:53:07
Uh, to review. We're really crossing
the T's and dotting the l's here.
:53:12
Uh, Bill had a great and conclusive
meeting yesterday with John Bontecou,
:53:15
and all that remains for us
is to put it to a vote.
:53:21
Um, thank you. Drew, um--
:53:26
Yeah.
:53:29
l did enjoy, or rather
l was interested...
:53:32
in meeting John Bontecou yesterday,
:53:36
and, um--
:53:39
lmpressive, l suppose.
:53:44
But, uh--
:53:50
But--
:53:52
lt did get me to thinking.
:53:57
See, l started in this business
because this is what l wanted to do.
:54:01
l knew l wasn't gonna write
the great American novel.
:54:06
But l also knew there was more to life
than buying something for a dollar...
:54:09
and selling it for two.
:54:12
l'd hoped to create something,
something which could be...
:54:15
held to the highest standards.
:54:18
And what l realized was l--
:54:22
l wanted to give
the news to the world.
:54:25
And l wanted
to give it unvarnished.
:54:29
The more we all know about each other,
the greater the chance we will survive.
:54:34
Sure, l want to make a profit.
You can't exist without one, but, uh--
:54:37
John Bontecou is all profit.
:54:42
lf we give him license to absorb
Parrish Communications--
:54:46
and he has his eye
on a few others after us--
:54:48
in order to reach the world,
:54:51
you will have to go
through John Bontecou.
:54:55
And not only will you have
to pay him to do this,
:54:57
far more important,
you'll have to agree with him.