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To: Pruguy who wrote (22956)	6/18/1999 1:11:00 AM
From: Ed Forrest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

To: +Ed Forrest (22942 ) From: +Pruguy Thursday, Jun 17 1999 11:46PM ET Reply # of 22958 >>it really doesn't matter if its new or old...<< It matters to me.Maybe not everyone cares but as a trader I'd like to know and not have to search to verify how current the information is that is being posted.Lets take a straw poll.I'll post the question. Ed Forrest

To: Pruguy who wrote (22956)	6/18/1999 8:44:00 AM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

RE: Henry Blodgett. I find it interesting that when Blodgett was at CIBC Oppenheimer he said that $400.00 was the price target for AMZN before year end 1998.Then Jonathon Cohen (who was then at Merrill) said AMZN was worth $40. ( His negativity on the internets represented Merrill's pooh poohing of the internet as a business. I remeber they had a one-on-one on CNBC and Blodgett trumpeted AMZN at $400., Cohen saying fooey, it's only worth $40. Now Blodgett is at Merrill ( and he is more toned down on the nets) and Cohen is at Wit Capital and he's the Internet Guru now! My lesson: watch the agenda of analysts and how their employment seems to have a big impact on what they say!

To: Pruguy who wrote (22956)	6/18/1999 11:28:00 AM
From: Daniel O'Keefe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

I don't know whether to call you and idiot or a liar. The fact is Jonathon Cohen, the analyst at Merrill before Blodget, had a 1-1 rating (the strongest rating an analyst can put on a stock) on AOL during his brief, nine months at Merrill. So what is it? Are you an idiot or a liar? This is what bothers me about threads like this. Idiots (or liars) like yourself are able to spout pure falsehoods and get away with it unless somebody calls you on it. I don't have the time but if you call me on this I will go back and provide you with a very accurate record of Jonathon Cohen's recommendations while at Merrill. Trust me, I made a lot of money thanks to his strong recommendations on AOL in 1998.