The very first time that I laid eyes on Steve Susman , he was clad only in his underwear. Moreover, he was shouting and angrily brandishing his fist at me! The Northern Lights may have seen stranger sights, but I assure you I have not. In 1968 or 1969 (you will understand that I have repressed the actual date), I journeyed to Fort Worth, Texas as a representative of the Texas Law Review to attend some State Bar of Texas committee meeting, one being held, I think, in conjunction with an annual meeting of the Bar. The Law Review had reserved a few rooms at one of the downtown hotels. I arrived late at night, dutifully registered at the hotel's desk, received my room key, took the elevator to the designated floor, walked to my room, inserted the room key, and opened the door. The darkness that shrouded the room was suddenly pierced by a flare of light that revealed to my astonished eyes a bear of a man, almost naked, leaping out of the bed toward me, shaking a very large fist in the vicinity of my face, and demanding to know why I had violated the sanctity of his room! It will surprise none who know Steve to learn that although he was adamantly insisting on an explanation, he refused to be quiet long enough for me to offer him one. Knowing even at my then tender young age a madman when I see one, I exited the scene of the controversy with as much speed as my terrified legs could muster and rushed back to the front desk with my tale of adventure and close escape from severe bodily injury. There may well have been some talk of calling hotel security or the Fort Worth Police, but in the end I settled for a new room, the door of which I bolted immediately. After a mostly sleepless night during which I anticipated the imminent reappearance of the madman, I arose, showered, dressed, and carefully made my way to the meeting room. During the course of the day, I spotted the madman across the ballroom engaged in conversation with another individual. Surreptitiously pointing him out to one of my friends, I asked if he knew him. The answer was no, but he did know who he was. "The name is Susman, my man, Steve Susman". I immediately resolved that my path and that of "Susman, my man, Steve Susman" would never again cross. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. How could I have possibly foreseen as I fled from the madman in that Forth Worth hotel room so many years ago that not only would my path again cross his but that I would one day serve as his lawyer, that he would serve as mine, and that I would count him as one of my closest friends! I hereby officially forgive you, Steve, not only for stealing my Fort Worth hotel room but also for the injury you wished on me that night. Looking back on it, I wouldn't want it to have been any other way. I wish you the Happiest of Birthdays, Steve. Thanks for your friendship--I
Answer: Steve Susman
Ina: 1. Vacation is fine. 2. Please put meeting below on calendar. 3. I am going to analyst presentation at Vanderbilt. Find out when it is and put on calendar. 4. Can you find out who is on the ENA management committee meeting I went to along with their title and responsibilities. 5. Can you schedule a meeting for Tuesday or Wednesday late afternoon with Phillip, Hunter, and Fletch about EOL Thanks.
Answer: Bi-weekly Meeting
Cathy Van Way called asking my view on some names she'd been given to invite to the hearing. (I continue to cajole Jessie Knight to appear.) During the call, she mentioned that the committee intends to invite Steve Kean and that she needed someone to email here Steve's vitals so that they could write a letter inviting him.
Answer: Congressional Hearing in S.D. on the 11th
Attached for your approval is the form of Enron Corp. Guaranty in favor of the referenced Counterparty, which guarantees the obligations of ENA under an ISDA Master Agreement. We will need the standard executed copy. In addition, we will need the following closing documents: Certificate of Incumbency. Upon approval and execution, please call me at x33399 to pick up the documents. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Answer:
Bellingham Cold Storage Co.