From: Gary S. Gevisser [gsg@sellnext.com]
Sent:
Friday, April 25, 2003 12:03 PM
To: Anonymous IV
Subject: RE: …

 

 

I feel your pain but I know you know better than to ask me to support anyone’s “co-dependant” addiction especially someone I care so much about.

 

I am reminded of the time when I did an assignment for Veronika and William Randolph Hearst VI, the last surviving son of William Randolph Hearst who built a media empire out of the rubble while managing to hold on to assets like San Simeon, no different in many ways to how Marvin Davis managed to siphon off Pebble Beach while shareholders of MGM bit the dust.

 

The Digital Age forces each one of us to confront our past like never before because of the fact that no one can duck and dive like they have done for ions singing tunes like “How was I supposed to know?” as those who run roughshod over the masses, every so often show a caring hand to those in need, co-opting them to not only do their dirty work but using the likes of you to attract good, hardworking, impressionable youngsters looking for a “safe heaven” [sic].

 

I received a call earlier this morning from one of my first girlfriends while growing up in South Africa congratulating Marie and I on getting married. Lynne Bentel went on to tell me how she has finally sold her home in Malibu after spending the past 6 months “pinching and scraping” [sic] in order to make ends meet while her ex-husband, Gary Glass, finally, after some fukukta court stipulation, announced the closing of $15 million in real estate deals.

 

As you may have read I was responsible for introducing Gary who is a real estate broker to Lynne and a day doesn’t go by when Lynne doesn’t remind me of the speech I gave at their wedding that covered a number of subjects including the “pursuit of happiness…”

 

I actually spent little time discussing business with Mr. Hearst even though he was at the time chairman of Hearst Corporation; instead I got to see how a brilliant woman like Veronika Hearst flexed her muscles in getting exactly what she set out to achieve with a single minded focus more common amongst men with elevated levels of testosterone.

 

Having, however, delivered to Mrs. Hearst a couple of days shy of Xmess Day 1993 my assessment of “management obfuscation” which was behind the media merger frenzy going on at the time, Mr. Hearst a day or so later walked into the study of their “apartment” over looking Central Park on the not “tTOo” [sic] upper east end of “Madhattan” [sic] and declared,

 

“The only thing you left out of your “risk assessment” is the fact that the masses are only interested in tTOo things, tits and ass, ass and tits” [sic].

 

And I doubt that Mr. Hearst understood much about Quantum Mechanics, although there was quite a “byte” [sic] of back and forth especially since he had an interest in fish farming.

 

The Hot Water Wars that are currently unfolding in the western part of the United States in large measure the result of rapacious business people having dirtied the hands of our politicians who bury their heads in the sand turning more than a blind eye as their supporters clean up as if there is no tomorrow will hopefully not result in any dam bursts but make no mistake there are a not-so-good handful of folks out there at this time most concerned about my ability to put up more than a good fight, that now has them worried that I may in fact already be in the process of taking my victory lap.

 

It is quite easy to buy off people by fulfilling their basic fundamental needs but it is even easier when fulfilling their deficit needs, the threat of losing what they have, certainly it is cheaper and why I hope to persuade another very close confidant of mine not to take a top job with a public company despite this conglomerate’s interest in water where I might be of considerable help.

 

As you may recall it was Mr. Hearst’s daughter from a previous marriage who was kidnapped, rapped repeatedly before joining in with her captors as they went about executing their evil doctrines, laying waste to the most precious thing of all, human life.

 

A mind though is a terrible thing to lose let alone waste and that is what saddens me the most when I see otherwise healthy people allowing their minds to turn to rot. Despite the Hearst family’s incredible power and wealth they were not able to bring justice to bare in getting a jury to see right from wrong.

 

The Internet can today serve as a lightning rod for good but it still takes human beings willing to use their fingertips and then look for sum spiritual guidance and soon most folks will accept the fact that the numbers don’t lie, at least that one cannot fudge the “number thing” indefinitely. Last night we produced our first GrubbyGrub sample range of food-dyed t-shirts which came about after Jonathan first took on Marie and then later me in a “dough” throwing battle that had both Marie and I exhausted which was followed up with me giving Jonathan “a speech” about the “competitive spirit” found more often in kids who have less which then resulted in “our boy” blowing the socks off the two of us pummeling us with ideas.

 

As exhausting as the days activities had been for all of us it took quite a while naturally to wind down and when we got up this morning we found Maggie licking the chocolate, ketchup, mustard, strawberries, +++ off the t-shirts as if she was about to be given her last meal. Marie left the house a little earlier saying that she needed some time alone. And I need to head soon back to my hairdresser to make certain that there isn’t a hair out of place should Mike Wallace from 60 Minutes show up at the doorstep.  

 

Jeffrey Krinsk’s deposition of Mr. “Good Day” back on October 17th of last year should not only be required reading for anyone half-way literate but for folks like you who need a halfway house to help clear your head. As soon as I see the word “family” or “mother” to mention little of “father” the hair on my lower back rises to the point of me having to decide whether I go to “war” or “wether” [sic] I should curl up, retreat to The Cave and wait for the whole fricken world to blow up.

 

Before you make a final decision to tell Jeffrey Krinsk “Sorry, but no thank you” give some thought to the momworker63s, the widows, the orphans and the pensioners whose life savings have gone down the tubes to mention little of what conscience means to them while you find yourself more in the dark.

 

Let me know if this helps.

 

Love,

 

Gary

 

Ps – I just registered GarbageGirl.com plus the first choice GirlieGarb.com.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Anonymous IV
Sent:
Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:57 PM
To:
gsg@sellnext.com
Subject:

 

Hey Gary,

 

XXXX received his packet from Jeffrey today. The packet also had a letter summarizing what was going on. I’m concerned that I might be named in this. Now this kinda comes full circle as most things do… remember when we first met, you talked about making people do the right thing if nothing else for the sake of humility. Well, after thinking about things, I think that I would be ashamed of myself if I went through with this. No matter whether they handled the yahoo message board fiasco properly or not, they have been my family for the past nearly 4 years and I can’t do that to family. I said earlier in this email that my concern was more being named and yeah to be honest I could use the money but for people that supported me and looked out for my best interest for so long to know that I went and backstabbed them, just doesn’t feel right.  No matter what they did or didn’t do to the investor, they did right by me.

 

I hope I am not letting you down with this, I just couldn’t live with my conscience knowing that I may have caused them any harm.

 

Tell me what you think of my decision,

 

Anonymous IV

 

P.S