Keeping NAG in the Swing of Things

What famous person would you pick to be your best friend?

Rush Limbaugh. He tells it like it is and is one of my favorite conservatives.



Who would play you in the movie of your life?

Harrison Ford. He takes his job seriously.



You are entertaining 40 people at home, but can only serve items sold in a c-store. How would you do it?

I would buy pop, beer, wine, liquor, ice, water, snacks, peanuts, plastic cups, paper plates, napkins, plastic knives, forks, spoons, large deli sandwiches, which I would cut into small pieces, and hot dogs.



What's the best c-store industry rumor you've heard lately?

"You can't get good employees." Some companies do. Why?



What is your biggest business worry today?

The effects of e-commerce and where technology will take us in the future.



What do you consider your biggest achievement?

Getting into the c-store business in June 1959, being a past president of the National Association of Convenience Stores, and being founder and president of NAG.



What person, place or thing would you most like to make disappear?

The Clinton Administration, along with Hillary/Gore.



Name a favorite tune.

Glenn Miller's "Little Brown Jug."



What is on your reading table now?

The Partner by John Grisham and Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Barbara Olson.



What piece of modern technology could you not live without?

Television, and programs like golf, football, "Walker, Texas Ranger" and, of course, "JAG."



What trait do you most like in yourself?

Integrity. I still deal on a handshake.



What trait do you most deplore in yourself?

Not having a single-digit golf handicap.



When are you most content?

On the golf course, at cocktail hour, with close friends.



What do your employees say about you when you are not around?

"We can now get our jobs done without interruptions," and that I'm a good, fair employer.



Who is your business idol?

Cliff Wheeler and Jere Thompson of The Southland Corp., and Harry Hunter, first executive director of the National Association of Convenience Stores. They were always there to answer my questions and make helpful suggestions.



Describe the worst boss you ever had.

He became jealous if you were very successful doing your job.



If you could come back as any person or thing, who or what would it be?

U.S. Attorney General, to clean house!



If you had a personalized license plate, what would it say?

NAG-1.