The original comments are still complete with no changes in the comment section of the article, How the Amazon Golf Club Was Stolen. These exerts are what caught my eye as important, profound, or funny. I was pleased that there was so much content that deserved merit. The original list I saved was twice this long, too long to accomplish my objective. Let’s start over and leave our comments under this condensed summary.
# 3: “Even though it might take some time, Peruvian law and truth should prevail. Based on my experience with the Peruvian courts, they are a first class operation.”
# 13: “The bottom line is this: Gerald, Adam: with all due respect, you have a moral obligation to set up the new constitution of the club as closely (and legally) as possible to the original conditions given to the founding members.”
# 15: “They do not want any non-golfing investors in the Amazon Golf Club. We know it was Mike Collis’s idea, a non-golfer, I was the first investor, a non-golfer, 6 out of the first 10 share holders, non-golfers, 30 out of the first 49 share holders, non-golfers, 37 out of the original 62 share holders, non-golfers, and Peter Schneider, the man that saved the club, without whom the golfers would have no wonderful golf course in the middle of the Amazon jungle, a non-golfer.”
# 20: “In all my investments over my life time I have always found the investors control the investment but are not involved with the product they are investing in. Ballparks are not owned by ballplayers, movie studios are not owned by movie stars, recording studios are not owned by recording artists, oil companies are not owned by oil drillers, taverns are not owned by drunks, restaurants are not owned by obese people, tobacco companies are not owned by smokers, and golf courses are not owned by golfers.”
# 22: “I spent most of my formative years playing on a private golf course in Appalachia and even though many of the members there had married and divorced their sisters, leaving them with their retarded offspring, they still behaved like gentlemen and ladies! And here I am in Peru, dealing with infighting, sub-grouping and slanderous gringos that obviously are offspring of incestuous affairs…There, I was able to write my mind without bastardizing anyone. Can’t we all?”
# 26: “Remember, there are only three games where gentlemanly conduct is a prerequisite: Cricket, Tennis and Golf If you can not maintain yourself, you are not welcome on the course or in the Clubhouse. As we say: It’s just not Cricket!”
# 33: “If these transactions would have happen in the USA people would be going to prison.”
# 35: “Any member that is a resident of Peru, attends the majority of the meetings, and has enough backing from the other members must be allowed to serve on the board of directors.”
# 38: “I vote for every issue by voting for the board of directors and officers. They represent me just like in government. There was no election of officers or board of directors by the share holders in the golf course.”
# 40: “I have read, listened to and examined everything that has come to my attention yet I have not been able to get down to solid facts and I must say that it is my belief that the reason I have not hit solid ground is because there is a layer of muck that has not been washed away. It is also my belief that this layer of muck can only be washed away by Gerald, Ryan and Adam. There should be NOTHING hidden in a layer of muck! The Golf Club is not a secret society.”
# 43: “OK Gerald Mayeaux, I have been waiting for a denial from you that you stole our investment in the golf course. There has yet to be one denial of this by you, Adam, or Ryan. Why? You and Ryan never answer my emails. We can only assume you’re guilty. In the USA you are assumed innocent until proven guilty only if you plead not guilty. God forgive me for associating with this man!”
# 57: “I would like all foreign Founder Members to make a formal complaint to the Peruvian embassies in your country.”
# 63: “I intend to show all of you who are interested how The Amazon Golf Club was stolen by Gerald Mayeaux and his associates. I will be talking about evidence that is in the public domain and is available to anyone in Peru at the Public Register Office.
According to the Public Register an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Amazon Golf Club was held at the Yellow Rose of Texas bar in Iquitos at 8.00 p.m. on the 7th April 2006. According to the public register there were 7 members at that meeting. They were;
Michael Collis
Maria Earls
Dan Buzzo
Delmer de Aguila
Sergio Bargas
Gerald Mayeaux
Ryan Richards.
The Public Records state that the meeting was chaired by me, Michael Collis. The Public Records show that the minutes of this meeting state that I Michael Collis proposed that the Amazon Golf Club be dissolved and that Gerald Mayeaux be appointed as Liquidator of the Club’s assets. The Public Register shows that the proposals were accepted unanimously and all in attendance signed the minutes in acceptance.
THE TRUTH IS THIS; There was no such meeting, I Michael Collis was not there, Maria Earls was not there, Dan Buzzo was not there, Delmer de Aguila was not there and Gerald Mayeaux was with Dan Buzzo in another location celebrating Dan Buzzo’s 85th birthday so he was not there either. THE MEETING NEVER TOOK PLACE.
The Public Register shows that Gerald Mayeaux declared that when the Amazon Golf Club was dissolved it had NO ASSETS whatsoever, not even 50 cents. At that time the club had its clubhouse, machinery, golfing equipment and a bank balance. As Liquidator of the assets of the club Gerald donated the assets that he previously declared not to exist, to the recently formed Amazon Golf and Country Club which is being run by Gerald Mayeaux and his associates.
The law also states that before a club or business like this can be dissolved 3 announcements must be placed in the local newspapers and these announcements should be lodged in the Public Register Office. There are NO such announcements on file. If the Amazon Golf Club was dissolved at a Non Existent Extraordinary General Meeting that did not take place then it was dissolved illegally and Gerald Mayeaux and his associates are controlling the club illegally. The accused have decided to use their right to remain silent.”
# 64: “I have traveled to Iquitos every year for the past 15 years. I am not an investor in the club but I know many of the players. Gerald does have warts but then again I would argue we all do. As a banker I have learned the importance of due diligence and putting rumor and innuendo aside and dealing with the facts.”
# 65: “The apparent central figure in the entire issue certainly appears to be Gerald Mayeaux. He obviously could not pull off this coup d’éta alone, however. For those who seem to feel perhaps no wrong has been done, please explain why the club was dissolved without the knowledge of the majority over a year ago.”
# 66: “All Peruvians with any experience under their belt and the slightest legal knowledge understand that there are two worlds in Peru: the real world and the legal world. Only sometimes do they overlap, about as frequently as a solar eclipse, and like the broken clock that tells the correct time twice a day, the legal corresponds with real. The accountant’s job is to create documentarily the legal reality. And that’s how things are done.”
# 69: “I spent 3 hours with the Fiscal (Public Prosecutor) and he said that he thought a crime had been committed and that they were going to investigate it further. I told the Fiscal that we didn’t want to get people into trouble we only wanted what was wrong put right i.e. the Annulment of the “Dissolution of the Amazon Golf Club” so that we can return to the status quo and work it out between ourselves. He replied “If a crime has been committed against the Public Interest (Contra la Fe Publica) then the accused WILL face trial.”
# 77: “At least one crime has been committed, contempt of court, for failure to turn over the Amazon Golf Club bank account information, minutes of the meeting, and documents pertaining to the dissolution of the Amazon Golf Club. They are guilty of contempt of court. History is clear; it is not the crime, but the cover up.”
# 84: “If Gerald Mayeaux was an honorable man there would not be this suspicion of corruption. Gerald Mayeaux should be banned from the Amazon Golf Club. He is an investor, so he keeps his share, but needs to step completely out of the picture and stay to hell out.”
# 88: “Roberts Rules are very clear. The majority shall rule, the minority shall have the right to speak and those not present shall be protected.”
# 99: “The proposed constitution looks very promising; however it is a long way from being in place so let’s save the celebration until we have it in place and working.”
# 102: “I have built 3 multimillion dollar golf courses in the USA and I don’t believe any of the architects and engineers ever played golf including myself. We of course did hire consultants who had a proven track record in designing golf courses and maybe they did play golf. I don’t know. Most airlines are owned by people that are not pilots and don’t understand how to fly a plane. All I need to do to qualify to vote is buy shares. Don’t sell me shares if I can’t vote.”
# 105: “Leave it up to me and the other investors who we want to be the officers and directors. Trust us to vote for the person who would benefit our investment the best. The ones who are the most qualified. One of my previous businesses was a tavern. I hated drunks but I had more of them than all the other taverns in town put together. We went to great length to get them their favorite whiskey or beer even thou they all tasted the same to me.”
# 139: “As an artist with the verse once said– “coming events cast their shadows before”. Time to reflect…believe me.”
# 144: “I have heard that the police are pressing charges against Ryan and Gerald for trespassing on the golf course . Is it true? If it is true then, “Its game over” for the gang of thieves. Someone please tell me it is true.”
# 145: “It is true. The charges against Ryan, Gerald and others still stand and because the trespass charge against them was with threats of violence; these charges are criminal charges.”
# 147: “My last post was, at best, obliquely related to my ex-friend “The Iquitos Scoundrel”, Gerald Mayeaux. I tried to envision being in a position where I faced each day encountering people I have screwed, people who once foolishly trusted me. What a lonely life. Try to envision facing each day knowing most people look upon you with disdain.”
# 148: “Ok, I’ve read through this site extensively. Therefore let’s organize and make a difference Do we take a vote or what? When do we take charge?”
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What to say?…
It’s quite obvious that there are gringos against other gringos, not simply over the golf course but, to put it delicately, over personality clashes. Having been here now for 15 years, this problem has always reared its ugly head. I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I live here and that this is a very small town, too small to have enemies and why bother with that anyway. Whatever type of personality quirk people have (and we all do or we probably wouldn’t be living down here), I think I can find room for it in my stance, my philosphy. And yes, sometimes we all get angry and words are said, but certainly we can get past that. Get over it! Now, that said, I am as confused as everyone about the golf course. I was told that when it was reorganized, that everyone that was a member before is also a member now. That I know of, that still holds. I received an invitation to come to an official meeting on the 31st of March and when I saw Papa Dan, he had not receieved one. Probably many people did not and I don’t know why. Perhaps there’s a simple answer to why not, maybe that Sergio just didn’t have their emails handy… Again, I don’t know why. The meeting is at Noon, March 31st in the clubhouse at the golfcourse. Perhaps then we’ll all know what is happening.
I never got an invitation. It is to late for me to be there by tomorrow if in fact I am invited. It would be nice if you got an answer to the challenge I gave you sometime ago. Why is Gerald, Adam, and Ryan against the concept of the constitution that I posted on the Blog? Everyone else, and I mean everyone, has been overwhelming supportative of it.
Dave, again I have no idea. I liked it too. Perhaps the other constitution is okay as well but it would be nice if everyone could see it here, translated. I still believe that everyone that paid for membership is a member.
Just ask them tomorrow.
Personally I think this ; If any member of the original Amazon Golf Club signs up with the new regime then (and I say this personally) they should consider themselves no longer a member of the original Amazon Golf Club.
To, Alan,Hans,Shawn and Leo,
This is the “Last Call” to leave Mayeaux and his sinking ship. It wont be long now.
Save yourselves and contact Bill Grimes A.S.A.P.
Mike,
I am not on any ship , not Gerald’s, not yours or Bill Grimes.
I just want to play golf for life for free.
Alan,
I am not at all surprised by your reply because thats all we have heard over this last year “I’m not interested in who has been disenfranchised, I just want to play golf”.
In January 2004, when Bill Grimes became the lst member he said “I hate golf and I hate golfers” I often wondered why? Now I know, golfers are the most selfish of all sportsmen, you dont care that 8 japanese people have lost $4,000, which was used to buy the tractor mower that now mows your precious course.
If you golfers had stood shoulder to shoulder with the non-golfers a year ago Mayeaux would have never gone as far as he did. You all claim to be neutral and just “wanna play golf”, well Mayeaux counted that as support for his dastardly plan to take over our club, so you golfers are just as much to blame as the acadian Mayeaux.
When the day comes, and it will, stock will be taken and retribution paid.
If you golfers had refused to have anything to do with the golf club a year ago then Mayeaux would have stopped his plan and myself and others would not have suffered the pain, the anguish, the financial cost and maybe some longstanding friendships would have never been torn to shreds. Enjoy your golf.
AMEN. Thats what I have been saying all along.
Hi Alan, every day I am surprised that good men like you, Hans, Armando, Shawn, Leo, and the other golfers support the “Iquitos Scoundrel,” mayeaux. Every day I am surprised that you and I know the same things, and react so differently. I am impressed by your spiritual growth. Whether it is your church, or meditation; for some reason, knowing the same things I know, you are not only willing to include mayeaux the acadian in your philosophy, but willing to support him on a day to day basis. I think your stance; your philosophy is too broad, and needs focus. Lying, cheating, corruption and stealing must not be tolerated no matter how small the town. A good argument could be made there is less room for anti-social behavior in a small town.
I understand Mike’s feelings in comment # 5. However, if we take that attitude we are as bad as mayeaux and his gang. To me it is simple, everyone that invested in the original Amazon Golf Club, is a shareholder; much more than a member. How is your situation better with mayeaux? You could “play golf for life for free” and support the legitimate club like you should. mayeaux’s club only exists because of the support you and the other golfers give it. You can be sure that we are bitter about the actions of everyone that supports them. Golfers open your eyes; think…you are on the wrong side. All of you that rejected Peter Schneider’s solution deserve to be mayeaux’s next victims.
I have heard from a very good source that this new regime held a meeting on Saturday 31st March. Well from what I was told it was not a meeting but an “audience” with the dictator Mayeaux. He announced that from now on all golfing members must pay $30 per month.
That he had appointed his running dog Sergio Bargas as General Manager of the club with full financial control. (The foxes are looking after the chicken house now!) That Scurgio receive 50% of the green fees and 50% of all Pro shop profits.
I understand that a few of Mayeaux’s associates are not at all happy.
Well, you made your beds now lie in em !
Alan,
Your comment #7 says you will play golf free yet Mike in comment #11 says he heard from a very reliable source that all members have to pay $30.00 a month plus greens fee. That doesn’t sound like “FREE” to me.
I am happy I saw the light early on. Haven’t you had enough yet? I remember when you were going to print the constitution on the blog and Gerald kept giving you the old one, and then all previous members were going to be members of the new club yet only a handful received invitations to the meeting on Saturday. So on and so on. I hope you see the light soon before it is to late. We all think of you as a great friend and at a certain time “guilt by association” will fall into play.
DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND. THE MONEY YOU INVESTED IN THE GOLF CLUB IS GONE. THEY TOOK YOUR SHARES, STOCK, MEMBERSHIP, ETC.
Yes Dave only a hand full of invitations went out. Its obvious Mayeaux only wants “Yes Men” in his club.
I was also wondering why the 3 lady members Maria Earls, Martha Costa, and Alicia Retigo, (all from Iquitos) were not invited?
Could it be;
1. They are peruvians ?
2. They are women ?
3. They are non golfers ?
or a combination of all 3 ?
Mike, I believe that you deserve kudos for your inspiration, ideas and work in creating the golf course in the first place. I consider you a friend as I do Gerald. I remember the many times the first few years Gerald opened his restaurant how great you got along with him. The jokes, the kidding, the laughter… However, I feel the tone of this discussion has now become personal and a vendetta.
Remember this famous soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Macbeath: “Out, Out brief candle. Life is but a walking shadow.. A poor player that struts and frets his last hour upon the stage and is heard no more. Tis a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing”.
It is time to get along and accept one another…warts and all!
Your in friendship,
Jim
Jim, Good to have you back.
You are right Jim, in the old days we were all friends, but I doubt that even you would tolerate Mayeaux if he stole from you. Even more important to me is the responsibilty
I have to protect all of those wonderful people who trusted me to put their hard earned money
into the construction of the first golf course here in Amazonia.
Like Bill said in his article, he knew it was risky, and that he might lose his investment, but he never thought it would be stolen from him, especially by someone he considered to be a friend.
Its not too late Jim, if Mayeaux puts right what he has done, perhaps in time things might change.
Why not contact him and ask him ?
I think comment 108 needs to be repeated for Jim Richardson.
Hello Mike Collis here,
Bill Grimes asked me to convey this event to you all.
Last week after seeing the proposed constitution for our club Dave Volkmann asked me to “bite the bullet” and go to Gerald and thank him for his work. Reluctantly I did so , but I did more. I went over to Gerald’s place and offered him a brand new boxed set of Slazenger golf balls that a friend had given me.
He said “Stick em up ya ass”
I replied “O.K. but i just wanted to thank you for the new constitution.”
He said ” Thats just a joke!”
“Gerald don’t you want peace?” I said,
His parting words were “I’m just gonna kick all yas asses you see!”
Comment by mike collis — February 19, 2007 @ 10:14 am
You really didn’t have to repeat that comment for me Mr Volkman. I prefer to avoid venom. Judging by your comments over the course of this thread I think having a snake bite kit handy maybe a necessary precausion when in your company.
To Jim Richardson, “FUCK YOU”. Another subject. My wife and I are the poster couple for “Perfect Partners” so you know what I look like. All the women and men that Mike has in perfect partners are good honest people. They are not all “prostitutes” like I have heard rumor you and Gerald have said they are. “FUCK YOU.” I think thats a quote from Shakespears “McVolkmann”
Dear Mr Shakespears “McVolkmann” (Whatever that means) You said it all!!! Your comments are revealling. ….”Like I heard rumour you and Gerald have said they are”. I have never said any such thing. This is obviously how you operate and spread venom..generate rumour and innuendo!! Your intelligent “F–k Y–” comment is obviously a good reflection of your character and inability to communicate intelligently as well. Let the readers judge!!
An apology is in order if you and Gerald never said these things about the people of Perfect Partners. I had heard it second hand from a very reliable source. I am sorry.
Jim, I am delighted to welcome you back. Not many of us can quote Shakespeare, on “this two-bit blog,” so we need you for balance. Funny how we read words and evaluate situations differently. Like I mentioned to Alan, we all hear and read more or less the same things, but we interpret them differently. I would like to move us forward to a point beyond name calling, where we can all KNOW whether or not Gerald Mayeaux is operating for the good of all members who invested in the Amazon Golf Club. Where we can all KNOW whether or not he is operating within the law. Shortly after we acquire that knowledge we can put all of this behind us and work toward a bright future. Until we all KNOW, we remain divided. How will we KNOW? Jim, Dave, Mike, Alan, everyone, how will we KNOW who represents the good of all the members who invested in the Amazon Golf Club? I humbly beg Hans Jarlind, Shawn Saulnier, Leo Jones, John Wilkens, Brian Yancy, Dan Buzzo, and the others to help us find out the facts so we can move forward into our bright future together. Please…
We got a litle side tracked on what this blog is all about. The title is “How the Amazon Golf Club was Stolen”. Noone, and I mean noone has denied this. I can’t quote Shakespear, but someone that was here before Shakespear I can quote with my limited ability to intelligently communicate “thou shall not steal”. His name is God.
To My Friends Jim and Dave,
There seems to be a misunderstanding here, Jim never said anything bad about girls from Iquitos, it was Mayeaux who has said many,many times that all of the women and girls from Iquitos are prostitutes.
Now can we get back to the real issue the stealing of our golf club.
I found out last evening that all founder members of the original Amazon Golf Club will be accepted into the new Amazon Golf & Country Club but only as members,not investers.
Also, there is another condition, when we apply to join we must get down on our knees and swear allegence to King Mayeaux.
One or two knees?
It’s Friday before Easter…
What a piece of work you guys slobber out of your mouths. You don’t belong on a golf course and certainly don’t belong as memebers of one either.
As I have said all along, everyone that paid for a membership (share or whatever you want to call it) are members still. No money was stolen, no Japanese have been disenfranchised, everyone that has paid is a member!)
Many things have been done by, what we will have to call: Both Sides. There were and will be many mistakes, of course.
Sh.t happens, especially here in Peru. But when you take a breath, there is still this beautiful golf course out there.,
and also there are those that can not accept this fact and want to believe and CONQUER something that never existed, just out of personal pride and vengence. It’s obvious that many of you dislike Gerald. This is not about him but from the read I get, it always turns into that. I can tell you about what Mike and John and others have stupidly done, I can tell you about the reactions too. Why bother? Just stirs the pot. WE have a golfcourse, everyone that paid into this is a member. No one needs to get on knees, why would you do that? Why would you think that Gerald controls this golfcourse? He does not.
I have still not had time to sit down with anyone that went to the meeting. This is a very busy time for me and will remain so until September. If it turns out that I have to pay 30 dollars a month to keep this running until there are people going out there playing golf, paying the greens fees, then that is what I have to do. Rome was not built on a song you know… and you really don’t want me to quote the Bard because my university degree is in Theatre and so..don’´t get me started.
But I will leave you with this because it is so easy: Whether it is noble in the minds of men to suffer the slings and sorrows of OUTRAGEOUS fortune or to take arms aganist them, THAT IS THE QUESTION.
And the answer is: Relax, all things come to those that wait.
Stop kicking a dead horse.
Is that cryptic enough for everyone?
Great News Alan !
If what you say is true, you are right, we have all been arguing for nothing, worrying about nothing. You say everything is O.K. we are ALL members of the golf club, but does that mean we are still investors and can sell or transfer our shares/memmberships ?
If we can then great , so when can we attend a meeting and be told this officially ?
When can John Zeller,Bill Grimes, Dave Volkmann, Dave Sheridan and myself go and have a little stroll around the golf course we helped pay for ?
Happy Easter Everyone.
Happy Easter Everyone.
Alan,
You brought up one very interesting point. You said”Why would you think that Gerald controls this golfcourse? He does not.” Tell us who does please.
The club has a board of directors and frankly I don’t know who is what. I think that Adam is the President, James Bruner is probably the VP, Hans is a Director if I am not mistaken, Sergio is Club Pro, I don’t know if Shawn is still in there but he might also be a director.
I’m not even close to getting at the bottom of all this.
Yes Mike, Happy Easter! Blessing to you and yours and everyone here on this blog.
Thanks Alan for responding so quickly. One question leads to another. Now who elected the board of directors, president, VP, and hired or elected the Club Pro? When were they elected and when does there term expire. Is the roster of those that get notified of the meetings and elections available to all?
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Lest we forget today is 7th April, so I want to take this opportunity to wish Papa Dan a Very Happy 86th Birthday. Happy Birthday Papa Dan.
It is also exactly one year ago tonight that Mayeaux and his co-conspiritors illegally disolved our golf club.
Over this last year nothing has happened except we have had many promises made about the new constitution,about everybody’s investment being safe, and no one is excluded etc.etc.etc..
How much longer do we have to wait to have this WRONG put RIGHT ?
To have this WRONG PUT RIGHT.
Its been two weeks since anybody has posted a comment here. Is the golf war over? Who won? Is there a constitution? Are directors and officers going to be elected by the stockholders? Who officially is part of the golf course now? I never get emails notifing me of meetings, dues, ect.
