JT, Drifter, Fred, Cliff and others...
Good to know everyone is alive, well and still knows how to post. I keep expecting any one of your names to pop up in some other stock I've invested, but it's only happened a couple of times.
Zulu was numbing and it damn near bankrupted me, but I've recovered. Have done pretty well playing IPOs, QPs and staking out a nice long position here and there in prospective very unZulu-like type stocks.
Ironically, the whole online television commercial thing came up in one of my plays. I've been a user of NetZero since its beginning and became an investor since its first day of trading. Gotta admit I nearly fainted when a press release came out stating NZRO, the leading free ISP in America, purchased Aim-TV which does television-quality commercials on the Internet.
It was almost like shades of Zulu all over. The difference, however, is NZRO has Goldman Sachs, Compaq, Xerox, General Motors, IdeaLabs and other credible sources behind it. Actually, it's a neat stock. Hopefully next week's earnings report will put some pop into it.
I've stuck with JT's recommendation, for the whole time since Zulu's demise, of not investing in penny stocks. Stayed clear away from 'em. That is until I recently picked up eDigital (EDIG) at two bucks. It closed today at $17 and not only has gas in its tank but seems to have a credit card (licensing/royalty technology, ala QCOM) to keep filling up for the distance. Cash in folks--news next week!
Also, I started a pretty interesting thread on SI. I think you'll like it. A good way to find prospective stocks. It's called A Stock Rating Thread. For me it's worked three out of four times: INTF (in at four, now 34); ZICA (in at 6, now at 21); LPTHA (in and out at several points, now at 27) and MOTO (in at two, now at 13/16--lost on that one!) But I'll tell ya, three out of four is a lot better than going zero for everything with Zulu!
Here's the link:
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Well, enough of the horn toots. Overall, I'm OK, glad I survived Zulu--almost didn't! Oh yeah, I moved from Cambridge into New York City. If any of you recall the poster ZuluIsland, she and I are now nearly married. It's now she and me and 11 cats! Funny how it goes. Chow meow!!! In Zulu I lost thousands of dollars, but at least I discovered a highly beautiful woman in my life.
Except for the egg on my face from Zulu, I think ultimately I came out of it all in a fair in karma. Why? Because I found the woman I love and I gained a lot of knowledge from you folks. I don't know if I've yet learned how to get rich, but I have learned how not to lose a lot. These days I still function in a world full of optmism, but it has its limits--a big difference!
By the way, Drifter, you mentioned the ole' gas-house gang. Although I'm now 50, I can still turn a double play on the ball diamond--LOL! How's your hockey game, Drifter?
Best to all!
Michael (aka PartyTime) |
