Ron, that was very kind of you. However, my source, a London floor trader has to remain anonymous,just like the island hideout location has to remain anonymous. Due to his walking in their rarified air, he was invited to watch as the bags were offloaded into the white beached caves. He gets the most huge chuckle to this day, since the reason folks even PLAY on the LDMA is for the very anonymity it affords.
However, rest assured, your lovely quoted Greider summary will go winging its way into his personal e*mail, as he's retired now and living in the states. This gent is one of my dearest friends, and has been for darn near 20 years now. He'll get a bang out of not only seeing Grieder's commentary, but the fact that you could so readily lay your hands on it. Yessiree, that will tickle ole Don and rightly so!
Funny, Grieder did NOT address any of the 90% Merc. bags the boyz from Texas stashed. Guess Grieder didn't know about the Merc. contract. Hell, I usta trade the damn thing myself, back in those days.
But I'll confess to chickening out of the bubble at $32K per $1,000 bag. It went to $52K+ without me. My buyer was flying this stuff out, sometimes twice a day to GodKnowsWhere, as he shooore didn't tell me. But like I said, at $32K per bag, I bowed out, and watched the rest of it with first moonlanding-like fascination! Man, those WERE the days.
And for those who don't know where ole Volcker hangs his hat now...
he's still Greenbritches boss, if you know what I mean. So, ole Unca Al does NOT have the last word, never has, frankly, even tho' he's probably the most "reverred" since ole J.P. himselfen!
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