[Reily]

The fact that he participated in that says he is as much a scam artist as talented entrepreneur!

No amount of plain speaking can justify that investment unless the goal is government’s pocket to Pickens’ pocket.

[Mouton]

I have a fond recollection of him, he always made me money. Someone above said he was a straight talker. He openly said some day he would make an offer for the firm he had worked for as a geologist (Phillips). He did albeit some were startled that he tried to take them with Mesa Pet a very small firm in comparison. Fond memories, Unical, Superior oil, cities service, He put them in play and reaped the rewards Pickens knew the business and his associate Batchelder knew the values. Together they were formidable up to the Unocal deal...Hartley, CEO crushed Pickens in court. Laws against Greenmail and the fall out from the Boesky and others in the late 80s killed the entire LBO industry.