From: Gary S.
Gevisser [
Sent:
To: 'Willis Bros Surfing'
Cc: rest
Subject: RE: WB Surfing - The meek WITH TEETH shall inherit the earth
Michael, hello my friend. Sorry about the
delay in getting back to you. I am just getting caught up on my e-mails having
deleted a whole bunch and with folks ever so careful these days in simply
emailing me a whole bunch of nonsense my life is made a whole lot easier, never
though am I one to get complacent given how ingenious rapacious folk can get.
You fortunately don’t fall into any of the
negative categories although I think you could do with a helping hand in
getting things better organized just like I could in terms of my paperwork but
overall I have a pretty good handle on things. My programmers are on the
lookout for those folks specifically identified in my Perfect Storms who number
no more than 30 at this time and neither you nor your brother are likely to be
included in one of the “chess games.”
I have been a little concerned about
events in the middle east today with a bomb going off in Natanya
Their point of view, like most who fail to
address the challenges head-on of the past, changes it seems like the tide
which is what we say about Jonathan when he appears to be distracted. Earlier I
was watching Secretary Rumsfeld on Fox News talking about how important it is “How
we win.”
This rather thoughtful and elegant speaker
then went on to mention how one person, and I assume it was an Iraqi, who while
opposing Saddam had his tongue, “cut out…
and they let him bleed to death.”
This reminds me somewhat of what occurred
yesterday a little before I arrived at my programmer’s home who was tasked with
loading up some backup files including “chicken”
[sic] on to my laptop and there is a lot I could cover in just that last
hyperlink but what comes right now to mind is Montezuma’s revenge
especially those folks who run off at the mouth.
It may seem to many that I have nothing
better to do with my time than to just go on and on but in fact I am very
careful with my time and fully aware that others out there have better things
to do than read my emails and of course so do you and like you they could very
easily just hit the delete button. What I am certain of, however, is that more
and more folks are in fact doing just the opposite and for good reason as I
begin to turn the heat up.
You did, however, cover more ground in
your email than you needed to but that is okay since I want to make your
incredible talents known to my ever expanding e-mail list, to mention once
again it being quite a while since anyone wanted to add their name to the delete list.
A few minutes ago I sent an E-mail to a lady in
You guys have to come and visit Stonehenge
II. Although we didn’t get snow this past winter we did get to see a nature’s
display like nothing else I have ever seen and we never had to leave the rock
cabin. One minute it was pouring cats and dogs and the then the next the wind
blew everything to high heaven including the squirrels which had sought refuge
on top of the roof and then the next instant the sun would come out and
everything would turn to silver which blended in so well with the shining
pewter on top of the fire place that once again was raging.
And of course my hormones were kept in
check by the keeper of the house who each time she visits makes changes that
boggle my mind while firing another neuron that has me constantly revisiting
e=mc² trying to understand what got in the way of Einstein not being able to
figure out that he had all the components in place to complete his unified
theory of the workings of the universe other than the fact that he when dealing
in a non-vacuum environment, instead of C, the speed of light, being a constant,
he should have turned to the scriptures or at least examined more closely the
Red Shift and concluded that C becomes a variable and that m, Mass, remains
constant, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,
nothing is lost; that energy moves up or down depending on the waves, that
everything including light is a wave to mention little of the brain being
nothing more than a vacuum just like deep space.
Interference though with a brain is akin
to sending rocket ships with humans on board into deep space and God forbid an
nuclear device were to in fact discharge anywhere near to earth orbit I just
hope to be out paddling and to at least enjoy the ride and of course I know
about traveling light.
We have quite a neat collection of lamps
that I acquired for a “song and dance” and of course thank God I
was not forced to sing but you have to remember now that I cater for quite a
large audience that represents a statistically valid sample of the world’s
population.
As you know I can be very precise when I
need to unlike Chagall who painted bright, was not very precise and although he
was Jewish which is why I assume a lot of people buy his stuff, it means diddly
to me.
