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To: Greg Hull who wrote (10577)	11/17/1999 11:57:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Greg, I've read all of the postings since the beginning of the thread this past February. Now read them again in the reverse direction. :) I don't follow ANCR and am thrilled to see how well it's done. One of the first people I "met" online also held it through thick and thin. It's great to learn how well he's done with it this year. Congratulations to you, too, and especially for your perseverance. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff! --Mike

To: Greg Hull who wrote (10577)	11/18/1999 12:06:00 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Congratulations, Greg! As Merlin described it, you have just hurdled the barrier to entry for G&K'ing. That was a great tekboy-like introduction. There is only one step left before we can initiate you as a full fledged member of the Gorilla gang; you need to fill in a little more of your profile so we can get an angle on you. uf

To: Greg Hull who wrote (10577)	11/18/1999 3:40:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Greg, thanks so much for sharing tales of your journey. Your success in investing is obviously due to hard work and hard study. I suspect you will be the last to read this thread start to finish! Your discovery of ANCR was fortuitous, and ANCR is not Gorilla. IMO its fortunes will moderate as the host of competitors rush in with new products in this standards-based fibre channel market. Hold it lightly. I will not pretend to give YOU advice, as you are outperforming me by far, so I look forward to your contributions. You have certainly earned some stripes here! It is not up to me to make nominations, but I can call you "Sir Readsalot" <VBG>. Galahad

To: Greg Hull who wrote (10577)	11/18/1999 3:48:00 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Greg, I think your experience in investing fits well with us. I am amazed at your reading all of the posts. I am in love with what I write, all pearls of wisdom, of course, but lets face it, the 10K plus posts on this thread contain a lot of chit-chat. Bruce, your chart on the stocks I sold is interesting. I think I did as well, and usually much better, on what I bought when I sold. I really squeezed the eagle dry on AOL and Softy, I think they are at about what I sold them for. The best motto I know on past investments, and other follies is: "Never look back, you will die of remorse!" I think the secret to my success the last 7 years is that I: 1: Never got into really risky companies, too chicken, I guess. 2:"pulled the trigger" at the first sign of trouble, and cut my losses. I sold 28 companies at a loss, for a total of about 25K, as I remember. That about equals the 25 to 30 companies that I got in, and right out of, for about a 25K profit. Downsouth really summed it up when he reminded me of my comment on his portfolio a year ago. It was composed of Fortune 500 big names, like J&J and GE. I told him that I did not have time to wait to make money on the stocks he held. When I started 7 years ago, I knew that I wanted to be at 1 million by age 65. I also knew that it was a very short time frame. That is why I have "cut to the chase" so often in my investment decisions. I used to worry that my declining years would consist of my daughter telling me, "Daddy, my husband hates it when you drool in your soup!" Now my declining years will consist of saying things like, "Oh boy, would you clean this mess up, please?"