general background for this board ????

Originally posted by rs7

No, I actually know a guy with the initials SS who possibly could have done most of that stuff. I thought I had an interesting life, but nothing like Tampa's.

Me:

56 years old
Widowed
Remarried
Traded on the floor of CBOE
Broker for Merrill Lynch
Day Trader for large firm
Private money manager for small group
Dated a famous movie star before she was a star.
Owned a business in Aspen.
Owned a business in NY.
Arrested for draft evasion.
Drafted
Served
Ski instructor in younger days
Made and lost a lot of money a lot of times
Father
Stepfather
College grad.
Unfinished masters from Ivy League school.
No idea what the future has in store
Played guitar at the Fillmore East with the Allman Bros. (one song).
Introduced Greg Allman to Cher (he later told me. don't remember. on qualuudes at the time).

(all above in no particular order)
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Wow, you did ludes!
 
Originally posted by tampa


It wasn't a movie that I inspired, it was the main character. The movie was: Talked to Death ('88 or '89) It was a composit character, originally based on two guys who were dead. But they had the actor (Eric Begosian(sp?)) listen to tapes and look at a video of my work at the time.
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"Talk Radio" 1989.

I always understood that the character was drawn from Alan Berg. Or was it just the events?
 
Originally posted by dgabriel


"Talk Radio" 1989.

I always understood that the character was drawn from Alan Berg. Or was it just the events?
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The film was a compilation of the book "Talked to Death". about Berg in Denver - and the play "Talk Radio", based on Gary Dee out of Cleveland.

Berg was dead, and Dee either was, or was just out of it by then (I forget)

They needed to study a smart ass, mean liberal talk show host, and that's what I was back then:)
 
Originally posted by Don Bright
Hell, I'm intrigued too....is all this for real?? I'd like to meet some time...

Made me think of a few "happenings" in my otherwise boring life. Let me give this a shot, just for fun:

I spent 2 hours in a 4 seater car with Ted Turner and Jane. listening to the Braves game, while the AM radio in my electric car kept fading in and out.

I helped spend some of Tom Hayden's settlement from Jane on electric cars and bikes and investments....great guy....

I went street drag racing in Burbank with the President of Disney (Frank Wells) and Mike Eisner, while I was in the car with David Zucker and Leslie Nielsen. Frank said "the Hell with the stop lights, let's go"...

I ditched out on a second invite to the Playboy mansion with Leslie (damn, damn, damn), for "business reasons" damn,damn, damn.

I surfed with the original "Matt Dillon" from Gunsmoke at San Onofre in the sixties. I stayed at Corky Carroll's (top surfer legend) cabin in Big Bear a few times.

I played guitar with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at McCabes guitar shop in Long Beach (alumni from Wilson High School).

I went to a couple of movie premier's with Pricilla Presley along with David and Jerry Zucker, and spent time at their ranch in Ojai.

Drove Jerry Brown to a couple of fund raisers in my electric car.

Followed Timothy Leary at a speaking engagement in S.F. (tough act to follow)....

Played golf in a foursome with Huey Lewis for charity in Marin County.

Spent the day with Neil Bush, 1 year after the "Silverado Savings" debacle.

Spent many weekends with Eric Nielsen, the (then) Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Leslie's brother and EV advocate....

Played cards with Ed Begley Jr. and Danny DeVito during the filming of "Renassiance Man"...

Spent Easter week in Daytona with Leslie and Benny Hill and the Hawaiian Tropic finalists, on the beach with MTV.

Oh well, better stop now, and get back to my boring life here on ET

:D

Don
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"He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who doesn't know, knows."
There's a logic behind these words! No! Yes? :confused:
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ok let's forget about it :D

Don Bright: you post much here, write to TASC, manage your company... Certainly it can start to be boring at some point. Do you have any plans to do something completely different in your life? Same question for other members.
 
Originally posted by DT-waw
"He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who doesn't know, knows."
There's a logic behind these words! No! Yes? :confused:
:mad:

eat.jpg


ok let's forget about it :D

Don Bright: you post much here, write to TASC, manage your company... Certainly it can start to be boring at some point. Do you have any plans to do something completely different in your life? Same question for other members.
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Oh man... you don't like my quote?? lol.

I can kinda explain how I perceive of that quote. A good example are highly intelligent people... such as doctors, lawyers, etc. Well it's kind of more of a stereotype, but many may see what I'm seeing with this... They think they know everything, especially finance, yet they don't.

Maybe another thing you have noticed here at this board is that there are a lot of supposed traders that know everything about trading. They boast about their knowledge, earnings, etc... yet they really don't know anything about trading. I think the ones at this board truly making money are the ones that are open minded and humble.

Another example is my supervisor. He does have a vast knowledge of military regulations, and because of his intelligence... I mean ego, he thinks he can make money playing in the market. I believe the one's that think they have to be right are the ones that lose in the market. I don't think he'll make it because his ego will get in the way.

my two cents...

But to admit.. I am not trading, I am not a super trader... probably could define me more of a wanna be... but then again everyone had to start somewhere, right? I begin next month though... for the second time. I guess you could say trading is a bit boring. Math is boring, but I enjoyed math when I was in school. What I'm going to do is take up hobbies that will provide that excitement in life. After the military I'm considering on getting a sports car, so I can race as an amateur for fun, and also get back into golf. I'd like to win the U.S. Amateur some day... :D

andy
 
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