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To: dpg48 who wrote (73929)	11/18/1999 8:50:00 PM
From: Samuel Wayne Turner	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90042

I havent heard about the accident, just got in from night firing at the range. You are also quite correct about most willing to share their winners and not their losers. I have made some real bonehead plays this year that although they turn my stomach when I think about how I played them, fortunately havent cost me a tremendous amount of money. I am doing very well this year overall. Still, at the risk of sounding like the village idiot, let me tell you about my two biggest bonehead moves( both recently), I bought 1k neon when it tanked at 17 and change, held it down to 13 bought another 1k which I sold a day later for 5/8 a point, and then when neon appeared stalled and perhaps for a longtime, sold it in the mid 13s for a $3500 dollar loss(net loss 3k). Of course I neednt tell you where neon is now only a few weeks later. Also just a few weeks ago I had played asdv and made a nice profit after it had tanked earlier, so I reentered for 2k shares at 15. Stock appeared stalled for a few days so I sold at 15 1/2 and felt smug as I moved on to better game(or so I thought). I neednt tell you where asdv is today and how my smugness has turned to acute acid indigestion. So having revealed what a true wall street wizard I am, I dont mind claiming a profit in nn or cs or pair or any of my other holdings. I am currently well above water in everything I am holding now except 4k shares of little HIV that I am holding. I have other horror stories of lost opportunites that I could share, but if I revealed them the thread might vote me off of si as being to mentally handicapped to be a member.

To: dpg48 who wrote (73929)	11/18/1999 10:21:00 PM
From: kathyh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

it is an aggie tradition to make a bonfire before the ut/a&m game which is always the day after thanksgiving... its our biggest rivalry... the aggies work for many days, maybe even weeks before on this thing... it is a feat of engineering... not like any bonfire you have ever seen before... my brother went to school at a&m and helped build the bonfire for a few years... it is horrible that such an important and fun tradition could turn into such a tragedy... the only time the bonfire has not been held in the past 80 or so years was in 1963... after kennedy's assasination... of course these kids and their families are in our prayers... this is from kvue channel 24 web page... Early Morning Bonfire Collapse Claims Nine, Injures Dozens More An Austinite is among the nine students who died Thursday after the Aggie Bonfire timber structure collapsed in College Station. Anderson High School graduate Christopher Breen died as a result of the accident. Breen, who was a member of the Aggie Corps of Cadets, was an honors student and football player while at Anderson. Other victims who died in the early-morning accident include senior Jeremy Frampton from California, sophomores Jerry Self from Arlington, Nathan West from Bellaire, and Chad Powell from Keller; and freshmen Brian McClain from San Antonio, Jamie Hand of Henderson, Lucas Kimmel of Corpus Christi, and Christopher Heard of Houston. At least 28 other students were injured when the 40-foot tall stack of several thousand logs collapsed at around 3:00 AM Thursday. College Station-area hospitals report receiving 26 students, admitting 9, while the others were treated and released. Rescuers report more people may be trapped in the rubble, but do not know whether those victims are still alive. Rescue efforts continued into the night under bright lights. Cranes have been used to gingerly pick logs away from the wood pile in hopes of finding more survivors buried within. As many as 50 people were atop the pile of logs when it gave way, pinning many of them underneath. TX A&M officials have cancelled this year's bonfire, scheduled for Thanksgiving night preceeding the annual Texas versus Texas A&M football game. This would have been the 89th bonfire, as they were held annually since 1909 as a motivator for the game. (No bonfire was held in 1963 after the assasination of President Kennedy.) The 1994 structure collapsed and was re-built prior to the fire. NOTES: --Thousands attended a prayer service Thursday evening at Reed Arena on the Texas A&M campus. Former President George Bush, Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, and school president Ray Bowen were among those attending. --PROGRAM NOTE: KVUE 24 is broadcasting the Texas A&M memorial service at 10:35PM tonight (Thursday night). --Parents who believe their students were part of the crew working on the bonfire may call 888/777-6676 for more information. Parents only, please. --Austin's Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas is seeking blood donations to help resupply the more than 100 units of blood sent to hospitals treating the many victims. All blood types are needed, especially 0-. The center is open weekdays until 6PM, at 4300 North Lamar Boulevard. --Six members of the Austin Fire Department assisted in the rescue efforts Thursday evening. They are members of a statewide rescue group titled "Texas Task Force 1" activated during emergencies. --Austin's Tarrytown United Methodist Church is open to visitors and has a pastor available for counseling. The church claims 22 Texas A&M students in its membership. 2601 Exposition Boulevard --The University of Texas has cancelled the annual Hex Rally scheduled for Monday night. In its place a Unity Gathering has been scheduled for 9PM Monday on U.T.'s Main Mall. University president Larry Faulkner and Texas football coach Mack Brown will be among the speakers. The Texas Tower will be darkened Monday evening in honor of the accident victims. Look to KVUE-24 News on-air and kvue.com for updates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- kvue.com