Being slightly older than Brad, I am totally wacked after trying to keep up to Brad & friends plus Lar, Maureen, Sam, Gary, Scott, Jim V, Sasha, Frank, Stratopod (Ken), Malcolm, Kim, Babjak, Mark etc...sorry if I left anyone out.

Particular thanks to Yukon Cornelius for trying to teach me how to properly eat sushi and do crowd control......sorry you needed to be there to get that one.

As for Golden Hope, I was particularly impressed with Frank Candido. He is a down to earth guy who seems to have a great deal of integrity. Yes he is not a geologist or metalurgist but he has surrounded himself with good people like Jim Tilsey and Sasha.

When you have the opportunity to meet someone in person you can often get a good read on their character and my impression is that Frank is mature beyond his years and genuinely interested in other people/share holders.

Several of us including Brad had the opportunity to have supper with Frank. One thing that greatly impressed me was that he took the time to talk at length with everyone individually and give us the opportunity to get to know him. Frank is a busy person but he took the time to get to know everyone personally. Unlike some exectuves he did not simply talk about himself but seemed interested in knowing who everyone at the table was. He was not simply trying to impress us with his position and knowledge.

Everyone knows that GNH is continuing to prove up more gold. Now you have some insight into Frank Candido.

SN