Getting down to business. To complete a “needs
assessment” should be accomplished in a half hour or less. I feel the
need to now give you a crash course in terms of how the real world works. It is
all function of “insurance.” Although I covered this subject in
terms of broad strokes in my “Hey”
email, specifically footnote 6 which really began to take hold when I was at
the top of Machu Picchu just over a year ago when I started to realize how
screwed up the world markets really were, that no one caught on to the finagle
of the biggest player in the insurance world Warren “BO”
Buffet who had farted the biggest fart imaginable and still to this day I seem
to be the only person on the planet other than my very inner circle
who see how topsy turvy everything is.
I once helped run an insurance
marketing-publishing company where a bunch of rather right-spirited
writers took a load off my shoulders by producing materials that helped people
who knew nothing about insurance prospect for new business, i.e. real estate
agents who have to sell insurance to make ends meet. First they would do a
quick run by of the person’s business and look interested. Then they would pull
out a survey which we produced. The survey would cover ever possibly business
under the sun. I never once read one of these surveys nor a proposal which was
later presented to the prospect which looked like the insurance broker was a
genius. It covered everything you ever wanted to know. How would I know all
this if I didn’t read any of our material. Before I answer this all
important question let me also tell you I never once read a single publication
we ever produced and we produced many millions of newsletters per year having
something in the region of a 95% market share of all the newsletters sent out
by independent insurance agents-brokers.
I knew that we were delivering everything
we promised because my phone never rang. I was with IMS for 5
years perhaps to the day and kept this one publication only because the A-team
decided to include a quote from me. It was the first and only time I was ever
quoted and by that time my LUK
was running out. I don’t happen to believe in luck but to play the cards
one is dealt to the best of one’s ability and to have a lot of fun and make
sure that the people one employs have a lot of fun and get fairly compensated
for their efforts and most of all to get the hell of the way unless there is an
emergency.
I came to you folks for one thing at this
time; for Jonathan to be taught by the best of the best who had not only the
right credentials and would make sure that Jonathan had a good time getting up
to speed but what is most important to me these days is not to waste any time.
The day my non-compete ended with IMS I
became a consultant to the Prentice Hall division of Simon Schuster. I provided
them with enough material in a matter of weeks that compensated them for the
time they wasted looking to buy IMS several years earlier. IMS, however, was
well on its decline for the president of the company failed to take proper care
of the company’s most important assets, i.e. its people who came and left
each day whether or not the “son” shone brightly.
It is very important to have fun at what
one does but one also has to make a living. In the end I do have a way not only
of making ends meet but for folks who pay careful attention they end up making
out like bandits without feeling like they have ripped anyone off in the
process. That last hyperlink is a design that came out of a graphic design
house after Jonathan’s mother provided them with not only a terrific
drawing of a piranha fish but all the precision needed to “commercialize”
it into to a clothing line with bumper sticker to boots. What do you think? We
hate it.
.
As much as I agree getting in the water
with Jonathan will only increase the bonding but if you had been reading all my
e-mails and finding the time to click on to the hyperlinks you would see that
we m
With that said, please provide me with the
following:
I haven’t yet read this past week’s
publication but I think the article a week or so ago was absolutely terrific
but when we next get together I will offer my suggestions on the importance of
defining the letter C correctly. I happen to have just come across the Del Mar
Times [January 31 - February 6] where you ended your article “Donna Frye
for Governor…”
I will be expecting you guys to stand
shoulder to shoulder with me in getting rid of the rot currently sitting in the
Governor’s House up in Sacramento because until such time as we clean up
the dirty politics that impact each one of us here at home, inland as well, not
just those who can afford to live by the beach and have the best of the best
like you always wanting to give a helping hand there will be little or no waves
to surf, wouldn’t you agree?
You may not have realized this and it has
nothing to do with the war on Iraq but the world markets are currently not in
simply a state of collapse but a would wide melt down has already begun. And I
want to make sure that those I care about not only know a thing or too about
taking the high road but have the resources to overcome the perhaps greatest
depression since the dark ages.
