I have known John Davis, probably longer than anyone. I first knew him when he
was, basically a kid, working at Picture Perfect. During those days, during
many employer/employee relation problems, I usually found myself in the middle,
in most cases, trying to defend the rights of the employees. John was so
appreciative once, that he gave me a nice note and tickets to the movies. When
he went out on his own, I was happy for him, he worked hard and became
successful. During the years, I always felt we had a mutual respect for each
other.
I feel that John's biggest mistake with the Dracula, was his arrogance with me
when I first contacted him about it. I am not sure where that came from and
why it occurred. I truly believe that if he had just wanted to listen to what
I had to say, this whole thing would not have gotten so out of hand. My
intention was, and I believe that if we had worked together, with the help of
others, we would have all come to the same conclusion, out of public scrutiny.
This way would have been much better for Profiles too. John could have gone
back to Profiles, said there was new information brought to his attention,
change his decision and then Joe could of acted accordingly.
I was extremely disappointed in John, when, in his revised status, he basically
"threw me under the bus" as Rich put it. He did this by using the information I
gave him, to try to help him. Again, I do not know why he chose this road.
The real issue here, is now having to deal with the aftermath of criminals
producing and selling fake posters for greedy profit. I feel that John was
doing a great service for all of us, and he should still continue. But there
is no room for "egos" here when dealing with such an important issue.
For me, due to the way John handled this and the path he chose in dealing with
me, my respect for him has dropped a few notches, and that is certainly
troubling to me. But I still do admire his work and efforts in helping the
hobby.
Diane
Studio C
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