My name is Douglass G. Norvell, Ph.D. and I am ashamed of the way this inquistion is being conducted, that is, anonomously. As a former Marine, I am particularly ashamed that a Marine Corps major would post an anonomous message condeming someone; an act that denotes cowardice.
The missionaires, who tend to be judgemental religious zealtos, are equally despicable. My bible training included something about “stand up and be counted,” and required that antagonist have the strength and courage to confront a wrongdoer.
Those of you who believe Gerald Mayeaux has done these horrible things, should go down to the Ficalia and file a denuncia.
Hello Doug, welcome to the Captains Blog. I loved your article and photos about the Acosta Hotel published in the Iquitos Times, http://www.iquitostimes.com . I deleted my original reply to you which was too harsh. You and I have been friends for some time and you would have known I was joking, but I did not want to scare off other potential guests to our discussion.
This is not a Military Tribunal. It is not being conducted anonymously, your name is posted under your comment just like everyone else. As you know, I am also an ex-marine and I believe the Major is brave to speak up on an important human rights issue. If you want to challenge the Major or quote bible verse to all the missionaries that come to Iquitos, you should post in either the original article the comments were made in, The Dawn on the Amazon Christmas Program 2006, posted January 5th on page two or three, or just click this live link to go to the article direct, where you can read everyones name, their full comment, and the # of their comment; http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/01/05/the-dawn-on-the-amazon-christmas-program-2006/ . This is not Christmas, and the vast majority of those comments have nothing to do with Santa, so it would be better to comment to the article, Is Gerald Mayeaux the Iquitos Scoundrel? posted April 17 at http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/04/17/is-gerald-mayeaux-the-iquitos-scoundrel/ . That article is composed of condensed versions of those original comments, most of which show their real names, made to the Christmas post.
Thanks for expressing your opinion. I agree that everyone with a complaint should go to the Ficalia and file a denuncia. Although I had never filed a denucia in my life, I have filed three against mayeaux, and I know five other people that have also recently filed denucias against him. Other legal actions are also pending.
Hi,
I have been reading all these comments and I have a couple of questions here for two people
#1 WHY DOES GERALD NOT WRITE HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON?
#2 DOES ALAN SHOEMAKER KNOW THAT WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED IN MIAMI, THAT GERALD WAS THE ONE WHO CALLED THE OFFICIALS TO LET THEM KNOW HE WAS COMING, THEN TRIED TO STEAL HIS WORK ON DIABETES WITH ANOTHER FRAUD BUT IT DID NOT WORK BECAUSE GERALD HAD NO MONEY AND THE SAME WITH HIS PARTNER.
Thanks to that keep this alive and want to do the right thing. I was there when Mike told Bill of his idea and gerald was the first to tell Mike what a stupid idea it was and would never go and how the course would be so bad that he would never play there. He never jumped on the bandwagon so to speak until it really started to go and GERALD saw a way that he could control it. then he did not just take the wagon but the tractor pulling it also.
Allan must know because Gerald braged to me about it many times and anyone else that would listen.
I found out last night that Gerald’s accountant , you know the one who signed off a zero,zero, zero balance
when Gerald illegally disolved our Amazon Golf Club was questioned yesterday by the local Fiscal (District attorney).
Is it true that he confessed to signing the document without, as is legal requirement, to verify the contents to be true ?
Is it true that he said that Pamela asked him to do it as a personal “favour” for her ?
Can anyone confirm this ?
Your golf club was disolved illegally by Mayeaux. this will be shown to br true very soon. He should go to jail for his crime.
Consider these points.
Several people signing as owners did not have business visas. No where does the constitucion mention the physical golf club, where, what is it or rent or own or buying or anything. Does anyone of either golf club have a right to play golf when the club is not mentioned in the constitution.
Where are the receipts that the company received the money to buy the lawn mower from the stockholders . Did the lawnmower come from heaven ?
Was that income reported to SUNAT ?
Where is the Balance Sheet presented to SUNAT ? What does it say ?
What about the receipts and photos and tournament of the old club showing the assets and improvements existed before the famous liquidation ? Are they part of the denuncia.
Was the liquidation done in accordance with Peruvian law ? Was public notice given in the legal newspaper ?
Was a quorum present ?
Does the liquidation mention all the members legally ?
Where is the receipt for the lawnmower ?
Who imported it ? Where are the witnesses that paid for it ?
Where is the copy of the doc that the state is the owner of the land ?
Send a letter to the Japanese Founder Members telling them that they have been thrown out of the golf club and asking for the confirmation signed and authenticated by the Peruvian Consulate that they donated the money for the lawn mower in trade for membership and were never notified of the dissolution and theft of their investment.
Dear Fellow Founding Members of the Amazon Golf Club,
In reply to Mike’s email to all of us concerning the most recent events in the continuing “Golf War” and the legal implications for Jerry Gould (aka, Gerald Mayeaux, yes…that’s his REAL name I understand)…this is truly the fulfillment of your mother’s old saying, “The chickens have come home to roost”. And the kaka hasn’t even BEGUN to rain upon this detestable, evil thief and child-abuser. Buckets-more justifiable retribution shall be visited upon him, this common, vulgar hitman, of that you may be certain. He and his ugly pocked-dwarf “go-for” (sic.) are history, anyway. But let us
not focus exclusively on that idiot mouthpiece, the public face of their backstabbing thuggery and, thereby, miss the BIGfish, the instigators of all this vile cabal’s greed, ie,: (1)The mad chess player who masquerades as a teen age girl so his online victories on the chess board, such as they are, sting his opponent all the more deeply as a result of his loss (”Hell, I lost to a teen age girl???”)…Yes, that same silly hermit who has, for the last 20 years, squatted on land which NEVER belonged to him, raising snakes and rats in the moonless dark of night…and living
FOR TWENTY L-O-N-G YEARS!!!
in a paper-thin, sheet-metal railroad FREIGHT CONTAINER! Honestly, can you imagine any sane man
doing anything even remotely similar? And given all those lonely years in that tin box,
hunkered down always alone whilst the thrashing storm-driven rains drilled holes in his tiny cranium…is it then any wonder that he could, along with “That Missionary Boy”, dream up such a fiendishly diabolical and greedy scheme to fleece their so-called “Bretheran”? The brains behind the scheme certainly isn’t Gould or his pocket-puppet “Skorgio”, or even Snowey in his tin cage repleat with the latest in fashionable fake windows and a generous can-opener sized hole in the middle to
piss in, certainly NOT…the demented mastermind behind all our legitimate woes, the Jerk on the Off-road dirty white 125cc motorbike is Adam Andrews who, through all of the filthy mess he and the crazy hermit created, remains unscathed…no fingerprints no signatures anywhere = no responsibility… right? WRONG! The file’s not closed on either of these two soiled villains, dear fellow members.
We are searching dilligently for their foul DNA and when we find it, these two prime plotters
SHALL BE PUNISHED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW for taking their 30 pieces of silver!
When this unfortunate “Interregnum” is finally at an end and some semblance of sanity and good leadership is restored to our beloved club, and Mike’s original ideals are enshrined in a new constitution, IS IT conceivable that we would allow ANY MEMBER this notorious “Gang Of Four” to track their muddy feet over our re-constituted Amazon Golf Club turf? It is my deepest feeling that all four of these contaminated low-lifes should NEVER again be allowed to cast their forbidding shadows over the lush, deep green of our fairways. IF they are “forgiven” their abominable treachery, those of us who did the forgiving will be forever cursed by those honest members who follow after us.
Each and every one of this miserable lot must go down with their black galleon which, at this very hour, still fly’s the black and white Skull and Bones banner.
Then, when our house has properly been disinfected of this vermin, and ONLY then, can we set about a bright morning’s golf with a happy heart and clear conscience.
Yours Faithfully,
John Zeller.
(2 Memberships)
…..WOW……
CAN THIS BE TRUE????
IF SO AND GERALD OOPS JERRY IS IN JAIL, THAT IS ONE PICTURE I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE AND IT WOULD LIVE ON IN MY MEMORIES.
IT MIGHT EVEN BE WORTH THE VISIT, WHAT DO YA THINK?
Thanks John Zeller for your comments , every word struck a cord with me , and all so very true.
I think when the hammer falls on the slimeball Gerry Gould don’t think for one minute that the coward will take the wrap alone, he’ll sing like a canary bringing down all of those other detestable creatures with him.
Can anyone confirm what I heard the other day that
their accountant “spilled the beans” on the gang implicating the lovely Pamela to boot.
A thought for the day ;
We’ve crossed the Rhine now boys and Mayeaux and his cohorts are preparing the bunker and handing out the sweeties.
As a founder member living here in Birmingham, England
I have kept an eye on this blog. I have been unwell for 2 years now and really could not contribute.
BUT
Where did this John Zeller pop up from ?
Give us more John, well said.
Good Luck to you, go get em.
I know many of you did not know but earlier this year we lost Founder Member Maureen “Mick” Portlock.
Mick a great supporter of our club and of our fight to save it sadley passed away at home in Constancia,Cape Town, South Africa in March.
Thanks Mick, sleep well.
In case no one is aware, I have a copy of the “constitution of Thieves” being translated for publishing here in english as well as spanish. I is an official copy, like the one I have attached to my denunce that I hope and pray puts Gerald in the slammer. Is anyone surprised that the15 listed members in the “constitution of Thieves” have split up the value of our lawn mower (the one purchased with the Japanese money). They (including you Alan Shoemaker who said we still had our invetsment) have each received 877 shares at 1 sole/share. Where is the rest of the assets Alan? Did Gerald keep it all for himself? The assets of the original club were presented to the authorities as zero. Was it zero Alan???
So now Alan Shoemaker, are you denying you have been awarded the $877.00 soles as YOUR SHARE of the booty (donations of the original members)? I have the copy Alan!!! I HAVE THE COPY!!!!!!!
I guess all your righteous crap in the past was a front Alan Shoemaker. YOU are one of those to split up our donations with Gerald Gould (aka Mayeaux) (the one who turned you in to the law in the US) and with the Rat and Snake man and the rest of the gang. I have the copy and so will everyone else interested.
For those of you who have hoped and for those of you that have deluded yourselves. I have and will publish the following documents:
1. The “Constitution of Thieves”
2. The dissolution wherein Gerald Gould (aka Mayeaux) says he shall keep all the books, records and goods of the original club and now says to the authorities they all dissapeared (poof).
3. The official statement to the authorities by Gould that the original club had zero assets.
It is really sad that rumour and innuendo continue to dominate these comments. Mike, I am disappointed with you in propagating these rumours such as the way you raise the issue of the accountant and the way you raised the issue of Gerald alledgedly assaulting the waitress..like headline news and that Gerald would be going to jail for sure! You keep stoking the fire with exaggeration. Mike how would you like it if everyone would state on this forum the rumours about you and the way you managed the initial membership money? Of course these are unfounded! Mike, I consider you a friend but I feel that you are playing a slimy game!! Sorry, but I am one for speaking the truth.
To Jim,
I know the truth and the truth will come out after the investigations are complete. We already know what evidence has been revealed please read Dave Sheridan’s comment No.45.
Jim what did Adam Adrews do with the $4,000 that a japanese founder gave him for 8 memberships ?
Did he buy a Toro Golf Course Mower with it ?
What heppened to that mower ?
Did it disappear ?
What did Adam Andrews do with the $7,000 donation from Peter Shneider ?
Did he buy an electric transformer for the clubhouse with it ?
Where is the transformer now ?
Is it true that Mayeaux declared himself liquidater of the Amazon Golf Club and both he and his accountant signed legal documents stating that the club had “Zero Assets” ?
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Der tag wil comen !
Dave Sheridan, what a piece of work you are. I just had dinner with you for the birthday party of Jim King and I told you very clearly that I did not want to discuss the golf course with you and that I did not know anything about what was happening and what was supposed to have transpired, and frankly Dave Sheridan, a discussion with you about it at a dinner party would have been upsurd because you are way too wound up and emotionally involved with what you believe to be the truth. For you to slam me here simply shows what kind of a man you are. You know very well where I live, you are here in Iquitos and could have easily come to my house to discuss what you believe to be the truth. However, you did not. Instead you decided that you were absolutely correct and so you assumed alot my old friend and preferred to post here rather than speak to me in person. What a piece of work you are. I wasn’t raised that way, obviously you were. so now you have worn your welcome out with me senor. Do you think I would stoop so low as to post on this blog for all the World to read that you are fat, stupid and ugly? No, I would never do that.
As far as having shares goes, I have no idea about this. But… since I paid $350 dollars for my membership, I guess that means that I have those shares. I would assume that anyone that purchased a membership would also have the same shares, right? Well, that is if you purchased legal memberships. What about you Dave Sheridan, where did you purchase your shares? If they were purchased from someone that told you that they had double the amount of shares because the stock split then you have a problem. Yes, I do understand that at one point we were all told that the stock split… And so there was another meeting saying that yes, the stock had split BUT those split shares could not be sold to anyone at that point. At what point could they be sold? I have no idea about that.
Do post the constitution when you get it translated or you could post it in Spanish Dave Sheridan, because many of us have taken the time to learn the language. Ok, I’ve done this about as nicely as I can and without any real emotions involved. Why would I expend emotional on an overly emotional and incorrectly assumed outburst? I just don’t have the time nor inclination for that. Why bother.
I am leaving Shanghai in a week and hope to meet with as many as possible in the warm and welcoming city of Iquitos. Who is this Jim Richardson Guy ? Does he know he is not a member of the golf club ? I got a faxed copy of the new constitution and I must say it is an eye opener. I hope this person Dave does infact get it translated and published. WOW . What amazes me is that the golf course is not even mentioned in the constitucion, it is a club only without a home according to the constitution excrpt for some address in Iquitos. This is more strange every week.
Well, I must say this is all very interesting to me! I am Gerald’s daughter. I have not seen nor spoken to him since 1994. I tried desperately to contact him in 2003 when Pepaw (his dad) died. No response. He left my mom when I was 7; cheated on her non-stop those seven years. Bla bla bla I could go on forever! Glad he’s in Peru and not Texas. Oh and by the way, he never even went to UT and certainly did not play baseball there. If you see him let him know his mom had lung and brain cancer and will not make it through the summer. I am sure that wikll break his heart, oh never mind, he obviously does not have one!
Dear Michele,
I have a daughter. Her name is Dawn. She is 35 years old. I have never missed her more than I miss her right now. It is difficult to imagine how anything good can come from this horrible mess, except all of us fathers will think about our daughters, and hope for their love and understanding.
Blessings for you, your mother, and your grandmother
Bill
My Dear Michelle,
Thank you very much for your comments.
I too have 2 daughters (30 & 32) and a son 26 but I am in constant contact with them along with my parents (86 & 80) and I cannot imagine a time when albeit by email I did not have some sort of contact with them.
I was sorry to hear about your Grandad and now the news about your Grandmother. I cannot imagine any son not being in contact with his parents, mine are getting on now so time is very preciuos to me.
I was a friend of your Fathers for 7 years but the unforgivable things he has done he to the local people and to those who considered him a freind make friendship with him impossible. It appears to me he has no regard for family or friends, I’m sorry.
I wish you and your family , especially your Gran
my best wishes and my prayers.
My e mail is ; michaelcollis@hotmail.com
I sincerely doubt that this was written by Gerald’s daughter. I’d bet on it. The other post that was supposedly written by Pamela, Gerald’s wife, was NOT written by her.
The shams that are being pulled here are senseless and those responsible for them should be damned ashamed.
Hi Alan,
I will take that bet. How much?
Pamela never commented on this blog. No one ever said she did. The only senseless sham I know of for sure is you. I demand that you show me and everyone else reading this the, “post that was supposedly written by Pamela”. This is the first I have ever heard about about it. It does not exist and neither does your credibility.
Bill
Alan, I too thought that the comment by Mayeaux’s daughter might be a sham.
But did anyone know that Mayeaux had a daughter called Michele ? (Spelt with one “L”)
Did anyone know that his Dad died in 2003.?
Did anyone know that his Dad’s knickname was “Peepaw” ?
Would anyone be so cruel even on this blog to say that his Mother was terminally ill with cancer if it was’nt in fact completely true ?
No Alan don’t bet you will surely lose.
MY NAME IS WES TUMEY,
I VISITED YOUR BEAUTIFUL TOWN BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 AND I MUST SAY IT IS HOT AND THAT’S COMING FROM A TEXAS BOY. I SPENT ABOUT THREE DAYS THERE EATING AT THAT FRIENDLY EATERY NEXT DOOR TO THAT S.O.B.. I MADE SOME LIFE LONG FRIENDS IN THE SHORT TIME I WAS THERE AND I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURNING TO SEE MY LITTLE FRIEND BRANDON.I DID PLAY BASEBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND I CAN PROMISE YOU ONE THING, A MAN WITH THE ETHICS THIS MS. GOULD HAS HE WOULD’NT LAST TWO MINUTES AROUND HERE.
WHAT MAKES THIS THING SO IRONIC IS WE HAVE A MAN WHO USED TO LIVE HERE IN AUSTIN THAT FISHED ALL THE TOURNAMENTS IN TEXAS THAT GAVE AWAY BOATS. IN THE FIRST YEAR THIS MAN SHOWS UP HE WINS SIX BOATS WORTH ABOUT $30,000.00 A PIECE. WE FINALLY CAUGHT ON THAT HE WAS’NT A GOOD FISHERMAN, HE WAS A GOOD CHEATER AND LIAR. HIS NAME IS GERALD GOULD.NEEDLESS TO SAY HE WAS RUN OUT OF THE LAST TOURNAMENT HE FISHED AROUND HERE, AS WELL AS PLUM OUT OF TOWN. THIS WAS TWO YEARS AGO AN NOBODY HAS SEEN THIS MANS RED ASS SINCE. NOW WHY IS THIS MAN STILL WALKING THE STREETS OF YOUR FRIENDLY TOWN.
IF YALL NEED ANY HELP FINDING INFO ON THIS MAN AND HIS PAST JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL USE EVERY RESOURCE I HAVE.
TELL BRANDON I STILL THINK OF HIM.
WES TUMEY
Hi Wes,
Thanks for checking in with us. The name of your scoundrel fisherman must be a coincidence. Our scoundrel has not been back to Texas in many years. Also I do not know what to think about whether he is Gerald Mayeaux, Jerry Gould, or some combination of those names. Since you played baseball for UT, I would be curious to know his batting average.
I agree that Brandon is one of the best street children we have. Brandon deserves a volley ball scholarship. He is fanatical about the game, and talented.
Best regards,
Bill
Dear Michele,
I am sadden that I and others have said many negative things about your father and you have read them. You see, your father not only was my best friend in Peru, but best friend to many who have commented here. I think that is what hurts the most. If he was just a common criminal it wouldn’t have been so bad. I have wondered not the power of this blog, but what good will come out of it. Perhaps a father and daughter will make amends and communicate again with each other because of this blog. I don’t know how many half siblings you have in Peru, but I do know one who is a doll and I am sure would love to meet you. If you ever decide to come to Peru I am sure you will be welcomed with open arms by everyone. I live in Wisconsin and will be back in Iquitos Peru in September with my wife. If you want to contact me directly my email address is volkmann@grantsburgtelcom.net.
You will never forget but perhaps forgive.
Dave
Firstly, I’d like to thank Mike Collis for using this forum to wish my dad, ‘Papa Dan’ Buzzo, a happy birthday and reminding all that he just turned 86 years old. I he has had to attend yet another funeral since he’s been up here.
I don’t believe he has posted any comments here and doubt he will. I do know that he did ‘invest’ in the club as one of its founding members and was very excited about that fact. I, also, know he has very many, many dear and close friends in Iquitos and he is proud to be their friend. Of those friends, he speaks highly & often. Of others, he says nothing unless pressed and even then does not berate them.
I am extremely disappointed, as are those of you whom post your comments here, that it has come to this and pray this whole mess can be resolved, peace among the gringos (and Peruvians) can be restored and that an old man whom has suffered much throughout his life can just get what he paid for and not have to pay any more.
It is a shame that this has created such turmoil, angst, and bitterness among the ex-pat community in Iquitos. Many of you whom live there know that I have many ties to Iquitos and that my plan is to return there as soon as possible & while Papa Dan is still living there.
Over the last thirty three years, I have seen Iquitos grow & change a lot and was excited myself about the golf club. I had hoped to be able ‘duff’ a few rounds on the course. My dad’s plans “were” for me to inherit his membership and possibly keep his legacy alive as one of the charter members. Alas, it looks as if that won’t happen.
To Michele; I am sorry to hear of your tragedies as a child and your continuing saga with your grandparents. I am glad that you are a believer and have Him as your ‘rock’. I, too, live in Texas and if you would like to contact me via e-mail, I give Bill my permission to provide you with my address and will send him a personal e-mail stating the same. I do this with no ulterior motives to post anything here about Gerald. I am only on one side…my father’s.
Someone wrote in here that there always three sides to every story; his, hers, and the truth…that’s God’s side.
I do resent some people whom have used this forum to promote their ‘establishments’.
I wish you all the best of luck and all whom have invested to get what you paid for. I’d like to thank all our mutual friends and Papa Dan’s friends for being such good friends to him and for looking out for him.
Michael Buzzo
Hello Michael,
You can be proud that your father is the most loved and respected Gringo in Iquitos. Thank you for letting us know what you are thinking.
I am confident we will take back control of your fathers investment and reestablish the principles that Papa Dan originally invested in. We will get this all sorted out and you will be playing a few rounds of golf at the Amazon Golf Club sooner than you think.
Please tell your father not to worry about a thing. A few people probably will not be pleased with the results, but the majority of your fathers friends will want to celebrate with him.
Best regards,
Bill
Beware of the Cobbler!
Alan Shoemaker hit the nail on the head when he said, “The shams that are being pulled here are senseless and those responsible for them should be damned ashamed.”
The problem is that Mr. Shoemaker is the biggest “sham-artist” in Iquitos. Who else in Iquitos would have the gall to come on a public forum and defend the most hated gringo in Iquitos and then give us lessons on morality? But then, who else in Iquitos has been in jail in both Peru and the United States for drug trafficking? It is inconceivable this this DEA Fugitive (http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/atlanta/shoemaker.html) would be lecturing to the world via the Internet on what is socially acceptable behavior.
