| John, I certainly want to pay tribute to you for introducing me to Igen. I owe you many thanks. My first purchase was in 1996, and I stayed the course. I felt the Igen risk was a bit too great in the heat of MSD, and reduced my exposure from about 80% of my portfolio to a more prudent 25%. But I never doubted your praises for the technology. I did by best to accomodate to a deal I hardly could care for, but picked up sufficient calls to double that latter holding just before Sam revealed the settlement. Actually, I bought July calls a week before they expired. When settlement did not come the week end I expected it, two market days after I bought them, I took a small loss on those and rolled into August calls. So I will remain quite long on Newco. And my account will certainly enjoy the cash lubrication. BTW, don't know if you have monitored the Yahoo board, but think you were aware that I picked up afflictions of lung and prostate cancer. Good luck dogs my path. The PSA is .1 following radiation seeding, and lung surgery failed but I entered the Iressa trials and my three substantial lung lesions disappeared more than six months ago. Meanwhile the VA agreed my problem resulted from atomic radiation at Bikini tests right after WWII, and allowed me total service connected disability. Of course, I am on oxygen, but still enjoying life with gusto. Best of luck and many thanks to you! |
