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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (50236)	3/6/1999 8:24:00 PM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 132070

MMV and gang: What do you suppose would happen if Sir Alan reached over and turned the "liquidity" tap counter clockwise about a half a turn? Worse, what if he turned it all the way off and then started a vacuum pump to pull part of that "liquidity" back out of the system? Would this slow the market? Would the "Bond Boyz" be a bit worried? Would the maniacs in the market even notice until it was a bit too late? The reality is that this is what appears to be occurring. More details later, but it's worth being aware of as we slide into Monday. Best, Earlie

To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (50236)	3/6/1999 9:23:00 PM
From: Alohal	Respond to of 132070

I guess I got the idea that you were all waiting around for the earth to cave in (actually I said waiting for the sky to fall) from the general tenor of your posts (i.e. "when the crash comes", "when these pigs tank" "when nobody is left to buy those bloated shares: etc.). I also don't believe I called anyone "losers". BTW I don't think you're non-believers, just believers in another cult. I don't consider myself to e a cheer leader for either side. I do believe that the extraordinary efficiencies brought about by technology represents a paradigm shift in the way companies are both valued and regarded by the market. Some are slower to recognize this than others. Indeed some say that the "new economy" is hogwash and others believe it to be nirvana. I believe it to be neither, but I also believe it requires one to expand one's thinking about the possibilties. I have been extremely fortunate to have "discovered" investing when I did, and to have heeded the advice and mentoring of some extraordinarily prescient folks whose predictions about the effects of technology on the economics of the 90's has come to pass in a lot shorter time than I would have believed possible. I continue to listen and learn and little of what I am hearing says that the sky is falling. Good luck.