Hey Jane,
You read too much into people's board personas, me thinks.
Even I didn't think much of Sleazy before hanging out with him a bit in Costa Rica at our first bash. Then he was a pretty cool guy.
I think some people here just get jealous because Sleazy is independantly successful so doesn't have to be politically correct or suck people's dicks like most people representing a company do to maintain 'professionalism'. If they were given the chance how many would be open and say what they really want to instead of what they 'have' to?
Hell, many a time I would have LOVED to go off on people in my usual sarcastic ways but couldn't because people might take what I say personally here and judge my company based on that.
In conclusion, I never got a phonecall either though
(however Mark invited me last time I saw him and I'm not worried since I don't land in time).