>I've been in this business since 1988, and came to know John last year

Kevin -
I predate you by 3 years .
and ?
John's rantings here do not reflect the man .
The Man YOU KNOW from personal contact
is not
the man ALL OTHERS
KNOW here ..
My apologies - you can only defend him so much .
you have PUTM -
review his postings .
in toto . [i assume you know how to do that. Contact me privately if it escapes you]
take 6 weeks
and get back to me .
[gufen xBase] [Bill]
in the mean time -
I will suggest to you ..
the man you have come to know and admire
is *NOT* the man that represented himself electronically on
the Universal Thread since 1999 .
he's been warped since that year .
and . ???
it shows .
it *CAN* show to you .
*IF* you study .
and *IF* you read. ...
ps - if you don't take 6 weeks, and if I get yet another response to this thread from you .
then - heaven help me and you, Dear Man - you
never
got *IT* ..



enjoy your time, as have *I*