How about a little truth from you for once, Mr. Shoemaker. Why don’t you tell your adoring fans, who have made you so rich via your ayahuasca tours, what is really going on. You don’t have to mask your shame from us. So, tell us, Mr. Shoemaker how you wound up in Iquitos when you have a pending federal case in Atlanta. Your behavior in this case disgraces the cause of ayahuasca worldwide. Why don’t you share it with us?
It is time that the world knows the truth about Alan Shoemaker and the people he supports such as Gerald Mayeaux. The only Iquitos “sham-artist” that comes close to Mr. Shoemaker is Gerald Mayeaux, who tells everyone he is the American Consul in Iquitos. Now is the time to stop them from their continued lies and cons of naive tourists. This blog is doing just that. Thank you Bill for helping to put an end to their evil lies and abuse of naive tourists.
I have more information on Mr. Shoemaker and his friend Mr. Mayeaux for anyone who wants it. Just send me an email at karmachongyizangmo@yahoo.com.
Karma Chongyi Zangmo
Aptos, CA, US
Bill,
I just tried to send an e-mail to Karma Chongyi Zangmo by clicking on the link. It’s a ‘bogus’ e-mail.
Thanks,
MB – “The” Amazon Man
Hi Bill,
WHOA!!!! I owe all an apology! I kept getting kick-backs on the link to Mr. Karma Chongyi Zangmo’s “e” address. If you copy and paste, there is a ‘.’ (dot) after the ‘com’ that should not be there. If you want to contact him, be sure to leave off the last period. It seemed to have finally gone through.
Sorry!
As many of you know, I put together the deal (& $) for Jim Dolan to move out of the original “Gringo Bar” location in the hotel & move to another location, on the condition it be re-named “Pappa Dan’s El Gringo Bar” (in the tradion of my two ‘Pappa Dan’s’ bar & grills in Ecuador). Due to certain circumstances regarding my family, I turned my portion of the proprietorship over to my Dad, Papa Dan. Again, due to circumstances beyond our control, we lost all our investment.
I certainly hope “El Gringo” bar is doing well. We have been hanging T-Shirts in some of the best eating (and drinking) establishments all across the great Lone Star State. By the way, San Antonio just brought home another NBA World Championship. Go Spurs GO!!!!
I am awaiting word back from Mr. Karma on his ‘new’ dirt on Alan. Hope it’s not old…we’ve heard enough of that. Am, also, awaiting word from UT. As of yet…nada.
Please, keep it going Bill & I’ll aprise you new info as it arrives.
Cheers,
M Buzzo
There is that “Beware of the Cobbler” phrase again. That is funny.
I “borrowed” the name The Cobbler, (with Alan’s amused permission) to use as the name of one my characters for my novel in the post on the Captains Blog for January 23rd, The Characters of Iquitos, Peru at http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/01/23/58/ . The Cobbler is a gringo shaman.
We would all be better off if we had a sense of humor. My Cobbler, is not getting rich, he is surviving, barely one step ahead of the DEA. My Cobbler is a sympathetic character, not one of the villains. My Cobbler wants to do good in the world, but circumstances and small mistakes in judgment keep getting in his way.
There is a real villain in my story. Garard, or Gerry, is a mean son of a bitch. He is an egotistical sociopath with no conscience. He wakes up every morning thinking he never did wrong even once.
The Cobbler and Gerard, and all of the other characters interact in humorous ways. The story is a comedy.
I think the moral is, lets don’t take our selves too seriously.
Any similarity, real or imagined, between my characters, and real characters that you might know is purely coincidental.
But that is another story.
Wishing almost all of you the best.
Bill
Hello Mike Buzzo,
I am so sorry but Mayeaux killed the El Gringo in March.
The El Gringo or “Papa Dans El Gringo Bar” was an institution here in Iquitos but Mayeaux’s greed put an end to that.
I remember the first El Gringo Bar that I knew, it was on the gound floor of the Amazon Suites. then it moved to the Amazon Hotel.Doug Morris then took the El Gringo Bar to Putumayo Street forgetting that his neighbour would be Mayeaux. Mayeaux made Doug’s life a misery. I remember Mayeaux shouting obscenities at him as he walked by. Eventually Doug sold out to Cleve Durden.
Cleve knew Mayeaux well for years and was determined to ignor Mayeaux’s insults and dirty tricks and refused to give in.
Then, we think Mayeaux’s inlaws bought the building from under Cleves feet, so the dispicable Mayeaux got his hands on the bar and resigned your Dad’s dream the “El Gringo Bar” to be just a memory.
Funny how some of you have taken such an interest in my life. I suppose I appreciate that, even though you have done it with such vengence. Regardless, you have tried to look at me and you have drawn conclusions as well, not really caring if you were slandering me or not. I forgive you for that, why not? You really can’t help yourself and obviously your Mother’s and Father’s rearing of you left something to be desired.
My wife has had a company here for 12 years or so. She graduated from the 3 year professional tourist guide school and continued in her field. She and I have, from time to time, a few tourists that we guide to the local healers. Many of them wish to partake in the 100′s or years old Ceremonies, many come with illnesses that occidental medicine can’t touch. Many leave completely healed physicall and many leave with a re-newed awareness of life, new spirituality,.. as they have have incredible experiences in Ceremony as well as amazing life changing experiences by having been in the jungle with the shamans for a week or two. She also has a travel agency and is Sabre fluent, on two computers she can see every flight in the world and cost, book the tickets, etc.. So instead of waiting in lines, just come on over to her office at Morona 531 or call it in for a quote. 224987
For years her company was exporting medicinal plants all over the World, phytosanitario permits, CITES permits, etc. all in place. A few years ago my son from the States came to visit for two weeks but loved Iquitos so much that he stayed for 7 months. He also was introduced to folk loric medicine and really took a liking to it. He decided that he would like to distribute the plants just like the other 100 or so companies do in the States, Canada and Europe so to help him get started, he was shipped up a large selection of medicnal plants to his home outside of Atlanta. He was staying with my ex-wife, an attorney for the EPA. When the shipment arrived, a SWAT team came behind it. The warrant said to seize the plants, go into the house and seize the lab and take the computer also where the formula would be found on how to extract DM T. There was no lab, no formula of course. No arrests were made. Our attorney in Sacramento told us to just let it go, obviously a mistake and that something more interesting would come across the prosecutors desk soon. So we did that. I also phoned the journalist Peter Gorman and asked him to check into this as the University here in Iquitos as well as many other Peruvian businessmen have been shipping out the same plants for years, all permits in tact. Frankly this was the reason for getting in the medicinal plant business to begin with because we saw others doing it successfully here in Iquitos, Pulcallpa, Cuzco, etc..not to mention Brazil and Ecuador. Peter phoned the Atlanta division and when he asked why they had just illegally seized legal plants, he was told this..”I know they are legal but they shouldn’t be. By the time Mr. Shoemaker gets them back, it’ll cost him 50 grand in legal fees and I guarantee that I will store them in such a way that they will be ruined when he gets them.” He recorded that information.
We continued to live here and my son in the States was not bothered, 911 came around and that was a nightmare for everyone. In the meantime we began entertaining ourselves on Thursday nights by playing poker with Glenn Earls, Papa Dan, me, Gerald and Ryan from time to time. Glenn Earls later passed away returning from his work in Africa. He had picked up a really bad case of Malaria. We miss that man, he was kind and funny and had just married a woman from Iquitos and was in the middle of constructing their dream home. One night while playing, I received an emergency call from my family in Tennesse stating that my Mother was in the hospital and dying from cancer. Glenn’s wife knew a travel agent and quickly got me a ticket to fly out the next day. I’ll never forget it as it was April 1st. Upon arrival in Miami, I was arrested from a warrant that had been issued in Janurary. Spent one month in Federal clubhouse in Miami and then two weeks in Atlanta State. This was really a terrible place, something you see in the movies. The another two weeks in County till I was released on bail, ankle bracelet and random drug tests. Two days after they arrested me, I was standing in front of the judge when my attorney informed me that my Mother just passed away. I would have made it to her hospital bedside. I paid my bond, 50 grand full cash and my brother and wife picked me up and drove me to Tennessee where I stayed in my Mother’s house for a year. I was living there with her second husband, Charlie. He is the minister of the church across the street from my Mother’s house. You see, my Mother and Father divorced when I was three and I saw my Father, Jack B. Smith, maybe three times in my life. He’d drive over from North Carolina and take me, my sister and brother out for an ice cream cone. He was a professional baseball player and I appreciate him for getting his talents, my brother too.. he’s even better than me. Had he stayed together with her, no doubt my brother and I would have turned pro. When my Mother re-married, as a wedding present, I went through the courts and legally changed my name to her maiden name – Shoemaker. My brother and sister thought I was a bit strange to do this but years later they told me they wished they had done the same. You see, my brother Gary Smith as two sons and their last name is Smith. They’ll have children and their last names will be Smith. My children here in Iquitos have Shoemaker. When my son in the States was born, my Mother hadn’t remarried yet so he had the name Smith as well. Later, I put him together with my lawyer in Kentucky and his name was legally changed to Shoemaker. Hope that explains the name game. My Mother really appreciated it and when my Uncle died, she asked me to use the name Tommy now as that was her brother and she dearly loved him AND my middle name is Thomas. I didn’t do that, never regretted it, too confusing anyway.
I spent a year in the States on that ankle bracelet, paying 130 dollars a month so they could monitor me. The pre-trial officer dropped by occassionally and took a urine sample, never found anything of course because I don’t use drugs, not even marijuana. A rum and coke is fine with me so perhaps those of you out there that have been pointing your finger at me in such a nasty way might want to buy me one. I hold no grudges, do you?
At the first pre-trial hearing, the judge walked into the room, sat down and glared at the prosecutor and said “You want to tell me what I am doing here? It’s my understanding that dmt is illegal only in synthetic form and has nothing to do with it occuring naturally in plants! Your warrant said there would be a lab in the house and there wasn’t one, said the forumla would be found on the computer and it was not! So tell me, were the plants shipped in legally to begin with?” and the prosecutor said “Well, hmmmm….. yes, Your Honor, they were.” The judge told us to take two weeks and then show him that they were shipped in legally. It all should have been over then, but it wasn’t. There was brief after brief, etc. because this has never happened before and the laws are so confused. Neither the prosecutor nor the defense nor the judge could determine if this was legal or not. However, the Peruvian government officially issued statements that it was a legal shipment and even pointed out that it must be legal in the States becaue there are so many internet companies opening selling the products and they have been for years and even gave my defense a list of many Peruvian companies that had been shipping the same thing to the States for much longer.
After a year of painting houses, sanding decks, doing whatever I could do so that I could send funds here to my wife and two children… oh yes, I have a 9 year old son and an 8 year old daughter… On April 1st, one year exactly from the day I was arrested in Miami, the pretrial officer called me to inform me that I no longer had to wear the ankle bracelet, I could cut it off. How nice. 5 minutes later he called and said ‘Oh, I forgot to tell you. The order also says that you no longer have any travel restrictions! Where are you going to go?” And of course I said, “Peru to be with my family.” He said, Ok, just tell me where you are from time to time.” I bused myself over to Texas, to the house of the journalist Peter Gorman and was with Peter and his family for two weeks, bought my ticket to Peru and told Peter to listen in on the extension as I phoned the pre-trial officer and informed him that I was flying out to Lima and didn’t want to have any problems in the Airport. He instructed me to go, that I had no travel restrictions and there would be no problems. I flew to Iquitos, quite an emotional scene with my wife and two children as it had been a year without them. 5 days later my attorney phoned saying that the prosecutor had been before the judge telling her that I had left the USA illegally without a passport thru Mexico so I had to fax up my passport, copy of my ticket. Later the prosecutor called for a hearing for me to go before the Judge and expain why I was in Peru. The court date was 4 days away. It was now the middle of July and I checked on tickets and there were none. ASked how much it would cost if there was one and was quoted at $3,500 dollars, money which I did not have anyway. So I missed that court date and the prosecutor had me declared a fugitive. Then the prosecutor tried to get the judge to hand over my bond. The judge refused, stating that it was obvious to her that someone had told me that I could come here.
April 1st has since become a really weird day for me. Last year on April 1st a huge grapefruit sized cyst exploded, just under my bladder. This year was uneventfull… but I was really being careful. April Fools Day! Which is not to say that what I have told you above is in that category, quite the opposite.
And as far as being accused of having made ayahuasca that almost killed people? Well, that’s another long story but suffice to say that this is complete bullshit. As well, I have never sold ayahuasca here to anyone.
So as much as I try and stay neutral about the golf course dilemna, it really makes it difficult for me to side with anyone, especially when I know for a fact that many of the things that are really vehemently said about people here in Iquitos are complete lies. As far as Gerald having bragged that he somehow turned me in? Well, that’s probably true that he said it. We know how Gerald likes to bragg. I have no doubt that he called the DEA to inform them that I was flying to my Mother’s bedside in Tennessee, hoping to be with her before she died. That’s as far as that gets. And do I hate Gerald for this? No, I don’t. Why? Couple of reasons. Gerald just can’t help himself primarily and I just don’t have the time or emotional energy to put toward that. Iquitos is a small town and while it’s not easy for others on here to get over things, I have learned how to do that. Wish only that all of us could.
I have some comments to make about the golf course but I lunch is ready. Be well and I hope this long story was interesting.
>
> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT, LEO
AND I
>HAVE BEEN AT WAR WITH THESE COCKSUCKERS FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, ADAM IS A
>JOKE, HE HAS NOT SHOWN ANY OF US A FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN 2 YEARS, HE COLLECTS MONEY FROM NEW MEMBERS, AND NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE MONEY
GOES, HE
>IS GETTING OFF ON THE CONTROL, I HAVE BEEN A SHARE HOLDER OF A GOLF
COURSE
>IN CANADA FOR 27 YEARS, ADAM WOULD BE UNDER CRIMINAL CHARGES IN CANADA
FOR
>MIS APROPIATION OF FUNDS AND EXPELLED FROM ANY ASSOCIATION IN CANADA
OR THE
>STATES, FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, THAT IS A FACT, MY HOCKEY BUDDY,
WHO
>IS A FEDERAL PROSCUTOR IN CANADA, AND MY PERSONAL LAWYER FOR PROPERTY,
HE
>WOULD BE GONE, NO QUESTION, THOSE ARE WORDS FROM HIS MOUTH, WHEN THOSE
GUYS
>SET UP THE NEW ASSOC. THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS PUT THAT PIECE OF SHIT
SERGIO,
>THE G.M. OF THE CLUB, THEY SLIPPED HIM IN THE BACK DOOR WITH NO VOTE,
NO
>TALK OF DUTIES, NOTHING, THE DOCUMENT WAS SLIPPED IN AFTER THE FACT,
WHEN
>WE SIGHED THE DOC, THAT EXACT
> ONE WITH SHIT SERGIO, WAS NOT THERE, BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO THE
PUBLIC
>REG, TO REG, THE CLUB, THEY SLIPPED HIS PAPER IN AFTER THE FACT, THAT
IS
>ILLEGAL, ALL THOSE DIRECTORS WHO SIGHED THAT DOC, WOULD BE UNDER
CHARGES IN
>THE REAL WORLD, ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION, DO I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TO
BRING
>A FRIEND FROM NOVA SCOTIA, AND PLACE HIM AS VICE’ PRESIDENT, OF COURSE
NOT,
>THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THOSE PRICKS DID, THEY USED GERALD TO DISSOLVED
THE
>FIRST CLUB, ADAM DID NOT HAVE THE BALLS TO DO IT HIMSELF, HE KNEW WHAT
WAS
>GOING TO HAPPEN, GERALD HAS NEVER CONTROLED ANY MONEY EVER,, ADAM IS
THE
>COCKSUCKER IN ALL THIS MESS, HE IS GARBAGE, AND I WILL DEAL WITH ADAM
>MYSELF IN TIME, HE IS THE ENEMY, HE IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE TO
OWN
>THIS CLUB, I CAN READ HIM LIKE A BOOK, I HAVE SEEN 100s of people like
him
>in my day, they hate gerald, they use him, NOW MIKE, LISTEN TO ME,
ADAM IS
>THE ONE YOU SHOULD GO AFTER, PUT THE HEAT ON HIM, HE HAS THE MASTER
PLAN
>FOR THIS PROPERTY, LEO AND
> I JUST WANT TO GOLF, I DESIGNED NUMBER 3 GREEN FOR MY DAUGHTER, I AM
A
>4TH GENERATION GOLFER, MY BABYS GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER MONROE FROM
>SCOTLAND, PLAYED THIS GAME ALMOST 100 YEARS AGO, ITS IN OUR BLOOD, I
DO NOT
>WANT MONEY IN THIS, NOR DOES LEO,
>
> YOU TELL THIS FORMER MEMBER TO GO AFTER THE CORRECT
PEOPLE, I
>WILL GO BEFORE THE PROSCUTOR TO EXPOSE THESE FUCKERS IN TIME, I HAVE
NEVER
>CONTROLLED 1PENNY IN THIS MESS, IF I HAVE TO SPEND MY MONEY AND MY
TIME,
>OVER CHARGES, I AM HERE ONLY 6 OR 7 MONTHS A YEAR, YOU TELL THIS MAN I
WILL
>BRING A SHIT STORM ON HIM LIKE HE HAS NEVER SEEN, I SWEAR ON MY BABY
LIFE,
>YOU WATCH ME, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO I AM, AND WHEN SOMETHING GOES DOWN,
YOU
>TELL THIS PERSON , DONT ASK , WHY DID HE DO THIS, HE WILL KNOW WHY, GO
>AFTER THE CORRECT PEOPLE, NOT US, TRUST ME, I WILL BE IN CANADA
DRINKING
>WHISKEY, WHEN THE SHIT STORM COME, I PLAY BY DIFFERENT RULES MIKE ,
BUT
>HAVING SAID THAT, YOU ARE CORRECT ON A LOT OF THINGS, I AGREE WITH YOU
ON
>MANY THINGS, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR STARTING THIS
CLUB, ITS
>GIVING ME HOURS OF ENJOYMENT PLAYING A GAME I LOVE, I RESPECT YOU FOR
THAT,
>
>
> SHAWN SAULNIER
Oh Bill… I guess you are right, the Pamela statements must be on the Gerald Scoundrel blog. Sorry about that.
Alan, like I said before your disinformation campaign went into high gear. There is no Pamela statement on any of these blog articles. You know there isn’t. I know there isn’t.
Well everyone, I think it’s starting to get clear now. Gerald never
stole the club, that’s all I have been saying. He was never put in a
position to do it.
I know everyone hates him… hahahahahha but seems things got side-
tracked ranting and raving about him.
alan
I am sure that I read a post that was supposedly written by Pamela.. asking for people to understand that they are hurt, crying, etc… did I imagine that???? I don’t think so. Where did it go?
Bill, I specifically remember reading a comment appearing on one of the blog articles and supposedly originating from Pamela!
You two are pissing me off. Let me repeat, there has never been a post from Pamela, and no one ever said there was.
Alan, Jim, maybe this is the comment you are thinking of. It was not supposedly written by Pamela, so yes Alan you did imagine that. Where did it go??? You can be absolutely sure EVERY comment that has come to me that was not spam, is published in the chronological order that it came to me. All of the comments that were published are still right where they are supposed to be. I completely resent you implying that they are not. You are wrong, again,…
The link at the bottom of this comment will take you back to The Dawn on the Amazon Christmas Program 2006. It might be instructive to read that original post, and all of the original comments. Nearly everyone would wonder how we went from delivering Christmas cheer to jungle village children to you two trying to discredit me and/or this blog by implying or hinting that I might be the one that is unethical. Here, read this comment, follow the link at the bottom. Tell me what you think, and then I will tell you what I think…
From Gerald,
Bill please cut off this website. It does not hurt me but Pamela is really upset and she crys to sleep at night.
It was true that I hurt the kids but they upset my custumers and stole from the, I did hurt
the street kid who threw a bottle at me but I paid his mother $150 compensation so that was like a fine. I do not say bad things about loretanos anymore and I have not touchd a kid for 2 years.
Please take this off for Pamela.
If you do not I will sue you.
Gerald
Comment by Gerald Mayeaux — January 24, 2007 @ 12:17 pm
http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/01/05/the-dawn-on-the-amazon-christmas-program-2006/#comments
Jim Richardson, In my anger at your implications I forgot, you asked me to delete two comments that you considered rumor and innuendo. In an effort to be fair, as a favor to you, I foolishly agreed. I refer you to this link, http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/04/17/is-gerald-mayeaux-the-iquitos-scoundrel/#comments
In comments #2, 3, and 4 you complained and I replied about two comments made by another person that you considered unfair. You asked me to remove them. As a favor to you I did. Would you like for me to replace those comments? I still have them in my archives. I will be happy to post them again for you. To remind you, it was the person that claimed to have gotten sick from eating at the Yellow Rose of Texas. It was comment # 15 on the Christmas blog, and the same comment # 15 again on the condensed version, Is Gerald Mayeaux the Iquitos Scoundrel.
We just received the most interesting comment so far about How the Amazon Golf Club Was Stolen. Not yours Alan.
Shawn, where have you been all this time, playing golf? I sent you emails months ago asking you to comment on this blog. Mike asked you to help us. What took you so long? Let’s work together.
Our golf club has been stolen and we are going to take it back. We need you golfers to step up and shoulder some responsibility. Those shoulders are not just for carrying golf bags.
Now listen, there is no doubt we are going to take the club back from mayeaux, richards, and andrews. We hear they “own” the club, and you golfers don’t own shit. Oh, 1/15th of a share of a mower that belongs to all of us 60 original investors.
Wake up! Do the right thing. Let’s work together for the good of all. Shawn, Leo, Hans, Joe, you guys have to know what is going on. Lets co-operate for a change.
If we work together there is no telling what we can accomplish. Why does it have to be like this? Please stop by my office to help clean this mess up. Do it today!
Bill
Thank you Shawn for your courage in exposing the conspititors.
However, you say it was Andrews who is the “brains” behing the evil plan to steal from the Founder Members. Shawn my friend , if Mayeaux had NOT
supported the plan to take over our golf club it would never have got off the ground.
Mayeaux’s signature and finger prints are all over it.
To Alan,
It was sad you had to tell your life story to defend yourself on acusations of wrong doing. I am glad you did so I understood. When we only hear one side of the story we have a tendency to belive it. Now if only Gerald and Adam would tell there side of the story. They don’t return emails from none of us. Alan, I consider you one of the most likeable persons in Iquitos (when your sober). But nobody in there right mind would hate Gerald for what he did to you. They would simply ……..Gerald. Your fricken crazy to let that go. He kept you from your family for over a year and cost you thousands of dollars for no known reason. Your fricken crazy.
