straybullet said:
Markus,
I don't understand where your blind loyalty to Kevin Trudeau comes from. Given his past history of dishonesty and shame, you choose to look the other way out of either desperation or greed. It has to be one or the other. Which is it? I know you have made some money and you are looking forward to making more, Robin has a new kitchen, I know Gabe Owen bought a new vehicle, but that's just stuff, and money comes and money goes.
It's no secret that Timberly and I don't get along, but I agree with every single word she has written on this subject. She has her facts straight. She does her homework. The people she talks to are more credible that Kevin Trudeau (so is most of the world). I appreciate the honesty in her posts and her love for the game of pool is evident. I dont get the same feeling from your posts or the people that are calling her and others prophets of doom and naysayers.
My dog has this little squeaky toy. It's a squeaky hot dog - and its her favorite toy. Sometimes when I am playing with her, I squeak it and I pretend to throw it and she looks in the direction that it was supposed to be tossed and looks back at me with this bewildered look. Its funny when she tilts her head in anticipation and starts to look behind my back to see if I still have it. Then she starts to bark begging for the toy to reappear. That is exactly what KT is doing to the players with the money and the promises and the player's dreams.
There will never be a firm foundation to the IPT UNLESS someone else takes it over and redesigns their infrastructure to include lines of INCOME. Until that occurs your faith is based on promises, maybes, and if's. Kevin thinks you are beneath him. He has no respect for you or anybody else because in his eyes - YOU need HIM and therefore you are subserviant to him. The players should wake up and realize that KT has it backwards - HE needs YOU and without you - he has nothing. You're a person, not a circus animal, and all of the players deserve better than Kevin Trudeau and his lies.
Dear Straybullet,
In this quote that you had from me, I tried to express myself of trying to be patient and constructive. I admitted, that if the checks won't come, that's a differrent story then.
I also noticed that Wayne had answered my words to you at the same time as I wrote to Timberly, but I want to still say something more.
First of all, I'll wash my hands off from greediness in this case, eventhough I do commit that I have to pray everyday so I could get completely rid of that selfish and materialistic little bratt, which I learned to be in my childhood.
I've went through hard times in my life because of my ego, but I've been blessed, privileged and lucky to have realized something important. Even I'm yet not strong enough to always practise what I preach, I do try hard. I wish I could learn to try even harder, and someday be able to turn it to effortless compassionate behaviour.
You put your post nicely. Still I must say I was bit dissapointed as you stated you don't get impression that I write from my heart nor my intentions are pure.
I came to this forum with mischievous style, sometimes probably even malicious or rude, but I apologized (I hope Timberly got that also), and since then I have tried my best not to step on anybodys fingers, and actually I haven't even called anyone as a 'naysayer' or 'prophet of doom' or anything like that. (I hope I'm correct here
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I would't say I'm BLINDLY loyal to KT either.
I have stated earlier, that I owe KT more than he owes me(which is in many ways true, but probably IPT is better letter combie, than KT here)
I have also stated very clearly, that if I was organizer of IPT, I would handle things differently, and wouldn't accept many things happening here.
I haven't praised KT here, but I have experienced the unique of IPT, and I'm willing to forgive mis-informations, over-exaggerations, and many other things concerning the promises etc.. if the IPT still goes on, and I can secure the economics for me and my wife.
My morals I won't trade for money, but they are my morals, and I'm not expecting them from all the personalities I'm copeing with in everyday life.
And believe me, I haven't even planned to buy new wehicles and kitchens, I have just wished to be able to play Pool and eat sandwhiches without worrying about money, as I'm lazy as Beetle Bailey and Dagwood combined, and my wife is not working either.
I must confess, that two days ago my rose-coloured glasses got a crack, as I red KT's statement: "Yes. We have already sold millions of copies of the LoreeJon Jones versus Mike Sigel match that was held at Mandalay Bay in Vegas, and the King of the Hill where Efren Reyes dethroned Mike Sigel".
I almost fell off my chair, but luckily I was sitting on a floor already.
Next morning I still felt that my belief for IPT is gone, but after some thinking and chatting with friends(I've lived in States for 3.5 months now) I realized that even with these kind of statements, it still doesn't mean that the IPT wouldn't be there - it doesn't mean that EVERYTHING is a lie, but of course believing is more difficult.
Not to put you down, my american friends, bu in US they seem to sell things with not so high morals, as where I come from, Finland, honesty is the most important thing in everything, even more important than intentions. You don't sell anything there if you're not completely honest, and people in Finland are sceptical, pessimistic and over-rational, even to a point they're being dull.
I don't know what will happen if the checks wont come and the promised 100 000$ for the 2007 are just numbers in the air.
Is KT responsible of these things in the eyes of law and jury?
In Finland those kind of promises are being kept, maybe that's why I have believed in them in the first place.
Then again, in Finland nobody would organize anything like IPT.
In Finland they organize World Championships in rubber boot throw, racing with a woman on your back (last year Dennis Rodman was there, didn't have a chance) and also there is World Championships organized on who's staying longest in a sauna, which is like 230°F hot.
I doubt there's lots of money involved in those sports either, so I'll stick in pool still. I love pool.
Maybe that's why I've been flagging for IPT. I've had a great time there.
