Hi Chris :)
    Maybe he's flying United? hehe

Art "Who is stuck on United to Toronto next week " Bahrs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Goodey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP WORLD 2000: $20K to $25K for a speaker?!?!?!?!


> I used to think Franken was funny, back in the days of Franken & Davis and
> the old
> Saturday night live show. Having seen him lately a few times on tv, I now
> just find him pathetic.
>
> This is a big waste of funds. I know it is not my money (I can't afford
the
> time
> off to go to the show, even if someone paid my way  :-(   )
> but if I did go, I probably would skip his bit.
>
> It is most likely too late to cancel, but we can always hope
> he will miss the plane and be unable to attend.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sletten Kenneth W KPWA [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:34 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP WORLD 2000: $20K to $25K for a
> speaker?!?!?!?!
>
>
> Stan notes:
>
> > The opening keynote speaker at HP World 2000 is Al Franken.
> >
> > Hmmm... http://www.speaking.com/speakers/alfranken.html
> > indicates that the cost of getting Al Franken as a speaker is in
> > the $20 K to $25 K range.
> >
> > Why in the hell is Interex spending our money this way?
>
> Ditto...  and consider:  $25K would buy about one-third of a
> half-page ad for the HP 3000 in the WSJ...   Now *there*
> would be a good use of Interex funds (no:  I'm NOT holding
> my breath)....
>
> Gotta get back to real work for a couple more hours;  then
> email backlog....
>
> Ken Sletten