Bill, my apologies. You are correct, the comment that I was referring to was supposedly submitted by Gerald and not Pamela. On another point, I never asked you to remove comments. Rather, I pointed out my thoughts on rumour and innuendo. At this point, I see the emotion involved in this whole issue and I realize that rationality cannot prevail so I will refrain from further comment. It is easier to criticize and fight than to reconcile and compromise as the tone of the many comments attest to.
Bill, I really appreciate reading the informative aspects of the various bloqs like your comments on the water levels, bird, fishing, etc.
I used my authority as blog administrator to remove a comment that was not appropriate to the subject of this blog thread. There have been a lot of angry, mean comments made on this thread and the, Is Gerald Mayeaux the Iquitos Scoundrel thread. I made some of them. My job is not to sweep the streets clean of everyone that ever broke the law. I am not the moral police. My job is to get the Amazon Golf Club back in the hands of the of the founding investors, where it belongs. I will contact the person that made the comment that was removed as soon as I post this.
I have seen that there seem to be valid points on each side of this situation,… and so I hereby prefer to put my membership in suspension. I neither belong or don’t belong.
I then reserve the right to make my decision, if I want to be in this shithouse, or not.
Frankly… i am dissapointed in everyone.
Goodbye.
Below is the constitution of the of the illegal club set up by Gerald Mayeaux, Adam Andrews, and Ryan Richards, after the Amazon Golf Club was stolen. You will see that this club was set up with capital derived from the value of the Honda Tractor Mower that was the property of the illegally dissolved Amazon Golf Club. This proves that the the assets of our club, the one you all contributed into have been stolen and the ownership transferred to the new club, of which we have no part.
Please study this document and share your comments with us.
CONSTITUTION OF CORPORATION
“AMAZON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB S.A.”
(“AMAZON GOLF S.A.”)
Number: two thousand five hundred eighty two
Iquitos, on the eighteenth day of December two thousand and six, before me, Antonio Perez Rodriguez, Attorney-Notary of Maynas, appear:
1. ADAM ROSS ANDREWS SIMS, of American nationality, married, businessman, identified with Foreign Card Nº000230327, with the intervention of his wife Rosa Lucila Chirichigno Boggiano of Peruvian nationality, identified with Voter’s Card Nº078645854, who act on their own will.
2. MOORE LLENS BRUNNER RUIZ, Peruvian, married, forestall engineer, identified with voter’s card nº 05223743; with the intervention of this wife, Tania Leyla Saavedra Torres, Peruvian, identified with voter’s card nº 05368534, who act on their own will.
3. GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD, American, petroleum engineer, identified with Foreign Card Nº000113525; with the intervention of his wife Pamela Padilla Aguirre de Mayeaux, Peruvian, administrator, identified with voter’s card nº 07950017, who act on their own will.
4. PETER EDWARD SCHNEIDER SOBOL, Swiss, single, economist, identified with Foreign Card Nº 000095161, who acts on his own will.
5. SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, Peruvian, divorced, businessman, identified with voter’s card nº 07177883, who acts on his own will.
6. GEORGE RYAN RICHARDS RYAN, American, single, farmer, identified with Foreign Card Nº000213791, who acts on his own will..
7. HANS STIG JARLIND, Swedish, forestal engineer, identified with Swedish passport nº52861896, who acts on his own will.
8. ALAN THOMAS SHOEMAKER, Peruvian, married, businessman, identified with voter’s card nº44111549, Iquitos; with the intervention of his wife Mariella Noriega Piña de Shoemaker, Peruvian, businesswoman, identified with voter’s card nº05380938, who act on their own will.
9. VICTOR MANUEL ZEGARRA SEMINARIO, Peruvian, divorced, social communicator, identified with voter’s card nº05371191, who acts on his own will.
10. MELVIN LION JONES, American, single, oil worker, identified with American Passport Nº045400493, who acts on his own will.
11. SHAWN MICHAEL SAULNIER, Canadian, single, businessman, identified with Canadian Passport Nº758667, who acts on his own will.
12. MARTHA ELENA ACOSTA SIFUENTES, Peruvian, single, storekeeper, identified with voter’s card nº 05286113, who acts on his own will.
13. CARLOS JULIO PARRA ACUÑA, Chilean, single, businessman, identified with Foreign Card Nº 000015191, who acts on his own will.
14. HARRY LYNN KELLEY, American, married, oil worker, identified with American Passport Nº7108211633, with intervention of his wife, Corina Concepcion Briceño Rodriguez de Kelley, identified with voter’s card nº06351187, who act on their own will.
15. ARMANDO ANTONIO PEZO SILVA, Peruvian, identified with Peruvian Passport nº2681076, who acts on his own will.
All the above mentioned are intelligent in the Spanish language and identified by me, of which I give
testimony, as I witness the sufficient capacity, freedom and wisdom of the persons that appear herein. And having complied with the formalities provided by article nº55 of Law Nº26002, Notary Law and of article nº54 of Law Nº28580, Law that modifies various articles of the Notary Law; they requested the registration of the signed minute as public deed which they give to me and stays in its respective file, and states to wit:
MINUTE: Mr. Notary: Say write in your Registry of Public Deeds the ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION OF A COMPANY that,
1. ADAM ROSS ANDREWS SIMS, of American nationality, married, businessman, identified with Foreign Card Nº000230327, address 433 Pevas St., Iquitos, with the intervention of his wife Rosa Lucila Chirichigno Boggiano, Peruvian, identified with Voter’s Card Nº078645854.
2. MOORE LLENS BRUNNER RUIZ, Peruvian, married, forestall engineer, identified with voter’s card nº 05223743, address 1118 Av. del Ejercito, Iquitos; with the intervention of this wife, Tania Leyla Saavedra Torres, Peruvian, identified with voter’s card nº 05368534.
3. GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD, American, petroleum engineer, identified with Foreign Card Nº000113525, address 180 Putumayo St., Iquitos; with the intervention of his wife Pamela Padilla Aguirre de Mayeaux, Peruvian, administrator, identified with voter’s card nº 07950017.
4. PETER EDWARD SCHNEIDER SOBOL, Swiss, single, economist, identified with Foreign Card Nº 000095161, address 159 Putumayo street.
5. SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, Peruvian, divorced, businessman, identified with voter’s card nº 07177883, address 1600 Maco Capac Ave.
6. GEORGE RYAN RICHARDS RYAN, American, single, farmer, identified with Foreign Card Nº000213791, address Zungarococha road, Quistococha.
7. HANS STIG JARLIND, Swedish, forestal engineer, identified with Swedish passport nº52861896, 1383 Tavara West, street.
8. ALAN THOMAS SHOEMAKER, Peruvian, married, businessman, identified with voter’s card nº44111549, Iquitos, address 531 Morona street; with the intervention of his wife Mariella Noriega Piña de Shoemaker, Peruvian, businesswoman, identified with voter’s card nº05380938.
9. VICTOR MANUEL ZEGARRA SEMINARIO, Peruvian, divorced, social communicator, identified with voter’s card nº05371191, who acts on his own will.
10. MELVIN LION JONES, American, single, oil worker, identified with American Passport Nº045400493, address 693 Morona street.
11. SHAWN MICHAEL SAULNIER, Canadian, single, businessman, identified with Canadian Passport Nº758667, address Santo Tomas village.
12. MARTHA ELENA ACOSTA SIFUENTES, Peruvian, single, storekeeper, identified with voter’s card nº 05286113, address 339 Napo street.
13. CARLOS JULIO PARRA ACUÑA, Chilean, single, businessman, identified with Foreign Card Nº 000015191, address 140 Napo street.
14. HARRY LYNN KELLEY, American, married, oil worker, identified with American Passport Nº7108211633, address 964 Napo street; with intervention of his wife, Corina Concepcion Briceño Rodriguez de Kelley, identified with voter’s card nº06351187.
15. ARMANDO ANTONIO PEZO SILVA, Peruvian, identified with Peruvian Passport nº2681076, address 688 Los Rosales, San Juan.
According to the content which appears in the Social Contract and Bylaws as follows:
TITLE I.- THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
FIRST: ABOUT THE FOUNDERS
The founding members of the company that is constituted in this action are:
ADAM ROSS ANDREWS SIMS, MOORE LLENS BRUNNER RUIZ, GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD, PETER EDWARD SCHNEIDER SOBOL, SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, GEORGE RYAN RICHARDS RYAN, HANS STIG JARLIND, ALAN THOMAS SHOEMAKER, VICTOR MANUEL ZEGARRA SEMINARIO, MELVIN LION JONES, SHAWN MICHAEL SAULNIER, MARTHA ELENA ACOSTA SIFUENTES, CARLOS JULIO PARRA ACUÑA, HARRY LYNN KELLEY, ARMANDO ANTONIO PEZO SILVA; they shall be called the SHAREHOLDERS.
SECOND: ABOUT THE EXPRESSED MANIFESTATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SHAREHOLDERS through this instrument they manifest their will to simultaneously incorporate a company called “AMAZON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB S.A.” , the same that can also use the abbreviated name of “AMAZON GOLF S.A.”
THIRD: ABOUT THE SOCIAL STOCK
This company is set up with a social stock that reaches the amount of S/.13,305.00 (THIRTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FIVE with 00/100 NUEVOS SOLES), which is divided in 13,305 registered shares, whose face value is S/1.00 (one Nuevo Sol) each.
FOURTH: ABOUT THE FORM OF PAYMENT OF THE CAPITAL
The stock capital is subscribed in its totality and paid in an undivided property good (co-ownership) of all the shareholders, constituted by a Honda lawnmower valued at S/.13,305.00 (thirteen thousand three hundred and five with 00/100 Nuevos Soles), distributed in aliquot parts among the shareholders in the following way:
1. ADAM ROSS ANDREWS SIMS, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
2. MOORE LLENS BRUNNER RUIZ, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
3. GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
4. PETER EDWARD SCHNEIDER SOBOL, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
5. SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
6. GEORGE RYAN RICHARDS RYAN, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
7. HANS STIG JARLIND, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
8. ALAN THOMAS SHOEMAKER, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
9. VICTOR MANUEL ZEGARRA SEMINARIO, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
10. MELVIN LION JONES, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
11. SHAWN MICHAEL SAULNIER, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
12. MARTHA ELENA ACOSTA SIFUENTES, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
13. CARLOS JULIO PARRA ACUÑA, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
14. HARRY LYNN KELLEY, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
15. ARMANDO ANTONIO PEZO SILVA, subscribes and pays 887 registered shares with a value of S/.1.00 (One Nuevo Sol) each share, this is S/.887.00 (eight hundred Nuevos Soles).
The good subject matter of the capital contribution is properly valued according to the market price, pursuant to was provided in article 27th of the General Law of Societies.
FIFTH: ABOUT THE DESIGNATION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER.
Through this document SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, identified with voter’s card nº 07177883, address 1600 Manco Capac Ave., Iquitos, is designated as General Manager and he will occupy the office with the attributions established by the bylaws.
SIXTH: ABOUT THE DESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board of the company is formed by the following persons:
PRESIDENT: ADAM ROSS ANDREWS SIMS
VICEPRESIDENT: MOORE LLENS BRUNNER RUIZ
DIRECTOR: GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD
DIRECTOR: ARMANDO ANTOIO PEZO SILVA
DIRECTOR: HANS STIG JARLIND
TITLE II.- ABOUT THE SOCIAL STATUTE
SECTION I.- ABOUT THE NAME, OBJECT, ADDRESS AND TIME OF DURATION OF THE COMPANY.
ARTICLE 1.- ABOUT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY
The constituted company’s name is “AMAZON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB S.A.”, the same that can also use the abbreviated name “AMAZON GOLF S.A.”
ARTICLE 2.- ABOUT THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY
The company circumscribes its activities to sports in general, and exclusively its primary activity the practice of golf.
Also, the company is able to acquire and to enter into businesses, to buy, to rent and/or to acquire concessions,
to import and to export, to perform other attached or related activities, and in general, to perform all such actions, contracts, operations that the Peruvian laws allow; and that additionally the shareholder’s meetings agree to perform in accordance with the company’s aims.
ARTICLE 3.- ABOUT THE ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY
The address of the company for legal aspects and pertinent taxes is in the city of Iquitos, specifically on 433 Pevas street of this city, distrit of Iquitos, province of Maynas, Loreto Region; the company can set branches and/or offices in other places of the country and abroad.
ARTICLE 4.- ABOUT THE TIME OF DURATION OF THE COMPANY.
The time of duration of the company is undetermined and it shall begin its activities and operations starting the date of its registration at the Public Registry.
SECTION II.- ABOUT THE SOCIAL STOCK AND ABOUT THE SHARES.
ARTICLE 5.- ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF THE SOCIAL STOCK AND OF THE SHARES.
This company is constituted with a social stock registered and paid in its totality of S/.13,305.00 (thirteen three hundred and five with 00/100 Nuevos Soles), comprised of a Honda lawnmower valued at S/.13,305.00 (thirteen three hundred and five with 00/100 Nuevos Soles), owned (co-owned) by all the shareholders, distributed pursuant to the fourth clause of the social contract of these articles of constitution.
ARTICLE 6.- The shares represent aliquot parts of the social stock, every one of them have the same face value and provide the right to vote. They are regulated by the provisions established in the articles where they are applicable, comprised in Book II of the Third Section, Title I and II of the General Law of Companies, Law 26887.
ARTICLE 7.- ABOUT THE INDIVISIBILITY OF THE SHARE.
Shares are indivisible. The co-owners of shares must designate a single person to exercise the member’s rights and they respond mutually to the company of any liabilities derived from their capacity as shareholders. The designation shall be made through a signed letter duly notarized, subscribed by co-owners that represent more than fifty per cent of the rights and shares over the co-owned shares.
ARTICLE 8.- ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE SHARE.
The company shall consider as owner of the share anyone who appears as such in the registry of shares.
ARTICLE 9.- ABOUT THE CERTIFICATES AND OTHER FORMS OF SHARE REPRESENTATION.
The shares issued by the company, any type, are represented by certificates. The requirements and data needed by the certificate of shares, whether they are temporary or definite shall be those that established in article 100 of General Law of Companies. Law 26887.
ARTICLE 10.- ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF SHARES BY SUCCESSION
The acquisition of shares by hereditary succession confers to the heir or legatee the condition of partner. However, the rest of the shareholders shall have the right to acquire in a preferential manner from the heir or
legatee the shares of the deceased shareholder within 30 (thirty) days after the date of notification of the death of the above mentioned shareholder. The value of the shares shall be the same they had at the moment of death of whoever was owner of the same.
In the case that many shareholders would like to acquire these shares; they shall be distributed among all of them pro rata of their participation in the social stock.
ARTICLE 11.- ABOUT THE PREFERENTIAL ACQUISITION RIGHTS
In the case that any of the shareholders pretends to transfer totally or partially his/her shares; he/she must communicate this decision to the Shareholder’s General Meeting in order for the shareholders, within a period of 30 days, to exercise their right to acquire preferentially.
SECTION III. ABOUT THE ORGANS OF THE COMPANY
CHAPTER I.- ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING.
ARTICLE 12. THE GENERAL MEETING
The Shareholders’ General Meeting is the supreme organ of the company. The shareholders constituted in the duly called General Meeting and with the corresponding quorum, decide, by the majority established by the General Law of Companies – Law 26887, the matters of its competence.
All the shareholders including the dissidents and those that do not take part in the meetings are subject to the agreements adopted there by the General Meeting.
ARTICLE 13. ABOUT THE POWERS OF THE MANDATORY ANNUAL MEETING
The General Meeting must meet at least once a year within the three months after the end of the economic period.
Its purpose is:
1. To make a pronouncement about the company’s management and the economic results of the previous period expressed in the financial statements of that period.
2. To decide about the application of the profits, if there were any.
3. To decide about the other matters that pertain to it according to the bylaws and about any other matter determined in the official announcement.
4. The others contained in the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
ARTICLE 14. OTHER POWERS OF THE GENERAL MEETING.
Apart from the Mandatory Annual Meeting, Extraordinary General Meetings can be performed when it is convenient for the interests of the company in order to deal with the following subjects:
1. Modify the Company’s Bylaws
2. Increase or decrease the social stock
3. Issue liabilities
4. To agree about the expropriation, in a single action, of assets which accounting value exceeds 10% of the company’s capital.
5. To order investigations and special audits, and
6. To agree to the transformation, fusion, division, reorganization and dissolution of the company, as well as to decide about its liquidation.
7. To grant special and general powers to the persons its judges convenient.
8. To decide in the cases in which the Law or the Bylaws provide its intervention in o any other action that requires the interest of the company.
9. To designate an/or to subrogate the managers of the company.
ARTICLE 15. PLACE FOR THE MEETING
The General Meeting shall take place at the company’s address. It can also take place in a different address with the unanimous agreement of the shareholders.
ARTICLE 16. ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SHAREHOLDERS’ GENERAL MEETING.
The Shareholders’ General Meeting shall be announced according to what is established by the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
The announcement for the mandatory General Meeting shall be performed with an advanced notice not less than 10 day prior to the date set for it to take place. In the case of other meetings, the announcement shall take place with an advanced notice of no less than three days.
ARTICLE 17. ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL MEETING.
Even thou what is provided by the previous article, the General Meeting shall be considered announced and shall be validly constituted to discuss any matter, and to reach the corresponding agreements provided the shareholders that represent the totality of the shares registered with right to vote are present and that they unanimously accept the meeting and the matters to be dealt in it.
CHAPTER II. ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT
ARTICLE 18. ABOUT THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT
The company shall have a General Manager, being able to have one or more managers. The duration of the General Manager’s office is for a period of one year. This period can be extended. The General Manager is responsible before the company, the shareholders, and third parties for damages and harm done because of failing to comply with his/her duties, fraud, abuse of faculties, and serious negligence.
ARTICLE 19. ABOUT THE GENERAL MANAGER’S FACULTIES.
The General Manager is the executive of all the agreements and/or policies established or adopted by Shareholders’ General Meeting without needing a power of attorney; whether by other public deed or by agreement he/she has the complete civil, judicial, commercial and administrative representation of the company.
The General Manager has the following faculties:
A. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
1. To represent the company before any authority: political, police, municipal, administrative, customs, postal, tax, and fiscal.
2. To represent the company in a trial or out of it. In the case of a civil trial, he/she is invested with the powers of articles 74 and 75 of the Civil Process Code; and in the labor field, he/she is invested specifically to act with the pertinent powers established in Law 26636 – Labor Process Law. Likewise,
he/she can take legal action and to answer new demands, and to delegate judicially this power with the same faculties and to reassume it.
3. To enter into public biddings and price contests announced by the Government, Government Entities and/or private, and in general, to participate in any type of biddings, whoever may be the entity that announces it, without any exception or any limitation, being able to present offers, to enter into negotiations, and to enter into the corresponding contracts for a public or private document.
4. To replace and to separate the auxiliary personnel and to hire employees that are necessary for the good operation of the company, who shall be ratified by the board.
5. To use the seal of the company, to issue the mail, facsimile, electronic mail, etc. As well a to see that the accounting is updated, inspecting the books, documents and operations, and to take the necessary measurements for the normal operation of the company.
6. To report about the operation and status of the businesses, as well as of the fund raising, investment, and of the existing funds, whenever these are requested.
B. BANK AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
1. To order and to make deposits at sight, time deposits, savings or custody, in national as well as in foreign currency.
2. To open, to close, to request advance payments, to perform transfers, overdradraft from bank accounts, as well as to grant cancellations and receipts in case of an overdraft from accounts.
3. To deposit, withdraw and to cancel, to sell and to by valuables.
4. To open, to deposit, to withdraw and to cancel savings accounts.
5. To transfer, to endorse, and to collect checks, as well as any other instrument of evidence, or of indebtedness.
6. To accept, to re-accept, to transfer, to renew, to endorse, to discount, to collect, to guarantee, to secure, to protest: bills of exchange, receipts, promissory notes, transfers, certificates, insurances, bills of lading, warehouse documents, warrants, and any other trade, bank or civil document.
7. To discount and to grant advance payments on bills of exchange, promissory notes, and other documents that evidence indebtedness.
8. To rent, to operate and to close safes.
9. To grant in custody, goods, documents or valuables.
10. To hire insurances and to endorse insurance policies.
11. To request any type of direct loans, with or without secure guarantee of mortgage for an amount up to $1,000 (one thousand American Dollars), or its equivalent in national currency.
12. To request mortgage and security loans, and in relation to them to accept titles, to subscribe mortgage and secure instruments in national currency as well as in foreign currency for an amount of up to $1,000 (one thousand American dollars), or its equivalent in national currency.
13. With the previous authorization by the Shareholders’ General Meeting, the manager can endorse or give other guarantees; these can also be in favor of other companies.
14. To request the issuing, notice and negotiation of letter credits, at sight or on credit, according to international uses and, in general, to perform foreign trade operations with the previous authorization of the Shareholders’ General Meeting.
15. To buy and to sell shares, bonds, promissory notes, negotiable deposit certificates, in national currency as well as in foreign currency with the previous authorization of the Shareholders’ General Meeting.
16. To order payments and to collect up to the sum of $1,000.00 (one thousand American dollars).
17. To enter into purchase contracts and any other alienation action of purchase, and any other alienation action, and tax on goods or property, shall require the authorization of the Shareholders’ General Meeting, according to what is provided by articles 114 and 115 of the General Law of Companies.
18. The manager can enter into rent contracts and to perform leasings, on goods and properties for which he/she is authorized to sign the private contracts, minutes and public deeds that correspond, with the previous authorization of the Shareholders’ General Meeting.
19. To grant cancellations and receipts, to collect and to lend, granting and signing the private contracts, minutes and public deeds that correspond to them, with the previous authorization of the Shareholders’ General Meeting.
SECTION IV. ABOUT THE MODIFICATION OF THE BYLAWS, INCREASE AND DECREASE OF THE CAPITAL.
ARTICLE 20. ABOUT THE MODIFICATION OF THE BYLAWS.
The modification of the bylaws can only be agreed by the Shareholder’s General Meeting, requiring the following:
1. To express, in the announcement of the General Meeting, with clarity and precision the matters which modification are to dealt by the Meeting.
2. That the agreement be adopted according to articles 120, 126 and 129 of the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
ARTICLE 21. ABOUT THE INCREASE AND DECREASE OF THE CAPITAL.
