In response to a post on Waldo Jaquith’s blog, Waldo brought up the Portfolio Magazine article’s alleged belief that Halsey Minor was interested in running for governor.

Halsey made this comment in response to Waldo’s post:

Well, you can breath a sigh of relief since I am not running for governor. This article is from a tabloid.

Notice how many people’s names are attached to quotes. The only named person, my friend Ted Waitt, they claimed no longer likes me. They never even interviewed him and they used a 5 year old publicity photo! Its seriously laughable.

My favorite quote from some unnamed board member is that I am “psycho”. Maybe that’s how I built one of 2 NASDAQ 100 internet companies from scratch during all the madness and maintained a stable management team. Oh and I spun out 2 other multibillion companies including Vignette, the fastest growing software company in history. Now that’s psycho!!

These are just stupid words in an article without a reason for being. And I’ll just stand by my accomplishments. Lets see if Portfolio makes it 10 years and gets bought for $2 billion by CBS. Something tells me I don’t have to worry about a follow up story in 5 years.

So there you go Waldo. Next time mention I have a hotel I am building in Charlottesville thats opening next summer. Thats real information.

First drink’s on me.

I have a question for Halsey. Out of jealousy for Waldo’s free drink, if we put up a big post about the hotel and how awesome it is, will you buy all the cVillain’s their first drink at the hotel!? You did say you would make us feel rich and famous.

/does anyone else think this guy rocks?

YOU WILL WANT TO COME HERE, TO THE LANDMARK YOU WILL LIKE IT, CHARLOTTESVILLE

I’m not making this up. In a recent interview with NBC 29 about the up and coming boutique hotel named “The Landmark,” Developer Lee Danielson told NBC 29 the following things:

You’ll see a friend and say I’ll meet you at the landmark. It will be a landmark for Charlottesville…[and] Charlottesville is about community and our hotel and the boutique concept is about the community. So when you walk in there it’s going to be a meeting place that you want to come to.

Am I being forced to like the hotel?  Is Lee a hypnotist.  I think so.
Now count slowly back from 50..5…4..3..2..1. Nice, now imagine you are in a special place.  You must  in the hotel. You will go to The Landmark and enjoy it.  You will tell your friends that you want to love it.  You will love it.. or else you will feel.. pain.

Ok, it sounds a little over the top and like they got ahead of themselves on how cool this spot is going to be.  We’ll find out in July 2009.

I’m looking forward to the rooftop deck; nothing like drinking martinis on a rooftop deck.  Did you hear that, developers? 

[via NBC 29]