Whenever a crime occurs, people often tend to blame the victim.
A crime occurred at FunDancers earlier this year. A square dance club owed their caller and founder many thousands of dollars. Instead of making arrangements to pay this rightful debt, the club decided to default on the debt, pay absolutely nothing, outright steal the money they owed, and use the stolen money to continue operations. When the victim of their crime protested, the criminals made up a bunch of damaging lies in an effort to justify their crime and blackball their crime victim.
Despite repeated attempts by the victim to spread the truth and set the record straight, people still tend to blame the victim. So let's analyze this. Exactly what did the victim do wrong? How did the victim cause this crime to happen?
Here's the answer. The victim (club caller) made the mistake of trusting certain people (Ed Wedig and The Wheatleys) who happen to be liars, cheaters, swindlers, rumor-mongers and deadbeats.
Many of you who are reading this message are making the exact same mistake.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
If you can't be good, please be careful
Let's be truthful, always.
FunDancers stole a lot of money from me. The club still owes me thousands of dollars. They have not paid even one penny. It's more than just money: they also swindled me out of the square dance club which I personally founded and bankrolled.
Even if you have heard stories to the contrary, the actual fact is that I was robbed. The club operates today by using money they stole from me earlier this year.
Now I need your help.
Our region is fortunate to have many good honest square dance clubs. It's simply not fair to all the good clubs, if we let a bad club get ahead by cheating, stealing and lying. Are you willing to help stamp out wrongdoing? There's only one way to put the cheaters and robbers out of business. Here's how you can help: Stop supporting wrongdoing! It's really that simple. Stop rewarding theft!
If you dance at FunDancers, you're helping the cheating lying immoral crooks get away scot-free with robbery. Surely your mother taught you the difference between right and wrong. Surely you know that stealing is wrong. Good honest people pay their bills, honor their agreements, keep their word, tell the truth, treat people fairly, etc. The officers of FunDancers did none of the things that good honest people are supposed to do.
I will continue to broadcast these messages as long as dirty lowdown crooks continue to use my stolen money to operate my stolen club. Your own willingness to ignore the facts does not alter the truth. If you dance at FunDancers, you're a participant in theft. You're as guilty as the robbers are. Hopefully you can do the right thing and simply walk away from the crime scene.
I've given up on ever recouping what the robbers stole. I'm only trying to prevent these same bad people from harming more good people in the future. It was a shame (and a surprise) when it happened once. It would be no surprise (but it would be a preventable tragedy) if it happens again. So let's all do whatever we can.
Whether or not you can face up to the truth, it's nevertheless an unfortunate fact that the officers of FunDancers are cheaters, liars and swindlers. For example, current president Ed Wedig has been banned from several casinos because he is a chronic cheater and swindler. Treasurers Ken and Fay Wheatley were thrown out of a previous square dance club for embezzlement. The officers have a history of wrongdoing. Earlier this year, this group of bad people robbed a good honest square dance caller for many thousands of dollars, bilked him out of the club which he established, then attempted to discredit and smear his good name. When he protested, they are now attempting to put that same caller out of business permanently, instead of doing the right thing which is to simply pay their bills.
We will not be bullied by thugs. We will achieve the correct and proper outcome, which is to stop the criminals from doing even more damage to more good people in the future.
If you still decide to completely ignore the difference between right and wrong, please do your own self a favor and "Watch Your Wallet". Some terribly awful club leaders viciously cheated and robbed a caller for no reason. It's a continuing pattern: these same people have cheated and robbed other good people in the past. It's time for the crime spree to end. Let's prevent it from happening to someone else. If you just cannot find the internal strength to stop supporting robbers, liars and cheaters, then please at least be careful. Stay aware. Watch your own back. Please do not become the next target of their next crime.
FunDancers stole a lot of money from me. The club still owes me thousands of dollars. They have not paid even one penny. It's more than just money: they also swindled me out of the square dance club which I personally founded and bankrolled.
Even if you have heard stories to the contrary, the actual fact is that I was robbed. The club operates today by using money they stole from me earlier this year.
Now I need your help.
Our region is fortunate to have many good honest square dance clubs. It's simply not fair to all the good clubs, if we let a bad club get ahead by cheating, stealing and lying. Are you willing to help stamp out wrongdoing? There's only one way to put the cheaters and robbers out of business. Here's how you can help: Stop supporting wrongdoing! It's really that simple. Stop rewarding theft!