The increase and decrease of the capital is agreed by the General Meeting, complying with the established requirements for the modification of the Bylaws, which shall be made a public deed and registered in the Legal Persons’ Registry of the company’s address.
The modalities, effects, periods, rights, modifications and other requirements are subject to what is established in Book II of Fifth Section of the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
SECTION V. ABOUT THE DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY.
ARTICLE 22. ABOUT THE DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY.
The dissolution, termination and liquidation of the company shall be performed according to the provisions of articles 407 and the next ones of the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
SECTION VI. ABOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The company has a board of directors consisting in five (05) members, with a duration of two (02) years; and they can be re-elected indefinite times. The members of the board shall be elected by the Shareholder’s General Meeting according to the Law. They can be removed at any moment by it. The President of the board shall call the board sessions when he deems necessary or any director or de manager requests him to do so, if the president does no announce the meeting within the next 10 days or in the period provided in the request, the announcement shall be made by any of the directors. The announcement shall be made through letters with an advanced notice no less than three days prior to the date determined for the meeting, expressing the place,
data and time of the meeting, the subject matters. The announcement can be dispensed in the case where the all the directors are present and agree unanimously to enter into session and to the subject matters.
The quorum of the board shall be half plus one of the members. If the number of directors is uneven, the quorum shall be the next higher integer number to the half of it. The agreements are adopted by absolute majority of votes from the participating directors. The sessions are documented in minutes contained in a book or in loose leaves, in the way that the law approves. The members of the board shall exercise the attributions that are granted to them by these bylaws y by those granted by the General Law of Companies. The quorum of the board of directors complies with article 168 of the law and its agreements are adopted by the absolute majority of votes of the participants. In the case of a tie the President has the decisive vote. The directors shall be elected with representation of the minority and has legal representation faculties, and of necessary management for the administration of the company, except for what is expressed in the Shareholder’s General Meeting.
The faculties, election, conditions and periods for their meetings, as well as for all that is not foreseen with regard to the board of directors shall be ruled by the articles 153 through 184 of the law.
GENERAL DISPOSITIONS.
FIRST: ABOUT THE ARBITRATION
All the disagreements, divergence or controversies that originate among partners about the interpretation, application or execution of the clauses that are contained in this document or regarding the agreement that the partners adopt in relation to the company, and in general, those that derive from this contract, including those that refer to its nullity or invalidity, shall be solved through a definitive decision and unappealable, according to the Rules of the National and International Center of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima. The parties are subject to the norms and administration in an unconditional manner, declaring to know them and accepting them in their totality.
SECOND: ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL LAW OF COMPANIES.
In everything that is not specifically foreseen by the social contract and these Bylaws, the Company shall be ruled by the pertinent arrangements of the General Law of Companies – Law 26887.
Mr. Notary add what is according to law and insert what corresponds and take the notary parts to the Legal Person’s Registry for their duly registration.
Iquitos, December 18, 2006.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Adam Ross Andrews Sims and wife: Rosa Lucila Chirichigno Boggiano.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Moore Llens Brunner Ruiz and wife Tania Leyla Saavedra Torres.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Gerald Mayeaux Gould and wife Pamela Padilla Aguirre de Mayeaux.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Peter Edward Schneider Sobol.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Sergio Gustavo Barja Flores.
Signatures and fingerprints of: George Ryan Richards Ryan.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Hans Stig Jarlind
Signatures and fingerprints of: Alan Thomas Shoemaker and wife Marieta Noriega Piña de Shoemaker.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Victor Manuel Zegarra Seminario.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Melvin Lion Jones.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Shawn Michael Saulnier.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Martha Elena Acosta Sifuentes.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Carlos Julio Parra Acuña.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Harry Lynn Kelley.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Armando Antonio Pezo Silva.
INSERT 1.- AFFIDAVIT OF RECEPTION AND REPORT OF APPRAISAL OF GOOD.
By means of this document, I, Sergio Gustavo Barja Flores, in my capacity of General Manager of the company AMAZON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB S.A. (AMAZON GOLF S.A.), declare having received the non cash good considered as a capital contribution consisting of: One Honda lawnmower, valued at S/13,305.00 (thirteen thousand three hundred and five with 00/100 Nuevos Soles), distributed in aliquot parts among the shareholders: GERALD MAYEAUX GOULD, PETER EDWARD SCHNEIDER SOBOL, SERGIO GUSTAVO BARJA FLORES, GEORGE RYAN RICHARDS RYAN, HANS STIG JARLIND, ALAN THOMAS SHOEMAKER, VICTOR MANUEL ZEGARRA SEMINARIO, MELVIN LION JONES, SHAWN MICHAEL SAULNIER, MARTHA ELENA ACOSTA SIFUENTES, CARLOS JULIO PARRA ACUÑA, HARRY LYNN KELLEY, ARMANDO ANTONIO PEZO SILVA, each one of them contributing with S/.887.00 (eight hundred eighty seven Nuevos Soles).
THE APPRAISAL CRITERIUM OF THE CONTRIBUTED GOOD OF THE COMPANY; IS MADE AT THE MARKET PRICE.
IQUITOS, December 18, 2006
Signed: Sergio Gustavo Barja Flores – General Manager
INSERT 2: Article Seventy-four.- General Faculties of the Civil Procedural Code. The judicial representation confers the representative attributions and general powers that correspond to the client, save those for which the law demands expressed faculties. The representation is understood as granted for all the process, including the execution of the sentence and the collection of costs and expenses, legitimizing the representative for his/her intervention in the process and performing of all the actions of the same, save those that require the personal and direct intervention of the client.
Article Seventy-five.- Special Faculties of the Same Code. The granting of special faculties is required to perform all the disposition actions of significant rights and to demand, to counter claim, reply to demands and counter demand, to cease process and from the pretensions, agree to the pretensions, to reconcile, make concessions, put to arbitration the pretensions in controversy and in process, substitute or delegate the process representation, and for the other actions that the law expresses. The granting of special faculties is ruled by the principle of liberty. The existence of special faculties not explicitly conferred is not presumed.
CONCLUSION.- After reading this deed the grantors affirm and ratify it, and finding it accordingly in all its parts, they sign it before me, the Notary, which I certify, as I certify that this deed has been read by all the persons that appeared here. I certify that this instruments starts in leaf with serial A Nº 8373223, continues in leaves with serial A Nº 8373225, 8373227, 8373229, 8373228, 8373224, 8373226 and ends in leaf with serial A Nº 8373230 on the back.- Finally I certify that the grantors have subscribed this deed on January 9, 2007, date in which the signature process end for this instrument.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Adam Ross Andrews Sims and wife: Rosa Lucila Chirichigno Boggiano.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Moore Llens Brunner Ruiz and wife Tania Leyla Saavedra Torres.
Signatures and fingerprints of: Gerald Mayeaux Gould and wife Pamela Padilla Aguirre de Mayeaux.
Signature and fingerprints of: Peter Edward Schneider Sobol.
Signature and fingerprints of: Sergio Gustavo Barja Flores.
Signature and fingerprints of: George Ryan Richards Ryan.
Signature and fingerprints of: Hans Stig Jarlind
Signatures and fingerprints of: Alan Thomas Shoemaker and wife Marieta Noriega Piña de Shoemaker.
Signature and fingerprints of: Victor Manuel Zegarra Seminario.
Signature and fingerprints of: Melvin Lion Jones.
Signature and fingerprints of: Shawn Michael Saulnier.
Signature and fingerprints of: Martha Elena Acosta Sifuentes.
Signature and fingerprints of: Carlos Julio Parra Acuña.
Signature and fingerprints of: Harry Lynn Kelley.
Signature and fingerprints of: Armando Antonio Pezo Silva.
Antonio Perez Rodriguez, Attorney-Notary Public of Maynas.
I communicate to you Mr. Registrar for the aims of the law, leaving evidence that this document keeps absolute identity with the matrix that I have in file in mi notary protocol. Likewise, the matrix of the public deed, dated December 18, 2006 is subscribed by the persons that appeared there and authorized by the subscriber. In witness whereof, I issue this document with my seal and signature, signed in every page, in Iquitos, on January 10, 2007.
Signature of: ANTONIO PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
Attorney
Notary Public of Maynas
Seal: ANTONIO PEREZ R.
IQUITOS – PERU
Attorney – Notary Public of Maynas
Posted by Bill Grimes, Founding Member # 1 of the Amazon Golf Club. Anyone that thinks we will allow this to happen is delusional.
If you are still here Alan and I hope you are.
Regarding your commentNo.69.
It looks like you DO agree that the Amazon Golf Club was stolen and that it gave you ammusement to see us chasing after Mayeaux who you claim is not the thief.
Do you agree with Shawn and Leo that the brains behind
these evil doings is the blue eyed missionary boy
Andrews ?
I can see a serious mistake in the constitution. As its only asset is a stolen lawn mower it should be mentioned that it is a land scaping company.
Now we have the official documents from the liquidation of the Amazon Golf Club with Gerald Mayeaux as liquidator…and the balance of our assets as zero…00000????
REQUEST: REGISTRATION OF TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION
MR. PUBLIC REGISTRAR OF IQUITOS City. (Iquitos)
l, GERALD MAYEAUX, of American nationality, married and identified with Foreign Card N° 000113525, resident of this city, with due respect I state that:
As the liquidator of the Association Amazon Golf Club, duly registered in Entry N°II009510, Seat: AOO02 of the Legal Persons Registry of Iquitos, tum to your office of your honorable post to request the TERMINATION of the above mentioned Association; Therefore, I attach to this letter, the necessary documents to better accomplish this end.
Additionally, I state that the documents, books, and other goods of the Association to be terminated, will remain under my care for the time determined by the law.
For the reasons presented above,
I ask your agreement to my request, because it is of justice.
Iquitos,May 8,2006
Signature of: Gerald Mayeaux
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I CERTIFY: That the above signature in this document corresponds to Mr. Gerald Mayeaux, identified with Foreign Card N° 000113525. The same that is authentic and used in all his deeds. In witness whereof I sign
Iquitos, May 8, 2006G
Signature of: GILBERTO VELA ARMAS Notary Public
Reg. N° 08 CAN
Sea!: GILBERTO VELA ARMAS Notary Public
Iquitos – Peru
REQUEST: REGISTRATION OF TERMINATION OF ASSOCIATION
MR. PUBLIC REGISTRAR OF IQUITOS City. (Iquitos)
I, GERALD MAYEAUX, of American nationality, married and identified with Foreign Card N° 000113525, resident of this city, with due respect I state that:
As the liquidator of the Association Amazon Golf Club, duly registered in Ent!)’ N°11009510, Seat: AOO02 of the Legal Persons Registry of Iquitos, to your office of your honorable post to request the TERMINATION of the above mentioned Association; Therefore, I attach to this letter, the necessary documents to better accomplish this end.
Additionally, I state that the documents, books, and other goods of the Association to be terminated remain under my care for the time determined by the law.
For the reasons presented above, I ask your agreement to my request, because it is of justice.
Iquitos, May 8, 2006
Signature of: Gerald Mayeaux
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I CERTIFY: That the above signature in this document corresponds to Mr. Gerald Mayeaux, identified with Foreign Card N° 000113525. The same that is authentic and used in all his deeds. In witness whereof I sign
Iquitos, May 8, 2006G
Signature of: GILBERTO VELA ARMAS Notary Public
Reg. N° 08 CAN
Sea/: G1LBERTO VELA ARMAS Notary Public
lquitos – Peru
And here are our assets that were liquidated, declared to be ZERO 00000000 ZER0 No lawn mower, no club house, no golf gear, nothing…
AMAZON GOLF CLUB GENERAL BALANCE OF LIQUIDATION As of April 30,2006 (Expressed in Nuevo Soles)
CURRENT ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Total Current Assets
0 0 0 0
Overdrafts and promissory notes from Banks Accounts Payable
Other Accounts Payable
Total Current Liabilities
0 0 0 0
Cash and Banks Accounts Receivable
0 0 0 0
Fixed Assets
Equity
Property, Machinery and Equipment (Net from Accrued Depreciation)
0 0 0 0
Capital Reserves
Accrued results
Total Net Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
0 0 0 0
Total Fixed Assets TOTAL ASSETS
0 0 0 0
Signature of: C.M. Jose Manuel Panduro Flores Mat. N° 09204
Accountant
Signature of: Gerald Mayeaux C.E. 000113 525 Liquidator
Guilty Your Honor!!!
$1000 US you can leave jail for the weekend, I left about 10 days ago and have never heard so much bullshit in my life, glad to be back in Vancouver on my way home..
Not complicated: Of the new members who has a receipt for the part you gave for the lawn mower I think with 887 soles each you should have a receipt from the new club and a take out reciept from your bank?. Be careful, the police can now tell the age of ink much more also the date the lawn mower was imported. If in fact it was imported to one person can he prove that he has the personal bank documents to prove he bought the famaous lawn mower or is he a con man ? The date the mower was imported? old club new club ? Was the new club in existance when the mower was imported ?
Was the falsly exterminated club in exeistance and the legal owners outed illegaly ? YES and the new fake club is a fraud with the help of the Notary and Public Regeiser who need to be notified that they are part of a serious con in Iquitos and they must be brought in by the police and US Embassy to prove the swindle.
I cannot do this from here but I am sure there is some one who can bring the notary and Public Registers up to date as to this fraud as well as the Agricultura Departamiento that the whole scheme is a fraud against the concession agreement of Richards land given free to him ONLY for agricultural use.
To all, hmmmm let me see now….”battle of Jericho”…..”and the walls came tumbling down”……catchy tune that one. Anyone care to pen an encore????
To Gerald, Adam and Sergio ..Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive…….Walter Scott must have penned that for you guys.
How many “new” members care to still sip tea at the Yellow Rose next week?? Perhaps ye might desire sumpin a tadd stronger…heh heh
Mike, you have many more email addresses of the involved individuals. Please forward. Make sure my name is included.
I have gotten a few complaints either off-handed or direct regarding my denunce against Gerald, Mike etc. Many of the emails address concern that I am involving or soon to involve too many people. I would assume all of a reasonable knowledge of the law know that I am restricted to involve legally only those whose names I have on paper, so I am perplexed at this response. I will not name names of who has sent emails in this regard, but anyone who was not part of the scam should obviously be pleased that I am spending thousands of dollars of my own money in your behalf(my wife and I estimated almost $6,000.00 so far) in the attempt to get things back to where they should be without the immoral skulduggery of the dissolution and takeover. I did not ask even once for a donation. It has all been out of my pocket. I am definitely okay with that. With that being said, however, this situation is not completely unlike a self proclaimed pacifist living with a terrorist, murderer, thief or whatever and by virtue of their silence and their sharing in the ill-gotten gains (in this case the ex-club’s assets) condone or are a silent party to the unscrupulous action. If the ex-club side loses or gives up they are enjoining themselves with the culprits or at the least allowing themselves to led by the nose as part of the theft of the Amazon Golf Club. The reality is that those of you who are in the new club and do not condone the immoralities of the infamous and mutinous take-over should be holding a lynch party. Not sipping tea at the Yellow Rose (I know some of you do not).
CALL A MEETING!!!!!!! YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!! Silence is not golden. It is suspect.
Dave Sheridan
I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH EVERYONE. It is time for us to pick our battles. I read this constitution that was translated into English of this golf club. I see nothing wrong with it. Perhaps a little infringment of a name thought of by someone else. It is a group of golfers who formed a franternal organization with assets of some lawnmower. The lawnmower I’ve been told was stolen from us, but other than that I see nothing wrong with this organization or anything about it is illegal. I don’t see where it has anything to do with the golf course we built on property just outside of Iquitos Peru.
Actually now it might be easier to get our lawnmower back. They all admit having this stolen property in there possession. We have the proof it is ours. So we can prosicute each one of them for possessing of stolen property and more important recover our property. If they try and hide it, we have there admittance they have it in there possession.
HAY MIKE,
I HAVE KEPT OUT OF THIS WAR FOR A LONG TIME, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF STEALING GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME AND SAID NOTHING, I AM A JOCK, I PLAY BASEBALL, HOCKEY, GOLF, AND SKI DOWN MOUNTAINS, THAT IS WHAT I DO,
WE HAD A MEETING ON MARCH 31, AT THE CLUB HOUSE, WE AGREED TO PAY 5 SOLES FOR THE DRIVING RANGE, NO PROBLEM, WE ALL AGREED, COME TO FIND OUT LEO AND I WHERE THE ONLY ONES PAYING, THE OTHERS WHERE NOT, I DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THE MONEY, WHY DID THEY COLLECT LEO AND I MONEY, WHAT THE FUCK IS THE SINCE OF HAVING MEETINGS WHEN THEY BREAK EVERY WORD WE AGREE ON, AT THAT MEETING THEY AGREED TO SELL SHARES AMOUNG THEMSELVES, FOR WHAT, WHY, I KNOW WHY, AND SO DOES EVERYONE. TONY AND I ARE SHAREHOLDERS OF OTHER CLUBS, 1- THAT IS ILLEGAL ANYWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD, 2-WE
DONT EVEN HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT ON THE LAND, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN CONSIDER IT, 3- THEY GAVE MIKE A HARD TIME FOR DOING IT, AND NOW THOSE COCKSUCKERS WANT TO DO THE SAME THING, AND WHO DO THEY GET TO PROPOSE THE IDEA, THIS CARLOS FROM THE CASINO, WHAT A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT, THE LAND IS IN LIMBO, AND THEY GOT DOLLAR BILLS FLASHING IN THEIR EYES, THEY STOLE SOME OF TONYS CLUBS, USED HIS CLUBS, AND RIPPED HIM OFF ON SOME PROPERTY NEAR THE CLUB, THOSE ARE WORDS FROM TONYS MOUTH, NOW GET THIS EVERYONE, SERGIO THAT PIECE OF SHIT AND BUM, ASKED GERALD,JOE AND MYSELF FOR MONEY TO MAKE THE PAYROLL A WHILE BACK, WHILE ADAM WAS OUT OF TOWN, I WOULD NOT PAY IT UNTIL I SPOKE TO ADAM MYSELF, GERALD DID AND I BELIEVE JOE DID, BECAUSE I KNEW SERGIO WAS GOING TO FUCK THEM, HE TOLD US THAT ADAM SAID THE CLUB WOULD PAY US BACK, I CAN READ THAT COCKSUCKER LIKE A BOOK, NOW THEY GOT FUCKED OUT OF THEIR MONEY, ADAMS EXCUSS, SERGIO DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO DO IT, GERALD GOT FUCKED OUT OF THE MONEY,
ADAM AND SERGIO ARE GARBAGE, NOW CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVING A G.M. FOR A CLUB WHO DOES NOT HAVE A POT TO PISS IN, HE HAS BUMMED EVERONE FOR MONEY TO LIVE, THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY, HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU HAVE A MAN, ANY MAN IN CHARGE OF MONEY WHO IS DIRT POOR, YOU GOT TO BE OUT OF YOUR MIND. THIS IS THE SHIT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH, THEY DONT HAVE A FUCKEN CLUE. AND NOW THEY ARE GIVING THAT COCKSUCKER CONTROL OF OUR MONTHLY FEES TO RUN THE CLUB, WHAT A BUNCH OF VULTURES, I WONT PAY IT, I WILL PAY RYAN INSTEAD
WHAT REALLY PISS ME OFF, SERGIO SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ANY MONEY OFF THIS PROPERTY WHILE RYAN IS GOING THROUGH HELL, HIS LIFE IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN , NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS, I DONT GIVE A FUCK IF SOME OF YOU DONT LIKE RYAN, I LIKE HIM AND RESPECT HIM, HE DESERVES A HEALTHY MONTHY FEE FOR THAT PROPERTY, NONE YOU YOU GUYS CAN CHANGE MY MIND ON THAT, NOT IN A THOUSAND YEARS, ALSO, WITH REGARDS
TO GERALD, NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY, WITH MY OWN EYES, THIS MAN HAS NOT MADE 1 DOLLAR OFF THIS GOLF COURSE, HE HAS TAKEN MONEY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET, TO KEEP THIS COURSE ALIVE, SO WE ALL CAN PLAY, THAT IS A FACT, AND YOU GUYS BETTER START REALIZING THAT, I DONT GIVE A FUCK IF YOU LIKE HIS PERSONALITY OR NOT, I DONT AGREE WITH GERALD ON EVERYTHING, THIS MAN HAS NOT TAKEN I CENT, FROM THIS PROPERTY, NOT ONE PENNY, THAT IS A FACT, THIS MAN CAN PLAY BASEBALL, I HAD SHIPPED DOWN A JUGGS PRO PITCHING BASEBALL MACHINE, HE IS ABOVE AVERAGE BALL PLAYER, HE HAS PLAYED BALL SOMEWHERE, HE HAS TALENT, I RESPECT HIM BECAUSE HE HAS NOT TAKEN NOTHING FROM OUR CLUB, NOTHING, YOU GYUS MUST LEARN TO PICK YOUR BATTLES CORRECT, YOU ARE AT WAR WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE, THERE IS MONEY BEING WASTED AND STOLEN
, I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS, BUT THAT IS FOR ANOTHER DAY, PLEASE PUT THAT IN YOUR BLOG MIKE, WORD FOR WORD
SHAWN SAULNIER
I have the gout. This is the second worse case of gout I have experienced. The pain throbs up out of my big toe through my heart to my brain. I have taken dozens of advil in the last two days. Now I get this. I hate the new Golf Club and everyone in it. I resign. Jim Richardson, please come back as moderator. I can not take it any more. I agree with Alan, I hereby prefer to put my membership in suspension. I neither belong or don’t belong. I then reserve the right to make my decision, if I want to be in this shithouse, or not.
Frankly… I am disappointed in everyone. There are only half a dozen people that I would be in any club with and it is none of you pricks in the Amazon Golf and Country Club. Any of you that would put up with this shit deserves what you get. Goodbye. Figure it out yourselves. I have more important things to do.
William David Grimes
Founding member # 1 of the Amazon Golf Club.
