Feel the love for onetime Valley investment mandarin Smilin' Frank Quattrone, as the San Jose Mercury News extracts numerous complimentary quotes from those eager to make a buck with the man and/or terrified of his potential return. With his many pals paving the way for an easy comeback, Quattrone is rumored to be planning a combination investment bank and private equity fund that may raise something like $3 to $5 billion. Somewhere in the gleeful chittering, you can almost hear that new bubble inflating.

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