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To: Dale Baker who wrote (8895)	7/15/1999 4:57:00 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 118717

My last comment tonight - some people have commented elsewhere that I have been too hard on Rande and BDE. I am always open to being told I am being stupid about something. I feel justified in this case, however. I deeply distrust anyone who tries to take a group of people in hand and lead them around like a shepherd. Some people like or need it, but the situation is fraught with the chance to lead them astray. I wouldn't do it myself. That's why I made it clear that this is not a leader/follower environment. Don't trust me any more than you would trust your favorite bartender (you can see what I aspire to in life). I also base this on having watched various self-serving politicians suck people in around the world. It's not a pretty picture, but it reminds me of some scenes I see on SI. Finally, I spent some time with the BDE SEC filings today. If everything goes right and Wall Street gives them a wild, wacko Internut valuation, they could go up from here. I have a stop on my short and may just cover it at a small profit soon. But the company is selling stock for operating money, it is complaining about deals being delayed or not completed, and its main business ventures are a long way from producing enough money to cover their cash burn. I can see why a company with so many pending deals is trading down at $5. Probably stock from a recent convertible hitting the market. So I stand by my DD on BDE and my personal feelings about how Rande reacted to my post on his thread. I wont' post to him or his thread again. Just wanted to clear this up for everyone lurking here now. In general, I would like to preserve the atmosphere we have created on this thread. If I get sharp from time to time, I will try to keep it within reasonable limits. Or you guys can tell me I am being stupid. I always like a friendly argument. PS One hint - multiple !!!! are really annoying, no matter what the context.