My faith in people is shaken. Gout??? Big fuckin deal!!! In the last two weeks I have had gout twice. Is it fun?? Hell it definitely makes one question if there is indeed a God. Any being that invented gout should be committed to suffer with it for eternity!! In that two weeks with gout, while traveling, I ended up with an intestinal blockage which makes gout seem like the proverbial walk in the park. On my back for four days with a morphine pump and a suction hose in my gut. I am still committed for the duration. Like Alan said, I may be short, fat and ugly (not stupid, and I like what’s left, SFU) but I don’t walk out in the middle of a fight. Bill!!!!!! Wake up!!!!! Please!!!!! You have been a tower of strength!! Somebody needs to shake you by the shoulders!!! I want to visualize you coming down those stairs next to your office with fire in your eye. Take a deep breath and picture Gerald behind you with a jar of KY. Tape up a picture of Gerald, Sergio and Adam on that big window of yours looking over the river so you see their faces at first light. That will make the gout seem like a single Indiana Black Fly. Comparing yourself to Alan??? What the hell have you been smokin since I left. You read the emails he sent me. The man is a delusional lost cause. Someone could sell him the Amazon River for $5,000.00. Do I have to come down there and slap you into consciousness?? Please!!! Stay with your friends. We need you!!
SFU
OK, since you put it that way, I am back. The fire is still in my toe not my eye, and I still hate everyone in the Amazon Golf and Country Club. I propose a new name for their club, The Amazon Acadians. Let them fight and steal from each other. I don’t care. They are the worst of the worst. Tony, Hans, Armando, and maybe, Harry, the Acadian, Kelly, are the only four that do not seem like Amazon Acadians to me. Why don’t you four stop by my office to visit? The rest of you, I never want to see again. I agree completely with Dave Volkmann. The only thing wrong with their club is they stole our mower. Otherwise let them have their club. They deserve each other. The worst of the worst…Amazon Acadians. SFU!!!
Bill
If you have read the legal translated Liquidation document (No.84) signed by Mayeaux and his accountant. You can see that they signed off on a document that states our Amazon Golf Club had no assets whatsoever when it was disolved.
It states “No cash in the bank”
“No assets.
So what about the clubhouse we paid for ?
What about the golf course scratched out of the jungle that we all paid for ?
What about the $7000 electric transformer that provides current for our clubhouse ?
What about the jeep given to our club by Adam Andrews in lieu of cash to join our club ?
What about the Tractor mower bought and paid for by our fellow Japanese members ?
What about the 8 sets of golf clubs kindly donated by David Volkmann ?
What about the 2 sets of golf clubs kindly donated by Tony Espejo ?
What about the 2 sets of golf clubs used by Sergio Bargas and his friend Angila to pay for their memberships ?
Where is the golfing equipment kindly donated by Brian Todd ?
ANSWERS SOMEONE PLEASE .
Dear Shawn
It is nice to see your comments. I missed you the last couple of times I was in Iquitos. You were always one to tell it the way it is. You warned me about one individual whos services I hired against your advice and got screwed. You also warned me about the golf club after I was invested and you were not. I was surprised you invested after what you had told me that day.
I respect you for standing up for Gerald when that is what you believe and may not be the popular thing to do right now. But you really confuse me. I don’t know of anyone that has acused Gerald of taking one dollar from your club(not ours). I have been told Gerald sells items with the golf course logo on it. Does all this profit go to the club? Yours or ours? Acording to your constitution you and several others paid Gerald 887 soles each for shares in a lawnmower that was stolen from Mike. Mike has the receipts, ect. Some of your group admit that they know they have bought stolen property and others claim they did not know they bought stolen property. Where do you stand?
When the club I invested in was dissolved or whatever a year ago, I asked for my 8 sets of golf clubs, which is a very tangible asset, and my share of the value of my investment that improved the property. Noone has ever given me an answer to the value of the improvements. But the 8 sets of golf clubs are mine. They are not part of any golf clubs assets. Look at the liquidation that Gerald did of the club. He never mentioned the lawnmower or my clubs. Why? Because he new they were personal property of others. Your coinvesters who all paid 887 soles for a lawnmower that was stolen from Mike not only refuse to give them to my daughter, but I have been told they rent them out.
In the meantime, if you can help me get my golf clubs back it would be apreciated. The legal system tells me I have to file suit against everyone on the constitution who put there signature and fingerprint to get my assets back or Mike to get his lawnmower back for those that gave him the money to buy it. Of course that is not a practical solution. Does your group want to buy my clubs?
Every jock in Iquitos is going to be in the raft race in September, including me (except I am not a jock), so I expect I will see you at the starting line In September. Keep in touch. volkmann@grantsburgtelcom.net
I do not know what to say except that I came accross this site almost by accident. I am a golf pro from the home of golf in Scotland.
If what I see here on this site is true then those so called golfers who alledgedly perpertrated these crimes have brought the glorious game of golf into disrepute. Shame on you.
Malcolm Macbride,
Dundee,
Scotland
Thank you for finding us and commenting. Malcom, we had such a dream, a unique location for a golf course with Beware of Boas in the Rough, and Watch out for piranha signs near the water hazards. It is a shame that our fun was ruined when this crime was committed. Some of the thieves are the very ones that told us it could not be done in the jungle.
I was advised to keep this quiet, let the Peruvian justice system sort it out. I am confident the judge will rule in our favor, but I am an impatient gringo, and decided to see if we could garner international attention and support. It is possible that if enough people like you learn of the plight of The Amazon Golf Club, the weight of public opinion could help save our day.
At the risk of being the laughing stock of Scotland golfers, I would appreciate if you would spread the word to your golfing peers. It is hard to imagine what might happen, but I am starting to have fun again just thinking of the possibilities.
Best regards,
Bill
HAY MIKE,
SOMETIMES IN LIFE, YOU GUYS HAVE TO BE TOLD THE WAY IT IS, FIRST OF ALL, THIS GUY THAT CLAIMS THE CLUB STOLE SETS OF CLUBS. IF YOU DONATE ANYTHING TO ANYONE, ITS NOT YOURS ANY MORE, IT BELONGS TO EVERYONE AND YOU CANT TAKE IT BACK, NOW IF YOU FUCKEN GUYS DONT UNDERSTAND THAT, THATS YOUR PROBLEM, EVERYBODY DONATED SOMETHING, AT SOME POINT, NOW, MAKE SURE PARTNER (BOBBY KNIGHT FROM INDIANA) GETS THIS MESSAGE, YOU KNOW HOW FUCKEN STUPID YOU GUYS SOUND WHEN YOU SAY YOU BOUGHT #4 GREEN, OR 5 GREEN, FOR $100, I HAD 1 GREEN BUILT, I ONLY DID A SMALL PART, I KNOW, BUT THAT $100 SCAM YOU INVENTED. YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE A FOOL, MY FAMILY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN RAISING MONEY FOR SPORTS LONGER THAN YOU ROOKIES BEEN ALIVE, THATS A FACT,
NOW, CAN YOU GUYS HANDLE THE TRUTH,
HERE IT IS , YOU GOT TOO FUCKEN GREEDY, MIKE , YOU MADE MONEY OFF THIS THING YOU STARTED, AND YOU BROUGHT YOUR FRIENDS IN FOR THE RIDE, FOR ME PERSONALLY, I DONT GIVE A FUCK HOW MUCH YOU MADE, ITS DOES NOT BOTHER ME, BUT THATS WHY THE OTHER GUYS CUT YOU OUT, YOU WENT FOR THE QUICK FIX , THAT WAS YOUR FIRST MISTAKE, YOU COULD NOT WAIT TILL THE WE FINISHED THE CLUB FIRST, YOU GOT TOO FUCKEN GREEDY, YOU WANTED CASH RIGHT AWAY, YOU CAN DENY IT ALL YOU WANT, I DONT GIVE A FUCK, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS, I WAS AT THE MEETING WHEN THEY VOTED TO NOT ALLOW YOU SELL SHARES, YOU WALKED OUT AND RESIGNED, RIGHT THERE YOU FUCKED UP, YOU CAN SAY OTHERWISE, THATS A FACT, NOW, LISTEN TO ME, IF YOU WERE NOT SO FUCKEN HUNGRY FOR MONEY, AND YOU WAITED TILL WE FINISHED THE CLUB, WE COULD HAVE SET UP A POLICY WHERE YOU COULD SELL SHARES TO NEW MEMBERS, FOR $1000 FOR EXAMPLE, PLUS IMPLEMENT A TAX, 0F $500 FOR EXAMPLE SO WE COULD BUILD ON TO THE COURSE, THAT TAX GOES TO THE CLUB, TO RUN DAILY
OPERATIONS. FOR ME, I SAY KNOCK YOURSELF OUT, SELL SHARES TILL YOU CUM, THATS THE ONLY WAY THAT WOULD WORK, YOU COULD NOT WAIT, NOW YOU HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE, MIKE, YOU ARE A COOL GUY, YOU GOT A SET OF BALLS ON YOU, BUT YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS DID NOT SEE THE BIG PICTURE, THAT WAS YOUR OTHER MISTAKE,
I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I DONT GIVE A FUCK ANY MORE, I AM A HARD MOTHERFUCKER I KNOW, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THE WAY IT IS, TELL BOBBY KNIGHT THIS TOO ALSO, NOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, BUT I FEEL YOU AND BOBBY SHOULD KNOW THIS, I LIKE YOU GUYS, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH YOU GUYS PERSONALLY, YOU ARE SURVIVERS, YOU BEEN ON THIS EARTH LONGER THAN ME, AND I RESPECT THAT, NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY, I AM NOT JOKING, IF YOU GUYS WIN THIS GOLF WAR WITH THOSE COCKSUCKERS, AND GET THE PROPERTY, THOSE GUYS HAVE A MASTER PLAN TO DESTROY EVERY GREEN, TORCH THE CLUB HOUSE,
TOTALLY WIPE THE GOLF COURSE OUT, THEY WILL DO THIS, THEY WILL DESTROY THE WHOLE PROPERTY BEFORE THEY LET YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON IT, MY ADVICE, QUIT WHILE YOU ARE AHEAD, YOUR WASTING YOUR MONEY, AND MOST IMPORTANT YOUR WASTING YOUR TIME, LET ME REPEAT, YOU WILL NEVER GET A GOLF COURSE, NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS, THIS IS THE WORD I HAVE GETTING THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THATS WHAT I WAS TOLD, ITS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, I WILL SIT BACK AND WATCH THE WAR, I AM GOING TO STAY OUT OF IT, THEY HATE YOU 2 GUYS, I AM SERIOUS, YOU AND BOBBY CANT WIN THIS WAR, PACK IT THE FUCK IN BOYS, IN THE END ALL YOU WILL GET IS A FIELD IF YOU WIN IN THE COURTS, THE WORKERS TOLD THIS TO MY WOMAN, NOT TO ME PERSONALLY, BUT WHEN I ASKED, THEY SMILED, SO YOU FIGURE IT OUT, IN THE END, YOU AND BOBBY WILL GET NOTHING, TAKE CARE,
do we have to always say FUCK YOU ,,,FUCK THIS ,,,FUCK THAT,,,YOU COCKSUCKERS….CAN YOU NOT TALK WITHOUT THIS TYPE OF LANGUAGE ..
Thanks Shawn, your opinions and insights are very much appreciated. Maybe you can tell my gout is getting better.
You are mistaken about Mike profiting from the golf club. He never even wanted to make any money from it. Anyone that thinks differently does not understand my friend Mike’s motives. Ask your self who told you that? That person is a liar.
The only thing that would keep me from helping the Amazon Acadians plunder, and plow the golf course and burn the club house, is my responsibility to the other 50 plus founding investor/members. That is the thin line that separates the two sides in this Miniature Golf War. Mike and his friends respect the rights of all of the founding members. The Amazon Acadians pretend they ARE the founding members and the other 50 founding members never existed.
Shawn, I have gained respect for you because you joined in the dialog, sharing your thoughts and opinions. Hans, Leo, Joe, I would like to gain respect for you also…Harry Acadian Kelly, I see you are listed as one of theirs. What do you have to say? Brian, I am curious, you and your wife are not listed as Acadians? Looks like they are going to plow up your golf course. What would you like to do?
What type of low life animals are these? The worst of the worst.
Malcolm Macbride, from Scotland, comment # 95, see what we have to deal with here. What would you do?
All you folks out there in internet land, what would you do?
Bill
Hello again,
Dear, dear me, what a spot you boys have got yourselves into. Surely if President Bush can entertain the Vietnamese President in the White House
why cannot you men communicate ? Just don’t take 30+
years doing it.
To the golfers.
Two of the most important requisites of a golfer’s charactor is HONESTY and INTEGRITY please show some.
For the golfer who says he is a Jock a little bit of decency is also nice to see.
Bill I will do all I can at the R & A.
It all comes back to morality. I truly believe anyone with a reasonable semblance of intelligence is cognisant of who is devoid of morality in these issues. Who is in the middle of defending themselves in the courts? Who fails to respond or answer the many allegations brought by persons who were once friends? Who has filed (the proof was published) legal documents stating that all of the jointly held assets of the original club members never existed? We all know I could go on and on. We KNOW who is bereft of decency and morality. Who is guilty of moral turpitude and who is not.
Mike Collis is, in my opinion, a true gentleman with genuine respect for friendship. Mike is not a rich man by any means (if he is he sure hides it well) but I have almost never seen himm shoo a street kid away without proffering a sole or some change. The street kids respect and truly like Mike. Do a comparison!!!!
PS: I agree we should be able to express ourselves in this forum without the expletives and vulgarities.
Shawn,
My golf clubs were never donated to you or the golf club. The lawn mower was never donated to you or the golf club. If the lawn mower was donated, I dare anyone to say who donated it. How could these items be donated to an organization that was just formed recently by 15 people that don’t include any of us. If these were assets of the previous club why were they not listed as assets when the club was liquidated. Money was invested. I never golfed and never will. I and most the investers do not golf. It was a business propositon. I will be the first to hire a tracter and make the golf course back into a jungle if I have it my way. This is the feelings of many of us.
I believe you have an obligation to report the criminal activity that you were told was going to take place. Otherwise you will be an accessory to the crime. Right?
It is not exceptionaly late here in NJ, USA. Just moments ago I (we, my wife and I) savored the finalities of a fine repast. Culminating in the enjoindre of a superb vintage. Alas, and unfortunately, my restless mind cannot let go of the injustice fraught upon the isolated city of Iquitos, Peru. What a pall is at this time cast upon a once unique haven of comraderie.
A locale, though teeming with diversity, was evidentiary of a group of individuals who held a common bond. Individuals who with a wink and a nod, savored the harmony of this somewhat storied place. We shared. We had little or no concern of the past, or of our individual histories. Alas, such sad “naivet”. If one were to study the history of each of us who peruse these pages, those whom have sipped of the fruits of this unique city of Iquitos, we could submit to the archives of the world experiences few could digest and assume to be reality. We are a breed. We are without parity.
Yet, here we are gentlemen and gentle ladies, torn from the blissful contentment, ripped from the “plaisants” of the comraderie we unfortunately accepted without tax.
It has been ripped from us. Stolen without a gun.
I implore those of you who have forgotten. Take stock. Evaluate.
I first came to Iquitos twenty years ago. Though there were periods where I did not return, there was always a solidarity. An understanding that we were we. An “I don’t give a pig’s ear about your past” understanding if you will. If you desire to share i’ll listen. If you do not, so be it. I am me you are you. We begin anew. We share a cup.
What has happened???????? Where is the id??? Who and why?? Do not contemplete an epiphanie. Merely close your eyes and say why.
Yes, I am into my cups. But there are those that know I am your friend. There are those that know we retire with the knowlege that some pleasntries of life have been stolen from us. Do not forsake your friends and to thine own self be true.
Rest in Peace
Well, seems that this Karma Chongi person is on the side of Bill Grimes and company. AS I have continually told everyone, I am not on anyones side, not in any boat. So, here is the kind of company that it appears that you guys are keeping… Here is a cut and paste of a couple of emails that he sent to me.
Hello Mr. Shoemaker, This was your last chance and like always, you blewit! Now that I have your blessing, I will proceed with theKarma campaign against you. Sorry it had to come to this, but you were warned andgiven a last chance to change your evil ways and stopsupporting Mr. Mayeaux. As to my identity, you already know who I am. I amyour KARMA. Say hi to the “fiscal” for me and I will see you inthe blogs and forums. Karma Chongyi Zangmo — Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > Well now… interesting.> So let’s start this way. Who are you?> alan> > > Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:44:04 -0700> From:> karmachongyizangmo@yahoo.com> Subject: It is time> for you to make the right choice.> To:> alanshoemaker@hotmail.com> > Dear Mr. Shoemaker,> >> Please understand that you are not in a position to>> speak or dictate what I should do. You are the one> in> a precarious position. You can not talk your way> out> of this one. It is time for you to make the> right> choice.> > I will be very direct. I have seen> your rapsheet and I> know about your priors in the> US. We both know that> this is the real reason that> the DEA had you arrested> and that it had nothing to> do with ayahuasca or with> Mr. Mayeaux calling the> DEA. If the Peruvians get a> hold of your criminal> history, they will arrest you> and deport you. You> know it, and I know it. I know you> have been paying> protection money to the local police,> but that will> not protect you. > > At this point you need to> cooperate with Bill Grimes.> You need to make an> alliance with Bill and myself to> dispose of Mr.> Mayeaux. You know this is the right> thing to do,> but are afraid of Mr. Mayeaux. I> understand this,> but you do not seem to realize that> your fate lies> in my hands, not Mr. Mayeaux’s.> > Therefore, I am> going to give you a chance to help us> against Mr.> Mayeaux. You know this is the right thing> to do.> Contact Bill Grimes and let him know you are on> our> side in this war against Mayeaux.> > Alan, if you do> not contact Bill and make a strategic> alliance with> us, I will be forced to use my contacts> to expose> your prior criminal history to the> appropriate> Peruvian authorities. In addition, I will> be forced> to expose you on various forums and blogs,>> including ayahuasca.com. If you do not make an>> alliance immediately, everyone will know about your>> priors in the US, Gayabamba, Leticia, everything.> >> Sorry to be so blunt, but this is the only way. You>> are in a very fragile position, so please be wise.>> > Sincerely,> > Karma>
HAY GUYS,
WELL I AM GOING TO HAVE TO USE THAT CLASSIC LINE RONALD REAGAN USED ON JIMMY CARTER IN 1980, DURING THE DEBATES, ( THERE YOU GO AGAIN) DAVE WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU FOOLING, EVEN MIKE ON 93- SAID YOU DONATED THOSE SETS OF CLUBS. I DONATED 2 SETS MYSELF, WHEN ALL THIS SHIT WENT DOWN YOU COULD HAVE BROUGHT A POLICEMAN WITH YOU TO THE CLUB AND GRABBED YOUR 8 SETS IF YOU WANTED TO, DONT CRY ABOUT IT WELL AFTER THE FACT, I DONATED $1000s of golf things in the last 2 years, MY FAMILY HELPED BUILD HOCKEY RINKS, BASEBALL PARKS, AND SO ON, DO I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE THE DUGOUT, OR LEFT FIELD FENSE, OR BETTER YET , I AM PISSED OFF LET ME TAKE HOCKEY NETS, OR THE SCORE BOARD, THAT HOW FUCKEN STUPID YOU SOUND, TAKE IT LIKE A MAN, YOU DONATED THOSE CLUBS, BE A MAN ABOUT IT, ONLY A COCKAROACH, WOULD WANT THEM BACK, YOU REMIND ME OF A TEAM MATE IN HOCKEY, WHEN WE GOT BLOWN OUT IN
THE EASTERN CANADA HOCKEY FINALS, DOWN 5 GOALS WITH 2 MINUTES LEFT, HE HAD A CHANCE TO FIGHT WITH A MAN WHO SUCKERED HIM EARLY IN THE GAME AND DID NOTHING, AND CRYED ABOUT IT IN THE LOCKER ROOM AFTER THE GAME, YOU KNOW WHAT US REAL HOCKEY MEN TOLD HIM,( SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE, TAKE IT LIKE A MAN) I KNOW YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS, NOW BOBBY KNIGHT AND MIKE, YOU KNOW HOW RETARDED YOU TWO SOUND WHEN YOU MAKE UP FANTASY PEOPLE IN YOUR BLOG LIKE MALCOLM MACBRIDE, MIKE TAKE THAT FUCKEN BOTTLE OUT OF YOUR LIPS FOR 5 MINUTES, I KNOW YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK WHEN YOU INVENTED THIS GHOST PERSON FROM SCOTLAND, AND BOBBY KNIGHT I KNOW YOU ARE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THAT, DONT ACT LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT, BOBBY KNIGHT YOU ARE A BETTER MAN THAN THAT, BUT IF THAT GETS YOU TWO OFF, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT , YOU ARE ONLY FOOLING YOURSELF, TALK LIKE MEN, REAL MEN,
NOW
AS FOR THE COMMENT ACCESSORY TO A CRIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, MORE INFO, MY OTHER GIRLFRIEND WHO LIVES IN NOVA SCOTIA, WHO THIS WAS TOLD TO, WHY DONT YOU COWBOYS SEND HER A FIRST CLASS RETURN TICKET, HALIFAX- LIMA, SHE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MORE INFO, SHE MAKES WELL INTO 6 FIGURES, SO COACH WONT CUT IT, YOU BROUGHT IT UP, BETTER YET LETS TAKE THIS TO JUDGE JUDY. I AM SURE SHE COULD KNOCK THIS CASE OFF IN 2 OR 3 MINUTES, SO MATLOCK, DO YOU THINK A PERSON COULD BE CHARGED WITH A CRIME, IF HE HEARD A RUMOUR FROM A PERSON TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS LITTLE SPANISH, IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK THE TALK, BACK IT THE FUCK UP, FLY HER DOWN HERE, AND SHE WILL GIVE HER STATEMENT, YOU SEE HOW FUCKEN DUMB YOU SOUND, KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOUR FIELD BOYS, THATS ALL YOU WILL HAVE IN THE END, WE HAVE A SMALL 9 HOLE GOLF COURSE, ALL THE HOLES ARE FUCKED UP ANYWAY, BECAUSE THAT PIECE OF SHIT SERGIO WASTED $1000s CUTTING ON THE MANS PROPERTY NEXT TO THE CLUB, THEY FUCKED UP ALL
THE HOLES, WE HAVE REALLY SHORT PAR 4 ALL OVER THE COURSE, AND IT WILL COST BIG MONEY TO FIX THIS FUCKUP, THATS THE SAME PIECE OF GARBAGE WHO WANTED ME TO CUT 30 METERS ON THE MAN PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION WHEN I BROUGHT MY CREW IN FOR THE 3th GREEN, I WOULD NOT DO IT, NEVER, I AM I LAND OWNER MYSELF, AND I LIVE BY A CERTAIN CODE, THIS IS THE COCKSUCKER THATS BEING PROTECTED BY EVERYONE BUT LEO AND I, THERE IS ONE THING I HATE IS BUMS, PEOPLE WHO BEG FOR MONEY, OR KISS ASS, THATS NOT A MAN TO ME,
NOW IN CLOSING, REMEMBER THIS IF GOD IS TELLING YOU HIMSELF, THIS IS ADAM AND SERGIO GOLF COURSE AND WORLD, AND YOU AND I ARE JUST LIVING IN IT, SO STOP ALL YOUR BULLSHIT ABOUT GERALD OR RYAN, RYAN IS 100% INNOCENT IN THIS WHOLE FUCKEN MESS FOR SURE, AND YOU GUYS PUT THAT MAN THROUGHT HELL. FOR WHAT, BECAUSE YOU CANT MAKE MONEY OFF THIS COURSE, YOU CANT CONVINCE ME OTHER WISE, BILL I KNOW YOU
WILL UNDERSTAND THIS, THERE WERE PEOPLE IN CONTROL OF MONEY FROM DAY 1, WHO COULD NOT RESIST THE TEMPTATION, BACK HOME THE PEOPLE WHO CONTROL THE CASH ARE THE WEALTHY PEOPLE IN OUR SMALL TOWN, THAT WAY WE KNOW THE MONEY WILL STILL BE THERE AND NOT WASTED, LIKE IT IS NOW, THATS HOW WE WORK IT BACK HOME , THATS HOW WE OPERATE OUR SPORTS TEAMS
Shawn, something I like about you is that when I finish reading your comments I know where you stand. You are the opposite of Alan Shoemaker. I just read Alan’s comment # 104 and I said, “HUH”?
