Posted on 04/29/2006 7:08:37 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
Jaffe nails this con job by labelling James Brolin, Mr. Barbra Streisand.
Makes one wonder if Jamey Boy made Mama BS mad and got his allowance cut. So now he has to push trash like this.
Of course when the Deep Blue Marine folds up and disappears, BS can blame President Bush for Deep Blue Marine's demise.
For your enjoyment this Saturday Morning.
This is about as enjoyable as reading about Jim Rob zotting Willie Green.
This is called PUMP AND DUMP, tout a stock and then dump all their stock and it goes into the toilet.
James married "Babs." How bright can he be? On the other hand, he certainly knows a cash-cow when he sees one . . .
Fyi and ping lists.
Besides the good laugh, people need to be aware of this loser company and its spokesit, Mr. Barbra Streisand.
Pump and Dump is one good definition.
I'm sure that we will hear more before this thread dies down.
Moo Moo Babs.
That sounds good. She has more silicon on her chest than most beaches.
I saw him discussing the investment and he described it as a pure speculation and akin to spending money in Las Vegas.
He put the money on the line for fun, not serious belief in probable returns.
I was suprised at his candid assesment.
Woz Raises $150 Million For, Well, Nobody Knows
Looking to capitalize on the Apple halo effect, three former company executives, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, took their new company, Acquicor Technology, public yesterday in an IPO raising $150 million. The money they raised is purely based on their reputation, as Acquicor Technology, is officially designated as a "blank-check" company (no, really, it's in their filings), meaning they don't do anything yet and can do whatever they want with investor money. Wozniak seems to have a knack for using his name to raise money before having an established operation (in the case of his last venture Wheels of Zeus, he developed a dog-tracking device based on GPS). So why launch what is basically a public venture capital fund, which will inevitably have the CMGI ick factor? Perhaps because the compensation can work out so much better. The company's S-1 SEC filing reveals that while public investors are paying $6/share, the executives bought in at $.004/share, meaning they've already netted themselves over $30 million based on the size of the offering. Had they launched a $150 million venture capital fund, netting this much in performance fees would have been far harder. What makes the offering more odd is that the executives are very busy with their own projects -- CEO Gilbert Amelio is a partner at a VC firm, while Wozniak remains president of the aforementioned Wheels of Zeus. As the company doesn't have any full-time employees, it's not clear who will be tending to the investors interests. Other than following what investments the inventive Wozniak makes, it will be interesting to see how long he can continue to use his name for fundraising.
Just when I thought Brolin couldn't do worse than the AAMCO commercials...
Did they register their name ?
http://www.deepbluemarine.com/
Below is how MS stock value compares to the MS hating fishwraps of America.
I'm in the market for a new Hand Held GPS that I can use on fishing trips in my boat or on the shore. That must have triggered an email ad I got on this company. When I saw Brolin's name, I marked it as spam.
good one
Woz is a Wiz when it comes to getting people to invest their money.
Darn - who would stand out as the Libs "Paper of Record" when this liberal, out-of-touch rag finally goes under? Better yet, how are the libs going to explain it? - possibly by using the strategy given when Bush was last elected. They will claim that the American public is "just too stupid" to know quality when they see it. Either way, we are rid of a paper that lost anything worthwhile to say years ago.
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