old grandfather lose his home.
Fox Business Network is currently taking full advantage of their rival network, CNBCs Olympic broadcasting. Fox has been on a sneaky ad campaign placing commercials on CNBC informing viewers that FBN is continuing with business programming while CNBC will be switching over to sport coverage. The hope is to chip away from CNBCs viewers by informing them with FBN channel listings. Eric Bolling used to work for CNBC before switching to Fox and during a commercial an older man approached wanting to shake his hand and said 'Fast Money' [Bollings former show] has never been the same with out you. The network has started to gather momentum but is still struggling to challenge CNBC for market supremacy.