Thoughts on meals with AMRN dudes and dudettes.....
The shareholder who introduced himself with a "Hi; My name is .... and I have an AMRN problem." I forgot who, but I know all too well about the AMRN problem and it was an awesome introduction.
There are couples who have a variety of stories that go; I/he/she first bought without me/she/he knowing/knowing until/still doesn't know/never will know and I/she/he swore that I/she/he would make/prevent/insist/leave if the other sold or didn't sell for any dollar amount between $4 and $40 except that it blew right through $4 to $10/and now we can't/have to sell if it drops to or gets back up to... A lot of emotional history and anger and tears over interpersonal and monetary family investing decisions. The story has definitely turned around; not that the problems have gone away, but they have been replaced with a higher quality problem... Great stories, especially about where they were on the 24th, and just great people.
We have the slow starters who bought just a little to start and did the homework/loved that the price stayed low the more that they liked the story and they picked up speed and ended up neck deep with the rest of us and either ecstatic over it and intending to hold or concerned about the wonderful opportunity that has opened up and may go away if they don't do the right thing and if only they knew what that was. Most everybody there is long since all in as I met many of the all in pre ADCOM crowd as well as some in for a coupla months then all in for the last 3 months. Different kinds of long since all in. The comfort or unease vary to some degree as some will never let go and others see an unexpected door open and feel it is important to step through it while it is open and feel increasing pressure to do so. This was a widely distributed group of individuals across almost all parameters. We including those scarred deeply by the ADCOM and those who found it last Summer. We also include those who see dark forces and those who see the market's ebb and flow. But we recognize what we have in common and we respect/respected that.
The discussions were good. My current thesis is that we have a stealth catalyst in operation regarding the seemingly inevitable increasing population to whom V would be appropriate and the chronic character of the disease leading to a periodicity or synchronicity to new prescriptions. Whether the individuals health leads to annual, semi annual, or quarterly appointments, each cohort that is associated with a MD who is likely to prescribe V will be contributing at a certain rate as they have their regular appointments, twice that rate, or four times that rate depending until the whole existing omega 3 taking population or newly appropriate for V population has been cycled through once. Add MD's being converted to the cause and you have something that should show up as acceleration on revenue, scripts, or as a second order, share price screens as the momentum screens pick up.
Thanks to Kev and Chris for making this happen in the first place and everyone who showed up and made it a success.
I used to love to play the Craps tables. Not this time. As an AMRN investor, it's like going from a Blackhawk or an F-22 to a hot air balloon. Joe knows what i'm talkin''bout.
