Ken Langone
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I happened to be at a Mardi Gras ball in Washington.
And at the party, I met a fellow there by the name of Jack Height.
And he and I hit it off.
And he was telling me that he was partners in a company that was getting ready to go public.
And they had a hell of a record.
And I said to him, is there any chance I can get a chance to pitch my firm to be the underwriter?
He said, I want to see what I can do.
We had a good time that night, drank a little bit, raised a little hell.
Monday, he called me up, and he said, you got an appointment in Dallas at 11.30 on Wednesday.
Two things I want to tell you.
Don't be late.
You got 30 minutes.
When the 30 minutes are up, leave, and don't swear, because I've been swearing like a sauce sailor at this party.
So I took two kids with me out of a club, and they asked why.
I say, kids, I was only 33 myself there.
And we went down to Dallas.
The scariest thing was exactly at 11.30, I got into his office.
And there he was sitting behind a big desk.
He's diminutive.
And he could have gone, Hi, fellas.