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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (16265)	9/7/1998 12:00:00 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Glenn, the ref. to B&T being "10% owners" came from the Yahoo "Insider Profile" at biz.yahoo.com . I think we concluded at the time that this must be an error as there was no evidence that this many shares could have been issued to them since the latest proxy and they were not listed as a 10% owner in the proxy. I suppose it is possible that, for some reason, they are lumped in with some other large holder as a "controlled group" for SEC reporting purposes and together they account for 10% ownership (or did long ago), but I haven't found anything to indicate that either. B&T is partly owned by a DC based investment firm called The Carlyle Group - have they shown up on any 13(d) or other filings? Anyway, assertions that they are paying for inventory with stock are the kind of baseless assertions that could end up getting one sued. OC should ask a couple other posters here how much fun that is. Besides, there is plenty else for which to criticize the company, its valuation, and the analysts who cover it. Regards, Bob