Dennis,
With research assistants such as yours, maybe we should be comparing Mattel, Hasbro, Tyco, and Galoob. You'd have the real inside track.
Nevertheless I am impressed that you plan on scheduling a trip for the sole purpose of visiting RAIN. I'd bet those assistants won't be the slightest bit disappointed to be so close to
Disney World without ever making it to the parks. If you haven't been there before(right!?), the key to avoiding most of the traffic if you intend to stay until closing is to park at the Contemporary hotel in
the park, as the monorail to the hotel is a lot less crowded than to the regular parking lot. Sort of like the RAIN coupon....thanks for the tip.
Speaking of DANB, I haven't made it to Chicago lately, but I was recently in NYC for work and made sure to wear my D&B t-shirt a few times(smell is irrelevant) just to pique the curiosities of millions of
NYers prior to the NY opening over the next year. I did have one of yours scoped out by a friend, as I did for both DANBs in Dallas. Also, my cousin has been to Phil. and Atl. over the last year, so the advance
scouts have been out.
Unfortunately, it looks like the market might be doing a little consolidating for a while. I guess for profits in well-run growing companies, patience may truly be a virtue this year. It looks like maybe I should have
put more in investment companies themselves....from biggies like Merr. Lynch to the little fish like Kinnard(KINN if curious) most are doing pretty well with all of our interest.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on DANB.....don't expect it to resemble a trip to Bordeaux, though.
Dutifully,
Marshall |
