To: d:oug who wrote (10168 ) 4/16/1999 8:47:00 PM From: JACK R. SMITH JR. Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14226
Doug, Forget the Aspirin and take a few fingers of George Dickel. Not the 12 year old, for that is excess. Take the 8 year old and enjoy. This is a time to relax and enjoy the scenery and wait for the market to tell its story, and surely it will. Truth is that the company had a free web site provided by a loyal supporter until they pissed him off and he left for all time. They made a futile effort at replacement and in my opinion, futile is the descriptive term. The real truth about this company is that no amount of PR at this point will replace performance--forget the ores, forget the reported results, for in the mind of the investing public, the company has no--repeat no credibility. Many have urged and demanded and urged and demanded that the company take a different tack, but the management lives in the dark ages and hates the internet--because the internet causes them trouble. Take this from me--It is not the internet causing the problems. I personally wasted a lot of breath on Jensen and you can trust me that I will not do it again. Not ever! Very simply, and let me say that again, very simply we need to do what we say we are going to do and then the investment community will award us the title of "credible company"! Is that simple, or what? I hate being negative about this company. I truly hate it, but if they can't make me positive, then who? Slick web site, savy PR effort, sure, good, but coupled with adroit management and realistic shareholder expectations and true performance for current shareholders. GPGI management has performed very poorly for me and I need to see a real change, period! Hope that happens, Jack!