FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Brown        Gary                 L.

(Last)       (First)             (Middle)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Basic Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BTEC)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

                 (Check all applicable)
_X_ Director                   _X_ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give title    _ _ Other
                    below)               (specify below)
                           President

7318 Point of Rocks Road

3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting

Person, if an entity (voluntary)

4. Month, Day and Year of Transaction

January 8, 2003

7. If Amendment, Date of

Original (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

Sarasota, Florida 34242

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment,

Date of Original
(Month/Year)

Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action

   Date
   (Month
    /Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-

   action
   Code
   (Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or

Disposed of (D) (Instr. e, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned

at End
of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership
Form:

   Direct (D) or
   Indirect (I)
   (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect

Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A) or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

01/08/03

9,000,000

$.01

14,342,475

700,000

Spouse*

*Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, of Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Securities
(Instr. 3)

2.Conver-
   sion or
   Exercise
   Price of
   Deriva-
   tive
   Security

3. Trans-
action

   Date
(Month
   Day/
   Year)

4. Trans-
action

   Code
   (Instr.
    8)

5. Number of
Derivative

   Securities
   Acquired
   (A) or
   Disposed of
    (D) (Instr.
    3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercis-
able and

Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of

Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Deriva-
tive
Security

(Instr.
5)

9.Number of Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
at End of
Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Own-
ership
Form of
Deriva-
tive
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature

of
Indirect
Benefi-
cial
Owner-
ship
(Instr. 4)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Code

(A)

(D)

Explanation of Responses:

/s/ Gary L. Brown January 14, 2003
Signature of Reporting Person Date

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations **Signature of Reporting Person Date
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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