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poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 338
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:21 am: |  |
Hey Bill, I am going to have to disagree with you on this person having a legal background. From a previous post I did: "including some very strange ones (e-mails) from Mr. Mills that I am sure a lawyer would not want to be brought into a courtroom, for any reason." The above post used several of the strange things listed in Mr. Mill's e-mails sent to me. This is either Michael (fed what to say here by Mills) or his unethical lawyer (Probably so) posting here. Either way, what an idiotic thing for a lawyer to do!!! I was wondering when Michael or Mills would show up and defend themselves. Michael did on other sites, disguised as someone else. I always posted under the name of Poor Nigel, and left my real contact information in the posts, so others would know I was real and could contact me, including Michael and his lawyer.
Oh my goodness! I posted a thank you to someone on a naughty BBS!!! I must steal from people, lie continuously, run around pretending to be someone else, have the ethics of a someone who purposely defends scums who do some of the worst acts committed in this country for money, and of course must be a communist! Well, I am socialistic by nature. Is that close enough?
My eBay feedback record? Hey buddies, it stands for itself. There are a lot of con artists on eBay, and I do give negative feedback when someone rips me off, and without regard for them giving the same in return. I also use my real identities there, too. Poor Nigel and real contact information. Why would anyone think collecting anime and cartoon collectables would be a bad thing? Something that would show I was a bad person??? Why would anyone list my feedback record, which clearly shows I received only one negative point, and from someone who took my money, sold the item to someone else, and then refused to give my money back. Hey, neat view! Thanks for the new trick. Here is the proper link to my feedback:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback
I will certainly stand behind every action I have committed in my whole life and will atone for all wrongs committed. Will either of you two? The only real question here is, why am I defending myself to someone of such low ethics and morals? You two are such a matched pair. Bill, this is definitely one of the people that give your profession its bad rep. Nuff said. Dang, that phrase was coined by comic book artist, Stan Lee. I must a slime, as only bad people read comics!
Uh oh! I just noticed that this person referred to me as TK Shaw. Give me a break! As any Alembic staff or club member I have contacted via e-mail can attest to, I sign my e-mails TK Shaw. There is only one obscure post on the club where I used TK Shaw (unnoticeably listed at the bottom of a picture), and you cannot get that information from eBay. All references to me on all the places this person has been to refer to me as either Thomas K Shaw or tshaw, not TK Shaw. Note: I do not 'sign' my e-mails as T. K. Shaw, but TK Shaw. Gee, who ever posted the fun one above, has obviously received e-mails from me! Does this guy ever win a case? |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 339
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:45 am: | |
Opps, forgot to mention that the strap is done and will be shipped today. Pictures coming soon! |
pookeymp
Intermediate Member
Username: pookeymp
Post Number: 194
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 7:21 am: | |
I love how bluesmann8008 says "Can we go back to talking about Alembics now?", considering the fact that this is his very first post on this site and he has not contributed to one conversation about Alembics...so what talk of Alembics is it that he wants to get back to?
Mikey/
(Message edited by pookeymp on November 03, 2004) |
smokin_dave
Advanced Member
Username: smokin_dave
Post Number: 203
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 7:54 am: | |
Any halfwit can clearly see that "Greg" is not interested at all about Alembic's products.It's just character assasination for whatever reason.Just another case of somebody trying to make another feel guilty for and trying to cover up they're own wrong doing.Had to say something after following this thread,Greg's "single" post to this forum and poor nigel's many informative contributions to this club since I became a member.
Can't wait to see the strap you receive that has been crafted properly.There's nothing like good ol'honesty and integrity. |
kevin_k
Member
Username: kevin_k
Post Number: 94
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 8:53 am: | |
Sorry to hear about this experience.
Now I too would like to offer my opinion. I don't want to sling anymore mud around, but what the heck.
Bluesmann8008: You may have a law background, but I am in the credit industry, and you sir are walking on thin ice in regards to your statement about poor nigels credit worthiness. Someone who does not use credit cards does not translate into no credit, as you have asserted. Poor Nigel could have a credit score well above 800 and you would have indeed made a false written statement about his credit. (I now many wealthy, credit worthy people, who do not use credit cards.) A credit industry standard, is that you only report the facts, anything else could cause big troubles for you. Any person stating negative information about another person's credit worthiness without being accurate could cause problems. Here's how:
Let's say I want to sell poor nigel a bass guitar. Now I look at your statement, that indicates he has no credit. And I choose not to sell to him based on that decision. You could be accountable for adversely affecting poor nigel's outcome in this situation by falsley making such claims.
By the way bluesmann8008, what type of Olympic do you play?
I thought so.
No offense to real Alembic brothers and sisters. You know how you are.
