Oracle's Larry Ellison bails on a keynote speech and the reaction was pretty funny
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Ellison was scheduled to talk mid-day at one event and in the evening at the other.
People assembled for the first speech and after a long delay, Ellison never showed.
He was there in D.C., but was struck with laryngitis, Oracle finally told the crowd.
The flummoxed organizers had no pinch hitter, so the crowded room was told to just go hang out with each other and "network."
Here's a picture of the crowd waiting to hear Ellison:
Ready to listen to Larry Ellison #OracleIC15 pic.twitter.com/CwcDvQGVqx
- Kenyatta Lovett (@kenyattalovett) March 25, 2015
The reaction to all of this, naturally, hit Twitter, where attendees took it all in good-natured stride:
When Larry Ellison loses his voice, he is replaced by...no one. #irreplaceable? #oracleconnect pic.twitter.com/UFXkERuorU
- Carol Wilson (@CNWEdit) March 25, 2015
@fmanjoo @alex Ellison's immune system performed a hostile takeover of his larynx.
- Jack Clark (@mappingbabel) March 25, 2015
Ellison was feeling ok last week. He was hanging out at the at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, seen with lots of famous people, even Bill Gates.
@mappingbabel @alex too much tennis screaming - and who is Nikita http://t.co/uqtCF1iaQD
- StockJockey (@StockJockey) March 25, 2015
This was a far nicer crowd than the one Ellison ditched in 2013 when he skipped a keynote at his own customer conference to watch his team race in the America's Cup. Some attendees were really ticked off about that.
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