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To: Dennis Vail who wrote (3787)	1/9/1998 11:53:00 AM
From: Volcano888	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4704

... obviously there is a credibility problem anytime investors perceive there is one; no argument there. but one aspect of all the harsh criticism strikes me as somewhat inconsistent, if not unfair: on the one hand, most seem to feel that the 1-cent earnings miss is not all that bad, but at the same time management is being blasted for having said it was comfortable with the estimates. ... one other (oversimplified) observation: seems rain might do well to stick to tourist areas and or at least reassess the move into suburbs and shopping centers. the notion of three in the chicago area always did seem curious, or perhaps some kind of costly experiment. ... re disney: since it always seems to be operating at about 100 percent capacity, one wonders how it can find ways to keep revenues rising so much.

To: Dennis Vail who wrote (3787)	1/9/1998 1:38:00 PM
From: J. Kittle	Respond to of 4704

Dennis, or anyone that knows the answer: What is the rent at Disney locations as compared to the others? I assume Disney gets a % of revenues, but was wondering if the % earnings at these locations was as great as at other locations. I realize that the advertising exposure at Disney, is worth several Millions in itself. Jeff

To: Dennis Vail who wrote (3787)	1/9/1998 5:32:00 PM
From: Rusti H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4704

>Exactly!! But lets make sure this year we have some shareholder >representation on >the board. All RAIN needs is upfront competant leadership to turn >this around. OK NP Ned , We're all behind you, now let's have some specifics on how we are going to proceed with this. Would you, for example, like to be run for the board? If not, then who? How many votes would we need? Do we have any idea how many we could get from a: this board b: yahoos board c: Motley fool. How else can we get to the shareholders without spending a fortune? Do you know any of the institutional managers? Do you know anyone who knows any of them? Mike? And when IS the annual meeting? If all else fails, your tree is still here. \|>]