There is of course a way of this rat hole
but it requires getting rid of the rats who tunnel deep who right now are
sitting on the sidelines waiting for the things like the stock market to
totally implode and why George W. Bush must in his efforts to stamp out
terrorism around the world find the courage cultivate the intestinal fortitude
to bring to an end the pain and suffering of momworker63s,
orphans, widows and pensioners by suspending
the trading of public companies.
The meek WITH TEETH shall inherit the
earth.
Time to soon speed for a quick
dip in the ocean. I do though have to get out at least 2 more e-mails before
everyone returns to the house and my 3 hours in front of a TV screen draw to a
close.
From: Willis Bros Surfing
[mailto:wbsurfing@hotmail.com]
Sent:
To: gsg@sellnext.com
Subject: RE: WB Surfing
Hello
Garry,
Michael
here. I felt I should respond to your email personally. As per the
WB surfing/swimming program for Jonathan, we take a proactive
approach. This involves a need assessment of each individual. It is
my job to do beach assessment of water skills through observation and trained
technical assistance. WB surfing/swimming program first an foremost goal
is drown proofing. As I have personally swam in successfully from beyond
a mile out in waves over 40 ft, I don know something about surviving in the
ocean spiritually, mentally and physically.
As
professionals, next to the Navy's extreme drown proofing course, we are
unequaled. It's possible our program could surpass their
curriculum.
So, thank
you for your critique and valued input. If you want a quality program a
quality program, give him to us for 5 consecutive Saturdays for a private
session designed for Jonathan as he progresses...things change as he goes
along. The would sessions would be 2 hours in length and would need to be
paid in full (as well as for the last session.)
The
curriculum would include:
swimming
in from the kelp beds through the surf to the shore (with Milton or Michael
personally swimming with them,) shallow and mid depth free diving. breath and thought
control and much more if you are ready to commit. We recommend you
take the course with him for a bonding experience and for your own edification.
Best
regards,
Michael
Perpetuating the Spirit of Surfing
through service, products and information
www.wbsurfing.com
From: "Gary S. Gevisser"
Reply-To:
To: "'Willis Bros Surfing'"
Subject: RE: WB Surfing
Date: Sat,
D
often the essence gets lost in the translation to mention little of
time
lost playing telephone tag. Jonathan is with his
I want Jonathan to become a proficient swimmer in the ocean and I
realize that the Willis' teach primarily surfing although Michael
clearly has what it takes to provide Jonathan with much more than
simply
swimming and surfing baring in mind that both are rather complex.
I need to know what sort of program you would be offering in terms of
meeting Jonathan's basic swimming needs and what it would cost and I
will then work on balancing out the equation.
I am not only rather proficient in math but have a rather good grasp of
what it takes to make a business successful. First you have to do a
needs assessment which I don't think was accomplished at the last
session since neither Michael nor Milton spent any time with Jonathan
although just being in their presence is inspiring.
I probably got more out of that wonderful morning on the beach than
Jonathan although my
very important but it doesn't always pay the rent.
Michael and Milton have an incredible gift and I would like to make a
suggestion for you to think about as their business m
make suggestions unless I am dealing with paying clients. The Willis'
though have skills and knowledge that should be made available to the
masses of disaffected people not only together individuals like
Jonathan.
Just like I am wanting to see a proposal the direct result of a needs
assessment first being accomplished such a system could in fact be
designed to reach more than onesies twosies. Their message is universal
and it wouldn't take much effort for someone like yourself to pull
together a system that covers all the different groups who could
benefit
from their teachings in to either a book or CD rom that gets
updated-linked to their website.
From: Willis Bros Surfing [mailto:wbsurfing@hotmail.com]
Sent:
To:
Subject: WB Surfing
Hi Gary,
I thought I'd email you to find out what you had decided for your son
regarding lessons with Michael and Milton. I called a couple of times
but
didn't hear back. Would you let me know what you would like to do? We
have
a clinic going tomorrow at 10 am and he's welcome.
If not, would it be possible for you to send a check for last Saturday?
It
would be helpful to hear back from you.
Best regards,
D
Perpetuating the Spirit of Surfing
through service, products and information
www.wbsurfing.com
