Of course, James knew about the thread. The person who wrote it answered the phone when I called.
I called the phone number that Robley provided in that thread. His phone number for James was current. The number we had for James went to a voice-mail for some guy named "Andy" in Alabama.
When I called the phone number Robley provided, a female answered. I said, "Is James Walden there?" She was screening his calls, I guess, or wanted to know who I was, a female calline James, and said, "May I tell him who is calling?" I said, "Sure. This is Jennie, Keith McCready's girlfriend."
James immediately got on the phone. James was with the girlfriend at this time. James knew about Jay's offer from reading the thread.
James has limited computer capability. Without the girlfriend, I think he would not be able to post on AzBilliards.
Between the time that Keith and I spoke to James and the time that thread created by "furiousintexas" came to the fore, I am surmising that James and his girlfriend got in a fight. She left him in Tulsa and swore she'd get even with him. And she did, which resulted in what transpired.
I believe they may have kissed and made up or maybe the girlfriend had regrets about smearing James Walden's name like that on this forum. Whether they are together or not is immaterial. The entire $2,000 stake was an untruth, one created by a scorned woman capable of creating three forum identities.
Does that help clarify it for you?