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kevin_k
Member
Username: kevin_k
Post Number: 95
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 9:38 am: | |
My above statement would hold water if in fact bluesmann is somehow related to this matter...ie the attorney of Michael Salarno or Michael himself. |
lbpesq
Intermediate Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 122
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 10:50 am: | |
Tom/Poor Nigel:
I didn't mean to imply that I thought Bluesmann8008 has a legal background. I was merely quoting his posting. So back off! Any more of these disparaging comments about me and I'll have my friend pretend to be a nuetral party and post a comment here revealing links to "proof" that you once didn't do your homework in 2nd grade, that you tore the tag off your mattress, and how in 1979 you crossed the street without looking both ways. So you don't want to mess with me. I watched five of my kid's karate classes when he was 6 years old.
Bill, tgo
P.S. Tongue firmly planted in cheek |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 654
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 12:38 pm: | |
Tom (PNigel): "F" 'em if they can't take a joke! I don't know what any of that crap has to do with the fact that you entered into a good faith deal and you got screwed. I know your whole raison d'etre with regards to this whole ordeal was to try and make sure that other Club members don't get screwed by the same guy. It is certainly appreciated, at least by myself. Hopefully Allison will make it right. It certainly sucks that you had to endure this nonsense and I hope it all ends well. Please post pix when you get the correct strap so we can all see what we're missing and drool.
Cheers and Good Luck,
Kevin |
hollis
Senior Member
Username: hollis
Post Number: 492
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:26 pm: | |
I once washed my hair and only rinsed once.
And I took a speed bump at 25mph instead of the posted 10. |
bsee
Senior Member
Username: bsee
Post Number: 416
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:43 pm: | |
Small time, Hollis. You ever rip the tags off of a mattress? Cross a street when the "Don't Walk" sign was flashing? Go in through the "Out" door? Come on, step up and do something truely dastardly! Don't finish your veggies tonight, and then eat dessert anyway! |
jagerphan84
Intermediate Member
Username: jagerphan84
Post Number: 105
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:49 pm: | |
I once went up the 'down' escalator....
I didn't keep my arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times...
My seat back and tray table were not in the upright and locked position...
I'm a real badass. |
tom_z
Member
Username: tom_z
Post Number: 59
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 1:52 pm: | |
I admit it - I was running with scissors.  |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 340
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 5:12 pm: | |
Stop it, you guyz are killing me! I am truly in the mood to laugh today, as I got great news from my mother's doctor that the technician that read her sonogram greatly exaggerated the seriousness of her conditioned. We were going through intense worry, and she was terrified of having to have the arteries in her neck scraped out - sounds wonderful! Her condition turned out to be so serious that he does not want to see her again for a full year, so it is party time around here! Yep, I am also a momma's boy - oh the shame! Oh, and we ate Chinese food last night with a fork - sorry.
Yo Bill, you had me going there for a couple of seconds, and then I just started laughing and had a great time reading the posts here. If nothing else, this thread has been of entertainment value. The subject matter is distasteful, but we need to know who is going to treat us right and who is going to give us too little for our hard earned currency. There are a lot of good places on the Internet to visit and buy from, but ya got to be aware of the few pits out there, too.
Just for fun, here is one of the e-mail Mr. Mills sent to me:
Subject: Re: Gibberish
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:03:57 -0700
From: "Shawn Mills, Attorney at Law" <montereydefender@hotmail.com>
To: tshaw@maine.rr.com
MovieMart
... Reply to this message. Date: 00:05:18 on Thursday, January 01, 2004
Name: Poor-Nigel
(tshaw@maine.rr.com) Subject: nm - Thanks Jack aaa. Reply to this message.
...
<<>> xxxmoviemart/posts/03-12-31/3454.shtml - 9k -
Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
I can pull up your orders if you like.....
http://www.Monterey-Defender.com
************************************************
He was accusing me of buying porn from MovieMart. Funny, MovieMart does not sell porn? He is a strange bird and very hard to believe a lawyer acts this way. Anyway, it matches what Bluesmann8008 listed, so it is pretty obvious who this person is. I have several of these e-mails, but this stuff is not really worth going into. Forget them. Time to get back to fun stuff on here. I think I'll whip out my trusty Olympic and just pick and grin!
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lbpesq
Intermediate Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 125
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 5:34 pm: | |
Tom:
Glad to here your mom is doing well. I know how stressful it can be as our parents age. My dad, who will turn 81 next week, was diagnosd with Alzheimers a few months ago. Knock on wood he is doing very well so far, but it has caused great stress on my mom, my brothers, and I as we try to deal with various issues as they arise, though we are spread out all over the country, coast to coast.
