The show at Solvang was excellent and well executed. It seems that everyone
that I talked to there really enjoyed it.
WOW! What a revelation that Dean's "DONATED" prizes were actually purchased?
Not really, just business as usual. If the people at the awards banquet and
raffle were listening carefully, the moderator went through a list of prize
donors to the raffle and then said that the raffle items from Fairlady Products
were actually purchased at "COST". It is hoped that the statement was accurate.
The supposed "Great Benefactor?" claimed to have "DONATED" $1481.60 in prize
value in support of the Solvang meet when in fact the activity seems to be a
business replacement for his phony FREE gift certificates that were raffled at
Solvang last year that required an additional purchase to get anything by those
that had already paid for the winning raffle tickets and then expected to get
something tangible in hand. Someone there said that he "Could not afford to
win prizes like this".
This is UNFAIR to all those that ACUTALLY donated items freely because they
really wanted to support the meet without taking credit for an illusionary act.
This is the REAL DEAL and no amount of bluster or DOUBLESPEAK can change the
fact that the claimed donation of $1481.60 was a LIE to the list made to
promote sales.
Now comes the DOUBLESPEAK:
FIRST HE SAID:
"In support of the Solvang Meet we have donated the following items.
These prizes are intended for the raffle. Please ask to see the prizes listed
as they will be displayed during the course of the day." The amount claimed
was $1481.60 and the list did not include the T-shirts with the "STATED"
donations.
THEN HE SAID:
"If you really feel that I did not give or donate "absolutely anything"
here then next year I won't send anything. I can instead sell these parts in my
shop for the full value of $1,481.60."
TRANSLATION: THIS MEANS THAT HE CLAIMED TO DONATE $1481.60 ON THE LIST TO LOOK
GOOD BUT NOW COULD IMPLY THAT HE GAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING, MAYBE ADVERTISING
T-SHIRTS, AND SOLD THE REST TO LOU SMALDINO AT SOME DISCOUNT INSTEAD OF AT HIS
"FULL PRICE". WHAT DOES "ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING" MEAN? NOW HE HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME CLEAN AND SAY WHAT HE REALLY DONATED OUTRIGHT! DID ANYONE
NOTICE THAT THE INITIAL CLAIM WAS MADE BY "WE" AND THE DOUBLESPEAK REPLY WAS BY
"I". IS "WE" PART OF A DIFFERENT BUSINESS THAN "I"?
How is it that Lou Smaldino, the person that reportedly went to Fairlady
Products and purchased the prize items, didn't correct the donation claim to
the list by Dean but took the opportunity on another recent occasion to correct
Alvin on Panasport wheel cap selection?
Were the "DONATIONS" to SEROC paid for by that group"?
Maybe the meet doesn't need a raffle?
PD
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