Diane,
This is a classy statement to make. Well said. It's obvious that most
everyone had become too casual about too many aspects throughout our
hobby-industry and pride doth go before a fall.
-- JR
Diane Jeffrey wrote:
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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