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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (114794)	1/8/2001 8:11:54 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

"The thrill is gone" . . . nothing left but sketchy promises.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (114794)	1/8/2001 8:35:26 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

What a sad ending to the glorious promise that we knew as Amazon.com. I was never really a "believer." I was a spectator. I once allowed myself to look to the visonaries.... The wonder kids, the new set.... I pondered, maybe it IS different this time, maybe those fools on the hill are no fools at all.... Maybe I am the one who cannot see.... I thought, "maybe it really will work- so many say it will! " I did some research, some reading, asked the neighbors, asked the friends - "are you buying on-line?" "Oh yes!!" "Oh Yes!!" I was liberated... "Yes it can work, it really can," I thought! But then, thoughts of financials crept into my head... And my dream was ruined... The demon of deliverables was pouncing.... The little happy warehouse fulfillment worker slowed his dance... And the song began to fade... Into the magical night came the harsh remander, "HEY, I CAN GET IT CHEAPER AT ETOYS!!!! " ... And I was started from my slumber... I thought, "There's an intruder in my space..." But no, it was the Raven of Reality, arrived to steal my vision... And gone was any delusion of madness, gone was the fantasy, gone was any glimmer of hope for unending fantastical investment profits from the Cash Cow then known as Amazon.com. And in my night cap, my bed dress, and covered by a thin layer of perspiry, I descended my stairs into my parlor, where I sat for seemingly unending hours pondering this epiphany. "It is not to be," said I to the night, "it is not to be".... " IT IS NOT TO BE !!" And that, in our year 1998, was the point of awareness, of light. "Light is a wonderful thing," thought I, "a wonderful thing ....... "

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (114794)	1/8/2001 11:24:21 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Respond to of 164684

Glenn, re CHK, i'm going to wait and see how the acquisition affects their stock. KP took a 30% dive on the Jan 2 close of the acquistion they made. That acq was known well in advance, as is the acquisition of Gothic by chk. Also, the recent runup really began when when they announced the terms of the acq had been finalized. Could be a "sell on the news" effect. chk is going to close on the Gothic acq next week I believe. This is the only reason I'm not diving back in after the pulback from the recent runup. Victor finance.yahoo.com