Just real basic improvement on operations, I think will a major change in this company, ... With the last couple of quarters, not only were the results disappointing, but the visibility in to the future has been murky.

The first time I came out of the box rope in hand was such an adrenaline rush.

What's going on here is a redefinition of Christmas as a time of family celebration rather than as a time of the community faithful celebrating the birth of the savior...There is a risk that we will lose one more of our Christian rituals, one that's at the heart of our faith.

Since we began acquiring stock we always thought this was a very good company with great prospects that maybe was not performing up to its potential.

This is a company that that has had a great deal of difficulty gaining a great deal of respect among the investor community.

Clearly some operational issues need to be addressed. These are just lost sales and frustrated customers that may never come back.

Projections don't mean anything, what matters to me are the actual results.

We think it is a very fair price but if the company is willing to sit down with us and share non-public information, I think we may be able to find additional value.

It's our chance to say 'thank you' to all of our loyal patrons who have dined with us - and celebrated with us - for so many years. We wanted to do something special to honor our history and to help welcome our 100th location, which will open by year's end.