If you dance at FunDancers, you're helping the cheating lying immoral crooks get away scot-free with robbery. Surely your mother taught you the difference between right and wrong. Surely you know that stealing is wrong. Good honest people pay their bills, honor their agreements, keep their word, tell the truth, treat people fairly, etc. The officers of FunDancers did none of the things that good honest people are supposed to do.
I will continue to broadcast these messages as long as dirty lowdown crooks continue to use my stolen money to operate my stolen club. Your own willingness to ignore the facts does not alter the truth. If you dance at FunDancers, you're a participant in theft. You're as guilty as the robbers are. Hopefully you can do the right thing and simply walk away from the crime scene.
I've given up on ever recouping what the robbers stole. I'm only trying to prevent these same bad people from harming more good people in the future. It was a shame (and a surprise) when it happened once. It would be no surprise (but it would be a preventable tragedy) if it happens again. So let's all do whatever we can.
Whether or not you can face up to the truth, it's nevertheless an unfortunate fact that the officers of FunDancers are cheaters, liars and swindlers. For example, current president Ed Wedig has been banned from several casinos because he is a chronic cheater and swindler. Treasurers Ken and Fay Wheatley were thrown out of a previous square dance club for embezzlement. The officers have a history of wrongdoing. Earlier this year, this group of bad people robbed a good honest square dance caller for many thousands of dollars, bilked him out of the club which he established, then attempted to discredit and smear his good name. When he protested, they are now attempting to put that same caller out of business permanently, instead of doing the right thing which is to simply pay their bills.
We will not be bullied by thugs. We will achieve the correct and proper outcome, which is to stop the criminals from doing even more damage to more good people in the future.
If you still decide to completely ignore the difference between right and wrong, please do your own self a favor and "Watch Your Wallet". Some terribly awful club leaders viciously cheated and robbed a caller for no reason. It's a continuing pattern: these same people have cheated and robbed other good people in the past. It's time for the crime spree to end. Let's prevent it from happening to someone else. If you just cannot find the internal strength to stop supporting robbers, liars and cheaters, then please at least be careful. Stay aware. Watch your own back. Please do not become the next target of their next crime.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
There are many Good Honest Square Dances in the local area
There are many good honest square dance clubs in the area.
It's simply not fair, to all the honest clubs, if we allow a dishonest club to get ahead by stealing, lying and cheating.
If you go dance at FunDancers then you are helping a dishonest club get away with wrongdoing.
Please do not support illegal or immoral activities. We must not allow cheaters and robbers to prosper. Stop going to square dance clubs which steal and cheat and swindle. Stop supporting callers who knowingly accept stolen money. Send a clear message to these lowlifes that you will not tolerate theft, lying, slander, dishonesty or wrongdoing.
Do the right thing and avoid situations which are gravely and seriously wrong. My one and only goal is to improve the local square dance scene by shutting down the bad guys so that the good guys can continue.
With so many honest clubs from which to choose, why would you even think about going to a dishonest one?
Here's hoping that you enjoy many square dances at good honest ethical clubs, and that you avoid clubs which engage in massive intentional wrongdoing.
It's simply not fair, to all the honest clubs, if we allow a dishonest club to get ahead by stealing, lying and cheating.
If you go dance at FunDancers then you are helping a dishonest club get away with wrongdoing.
Please do not support illegal or immoral activities. We must not allow cheaters and robbers to prosper. Stop going to square dance clubs which steal and cheat and swindle. Stop supporting callers who knowingly accept stolen money. Send a clear message to these lowlifes that you will not tolerate theft, lying, slander, dishonesty or wrongdoing.
Do the right thing and avoid situations which are gravely and seriously wrong. My one and only goal is to improve the local square dance scene by shutting down the bad guys so that the good guys can continue.
With so many honest clubs from which to choose, why would you even think about going to a dishonest one?
Here's hoping that you enjoy many square dances at good honest ethical clubs, and that you avoid clubs which engage in massive intentional wrongdoing.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Story of California Mike
A friend of mine was a square dance caller in California. Once upon a time, he was booked to call a dance. The club decided to cancel him out of that calling date because they wanted to book another caller instead. The club did not ask if he is okay with being cancelled. Instead, they voted to violate my friend's contract and to confiscate my friend's dance and booking and money ... and just hand it over to another caller. It was theft by committee.
When my friend objected to this shoddy treatment, the club started all kinds of shenanigans. They spread nasty rumors about how my friend went crazy, is a bad person, is a bad caller, etc. The club did all kinds of bad things, simply because my friend would not silently put up with the terrible injustice of having his calling date outright and forcibly stolen from him.
