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To: lee kramer who wrote (43066)	6/3/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Burjis S.	Respond to of 120523

Lee K that was a very good article tomorrow I suspect will be anticlimactic, I have presently not been trading as actively mainly cause my read has not been so good, however my few bets did well in the form of FLNKD NFF WCOM VRIO and my longer term holds are trying my patience but I am still holding IDTC GBIX ATHM GNET NITE SONE and some NTBK which I bought a couple of days ago at 41 and got killed today. Waiting patiently and gaining some experience in the mean time. best wishes, Burjis

To: lee kramer who wrote (43066)	6/3/1999 6:34:00 PM
From: SMALL FRY	Respond to of 120523

Lee, Good post... thought provoking in the funny side... I like this part: "Yeah, our handicapper got hit by a bus." What's the name of this bus? Antonio? Fredo? Alberto? <g> SF

To: lee kramer who wrote (43066)	6/3/1999 7:49:00 PM
From: Doug Robinson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Lee, I love horse racing. What track were you a handicapper at? BTW, one of the advantages of stocks is the more people that like a stock the higher it's price goes. As you know, the more people that like a horse the lower it's odds. You were lucky when you were the tracks handicapper that the fans didn't make all your choices underlays. That's usually the case with the better track or newspaper handicappers. Handicappers determine the likely hood of a horse winning a race, assign odds taking into account the track's take and when the odds are greater than the probability of a horse winning a race, they bet. If too many people bet the same horse then it becomes an underlay when the probability wagering odds are less than the probability of a horse winning (assuming the handicappper knows what he's doing). You've got to pick your spots, as you well know. The same holds true of picking stocks. If you don't know which one of many different ideas are the one's that are going to work, you are going to lose. I know a guy that plays lot's of horses in every race. Always has a winner but always loses money. Pick a lot of stocks everyday and sure you'll have some winners. The key is to pick the few that will benefit for whatever your time frame is. Glad to hear your a horse player. Did you see Chris Antley on CNBC this morning. I'm hoping the best for him and Charismatic for the triple crown. Not much to say about the competition this year but it would be nice to see a triple crown winner. Sure was an overlay in the Preakness. 8-1 on the winner of the Kentucky Derby and a horse that was definitely improving. Won rather easily! One of those wonderful moments when I could yell "Cash 'em, don't trash 'em!"

To: lee kramer who wrote (43066)	6/3/1999 9:51:00 PM
From: Jenna	Respond to of 120523

HAZ Beats First Call Estimates of $.46 By More Than 10% ROMULUS, Mich., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (NYSE: HAZ - news), one of the world's leading suppliers of wheels, brakes, suspension, structural and other lightweight components to the automotive and commercial highway markets, today announced record first quarter results. Net income for first quarter 1999 was $16.3 million or $.51 diluted earnings per share compared to last year's first quarter net income and diluted earnings per share of $14.7 million and $.45 respectively. Diluted earnings per share beat the First Call consensus estimate of $.46 by more than 10 percent. First quarter sales increased from $414 million in 1998 to $588 million in 1999 as a result of several global acquisitions made in 1998 and the acquisition of CMI completed at the start of 1999. The record first quarter performance was the result of strong vehicle production in North America and significant productivity improvements, including acquisition-related synergies. ''The first quarter was another record quarter for Hayes Lemmerz,'' said Ron Cucuz, Chairman and C.E.O. ''Hayes Lemmerz has delivered significant sales and earnings growth in 1997, 1998 and now in first quarter 1999. Sales continue to grow, driven by strategic acquisitions, strong customer demand, and successful new product launches, in both North America and Europe. We also have a strong book of business and several important incremental platforms launching later this year HIFN is also going to be trading options.. I'll be looking for more earnings plays tonight even though I still didn't get the first call report. Seems that although there are fewer earnings plays than usual, they are hitting pretty good. Seems that other sectors have to be tapped in these times of somewhat of a 'famine'..in the sectors. I had so much fun yesterday that I knew it was too good to be true!!!