I have often wondered what would be different in the business had Bud and Lou bought Universal when they were toying with the idea.

I want to recommend you a spanish movie, very good, "Bearn or the living-room of the dolls" about life in Bearn, rural region in Spain, still in Medieval times at XXth Century, and the unending struggle between Apollonians and Dyonisians.

I always remember a phrase from this film: "The only paradises that exist are lost paradises."

Starring Fernando Rey and Angela Molina, both excellent spanish actors, present both too in Luis Buñuel "Discreet charm of bourguoisie"french film.
Director is Jaime Chàvarri (Bèarn), 1983, Spain.

May I humbly suggest you include here the Alexander-4444 routine (How's the coffee business? Oh, kind of a grind, eh?) and of course, my all-time favorite, the Susquehanna Hat Company.

Eric, you are so nieve and blind. I am of the poor you speak of. I have 4 children and been married 17 years. I am out of a job, lost my house, collecting unemployment and drawing foodstamps. My friend, I never asked for this nor do I want it. All I really want is an opportunity to succeed like our Fore Fathers framed this nation to do so. This has nothing to do with right,left, center and color or race. This has to do with the CONSTITUTION AND DECLERATION OF INDEPENDANCE, and BILL OF RIGHTS. If you are in love and vote because of one party or another you have already lost your country. WAKE UP!!!! If you cannot see what THE GOVERNMENT locally and Federally are doing to you, you are a fool. We have been warned by several entities such as HISTORY, THE Founding Fathers, Scripture, ect. ect. If you think for 1 second that this administration or any other is working for you and want to do good by its people or you feel like its rich versus poor, you are sadly mistaken and you sir have proven to others that it is possiable for the government to influence its people with lies. Its the Government pushin g the division untill you wake up one day wondering what the hell happen. I pray that you research yourself and find your own answers instead of taking the media and government officials word for it. If We the People, all did this we would not be where we are today.