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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (22290)8/7/2002 1:06:54 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Respond to of 74559
 
Thinking is not nearly as good as knowing.

Knowing is not nearly as good as being there.

Being there is not nearly as good as voyeurism***. Which, alas is all we can do regarding our mystery man. He's real and he was rich. He was a dominating figure in the early history of the oil industry. I'm shocked that his name doesn't come dribbling off anyone's lips, since he was such a pivotal figure.

Here's another hint. He played prominently in "the Prize(SM)".

Yergin your chain, Ray

***Looked at from a capitalist's view of the purpose of celebrity, i.e. to sell tabloids....