Instead of me repeating mayeaux’s well known role in this fraud, I want to try to learn from you. How was Adam Andrews able to manipulate mayeaux into illegally signing the documents to dissolve the Amazon Golf Club? How did Adam Andrews trick mayeaux into lying about the Amazon Golf Club having zero assets?
It may be Adam and Sergios Golf Course and world today, but I am pretty sure it will soon be our golf course or jungle. Adam can build a putting green in his yard for all I care. I think the members of the Amazon Golf and Country Club, have always misunderstood our motives. The best result would be to recover the assets for the 50 plus disenfranchised founding investor/members. The second best result would be to make damn sure the thieves do not profit either way. Best result; take over the golf course. Second best result; take over the pasture/jungle, and continue prosecuting everyone involved with the destruction of property. Hummm, maybe I have those reversed.
Wishing most of you the best,
Bill
To the most dense population of mentaly twisted people I know. An overwhelming percentage of you are either high, mentaly deficient, delusional or cowards. I tend to not believe the coward part or you would have zipped or fled or both. However, SOME OF YOU ARE NUTS. I am the only sane one here gosh, golly, shucks, snorkle. I cannot believe that anyone could be so dense as not to see the truth. I have never smoked a joint or snorted or been dumb enough to partake in a “shit my pants” night of eye-a- waska. And, no thank you, that ain’t for me.
I believe Alan is a delusional harmless individual who lacks the ability to defend himself. As such I believe he is an innocent bystander in spite of appearances.
Shawn, I don’t know if I have even met you. Can’t make a read. However. I have personal experiences that enable me to judge without reservation the character of those you defend. They are slime. They do not deserve the comaradie of their fellow man. They would sell you or I out for a fistful of silver. Don’t kid yourself. If you believe otherwise I have a bridge in New York I can give you a special deal on.
Well I am glad to see either the steroid rage or the cocaine wore of in the tone of the writing but you still keep talking about those clubs from the first club, but they do not show up as property on the list of things owned by the first club. it is not the clubs per say BUT THE FACT THEY WERE DONATED TO THE ORIGINAL CLUB AND NOT LISTED AS PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL CLUB..JOCKO THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE CLUBS ENTIENDES IT IS ABOUT THE LIES TOLD TO GET WHERE THE CLUB IS NOW. YOU WOULD STILL BE PLAYING AND MAYBE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL SUPPORTERS WOULD STILL BE HELPING IF THE “LIARS CLUB” AS IT SHOULD BE CALLED WAS NOT FORMED AND TAKEN THINGS OVER…YOU SEEM TO BE MISSING THE POINT TO ALL OF THIS…IT IS NOT ABOUT GERRY (SPRINGER)GOULD OR BOBBY KNIGHT IT IS ABOUT HONESTY AND INTEGRETY OF THE GAME OF WHICH HOCKEY PLAYERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT…VINCE MCMANN WOULD LOVE TO HAVE CONTRO; OF HOCKEY THEN HE COULD CLOSE PRO WRESTLING AND MAKE MORE FROM HOCKEY BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME…EGOMANIACS ON STEROIDS…YOUR TALING THIS TO PERSONAL WHEN IT IS NOT ABOUT ANYTHING BUT WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG….
Shawn,
Your getting all bent out of shape for a simple disagreement. If you want to belive I donated 8 sets of golf clubs to a golf course that sets on land that Ryan Richards lives on or a recently formed golf club that I am not an owner or member, thats your decision. I have to say this is the first time I have heard this one about me donating them. Even Adam Andrews agrees with me and I have emails to prove it.
June 20th you said in your comments “IF YOU GUYS WIN THIS GOLF WAR WITH THOSE …….., AND GET THE PROPERTY, THOSE GUYS HAVE A MASTER PLAN TO DESTROY EVERY GREEN, TORCH THE CLUB HOUSE. TOTALLY WIPE THE GOLF COURSE OUT, THEY WILL DO THIS, THEY WILL DESTROY THE WHOLE PROPERTY BEFORE THEY LET YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON IT,” You said this statement is a rumor. I thought after this information was repeated to you by your girlfriend and then you repeat it to the entire world on the world wide web, that is read by thousands, you would have substantiated this information was true. I don’t belive Bill would have allowed this on the blog if he thought he was just helping to spread unsubstantiated rumors. Your argument with this statement being repeated for everyone in the world to read is not with me but with “those guys”. I think this part of your comment should be taken off the blog.
The lawnmower. I don’t have first hand information on this. According to the constitution of your club which is printed on this blog, you either paid for your membership in that club with your share of a lawn mower you owned with others, or you paid someone 887 soles for a share of the lawnmower.
It would be nice if you would clear up this rumor, because not one of the 15 who have the lawnmower in there possession so far, will tell us the ownership of the lawnmower acquired starting from the purchase date from the vendor? Was it donated? Was it stolen? And if so from whom? It is in fact according to your constitution partially in your possession. I am really in the dark on this. I have only heard one side to this story like so many of us. Enlighten us please.
I just heard a rumor that the “Tooth Fairy” gifted the lawnmower. But it was only for the fortunate 15.
It would be better to call them “the liars club” would it not
Here’s what I know about the mower. Adam found it for sale in the states, bought it with the funds coming in for memberships, paid for the shipping as well.. and low and behold it is a professional cutter, excellent, runs really well and has saved lots of arms and machettes. There are invoices for this as well. The primary expenses for the golf course were and are in the manual labor.
So when you liquidate the club, it’s a bit difficult to factor in all those people, all that labour.
The golf clubs were donated by Dave V.. He knows that. As soon as you did not like what you were told was happening, which was a lie, you played indian giver and wanted everything back without really determining what was fact from fiction. And that my friend is a fact.
EVeryone has focused their hatred on Gerald, which is really funny. He NOR ANYONE STOLE the golfcourse. All I see are blogs about how this was done and really adolescent comments, very safe here on a blog where many don’t have the balls to use their names. Why is that? Are you afraid of repercussions? And this Karma C. ass. He has even gone to the trouble to post in other sites, shamanic sites, where I am known, slandering me incredibly. He’s your friend Bill Grimes, or he claimes to be. He’s the friend of everyone that is against the golf course, and you guys are a group, right? My Mother always told me that you were judged by the company you keep. So if you want to sleep with dogs, get up with fleas.
And you Karma, with you innocous insults? Do go to the police and denounce me. Then I will know who you are. From there, pack your bags senor. Now,…. is that challenge enough for you? Or do you want to hide behide skirt-tails like you have been doing all your life because someone bigger than you beat the shit out of you when you were 8 years old? Stand up and let somebody call you something besides LOSER.
Have you asked your self why my “friend” Karma has not attack you on this blog? I have exchanged half a dozen emails with Karma. I do not know Karma. Karma says you and mayeaux both know. I am very curious and would love to know so would you please tell us who Karma is. Karma sure does seem to hate you and mayeaux. That is really all I know. Karma does not seem to hate me, so that is good. I asked Karma very politely to please not comment on my blog about you. I am grateful that Karma honored my request. You, on the other hand, keep posting Karma on this blog. That is another mystery. I do not really care if you do it. I am not doing it, and Karma does not do it. It seems stupid to me for you to keep bringing Karma up here, but judging from your explanation about the mower, and mayeaux, and associating me with someone I do not know but you do know…
I started to reply to Alan’s last post. Then I realized it an absolute waste of time. I have better things to do with my life. I may as well debate my Basset Hound. The courts will decide soon.
SFU
YOU GUYS ARE A PIECE WORK, UNFUCKEN BELIEVEABLE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT DOPE ON THIS BLOG, I WONDER WHY THAT IS, WELL SINCE YOU BROUGHT THE SUBJECT UP MR.COCKSUCKER,OR SHOULD I SAY MR.INNOCENT BYSTANDER, I WILL TELL YOU THE WAY IT IS , HAY, DAVE SHERIDAN, WHOEVER THE FUCK YOU ARE, FOR YOU TO EVEN MENTION DOPE, OR TELL US YOU DONT DO DOPE, JUST CURIOUS, ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE SOMEONE YOU DONT DO DOPE, WHY BRING THE SUBJECT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE, I WILL PUT A STOP TO THIS BULL SHIT RIGHT NOW, MR, INNOCENT BYSTANDER, IF YOU WANT TO TALK BIG, BACK IT THE FUCK UP MOTHERFUCKER, I CHALLENGE YOU RIGHT NOW, PUT UP $ 5000, CASH, WE CAN HAVE IT PUT IN ESCROW IF YOU LIKE, LETS YOU AND I GO FOR PISS AND BLOOD TEST, TO SEE WHO IS ON DOPE OR NOT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK THE TALK, BACK IT THE FUCK UP COCKSUCKER, THESE BASIC TEST WILL GO BACK AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, YOU PICKED THE WRONG JOCK TO TALK ABOUT DOPE, AFTER ALL WHERE I COME FROM A MAN IS NOT A REAL MAN IF HE DOES NOT PLAY ANY SPORTS, I HONESTLY BELIEVE ITS UNNATURAL FOR A MAN NOT TO THROW A BALL, KICK A BALL, RUN SWIM, PLAY GOLF, HOCKEY, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, SKI, ETC. THEY ARE NOT MEN TO ME, THOSE TYPE OF MEN TO ME, ARE A FUCKEN JOKE, AND YOU ARE BELOW ME, YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE MY MIND ON THAT, BUT I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I GET HIGH ALL THE TIME, AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW, WHEN I SKI DOWN MOUNTAINS IN KILLINGTON, VERMONT, OR SUGARLOAF, MAINE, OR LAKE LOUISE OUT IN ALBERTA, WITH THE WIND IN MY FACE I GET HIGH EVERY FUCKEN TIME, OR FOR EXAMPLE, PLAYING IN MY 5 STRAIGHT CANADIAN NATIONAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, OR MY 15 NOVA SCOTIA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS I HAVE PLAYED IN, IN MY DAY, WITH GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS AROUND MY NECK, I GET HIGH EVERY FUCKEN TIME, THATS WHAT GETS ME OFF YOU PIECE OF SHIT, OR BETTER YET, SAILING WITH THE THE FAMILY AT THE ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA BOAT CLUB, OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA, I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS BUT I THINK YOU THE PICTURE, LET ME TELL YOU THIS MR.COCKSUCKER, BRING DOPE INTO MY HOUSE, I WILL BEAT YOU SO FUCKEN BAD, YOU WILL BEG FOR MERCY, YOU BETTER BRING A GUN, I WOULD RIP YOUR FUCKEN HEAD OFF, YOU COCKSUCKER. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID, PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS, BACK IT THE FUCK UP YOU PUSSY, YOU FUCKEN DOPERS MAKE ME SICK, YOU ARE WEAK, AND SHOULD BE SLAPPED SILLY, UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS ,, SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FUCKEN PEASANT,
NOW, LETS GET DOWN TO SOME BUSINESS, FIRST OF ALL, TO MR.DAVE VOLKMANN, YOU ABSOLUTELY, 100%. DESERVE TO BE A SHARE HOLDER OF THIS CLUB, WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU IS THE 100% TRUTH, ON MY DAUGHTERS LIFE, KING ADAM TOLD ME PERSONALLY EVERYONE WAS GOING TO BE IN THE CLUB EXCEPT THE TROUBLE MAKERS, THE 15 OR SO PEOPLE ON THERE NOW, ARE THE ONLY ONES HE HAD ADDRESSES FOR, OR E-MAILS FOR, WHEN HE HAD EVERYONES PERSONAL INFO. THE PAPER WORK WOULD BE FILED SO THAT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE EQUAL STANDING IN THE CLUB, AND IF HE SAYS DIFFERENT, HE IS A FUCKEN LIER, AND I WILL TELL HIM TO HIS FACE, I HAVE ISSUES WITH HIM, AND I WILL TELL HIM TO HIS FACE WHEN I SEE HIM, ALSO I AM GOING ON RECORD TO TELL YOU I AGREE TOTALLY, THE OTHER CLUB SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISSOLVED, PEOPLES FINGER PRINTS AND D.N.A. ON THAT CLUB WERE DIRTY, BILL, IF YOU PLEASE, TELL ME WHY YOU THINK THE DISSOLVING OF THE CLUB WAS ILLEGAL, ITS EASY TO SAY IT IS, TELL ME WHY LEGALLY, I WANT YOU PLEASE TO EXPLAIN IT, I WAS NOT AROUND FOR THAT ASPECT, BECAUSE THE LAWYERS THAT EXPLAINED IT TOO US DURING A MEETING SAID IT WAS 100%LEGAL, AND PLEASE DONT SUGAR COAT YOUR RESPONSE, I BEEN AROUND TOO LONG,
NOW IN CLOSING I WILL SAY THIS, THERE COMES A TIME TO TAKE A STAND, I REMEMBER MY GRANDFATHER, MAURICE MONROE II, WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD TOLD ME ABOUT THE MONROE DOCTRINE, WITH REGARDS TO FOREIGN POLICY, THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME ALL MY LIFE, I AM A PROUD RIGHT WING, THINKER, AND I LOVE BUSH, THAT MAN IS A REAL PRESIDENT, THE DEMOCRATS ARE FUCKEN WEAK, THOSE MIDEAST COCKSUCKERS HAD IT COMING FOR A LONG TIME NOW, I HOPE WE CLEAN UP THE WHOLE REGION, THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE WITH REGARDS TO THE GOLF CLUB, NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY, LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY, I AM GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW THIS SHOULD BE, THIS WHOLE SITUATION, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO I WILL GIVE YOU MY PROPOSAL TO FIX THIS WHOLE FUCKEN MESS, DONT, NONE OF YOU PEOPLE EVER TELL ME I DONT HAVE THE RIGHT, I HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT, MY FAMILY HAS PLAYED GOLF FOR CLOSE TO 100 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN A SHAREHOLDER MYSELF OF A CLUB, FOR ABOUT 27 YEARS, I HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN EVERYONE OF YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER, NOW, IT SAYING THAT, GOLF WAS NOT MY FIRST SPORT, BASEBALL, HOCKEY, THAN GOLF, YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID FOR A WHILE, AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE HOW TO FIX THIS BOAT RECK. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH MY PROPOSAL.
Shawn,
In answer to your question “How was the disolving of the original club illegal ” ?
1) To disolve a club the President (at that time) needs to call an extraordinary general meeting to vote on the clubs disolusion.
I according to the public register I was President in April 2006. I DID NOT CALL ANY SUCH MEETING:
2) At the said meeting a motion to disolve any club must be passed by a majority:
THERE WAS NO SUCH MEETING; NO SUCH MEETING. I was NOT there, neither was Mayeaux, Papa Dan,Maria Earls,Sergio Bargas or anyone else. THE MEETING NEVER TOOK PLACE.
3) The disolusioning of the said club MUST be announced in the local press at least 3 times. THERE WERE NO SUCH ANNOUNCMENTS.
4) Mayeaux and his accountant signed off a legal document saying that the Amazon Golf Club had NOTHING, no assets whatsoever,absolutely SFA. NO clubhouse, no machinery , no electric transformer and no golfing equipment (including all the donated clubs which were donated to the AMAZON GOLF CLUB not the AMAZON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB.)
IS that enough to prove to you our club was disolved illegally.
Well,
This Shawn Canada sure seems like an intellegent man or boy. whoever he is. Men do not have to cuss and threaten and carry-on like inmature babboons to communicate. They can sit and discus things like ADULTS. Not “I AM GOING TO KILL YOU IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE THE WAY I DO BECAUSE I AM THE SMARTEST”…
I hope you do not talk to your daughter like this..
Maybe you have or do belong to a few or many clubs I do not know or care..What I would like to know is have you ever been an officer to see how things run to get things done? If so what position and what orginazation. Mike is right on the procedures to get these things done in REAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS LEGALLY..
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOOK IT UP. DO NOT ASK GERRY OR ADAM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW BECAUSE IT SHOWS..
I AM NOT THE SMARTEST OR THE DUMBEST,I DO NOT SPELL GOOD EITHER. I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE PERFECT OR A KNOW-IT-ALL, BUT I DO KNOW HOW TO COMMUNITCATE LIKE AN ADULT….NOT A THUG OR GANG-BANGER CLUB MEMBER THREATENING PEOPLE LIKE YOU DO WITH BODILY HARM FOR HAVING THERE OWN THOUGHTS AND VIEWS ON SUBJECTS.
MAYBE BEFORE YOU GO OFF ON PEOPLE YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT AND HOW YOU COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE..
I WILL PREY FOR YOUR DAUGHTER TO HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION SKILLS THEN YOU DO…
ALSO, DO YOU TALK TO YOUR WIFE THIS WAY ALSO?
Maybe those” MIDEAST COCKSUCKERS” HAD IT COMING TO THEM BUT THERE IS RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY TO DO THESE THINGS..
I NOTICE CANADA JUMPS RIGHT IN TO HELP OUT “HaHaha” WE WILL LET THE US DO THIS AND WE WILL HUNKER DOWN AND HIDE HERE…. WE WILL NOT EVEN HELP OUT FINACIALLY.. GO GET EM WE ARE BEHIND YOU…
DID YOU SERVE IN THE MILITARY FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
SOUNDS LIKE YOU COME FROM A RICH FAMILY “LIKE BUSH” AND HIDE FROM RESPONSIBILTY OR HARD WORK TO MAKE A LIVING. LOW WAGES TO TRY TO MAKE ENDS MEET FROM WEEK TO WEEK BECAUSE THERE IS NO JOBS BUT LOW PAYING ONES. BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN BE BORN TO A RICH FAMILY AND HANDED MONEY HAND OVER FIST AND TAUGHT THAT IT IS GOOD TO KEEP YOUR FELLOW MAN DOWN OR POOR BECAUSE “WE” ARE BETTER THEN THEY ARE.
I DO NOT DOUGHT THAT YOU PLAYED SPORTS, MAYBE YOU WERE GOOD AT THEM, THAT IS OK WITH ME ALSO. WE ARE NOT DEBATEING THIS….
WELL ENOUGH OF THIS IDLE CHIT CHAT AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO READ YOUR VULGAR RANTING AND NOT SOME GOOD SMOOTH WRITING ABOUT FACTS.
HAVE A GREAT DAY..
I.B.
Shawn, as far as I am concerned you earned the right to a strong opinion on the golf course by donating your time, money, and energy bringing in your crew and machinery on your own initiative to build the 3rd green and work on extending the golf course.
Also I thank you for sharing your opinions with us. I think we should make your statement “Lead, follow, or get out of the way” our slogan. I have suggested this before, but now is a good time for you to come over to my office. Lets talk man to man. There are some important things I know about the beginning of this mess that I can explain better looking you right in the eyes.
I agree with Mike’s four points about the Amazon Golf Club being dissolved illegally and I want to add a 5th point that I was never contacted about a meeting to dissolve the club, I was never asked for my opinion about whether it should be dissolved, and neither were the other 50 plus disenfranchised investors. At that time I was not considered to be one of the “trouble makers”. I was at the table with mayeaux, richards, and andrews trying to find out what was going on. It was a secret. I could have followed along like one of the three blind mice and been a member of the Amazon Golf and Country Club. I did not get to be a “trouble maker” by accident. It was the only honorable thing to do. “Lead, follow or get out of the way”; what the hell do you think we are doing?
Bill Grimes, 1st member of the Amazon Golf Club…
PS: Shawn, mayeaux says I was never a member. Go ahead, ask him, them come visit with me.
I just spent 8 hours on the computer … working and looking at all 76 pages of Bill Grimes photos.. something like 1,600 photos.. I saw every page. Frankly what he has done is incredible and Bill, I really commend you for your documentation of the fauna and flora and the chicas of the month photos. Very nice indeed. Now that I’ve said that, everyone is waiting for me to knock Bill.. and I’m not going to do that at all. I just wanted to say “Thanks for the Memories..”… are you singing too? Oh oh, where’s Jackie when you need him?
Bill, you are a good man. Mike Collis, you are too. As a matter of fact, almost everyone participating here on this blog are good men and women…Do we have a woman here? Hmmmmm…
i KNOW that there have been some business dealings with Gerald that did not come out the way you wanted them… and I am not just speaking of Bill and Mike, I am speaking to anyone and everyone that had situations that didn’t work out with him. Include me in that group. Many people would like to have him flogged for his treatment of the waifs. That’s a bit of a toss up for me.. I work with tourists all year around. Suitcases and backpacks don’t make it here from Lima, but they made it to Lima from Siberia, Serbia, etc.. Some are recovered, some are not. And on the first block of Putamayo, PRIME theft region? These waifs are theives! You know it, I know it. Period. Why has Gerald gone to such extremes to get rid of them? what would you prefer he do? Give them left-overs? I have seen camera bags stolen, purses with passports, credit cards, etc. and things that are irreplaceable! Many of them were my tourists! How do you stop this?
