Pick Of The Year Contest

[IIC]

Doug,
Since I've got some free time today was wondering how your Nebraska track times compared to the modern era. Did you mentioned that you also were a pole vaulter? I shook hands with Bob Seagren and the vaulting champ of Great Britain back in about 1967.

billyjoe

No...I never had the guts to pole vault.

I graduated from HS in 6/71...I was in the Junior Olympics in the Summer of '70 in Knoxville...I got blown out in the Prelims of the 440...But our California team won the 4x220 relay...I ran the second leg.

After my Senior year in HS I was in the National Junior Championships in Bowling Green Ohio...I made it past the prelims in the 100...but I came in 6th in the Final...I won the Gold in the 440 though.

I tore a hamstring real bad when I was a Sophomore at Nebraska at a meet at San Jose State...That pretty much ended my career...There was a bit more after that in Hawaii...But I was through...I refused the operation...But I have no problems with my leg now...I was lucky though because the damage was not at the knee or hip.(Connections)

My best times through my Frosh Year at college were:

100...9.5/10.4
220/200(Curve)...21.3/21.0...Heck...I ran 21.5 when I was a Jr. in HS...#2 Jr. in the nation(Check T&FN)...although there were a couple of Sophs that had better times in '70.
440/400...47.9/47.3...But I never trained for that...If I had...this would have been my best event...But I was too lazy to be honest with you.
60yds...6.2(Indoor)
300yds...30.7(Indoor)

Bob went to USC...I saw him a lot as a pre-teen as I went to many USC and UCLA track meets with my Dad back then...But I don't remember actually meeting him. Track was BIG TIME back then...Not so anymore though.

In conclusion...I could have been a lot better than I actually was...But my success early...As I ran 9.9 as a 9th grader and 51.3 w/o even trying(The 9th grade record was only 50.3 at the time)...went to my head...Thought I was
TOO good...Well, I wasn't...I should have actually worked at it...But a good lesson for later life...Nothing worth having or doing is easy...Live and Learn...And yes...I learned some valuable lessons from it...Doug(IIC)

[billyjoe]

Doug,
Remember Dave Wottle or Sid Sink from Bowling Green ? Wottle won olympic gold in 1500m. Used to watch him running to class before that. Never figured he was fastest in the world. Wottle was in Air Force ROTC with my roommate. After college he ran meets for Air Force and got officer pay and that's all he did. I think for only a couple years. He always wore a funny cap and forgot to take it off for national anthem at the olympics.

Am impressed with your 9.5 100yard time. That was smokin' in '71.

billyjoe

[skiracer]

Doug,
That 9.5 is impressive. There is a guy from Neptune, NJ who was very fast in the 100 and may have held the record for awhile. He went on to play pro football as a wide receiver. I can't remember his name at the moment. A black guy from around that time period. Being that you were involved in it thought maybe you might have met him. I think his first name was Bob. Can't remember the last name.

[IIC]

Doug,
Remember Dave Wottle or Sid Sink from Bowling Green ? Wottle won olympic gold in 1500m. Used to watch him running to class before that. Never figured he was fastest in the world. Wottle was in Air Force ROTC with my roommate. After college he ran meets for Air Force and got officer pay and that's all he did. I think for only a couple years. He always wore a funny cap and forgot to take it off for national anthem at the olympics.

Am impressed with your 9.5 100yard time. That was smokin' in '71.

billyjoe

I remember Dave Wottle...but I thought he won the 800 at Munich???...He was eliminated in the semis in the 1,500 there??? I remember him winning the 1,500 or Mile at the NCAA's though.

I think Sid was a longer distance runner...but besides the unique name I don't really remember him...Doug

[IIC]

Doug,
That 9.5 is impressive. There is a guy from Neptune, NJ who was very fast in the 100 and may have held the record for awhile. He went on to play pro football as a wide receiver. I can't remember his name at the moment. A black guy from around that time period. Being that you were involved in it thought maybe you might have met him. I think his first name was Bob. Can't remember the last name.

Bob from Neptune...Doesn't ring a bell...Unfortunately, my first wife threw out all my scrapbooks, medals, trophies, ribbons etc...When I left her in '83...However, I do have a few things in boxes...After I read your post I tried to look for them...Didn't find them yet but thanks to you I came across an old DailyGraphs from 1994 and this Newspaper article I tore out of the San Francisco Examainer in May 1979...titled "Lyrics To Leave Your Lover By"...A full page of Country Western One-Liners; e.g. "I gave her a ring and she gave me the finger" and about 200 other cool phrases. Also came across my old tax returns back to '73...Doug

[billyjoe]

I remember Dave Wottle...but I thought he won the 800 at Munich???...He was eliminated in the semis in the 1,500 there??? I remember him winning the 1,500 or Mile at the NCAA's though.

