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To: Mark Marcellus who wrote (6182)	7/12/2000 10:53:25 AM
From: Gary M. Reed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

<<<...something similar to the fine series of "celebrity" interviews that she did from the floor at the end of last year. Then, at the end of the interview, another wrestler could come from behind and hit him over the head with a chair. A tag team match could break out, and Maria could referee it.>>> That is the most hilarious thing I've read in months. Even more funny is the fact that I can actually picture Maria doing it. "Woo-hoo folks, if you think I get excited when I get bumped and rubbed-up against by young men on the floor of the NYSE, you haven't seen ANYTHING until you've seen me in an enclosed cage with two beefcakes...woo-hoo folks, the thought of being in the ring with two huge, brute males makes me tinkle, these guys make Dick Grasso look like a damned fairy..." In fact, I don't think we should stop at wrestling. For maximum ratings exposure, all of the anchors should take on a Jim Rome-style of hosting. On Buy-Sell-Hold segments, the anchor could refer to callers as "Clones," and tell each caller "Two rules--have a take; do not suck." Matter of fact, that would be good boilerplate to tell analyst guests, I can see Liz C. telling some fund manager--"listen Meat, have a take, do not suck." Viewers could fax in smart-aleck comments to guests, the best of which would be read aloud by the anchor--can you see Haines, reading from a fax, telling Eric Gustafson, "Your last month's picks got slashed like my ex-wife's throat, Signed, Orenthal." Hmmm, the more I think about this Jim Rome approach to financial TV, the more I actually like it. I think I may be onto something here...