This caused my friend to drop completely out of square dancing and calling. This happened more than ten years ago.
Well, it happened again recently, except instead of California it happened in Texas. And instead of just one dance, the club stole a bunch of dances and a bunch of money as well. And instead of the caller dropping out of the activity, he has vowed to stop the cycle of injustice and to prevent this crime from happening to others.
The dance in question occurs today, October 14, 2012. That dance originally belonged to Nasser Shukayr. The club voted to steal that dance from the rightful, without even asking. They voted to confiscate that caller's booking and paycheck ... and to hand it all over to Johnny Preston. When the caller objected, the club went berserk. They told all sorts of nasty lies which I won't list here.
You can read the complete story at www.fundancers.org
Why would a club do all those things? Simply put, people do not like to get caught in wrongdoing. They'll make up all kinds of excuses ("he's crazy, he can't call well, he pulls wings off butterflies, nobody likes him", etc.). Yet the excuses do not hide the true fact: the club stole from someone, and now they're trying to get away with it.
So, the big question is: WILL the club get away with theft? The answer is: if you go dance at FunDancers, then they did get away with it. So, it's your choice. I choose to try to end the vicious cycle. Will you please help me put a stop to the crime spree?
With so many honest dances from which to choose, why would you even think about going to a dishonest one?
When my friend objected to this shoddy treatment, the club started all kinds of shenanigans. They spread nasty rumors about how my friend went crazy, is a bad person, is a bad caller, etc. The club did all kinds of bad things, simply because my friend would not silently put up with the terrible injustice of having his calling date outright and forcibly stolen from him.
This caused my friend to drop completely out of square dancing and calling. This happened more than ten years ago.
Well, it happened again recently, except instead of California it happened in Texas. And instead of just one dance, the club stole a bunch of dances and a bunch of money as well. And instead of the caller dropping out of the activity, he has vowed to stop the cycle of injustice and to prevent this crime from happening to others.
The dance in question occurs today, October 14, 2012. That dance originally belonged to Nasser Shukayr. The club voted to steal that dance from the rightful, without even asking. They voted to confiscate that caller's booking and paycheck ... and to hand it all over to Johnny Preston. When the caller objected, the club went berserk. They told all sorts of nasty lies which I won't list here.
You can read the complete story at www.fundancers.org
Why would a club do all those things? Simply put, people do not like to get caught in wrongdoing. They'll make up all kinds of excuses ("he's crazy, he can't call well, he pulls wings off butterflies, nobody likes him", etc.). Yet the excuses do not hide the true fact: the club stole from someone, and now they're trying to get away with it.
So, the big question is: WILL the club get away with theft? The answer is: if you go dance at FunDancers, then they did get away with it. So, it's your choice. I choose to try to end the vicious cycle. Will you please help me put a stop to the crime spree?
With so many honest dances from which to choose, why would you even think about going to a dishonest one?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Good News
Nasser Shukayr is now the club caller for Belles N Beaus on Thursday nights. This was Les Hughes' club for years. Things change.
Here's what happened: Belles N Beaus owed a lot of money to their longtime caller, Les Hughes. Les asked his club to start making payments on their debt. The club decided that it's cheaper to simply cheat their caller out of the money, so they outright stole the amount they owed (and still owe) to their caller. They're using the stolen funds to continue operations. Nasser gladly agreed to "help out" by accepting stolen money to call for Les Hughes' group.
The only remaining task is to organize a smear campaign to spread bad rumors so that Les Hughes won't be able to call in the region again. Some of the best liars and rumor-mongers of all time are working on the smear-campaign right now. The main idea is to convince people that Les went crazy (which makes it okay to cheat him). This is actually easy to do because dancers are gullible and will believe any cockamamie story they hear.
Executive Summary: Les Hughes was unceremoniously cheated out of his club and thousands of dollars. We're in the process of ruining his calling career permanently. This is all normal procedure in the local square dance scene. Nasser will gladly step in and help the club get away with theft.
Here's what happened: Belles N Beaus owed a lot of money to their longtime caller, Les Hughes. Les asked his club to start making payments on their debt. The club decided that it's cheaper to simply cheat their caller out of the money, so they outright stole the amount they owed (and still owe) to their caller. They're using the stolen funds to continue operations. Nasser gladly agreed to "help out" by accepting stolen money to call for Les Hughes' group.
