Poster's Story Title:   re; philippe gouze Name Of Establishment:   blue hill at stone barns, 66 Location:   nyc Story:   yes, i also find phillipe to be a cold hearted s.o.b, with real problems dealing with women (major issues there). of the two people who' like' him at work, one is a known alcoholic ( who would work for alcohol in lieu of money and gets plenty here free) and the other is a real kiss ass, who is such a phony (no suprise that they are pals). what i find interesting is how someone below tried to stand up for philippe. yet they failed to give even one story to personalize it, thus prove their case. what they did mention is this book, ' px this' that mentions him. very few know about this book. so "hello" to philippe or whom ever you got to write that. and just because an employee used you as a character in their book to get the access that they needed, is a very unimpressive example. but, maybe the shout out will sell another book. Response Story:   umm i guess you don't realize this, but every time you assert philippe-gouze has "issues with women" it sort of sounds a little like you have been hitting on him or something for a while now and just can't understand why he is not responsive. so maybe here's a news flash for you: the dude is gay. as for my book, i'd like to thank you. because i don't think that aforementioned posting helped to "sell another book" at all-- but hopefully this one will! i should also clarify the book does not use philippe as a "character" to "gain access," the book is an "insider's" (that's me) DIARY and philippe happens to be in it quite a lot because we worked together for the same company. oh and by the way, the book is probably better well-known than you realize-- it's been mentioned in several major newspapers and magazines and e-publications and is currently being considered for both a movie option and a television series. [so nyeeeeah.] i also did defend philippe quite vigorously (is that "impressive" ?? i mean since my praise, unlike your criticism, is buttressed with my NAME) and here is the direct link to that--> http:pxthis.com [see tue 4-05]. sorry you don't get along with philippe. he's a good guy but sometimes people just rub each other the wrong way. it doesn't seem any of your complaints are at all egregious, so it's actually rather befuddling why you would persist so strenuously in denigrating him. but whatever, good luck to you, hope it all works out. cheers, abbe diaz.