I think Sid was a longer distance runner...but besides the unique name I don't really remember him...Doug

Doug,
Correct again as usual. Boy it's hell growing old. I used to be really sharp. Wottle won the 8OO in Munich in 1:43.3 and broke the 4 minute mile 18 times in college. He did win the NCAA 1500 and mile in consecutive years.


billyjoe

[skiracer]

Bob from Neptune...Doesn't ring a bell...Unfortunately, my first wife threw out all my scrapbooks, medals, trophies, ribbons etc...When I left her in '83...However, I do have a few things in boxes...After I read your post I tried to look for them...Didn't find them yet but thanks to you I came across an old DailyGraphs from 1994 and this Newspaper article I tore out of the San Francisco Examainer in May 1979...titled "Lyrics To Leave Your Lover By"...A full page of Country Western One-Liners; e.g. "I gave her a ring and she gave me the finger" and about 200 other cool phrases. Also came across my old tax returns back to '73...Doug

Doug, thanks for checking. I'm not even sure if the first name is correct but I'm going to reach out to a few friends and get the guys name. I like that one, " I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger". Didn't Paul Simon use a similar line like, reasons to leave your lover, in one of his songs. Post some more of those lines or scan it and attach it to here.

[IIC]

Doug, thanks for checking. I'm not even sure if the first name is correct but I'm going to reach out to a few friends and get the guys name. I like that one, " I gave her the ring and she gave me the finger". Didn't Paul Simon use a similar line like, reasons to leave your lover, in one of his songs. Post some more of those lines or scan it and attach it to here.

I don't have a scanner...But maybe I'll periodically add one at the bottom of my posts...That way people who don't like what I have to say about stocks might still be interested in checking my thread...The way it's going I think I'll be relagated to page 3 pretty soon...LOL


"If you want to keep the beer real cold...Put it next to my ex-wife's heart"

[skiracer]

I don't have a scanner...But maybe I'll periodically add one at the bottom of my posts...That way people who don't like what I have to say about stocks might still be interested in checking my thread...The way it's going I think I'll be relagated to page 3 pretty soon...LOL


"If you want to keep the beer real cold...Put it next to my ex-wife's heart"

Yes, makes you feel like an old army whore. Used to the hilt, all stretched out, and then discarded for a new and younger bitch. Typical.

[tokyojoeskid]

wfmi

The Company announced a 20% increase in the Company's quarterly dividend to $0.30 per share and a special dividend of $4.00 per share on November 9, 2005. These dividend amounts do not reflect the effect of the future two-for-one stock split announced on November 9, 2005.

Straight from the 10k, Nb you sure it is 4.30?? not 2.15 just trying to clear things up

tjk

[IIC]

C'mon!!! Lets get some more entrants...So you lose...So what!!!...And maybe you'll get one of GREAT prizes I'm offering...Who knows???

Heck, my pick of the year for '05 was COGT...What a dog...I was able to grab a few percent on it in 1/05...But the thing ended down over 30% for the year...Am I embarrassed???...NO!!!...IIC


UPDATED:

25 Pix so far...all long...Still time to enter...deadline for entries is before the market opens on January 9th. See rules on first post in this thread...Doug(IIC)


Opening price on 1/3/06

Billyjoe...TLF...6.86
Ninner...ADAM...8.20
Doug(IIC)...IDWK...5.95
Ski...GLD...52.29
Parktwain...DDD...5.88
Mr. Market...BEL...3.10
Diogenes...PFE...23.65
Gary...VLO...52.55
Grebnet...APLX...7.48
RL...GHM...21.80
Mimo...ENER...42.23
Photon...WFMI...77.44


Opening price on 1/4/06:

Lye...ECOL...15.48
Spike...CERS...9.70
Webs...ACW...12.98
Sis...DVN...64.69

Opening price on 1/5/06

Mickey...BWNG...6.30
Runner...TEVA...42.70
Sirtuck...ABB...10.61

Opening price on 1/06/06

Jiesen...LJPCD...3.38
DMK...GG...24.55
Sowersnc...ACI...86.18
SledDawg...FORD...9.52
Stocks54...ELN...14.26
Karel...CELL...20.02
Bambi(IIC's GalPal)...IIC...13.82

[Peter Hansen]

GG For me LONG!

I always said go for the GOLD....... Put me in with GG long !

[IIC]

I always said go for the GOLD....... Put me in with GG long !

OK... DMK has it too...but you'll get it at today's open anyway.

[IIC]

That's it...No more entries...IIC

[IIC]

FINAL ENTRIES

All long...

Opening price on 1/3/06

Billyjoe...TLF...6.86
Ninner...ADAM...8.20
Doug(IIC)...IDWK...5.95
Ski...GLD...52.29
Parktwain...DDD...5.88
Mr. Market...BEL...3.10
Diogenes...PFE...23.65
Gary...VLO...52.55
Grebnet...APLX...7.48
RL...GHM...21.80
Mimo...ENER...42.23
Photon...WFMI...77.44


Opening price on 1/4/06:

Lye...ECOL...15.48
Spike...CERS...9.70
Webs...ACW...12.98
Sis...DVN...64.69

Opening price on 1/5/06

Mickey...BWNG...6.30
Runner...TEVA...42.70
Sirtuck...ABB...10.61

Opening price on 1/06/06

Jiesen...LJPCD...3.38
DMK...GG...24.55
Sowersnc...ACI...86.18
SledDawg...FORD...9.52
Stocks54...ELN...14.26
Karel...CELL...20.02
Bambi(IIC's GalPal)...IIC...13.82

Opening price on 1/09/06

Peter Hansen...GG...24.50