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Author Topic: Book about Sumner Redstone Frank Rapisardi Film Handler Posts: 96 From: Methuen, MA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 06-08-2001 05:51 AM                     Has anyone read this yet? "Sumner Redstone;A Passion To Win" Barnes and Knobles carries it here on the east coast. ------------------  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 06-08-2001 07:20 AM                        I haven't read it yet, but Mr. Redstone is a shining example to anyone who has suffered devastating physical injury. The son of one of my Kodak co-workers was badly burned in a fire last year, and I told him of Mr. Redstone as an inspiration. ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Eastman Kodak Company Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243 E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 06-08-2001 09:55 AM                     I have known of Mr. Redstone since the late 1970's, and have yet to hear anything negative about him. I saw him on PBS (Charlie Rose) the other night, and I wondered then if he was pushing a book or something. He seems to be a good guy going by what I saw in the interview. BUT, I try not to let TV cloud my views toward people. Good guy to me could mean ruthless to others. Of course, ruthless can help you to go far in business.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-08-2001 03:10 PM                     I never followed up on this, but I heard that when Showest was still in it's early years, Sumner and the one of the owners of our company got into a small tiff inwhich our guy sucker punched the media giant during the closing dinner party. Again, thats just a rumor among some of our old-timers.  |  IP: Logged

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