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To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (6323)	6/28/1999 11:33:00 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 15132

Exceptional point! Bad advice on a single issue (where limited exposure was advised from the onset due to high risk) does not negate exceptional advice given on many, many more points. Good to keep it in perspective. One additional point... When Tony called the show (Jan 9th), AOL had closed at $72.50 the Friday before and closed the next Monday after his call at $83 something. Today it is above $100.... My recollection was he was talking about momentum.... and might have been right at the time he called! I am sure you can ask him at his thread: suite101.com Bob has created another Star! Tony, MakenaMaui and many others!

To: Justa Werkenstiff who wrote (6323)	6/28/1999 11:49:00 AM
From: Allan Harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

What does UTEK have to do with their internet portfolio anyway? The on-air ridicule was directed at holding a stock while it lost 50% of it's value. My use of UTEK was merely to show that such is the fate of non-Interent stocks as well, including but not limited to a stock that Brinker has rated as either a Buy or Hold for it's entire decline. The fact that some Internet stocks are volatile and decline 50% in a couple of months says nothing about opportunities in the sector, just as UTEK's decline says nothing about it's sector and certainly says very little about Brinker's stock picking prowess. Speaking of which, he recommended Vodaphone in 1989. I wonder what it's price/earnings, price/sales and price/book were at that time? Regardless, it was a stellar recommendation, as was Microsoft, almost visionary. A