Just found a second, older filing against Kerry at
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-cacdce/case_no-2:2009cv05154/case_id-449339/
. This getting to be like Watergate.
For better or for worse, yes, let's get this all out in the daylight.
While I agree one is innocent until proven guilty, this appears to be
another in series of depressing wake-up calls for me regarding this
hobby that has brought me so much joy during the last 47 years. I did
not know Jaime well, but I knew him, since I live in the north county
area of San Diego, which has turned into Ground Zero for talented
restorers. I met Jaime when he worked with Joe Hernandez. Hernandez was
always great to me, and I was a bit of a pest, always hanging around
gaping at the amazing work being done at his old studio on Seagaze in
Oceanside. Hernandez took me around, introduced me to the artists, and
let me watch them work their magic on posters I could never afford in a
million years. It was a gracious thing to do, and it was a sad day for
me when the rumors I started hearing about him turned out to be factual.
I really, really liked Eugene Hughes, a funny, personable guy. He's
still a great guy to talk to, but he screwed up horribly, and still
needs to take responsibility for his actions and make amends to the
people he ripped off. Hughes was a black eye for the restoration
community, but THIS situation, just in it implications... and, yes,
again, I know nothing has been proven... brings a whole new dimension of
premeditated greed and blatant criminality into the mix.
I expect this kind of behavior from the scumbuckets in the music
business, where I have toiled for decades, but this really pisses me off.
Greg Douglass
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
There has been much private speculation on the part of many collectors
as to which restorer allegedly created the fakes which defrauded so
many people, including most major Universal horror collectors. And
those who have known who it was have continued to refuse to name that
person, forcing some people to publically announce it was *NOT* them,
to keep their good names clear.
These days, lawsuits are not filed with paper, but they are also filed
electronically, and they are available for public view.
Go to
*http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-miedce/case_no-2:2009cv13405/case_id-242141/* and
see the lawsuit that was filed two days ago, which names some names
(but it also includes a "John Doe" and a "Jane Doe", which means that
more names will be forthcoming).
I wish those involved in this would simply tell exactly what happened,
so that the air can be cleared, and all honest dealers, restorers, and
auction houses will no longer have a cloud over their heads. Once the
truth is known, even those who had a relatively minor involvement
(like dealers or auction houses which unknowingly acted as middlemen
in the sale of some of these fakes) will surely find that having the
truth out there will be better than waiting for it to be dragged out
over a period of months.
I am so happy this matter is not being mishandled as the minty whites
were (where no one did anything), which resulted in the criminals
never being brought to justice, thousands of collectors being
defrauded of hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and a black
cloud hanging over the hobby to this day. Let us all learn from that
giant mistake and not put our heads in the sand and hope this will
just "go away", because if we do that, our entire hobby will suffer
greatly.
Bruce
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