By the way, I checked out Mr. Mills' a little. He is a relatively inexperienced lawyer - admitted 10/97 - who appears to have gone to law school later in life. He went to a school that, I believe, is not accredited by the American Bar Association, only by the Californina Bar. He also appears to do run-of-the-mill criminal defense. I have never run into him professionally, though I have done almost exclusively criminal defense all over the state for 17+ years. Being a criminal defense attorney, I certainly wouldn't start throwing around threats of a civil suit. Just like, as a guitar player, I'm not about to give a keyboard player advice on how to play. Don't worry about the Bluesmann post. We all still love ya.
Bill, tgo |
hollis
Senior Member
Username: hollis
Post Number: 493
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 6:34 pm: | |
Tom,
That's good news about your Mom.
I've been going through some very similar stuff with mine. She's been in and out of the hospital three times in the last two weeks. The good news is that she hasn't had another stroke, and her heart seems to be doing okay.
Bill,
I'm sorry to hear about your father. These are trying times indeed.
I guess we can all use a little levity these days...
Here's to good days ahead.
Hollis |
kungfusheriff
Intermediate Member
Username: kungfusheriff
Post Number: 189
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 11:47 pm: | |
"very hard to believe a lawyer acts this way."
In my view, this perspective was valid before we were cranking them out by the thousands, like Twinkies. There are more of his ilk floating out there...guess you don't watch daytime TV much?
Fingers are crossed for the families of all,
KFS |
alembic76407
Advanced Member
Username: alembic76407
Post Number: 337
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 5:46 am: | |
just because you stayed at a Holiday Day Inn Express doesn't make you a Lawyer |
gare
Member
Username: gare
Post Number: 87
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 7:22 am: | |
Nigel..
Not to make light of your situation. But this is most entertaining reading about your plight.
Unfortunately, there are alot of rubberheads infecting the general population. Good luck !
Best of luck to your mother, I'm waiting word of a simlar situation with mine.
Moviemart doesnt have porn ? Thanks for the tip !
Ok..come on people..fess up..who hasn't walked out of the john without washing your hands ? |
pookeymp
Intermediate Member
Username: pookeymp
Post Number: 199
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 8:40 am: | |
Ok...ok...I may walk out the john without washing my hands sometimes, but I do make sure to always wipe my hands on my pants.
Mikey/ |
gare
Member
Username: gare
Post Number: 88
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 8:52 am: | |
Then you're absolved Mikey ! |
dadabass2001
Advanced Member
Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 284
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 9:17 am: | |
And your pants are dissolved (and the remnants mailed to moviemart)
Mike |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 344
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 3:27 pm: | |
I never said MovieMart doesn't 'have' porn, they don't sell it, though. What they do have there is the best collection of links to codexs I need for watching my 'perv-o' 'cartoons' on. I have 2,400 CDs of Anime downloaded from mIRC, and I had to keep getting all the different codexs to play them all. Since I installed Service Pack 2 to my XP machine, I lost a couple and will have to probably go back there to get more. OK, OK, I may have grabbed a racy movie or two, while I was there . . .
Hey Gare, this has been entertaining, and I am sure it got a smile or two out of the two people and one company that lost on this deal. Nothing like a little good humor to help make a bad situation tolerable.
Considering that my mother seems about ten years younger after the news, I don't think this whole situation here is much of anything to worry about. I hope the same thing happen for Mikey and Hollis, too. When all things are considered, family is what matters most. Thank you all for your kind words and support. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 363
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 4:51 am: | |
Allison's strap arrived yesterday evening. As soon as I opened the box, I knew it was everything the other strap should have been. Plus, she obviously paid attention to what I wanted. Here is a comparison of the two.
Size
Allison's is within a 1/16th of an inch of length stated, and has a uniform width of four inches along the main body of the strap.
Michael's is one inch longer than size ordered and has a width along the main body that varies from four inches to 4 3/16ths.
Note: Length was measured from center of strap hole to center of strap hole.
Suede Quality
The quality of suede used on both sides of Allison's reminds me of an expensive pair of pig skin soccer shoes I used to own. Definitely top quality. The core layer is the same thickness as the outer layers and she used black, so it is easy to see it is multilayered.
The tobacco colored side of Michael's strap is top quality, though not as plush as used on Allison's. The curry colored side is of questionable quality. The core layer is noticeably thicker than the outer layers. I would say that he did not use the fine Italian leather I stated in the order, but a cheaper, lower grade. The strap is not close to being as supple as the strap made by Allison
Stitching
Allison's stitching is as if a computer-controlled machine did it. I am more than a little impressed with how immaculate all the stitching is on her strap. Best I have ever seen.
Michael’s stitching is awful, at best. Nuff said.
Embossed Logos
Allison’s were pressed nicely and were carefully placed in the correct positions on the strap. If they were pressed a bit harder, they would be great.
