Bentley wannabe's (No Audi content)

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

>> There's a used Turbo R for sale in Nashville for just a touch over =
>$60K if
>>anyone needs one.  Red.  Bright red.  Price is probably negotiable.
>> Then you can outrun Ur-qs.  And probably most of the rest of the =
>stuff we
>>have on the list, except a few of the highly tweaked models.
>

Coupla years ago, a man came looking for a multi-million dollar commercial
loan involving dedicated cable TV networks for oceanfront motels -
interesting business plan - and he was driving a bright red Bentley, which
he parked conspicuously in front of our offices so we would be SURE to see it.

During the course of the discussion, he happened to cross his legs,
exposing the sole of his shoe - which had a silver-dollar sized hole in it!

End of image-creation exercise.

The car turned up a few months later in the hands of a doctor - turns out
Mr. Image paid the next six months rent (Rent? Gee, he led us to believe he
owned it!) on his oceanfront condo by signing over the Bentley to the doctor.

Moral: Have substance - image will then take care of itself.

Best Regards,

Mike Arman

P.S. No, he didn't get the loan . . .