1975

75 If it weren't for an 11th-hour fortuitous phone call from David Cook responding to my siren call for deals, this column would be blank for lack of news. If you guys and dolls won't write, there's nothing to print. Luckily, he did call, and while the deal wasn't quite right for our portfolio criteria, his news fits this column's requirements perfectly. Dave and his wife, Debbie (Dennison, former HTH type), have two young kids and are living happily in New Haven, which he describes as an East Coast Los Angeles, complete with drugs, crime, and tax problems. They enjoy it, though, and have no plans to either move or burn th e place down. He had a Computerland franchise for several years but sold it in 1991, having grown tired of being the screwee in the typical franchise arrangement. Taking his knowledge about the hardware and software business, he has started up a new company in essentially the same business with more focus.

finance department at Alex Brown. Richard, why don't you give me a call and update yourself!

He also mentioned that Zach Greenhill is still a bachelor lawyer at the family firm in New York, chasing all sorts of women; and Tom Dennison remains in Chicago, still with Continental, now running its Midwest Division.

Not bad for one phone call, I'd say: one deal and updates on four classmates. Why don't these MIAs follow suit?

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