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Thought of changing <u>TORTURE TOWER</u> to <u>THE IMPOSSIBLE</u>.
Thought of changing <u>TORTURE TOWER</u> to <u>THE IMPOSSIBLE</u>.


At lunch to <u>Felicia</u> with
At lunch to <u>Felicia</u> with the contract for <u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u>.    <br>
I brought up the question of the $125 - $125 split on  <br>
the advance. She called "Redpath" at 3M and said she  <br>
thought it should be a closing fee. He said he would  <br>
check. Later Felicia called me at the office to say  <br>
that <u>Keith Tuggle</u> had called her and apologized; cross  <br>
off the part about advance on royalties. Felicia brought  <br>
the contracts to the office so that I could initial the change.
 
Made repros of the 2 clippings and mailed them to <u>Paul Wong</u>  <br>
in the evening.
 
Called <u>Anthony Dickins</u>. He called me back later.  <br>
Made date for lunch this coming Saturday.
 
<u>Jerry D'Arcey called. He was on his way to eat with  <br>
<u>Frank Thibault</u> and decided to check how I was  <br>
doing so they could talk about it during the evening.  <br>
Gave him the news about the games that are out  <br>
or coming out, and about my leaving engineering. He  <br>
said that I wouldn't really know how wonderful it  <br>
is until I actually start.  <br>
His royalty for the 2nd quarter on <u>PLUG-A-JUG</u> was  <br>
about $10,000.
<u>HOOKER</u>, with a Texas firm, will sell for $8.50 and  <br>
they expect to sell a million. He'll be satisfied with 1/10th.
 
<u>THE IMPUZZABLES</u> "Lakeside" tells him are doing well. I  <br>
mentioned that I don't see them around and neither does he.
 
"Samsonite" has given him $500 to hold <u>COMMODITY</u> for  <br>
another month. They are trying to cut the production  <br>
costs to $1 so it can retail for $5.  <br>
He said that "Mattel" (the operation here in New Jersey) is  <br>
hungry for games and will take just about anything.  <br>
He is thinking of demanding $2,500 as an advance  <br>
for any games he sells in the future.
 
Wrote air letter to "Hamley's" telling them that I hadn't  <br>
(cont. on 8/3)