For what it is worth, I do believe Alias, although he is still used, could be considered a bull, in the world of club calf competitive genetics, that is possibly overlooked. From what I have witnessed, when crossed with dirty Heat Wave, Heat Seeker, Sun Seeker, and Friction cows, the results have been fairly decent. Of course, dirty cows with soundness (is that an oxymoron?) work best when mated to Alias.
I, too, like club calf genetics that produce productive heifers, that mature into cows with high milking abilities.
Like I mentioned, take it for what it is worth (which in my case, is probably not too much) ... Oh, well ~
Pat Wolfe