"Hi Gary,
Great update, thanks! [me: A brief market update went out today pre-Fed] And my own answer: No, this punk is Not feeling lucky. ;)
So, the reason I'm writing is in response to your "Spontaneous NFTRH Promo..." post. I was about to put something on your blog but wanted to bounce this off you first, as I'm not sure if it would look cheesy giving you + feedback there. Bottom line, I want to give you positive feedback but I want to do it the best way and I'm not sure what that is.
I wanted to say that, "since August 2007 I have been searching for someone who can both sift through the bullshit AND invest accordingly. From both a profit perspective and my own moral perspective I wanted to find one who could see the world and market for what it is. I can't tell you how many out there can do the former but not do the latter, and vice verse.
I first saw some of your work on Seeking Alpha and then I think Tim Knight mentioned you a few times - as he is always looking for an opportunity to be contrarian your PM stance, lol! [me: I think Tim Knight sometimes references a different gold bug 'Gary', or maybe it was me... not sure] At any rate, my mental notes finally pointed me to your blog. I found some excellent analysis that was both real and surprisingly contrarian to popular market thinking, even contrarian to what I thought was 'smart' market thinking. I signed up in Jan. '11 (finally) and immediately started to grow my capital and then, importantly, preserve that capital! I haven't found anyone who has the patience you have, nor the ability to sift through the tea leaves as you can. I've found a consummate professional here in the Rabbit Hole and am happy to say I'm done shopping around."
Honestly, I'm not gushing, just calling it as I see it. You are welcome to use this, in whole or parts, in any way you see fit and/or I am happy to post this myself on your blog.
Regards,
Dave (a.k.a. Shell Game on your blog)"
