HOUSE OVERSIGHT 023270 team. with Eileen at the head. instructions were given by me„ detailed but ignored by her. ( except in the instances where I inserted myself and personally had to do the weeks of grunt work ),ex. jpm morgan acct still not in use? That being said, If you do the cold calculation ,starting from where you were, to where you are currently . you have made a hell of a deal. -- negotiating down my original amount requested, calling upon our friendship and suggesting that the Carlyn mess was partially my fault. ( though in that specific example , I had never been asked to do more than merely provide you the name of the most highly recognized ally in the field, not consulted,nor even asked again for my guidance along the way. ). I accepted the discount as your friend. ( by the way „suggesting now, that your Tom is now that last word on tax characterization, frankly is a bit much,-). however - that is all in the past. In order to move forward I would ask that you realize that very unlike yours, My business is only comprised of my personal attention and my personal time . Time that I was forced to grossly overspend on your various issues last year. . As you are my very close friend I will not have you participate in a bidding process that I have decided i will have this year for my time. (hopefully a more fair way to allocate ) I would also ask that you keep in mind that though our deal expired months ago. (also keeping in mind , that your understanding of the final payment terms neither reflected the emails or my memory, we finished it up your way. ) I have answered every call Brad , joslin, Ada or you, have made . reviewed docs over and over/ until once again, I was forced to insert myself strongly as I thought it dangerous not to. I made serious dollar and time concessions last year.very serious I am wiling to continue to accommodate some of your concerns , but I am, under no circumstances , none, willing to spend my time for free.