In my view it could be a carpet of development from Tampa to Orlando. Without protection and public ownership, it would have happened already.

I have never had a lap dance in Tampa or any other part of Florida. If I ever did have a lap dance, I don't think I would be discussing television ideas with the girl that was giving it to me.

It seems nutty to sell or exchange waterfront property, because the land would become a magnet for development. If you turn 1,000 acres into subdivisions, the generation of a need for more roads and schools would outstrip any benefit of raising this revenue.

Why don't you come down (to Tampa)?

New Tampa, especially the Bruce B. Downs, I-75 corridor, is really hot in terms of commercial development. There's a very strong demand for hotels [that] we hope this 160-unit project will be able to satisfy.

It should be noted that the EPA's banning of methanol is categorically absurd from the point of view of environmental protection.