Michael’s were pressed better, but were pressed on the same end and were pressed much higher. One to where it almost sits at the edge of the top of my shoulder when the strap is on. Eight inches higher than where it should have been pressed. Therefore, even though he did a better job pressing the logos, they just do not look good where they are.
Note: There is no ‘perfect’ when embossing the logo on suede, as it is a rough surface and the ‘hairs’ of the suede will tend to try and stand back up over time. You cannot see these from a distance, at all. They were put there for my enjoyment, not others.
Joins
Note: Allison explained to me that the strap could not be made as a ‘single piece’ strap, as the strap is longer than the length of leather you can get (pigs just aren’t that long). I wish Michael would have conveyed this to me during the order process, or even afterwards.
Allison’s joins are close enough to flawless that the word can be used to describe them. Very nicely done, and they even add to the attractiveness of the strap.
Michael’s joins were awful. Again, nuff said.
Custom Ends
Allison’s are very well done, especially considering she did them by hand. They are as I asked for and the stitching follows them perfectly. Impressive job.
Michael ignored what I asked for and obviously used the template. So they should have come out better looking. However, Allison’s still came out better looking and Michael’s stitch at the ends is again, awful.
Customer Service
Allison paid close attention to detail, got back to me very quickly on every contact, and was obviously concerned that she wanted me to be a satisfied customer. She stepped in when her business partner did me wrong and made good on it, as it was done under the name of Moody. I will definitely do business with her again, for any and all leather goods I need.
Michael – Do I even need to type anything here?!
Allison’s strap came in with no damage on it. Pristine, to say the least. Michael’s strap was damaged in several places by careless methods used and lack of craftsmanship. Allison’s strap is worth $250, and I will be ordering a couple more of these from her next summer, for my other basses. I would honestly value Michael’s at around $50, but why would anyone want it even at that price. It is embarrassing the lack of quality he instilled into that strap. I tried to be fair on this comparison. Am I biased? Oh yes, but I feel I was as honest as I could be.
My friend with the good digital camera that takes decent close-ups is away this weekend. Pictures will be posted Monday night, or Tuesday. I think people will be impressed, but I know pictures will not capture the richness of this strap, like you see and feel when holding it in your hand. |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 672
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2004 - 6:09 am: | |
Tom/PNigel:
There's only one thing wrong with your new strap...you didn't get Allison to wrap helself up in it and take pix like she did on her site! LOL! That's a shame because, after all, God gave her more than talent, LOL! J/K.
Enjoy your strap and take plenty of pix. I bought six straps from Moody's and I got the three from Alembic but I'm still looking to buy some more from her. Might as well take advantage of the loyalty discount.
Cheers,
Kevin |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 365
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:10 pm: | |
Well, we thought we were going to get some great pictures today, as it was cold, windy, but the sun was nice and bright. The results were exactly the opposite as with photographing Michael's strap. His actually looked better in the pictures than in person, while Allison does not show its real beauty. Here are the best of the bunch we took. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 366
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:14 pm: | |
Non-Logo End. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 367
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:20 pm: | |
I think I screwed up by not putting it on a flat surface, plus I put the Schallers on it, as I had to try it out last night - Well ya!!! It is on the hood of a dirty (Ahhhh!!!!), curved Dodge minivan. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 368
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:25 pm: | |
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poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 369
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:31 pm: | |
 
Wow, these are hidious pix. The join is done in opposite directions on each side, so it is actually done in an 'X' shape. It is not as pronounced as it looks in the right-side picture, which is the lighter colored side. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 370
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:37 pm: | |
This picture was supposed to show how straight the edges are, but you can see the layering, instead. You can tell the strap is supple, as it is trying to bend with the curve of the hood. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 371
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 2:51 pm: | |
The stitching is this uniform all around the strap. Impressive! These edges are typical, except the little bumps where the joins are. The logo is readable close up. The farther away you get, the more it fades out, which is what I wanted. |
poor_nigel
Advanced Member
Username: poor_nigel
Post Number: 372
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 08, 2004 - 3:00 pm: | |
This side looks white in these pix. It is harder to see the logo on this side. Care was really taken to place them right - get them the right height, centered, and straight/angled correctly = none. The stitching looks like it might be messed up, but it is just the fuzz of the suede and bad photography. I guess I won't be a photographing people's products for a living in this life time . . . |
gare
Member
Username: gare
Post Number: 93
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 6:37 am: | |
All's well that ends well ?
As he fades into the distance with his finely made custom strapage, none the worse for his harrowing experience...
Nice strap..please keep us informed on 'the other guy'..for entertainment purposes.
Oh..if the need arises, I can send you my 'get out of jail free' card.
G |
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