The only remaining task is to organize a smear campaign to spread bad rumors so that Les Hughes won't be able to call in the region again. Some of the best liars and rumor-mongers of all time are working on the smear-campaign right now. The main idea is to convince people that Les went crazy (which makes it okay to cheat him). This is actually easy to do because dancers are gullible and will believe any cockamamie story they hear.
Executive Summary: Les Hughes was unceremoniously cheated out of his club and thousands of dollars. We're in the process of ruining his calling career permanently. This is all normal procedure in the local square dance scene. Nasser will gladly step in and help the club get away with theft.
Wait a minute .... let me double-check the facts ...
OOPS! The STORY is right but the NAMES are REVERSED! It's actually LES HUGHES who is helping a club commit robbery!
Don't miss FunDancers this Sunday, when they use stolen money which they outright cheated from the club's founder and internationally-known caller, to hire local caller Les Hughes. Be a participant in dirty politics, dysfunctional people, theft, cheating, slander, etc.
The excuse "I Didn't Know" does not hold water. Les has already been notified (repeatedly) that when he calls for FunDancers, he will be paid with stolen funds. The fact that he's participating in a robbery doesn't even slow him down. Don't let it slow you down either. Go ahead and do your part to reward criminal activities.
Or, here's an alternative. DON'T participate in any more robberies. Let the club know that you will gladly do business with them AFTER they return the stolen funds. It's really quite simple. A club stole money, which is just plain wrong. There's an easy way to make things right. It's a fundamental rule of life: if you steal something, GIVE IT BACK.
You can make a difference. For those who are tired of hearing about all the cheating, theft, robbery, slander, etc .... there's a simple way to put an end to it. Stop rewarding robbers and cheaters! Wow, there's a simple solution for almost every problem. If you're tired of hearing bad news, STOP enabling bad things to happen.
It's your choice. With so many honest dances from which to choose, why would you choose to go to a dishonest one?
OOPS! The STORY is right but the NAMES are REVERSED! It's actually LES HUGHES who is helping a club commit robbery!
Don't miss FunDancers this Sunday, when they use stolen money which they outright cheated from the club's founder and internationally-known caller, to hire local caller Les Hughes. Be a participant in dirty politics, dysfunctional people, theft, cheating, slander, etc.
The excuse "I Didn't Know" does not hold water. Les has already been notified (repeatedly) that when he calls for FunDancers, he will be paid with stolen funds. The fact that he's participating in a robbery doesn't even slow him down. Don't let it slow you down either. Go ahead and do your part to reward criminal activities.
Or, here's an alternative. DON'T participate in any more robberies. Let the club know that you will gladly do business with them AFTER they return the stolen funds. It's really quite simple. A club stole money, which is just plain wrong. There's an easy way to make things right. It's a fundamental rule of life: if you steal something, GIVE IT BACK.
You can make a difference. For those who are tired of hearing about all the cheating, theft, robbery, slander, etc .... there's a simple way to put an end to it. Stop rewarding robbers and cheaters! Wow, there's a simple solution for almost every problem. If you're tired of hearing bad news, STOP enabling bad things to happen.
It's your choice. With so many honest dances from which to choose, why would you choose to go to a dishonest one?
Saturday, August 4, 2012
FunDancers Update August 2012
It's been a while since I've written so it's time for an update. Otherwise, people might misinterpret the silence as approval.
As a quick review, in April the officers of FunDancers found themselves in a dilemma. They wanted to strip all voting rights from their caller, yet they owed him substantial money. What to do, what to do? Through the magic of dirty politics and secret meetings, the club decided to default on their debt (not pay one penny) and to use the stolen funds to hire guest callers.
The exact amount of the theft, along with many other details, can be found on the club's official website (which they never paid for) at:
www.fundancers.org/update1208.htm
The good news is that this month's update also suggests a solution to the problem. First, let's define the problem, which is: "The Club Stole Thousands of Dollars". Here's the proposed solution: "GIVE IT BACK". Simple, elegant, do-able.
Let's remain positive. Let's all try to do the right thing as individuals and let's urge other people to do the right thing as well.
As a quick review, in April the officers of FunDancers found themselves in a dilemma. They wanted to strip all voting rights from their caller, yet they owed him substantial money. What to do, what to do? Through the magic of dirty politics and secret meetings, the club decided to default on their debt (not pay one penny) and to use the stolen funds to hire guest callers.
The exact amount of the theft, along with many other details, can be found on the club's official website (which they never paid for) at:
www.fundancers.org/update1208.htm
The good news is that this month's update also suggests a solution to the problem. First, let's define the problem, which is: "The Club Stole Thousands of Dollars". Here's the proposed solution: "GIVE IT BACK". Simple, elegant, do-able.
Let's remain positive. Let's all try to do the right thing as individuals and let's urge other people to do the right thing as well.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Regional Square Dance Listings are now back online
Good news! After much hard work, the interactive square dance listings for the Austin / San Antonio region are back online. These listings appeared on www.dancewithsam.com until they were inexplicably removed a month ago. Apparently Sam no longer wants to do the listings? That's completely understandable because it does take quite a lot of hard work to maintain the data tables. Therefore, I set up similar listings as a gift to the area dancers.
Rumors continue to swirl. While I -could- address the rumors, I choose to ignore them. Frankly I have nothing to say to people who enjoy gossip and rumors. You know who you are. You know that gossip and slander are wrong, but you just can't stop doing it. I have nothing to say to chronic gossips.
Let's stick to the facts. After I invested years of work and thousands of dollars into FunDancers, the club started holding meetings and making decisions in my absence. Even though I was not allowed to vote, I still had to bear the cost of the decisions. This phase lasted about a year until one day the club decided to default on the thousands of dollars they owed me and to steal my money and my club completely. They continue to operate today, using the stolen funds. To say that I'm unhappy with their atrocious actions is an understatement. I've been all over the world in square dancing and this ranks among the very worst things that a club has ever done to a caller.
Many choices abound. I choose to simply walk away. I have no desire to be around, nor to spend any time with, dishonest people. With so many honest square dance events in the local area, why would you choose a dishonest one? If you go to FunDancers events then you support and endorse grand theft.
The club president started a rumor that I suffer from mental illness. His rumor was so successful that several friends actually sent me Get Well wishes! It's certainly unique to receive a Get Well card when you have -no- idea that you're infirm. For those nice people who are genuinely worried about my health, your worries are over. Actually, you never had any cause for worry at all. Fortunately, there is NO connection between the proven fact "Ed is a thief" and the wild conjecture "Ed is qualified to render a medical diagnosis". The only possible mental illness in the local square dance scene is when the new officers of FunDancers believe that huge masses of people will rally behind them in enthusiastic support of dishonesty and theft.
But let's stick to today's message. Until a month ago, our region had extremely handy square dance listings on the internet. You'll have to agree that most regions lack a similar resource. It takes many hours of hard work to make this resource happen. Our region is fortunate to once again have such a nice, handy and freely-available information source online.
You can view the square dance listings at www.fundancers.org . I hope you'll find a good honest dance and go have a great time. Enjoy!
Rumors continue to swirl. While I -could- address the rumors, I choose to ignore them. Frankly I have nothing to say to people who enjoy gossip and rumors. You know who you are. You know that gossip and slander are wrong, but you just can't stop doing it. I have nothing to say to chronic gossips.
Let's stick to the facts. After I invested years of work and thousands of dollars into FunDancers, the club started holding meetings and making decisions in my absence. Even though I was not allowed to vote, I still had to bear the cost of the decisions. This phase lasted about a year until one day the club decided to default on the thousands of dollars they owed me and to steal my money and my club completely. They continue to operate today, using the stolen funds. To say that I'm unhappy with their atrocious actions is an understatement. I've been all over the world in square dancing and this ranks among the very worst things that a club has ever done to a caller.
Many choices abound. I choose to simply walk away. I have no desire to be around, nor to spend any time with, dishonest people. With so many honest square dance events in the local area, why would you choose a dishonest one? If you go to FunDancers events then you support and endorse grand theft.
The club president started a rumor that I suffer from mental illness. His rumor was so successful that several friends actually sent me Get Well wishes! It's certainly unique to receive a Get Well card when you have -no- idea that you're infirm. For those nice people who are genuinely worried about my health, your worries are over. Actually, you never had any cause for worry at all. Fortunately, there is NO connection between the proven fact "Ed is a thief" and the wild conjecture "Ed is qualified to render a medical diagnosis". The only possible mental illness in the local square dance scene is when the new officers of FunDancers believe that huge masses of people will rally behind them in enthusiastic support of dishonesty and theft.
But let's stick to today's message. Until a month ago, our region had extremely handy square dance listings on the internet. You'll have to agree that most regions lack a similar resource. It takes many hours of hard work to make this resource happen. Our region is fortunate to once again have such a nice, handy and freely-available information source online.
You can view the square dance listings at www.fundancers.org . I hope you'll find a good honest dance and go have a great time. Enjoy!
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