What I am trying to say is that Gerald, as much as you all want him to be responsible, is not and never has had any real authority in what has happened or what is happening at the golf club. He has particularily protected his business, as he should. I don’t agree with some of his tactics.. but then I DO agree with the grief that the tourist have when they have been robbed. so what would you do?
No doubt any good suggestion would be well taken.
So let me get back to the golf course. It was obvious that the consitution and the license were incongruent, so it had to be changed. In order to do this, the original club had to be dissovled. That was done and unfortunately Gerald was put in the position of doing that, which really only meant that there had to be someone assigned to that position so they could sign off on it. I can only thank the Lord that no one asked me to be in that position…and I say this only from having read the explosion of posts that have been both here and on the Stealing the Golf Course Blogs..
For me, in my opinion, Gerald simply signed a paper dissolving the club… Pretty simple matter really. Well, it would have been if there had not been so many people so angry with Gerald that they decided to take their anger out on him for having done this. There was nothing wrong with the course, nothing wrong with anything about setting up a new one UNLESS there were people that would have it be wrong. There were never any disenfrancised individuals. Never. As far as Adam saying that the trouble makers will not be members of the new club? Who is Adam to make that decision? That’s not correct and won’t happen. I remember one day that I went out to play and asked where my caddy was. I was told that he had been banned by Sergio because he talked too much during shots, etc.. I got my caddy back, he lived just a couple of blocks from the course and when the groundskeeper told me he had been banned and that Sergio had done that. I told him that Sergio worked for me and so he had no right to do this. And the caddy worked for me again, but I gave him better instructions on how to caddy. later I told Sergio the same thing. Sergio has no power here. We are in control of this club, the members that have paid memberships. But please don’t get your emotions confused with gerald and the Club. It is not about him. There is a separate blog for Gerald. No ONE has power here. WE have the power. Period. Now, just to reinterate this, Gerald is not the man you want to go after. Actually there is no ONE person to go after. We have to go after OURSELVES and recognize that this is ours,we work together to make this happen. Let enemies become friends, have you spat and spit it out. Let it go, accept forgiveness for your stupid actions and forgive those that have gotten out of control. I really don’t see any other way to go forward. Forgive and Forget. Let it be.
If we can’t do this, and do this very quickly, the golf course will become a park for the children living near there. This is not a joke. The Peruvians have had enough of this.
Hello Alan,
First of all Thank You for your kind words.
Our lawyers told us last year that the constitution of the original club could have been amended, the club did not need to be disolved. Can the constitution of the United States be amended or does the country have to be disolved and given a new name ?
NO the original club was disolved illegally only so that Mayeaux,Andrews and Ryan could get their filthy hands on it.
What you have said in your last statement is exactly what we have been saying for 16 months. Why can’t we
put things right and get on with the business of making OUR golf club a brilliant success ?
All of us, golfers and non golfers.
The only problem with this is that Mauyeaux and Richards have done some terrible things to us and hurt us a lot. I am sure that given time we could all learn to “Forgive and Forget” but that remains to be seen.
As far as Adam’s remark that we are “troublemakers”
is concerned. If trying to defend the rights of innocent investors who are not here to defend
themselves is troublemaking then indeed I am a troublemaker.
Does that mean that when a country like the U.S. or the U.K. have an election the victors of the election can then evict the opposition parties from parliament after the result because they argued against them ?
I think it was Dave Volkmann who said “In a democracy the majority rules but the minority has a voice”.
I also know that Mayeaux would never give in to our demands because he regards that as losing and this man
will do anything to avoid that.
I call on all of those honourable golfers including you Alan to put pressure on Andrews and Mayeaux to give in and then we can get on with business.
i guess you do not want me writing to this again
it does not get posted only a few words do
First of all, innocent bystander, I found your comment this morning in the spam folder. Shawn will probably say that is where it belongs, others might reverse the charge. This spam filter is set tight, and works great. Not one true spam has slipped through. Three or four legitimate comments have been incorrectly diverted to the spam folder. I check it every couple of days to make sure spam is really spam.
A lot of mean things have been said on this thread, I said some of them, and can perhaps be blamed for setting a confrontational tone. Please join me in trying to keep the level of disagreement civilized.
Alan is setting a good example for us. Although I, and probably everyone else that has been following this, expected the other shoe to drop, and for Alan, “to knock Bill”. If he did knock me, it was so subtle that it did not hurt.
In return, I would like to thank Alan for taking an interest in my on-line photo gallery of the bio-diversity of the upper Amazon watershed, including the people that live along these rivers, some of whom are exceptionally pretty and nice at; http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnontheamazon/
Bill
ok no problem, i will keep my comments to a better tone
thanks
I was one of the first 10 investers of the golf course. I have never golfed but have built a couple of multimillion dollar golf courses as a general contractor. I don’t want to be a member of any golf club. I want to be part owner, as small as it may be, of a golf course. There was never an organizational meeting to elect officers and directors to manage my investment. There were meetings of chosen golfers. I was in Iquitos when the first and other meetings of such were held. I was not invited, even thou I was at the Yellow Rose everyday.
You might say the club was never legally or illegally dissolved because the investors have yet to have there first meeting.
I pray everyday that Alan is right and the golf course is given to some public organization such as a school. Very good comment Alan. If you are starting a petition to have the golf course given to the local school or park service I will certainly sign it.
One other thing. I have played sports when I was younger and now at 62 I do a little down hill skiing and the last time I climbed a mountain of any magnitude was 5 years ago. I don’t find myself to be anymore of a man or not if I do these things or not.
It is no big deal for me if I lose my investments at the golf course. It is not my choice to lose money but this is the consequenes sometimes when you invest. It is a big deal when someone STEALS it. Thats where the problem is. My clubs and improvements to this property still exist. 15 others are taking full claim to my investment, along with many others, with out offering me, or others, compensation. I have asked Adam for such before I got involved in this war a year ago. If I was part owner I would not ask for a dime and never golf on the golf course. Perhaps sell my stock some day for more or less than I invested.
The quote Alan was trying to think of comes from Roberts Rules “The majority shall rule, the minority shall have a right to speak and those not present shall be protected”.
MR.INNOCENT BYSTANDER YOU ARE A FUCKEN JOKE, YOU DONT EVEN HAVE THE GUTS SHOW YOUR NAME, YOU MUST BE AN AMERICAN BECAUSE THE REST OF THE WORLD KNOWS CANADA HAS BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN FOR YEARS NOW. FIGHTING THOSE RADICALS, I COULD GIVE YOU THE NAMES OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS BUT I WONT WASTE MY TIME WITH AN IGNORANT PIECE OF SHIT LIKE YOU. REMEMBER WE ONLY HAVE 10% OF YOUR POPULATION, SO MR. COCKSUCKER READ SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES YOUR NEWS AND FIND OUT WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS DOING, AS FAR AS MILITARY SERVICE IS CONCERNED, MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS INVOLVED IN W.W.1, AND MY GRAND FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN W.W.2, YOU WILL NEVER TELL ME NOTHING ABOUT HONOUR, AND COUNTRY, MENTION MY DAUGHTER TO MY FACE YOU COWARD, AND I WOULD GO TO JAIL, BECAUSE I WOULD BEAT YOU TILL YOU BEGGED FOR MERCY YOU COWARD COCKSUCKER, WE MAKE JOKES ABOUT YOU AT PARTIES, YOU ARE A FUCKEN COCKAROACH, AND WHERE I COME FROM WE WORKED, NOBODY GAVE US NOTHING, YOU CALL YOUR SELF A MAN, YOU ARE A FUCKEN PEASANT, LOOK ME IN THE EYES MOTHERFUCKER YOU KNOW WHERE I AM, IN CLOSING, YOU TELL THE MOTHERS OF THOSE DEAD SOLDIERS FIGHTING FOR YOUR SORRY ASS, CANADA DOES NOTHING I KNOW ONE IN NOVA SCOTIA, THAT LADY GAVE HER BLOOD FOR YOUR UNINFORMED SORRY ASS. THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND YOU LACK EDUCATION, READ SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES YOUR LOCAL NEWS YOU PIECE OF SHIT, WE WILL SEE IF YOU ARE A MAN TO ADMITT YOU ARE WRONG, BUT I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ALREADY, MR. INNOCENT BYSTANDER,
Shawn, innocent bystander, please, how is this helpful? We can hardly solve our own problems, lets don’t get sidetracked on world problems, or personal problems here. Shawn, ignore the innocent bystander person. Lets try to work together and solve our own problems.
Folks,
I admit that I am not there to share in the fight. I’m sorry! If I were rich and independent, I’d be in Iquitos every other weekend. But with a wife and two small children, I I continue to work and support my family and make it to Iquitos when I can.
It is true that Natalia and I are founding members. We hope that all this “mess” turns out for the better. But still working and not in Iquitos often makes our effort to retain the course slim or none.
I’ve tried to listen to both sides, but have only heard from one, because the others have never stated their side. Those sides being Mike and Gerald/Adam, the former. Therefore while I have always said that I wanted to be on the winning side, I believe there is only one side. The side of the originals, which Natalia and I are a part of.
There are a lot of angry individuals on this blog, my advice: take a chill pill. Especially Shawn. Your CAPITALIZED e-mails only show your lack of ediquite with e-mails, unless ofcourse you are shouting! Like when you were at the course when the motorcycle accidentally hit your car, and you showed your ass! If this is not you, I apologize in advance.
I have always had a comfort knowing that in the end, all this would be worked out, as I still hold onto this. But, we need to continue to move forward and not allow “Sleeping dogs lie” .
What is going on with the judicial system? I have donoted money toward lawyers’ fees but really don’t know what it has gotten me. I’ve heard Ryan’s (supposed land) has been taken over by the goevernment but what has that achieved? It is still not ours!
For my two cents, let’s prioritize this thing into one thing, recovery of the first club.
Love me or hate me, your choice, but 8 years in and out of Iquitos now so ain’t just a vacationer,
Brian
I agree. If it is that we will all lose the course, then we have no choice but to come together and make this right. And then, it may even be too late.
so let’s call a meeting of everyone, including Ryan, Gerald, Adam, Sergio, etc. and let’s come together to get this under control. The fight that we are having is doing nothing except to hand this course over to the government.
You can see on comment No.81 a legally translated copy of the constitution of the “so called” Amazon Golf & Country Club. You will see 15 names to be known as “shareholders”.
Below is a list of all of those who invested in the Amazon Golf Club. A list of those disenfranchised,those who have lost their investment,those who have had their glorious dream of being part of a wonderful plan stolen. Victims of Mayeaux,Andrews, Richards and others.
THE VICTIMS
William Grimes (First Founder Member + green No.2)
Michael Collis
Melvin Lawrence (2 shares)
Dan Buzzo (who wanted his son to inherit his share)
Maria Earls (in memory of her late husband Glenn)
Alicia julian
Jack Wilkens (currently in Iraq)
Brain Yancey
Natalia Yancey
Joe Boatright
Stephen Hudson
Stephen McCalear
Richard Guest
Carsten kutch (Also sponsored green No.5)
Maureen portlock (deceased)
John Zeller (2 shares + green No.7)
Dave Volkmann
David Sheridan (2 shares)
Mike Dempsey
Christopher Webb
William Tolia
Brian Todd
Jack MacCulley
Antony Espejo
Jason Robards 111
William C Covington
William R Covington
James Arnott
Hamilton Souther
William Masters
Roy Schneider (brother of Peter)
Shinji Nakamra
Japanese member (friend of Shinji)
Japenese member (freind of Shinji)
Japanese member (friend of Shinji)
Japanese member (friend of Shinji)
Japanese member (friend of Shinji)
Japanese member (friend of shinji)
Japanese member (friend of Shinji)
+ 2 peruvian men whose names at this moment I can’t recall.
If I have forgotten someone I apologise
OPS ! Sorry I forgot to include John Bernhart our Founding Member from Lima in the VICTIMS list.
It is also worth taking another look at John’s comment No.13
# 13: “The bottom line is this: Gerald, Adam: with all due respect, you have a moral obligation to set up the new constitution of the club as closely (and legally) as possible to the original conditions given to the founding members.”
John Bernhart
To clear up something, I purchased two shares through Mike. How many others did the same? There are some who say my shares are invalid. They are signed by the President, Brunner. I have read the old constitution. My membership certificates state, the same as everyone else’s, “completely transferable”. Please explain (anyone) what that means. Shortly after the club was dissolved, whilst sitting in The Yellow Rose, Gerald personnaly offered me membership in the new club without additional fee (why if it was his position that my memberships were invalid). Gerald made it obvious that many other members were not welcome. He initially stated, I “could be a memebr but not own anything”. He could tell I was non-commital and not pleased, so two days later he said “they (who are they?) talked it over, and I could also own part of the new club”. I had/have several friends, including Mike, Bill and a few others who were classified as “the others” and therefore not welcome. As such, I DECLINED to become a member and cast my lot with THEM!! I would rather lose than be ashamed to face my friends.
sfu
I have a question for Shawn but first I missed another Founder Member, Jason Heeg who I think is in Colombia, sorry Jason.
The question for Shawn.
How can it be that Sergio has a share in the new club
when he sold his only share in the original Amazon Golf Club to Harry Kelly for $400 ?
I LOVE IT ! YOU MUST BE THE ROOKIE WHO TRIED TO DRIVE A BIKE BETWEEN MY CAR, AND THE CLUB HOUSE WITH ONLY HALF A METER OF ROOM AND FUCKED UP MY CAR, I WAS HAVING A GREAT DAY TILL YOU SHOWED UP, AND FUCKED UP MY DAY, EVEN THOUGH YOU PAID ME CASH I STILL LOST MONEY AND MORE IMPOTRANT MY TIME, GET THIS BOYS, INSTEAD OF THAT PIECE OF SHIT SERGIO, PROTECTING ME, WHEN I TOLD THIS ROOKIE 300 SOLES, THAT COCKSUCKER SERGIO LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS 250 SOLES, TRYING TO BEAT ME DOWN IN PRICE, THAT IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE, YOUR FUCKEN RIGHT I SHOWED MY STRIPES, TAKE A TAXI NEXT TIME ROOKIE, YOU DONT HAVE A FUCKEN CLUE HOW TO DRIVE A BIKE, THAT WAS THE MOST STUPID THING I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME, YOU HAD A TON OF ROOM IN BACK AND YOU FUCKED UP MY CAR, LET ME EDUCATE YOU ON RYANS LAND, THAT MAN LIVED ON THAT LAND FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I DONT KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER OWNED ANY LAND IN YOUR LIFE, THAT MAN DESERVES A MONTHLY FEE FOR HIS PROPERTY, DONT COMMENT ON NOTHING, YOU HAVE NOT EARNED THE RIGHT ROOKIE, MOST IMPORTANT YOU HAVE TO EARNED THE RIGHT TO TALK TO ME, AND IF YOU DONT LIKE THE WAY I TYPE, GO WATCH CARTOONS, OR BETTER YET GO TAKE SOME DRIVING LESSONS, YOU ARE A JOKE,
Hello Alan, I have been thinking all day about your suggestion of a meeting. I have been trying to imagine how that could even be possible let alone productive? Does anyone want a meeting? Not one person emailed me and said “Great idea, lets have a meeting, we can work this out.”
Instead of a big rowdy general meeting with armed guards and tear gas canisters, why don’t we have small meetings with representatives from both sides? Why don’t we work around mayeaux, andrews, richards, and sergio? Why don’t all the other golfers that would rather have a golf course instead of a playground go to your house or stop by my office or Mike’s Trading Post, and have informal conversations aimed at a solution? Alan, I give you credit for a wonderful spiritual forgiveness of past sins and trespasses, but mayeaux, andrews, richards, and sergio are not enlightened. They are the problem not the solution.
Alan, please do not say, “there were never any disenfranchised individuals” again. I am tired of that old song over and over. When you say that it sounds beyond Zen spirituality to me.
Shawn I think maybe you need some time away from steroids,
who are you talking to now? Oh here is a web page that list deaths in Iraq for coalition of the US and Canada is not there. Why? sorry had to add this. I like to read blogs where some people get upset and just give some facts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456995/html/default.stm
Well need to hit a few more tonight.
Be back later oh and YES I SERVED IN THE MILITARY LIKE MY FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND GREATGRANDFATHER DID.
Gentlemen:
Make no mistake about it. The endeless squabling about the golf club is hurting everyone.
The more rabid the allegations and the more vile the language, the greater the hurt.
Cordially,
Douglass G. Norvell, Ph.D.
I WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT IRAQ YOU STUPID COCKSUCKER, I SAID AFGHANISTAN, AND THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AFGHANISTAN WAS IN THE MIDEAST, DO YOU HAVE EDUCATION, LET ME GUESS YOUR FROM THE MIDWEST, DO YOU HAVE CABLE, OR SAT, STOP LOOKING AT YOUR LOCAL NEWS AND FIND OUT WHATS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, YOU DONT NEED CANADAS HELP IN IRAQ, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL CORRECT, JUST LIKE VIETNAM, I WONT BOTHER GIVING YOU THE NAMES OF THE DEAD CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN, BECAUSE YOU ARE A FUCKEN IGNORANT PEASANT, YOU ARE A FUCKEN COWARD, THE TIMELINES ON COMMENTS ARE VERY INTERESTING, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT I WILL PLAY YOUR GAME, WHATS WRONG MR.INNOCENT BYSTANDER, MOMMY DID NOT GIVE YOU ENOUGH ATTENTION WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, PERSONALLY, I THINK YOU FUCK LITTLE BOYS UP THE ASS YOU SICK FUCK, FOR YOU TO BRING UP A MANS 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHOWS ME YOU ARE SICK, YOUR SEED SHOULD BE WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH, MOST PEOPLE WHO DO DOT GIVE THERE NAMES ON THE WEB, FOR THIS BLOG, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO PREY ON LITTLE BABYS, YOU SICK COCKSUCKER, YOU DESERVE A BULLET IN THE HEAD, I CATCH YOU AROUND MY DAUGHTER, LETS SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR YOU, YOU SICK FUCK
I MUST MAKE A CORRECTION ON MYSELF, AFGHANISTAN IS IN ASIA, THE BREEDING GROUND AND CAMPS FOR ALL THESE MIDEAST COCKSUCKERS, THE PLACE WHERE CANADIANS ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES, ON THE WAR ON TERROR, WHEN ONE IS TALKING TO A PERSON WHO HIDES IN THE SHADOWS AND IS SCARED TO USE HIS NAME BECAUSE HE HAS SICK FANTASY ABOUT 2 YEAR OLD BABIES, MY ONLY THOUGHT IS TO HAVE THIS SICK FUCK, IN THE ASH HEAP OF HISTORY, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOU ARE PREDICTABLE, AND I CAN READ YOU LIKE A BOOK, WISHING YOU AND YOUR SEED TO BE WIPED OUT, I BET YOU WERE A ALTER BOY
MIKE,
I AGREE, ON THAT ASPECT, WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, SERGIO FROM THE BEGINNING WAS, AND IS POISON, TO HAVE ANY PERSON IN CHARGE OF ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY A GOLF COURSE, WHO IS DIRT POOR, AND BUMS MONEY FROM GRINGOS TO SURVIVE, ALSO, ALL THE CLUBS MONEY HE WASTED BY NOT GETTING THE PROPER PERMISSION FROM THE LAND OWNER NEXT DOOR,AND CUTTING ON HIS LAND, AND NOT EVEN BEING VOTED IN BY THE CLUB, IS A JOKE TO ME, I HAVE A VERY INTERESTING PROPOSAL FOR EVERYONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS GOLF WAR. THIS PROPOSAL WILL END EVERYTHING IF ALL YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO LISTEN. THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND HE HAS SOLD SHARES. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PROFIT MAKING BY MANY PEOPLE, THIS DOES NOT BOTHER ME PERSONALLY, I AM SO HAPPY WHEN ANY PERSON MAKES MONEY, BUT RYAN HAS NOT ASKED FOR OR MADE 1PENNY OFF HIS PROPERTY, THE LAND HE HAS LIVED ON FOR OVER 20 YEARS, THATS WHAT REALLY DRIVES ME CRAZY, WHEN I SEE A FUCKEN BUM LIKE SERGIO MAKING BIG MONEY OFF RYANS PROPERTY, WHILE HE GOES THROUGH HELL, HIS SNAKE BUSINESS DESTROYED, SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT HIM, BUT I WILL PROTECT THAT MAN WITH EVERY FIBER IN MY BODY, YOU CAN NEVER CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT THAT, NEVER, IN DUE TIME YOU WILL GET MY PROPOSAL, IN CLOSING, THERE ARE NO BETTER 2 PEOPLE IN IQUITOS, IN MY OPINION THAT ARE IN THE PERFECT POSITION TO BRING IN NEW MEMBERS TO THE CLUB, THAN MIKE AND GERALD.IF EVERYBODY FOLLOWS CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATION, EVERYONE CAN MAKE A BUCK OFF THIS VENTURE AND CLUB,
Now I know you are not right dude,there is nothing in the midwest but corn fed bitches give me sunnny California
Does anyone know what time of year the upwellings begin to bathe the western ridges with nutrients? See that guys!!! I didn’t use any vulgarities!!!!!!!!
Mike,
As a man of upbringing and one who has a vast reservoir of knowledge, I assume you are aware that the game of golf was not always considered a gentlemen’s game as it is today. In fact it apparently began in Scotland in the 15th century where a few blokes merely wacked a stone around the sand dunes with a stick. Kind of like the kids in the shanty towns of the world today. Now, as we all know, today, golf is predominantly considered the game of choice for persons of character and upbringing. My genes reflect a combination of Scot and Irish, and even though I have played a round or two of golf and have been a member of two different (excluding the Amazon Golf Club) clubs over the years, I never seemed to appreciate the nuances (if there are any) of the sport. Perhaps I am not of the class that golfers are. Maybe my ancestors were more of the hoisters of tankard sort.
Mike, can you enlighten me as to the contribution of one Reverend Adam Paterson to the game that gentlemen play today? I am sure you can.
MIKE YOU MENTIONED THE FIRST CLUB WAS DISSOLVED ILLEGALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD DISAGREE WITH YOU, FIRST OF ALL,(1) YOU BETTER CHECK THE BACK ISSUES OF THE PAPERS BECAUSE THERE WERE 3 NOTICES IN THOSE PAPERS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, I WILL NOT LIE TO YOU, I DID NOT SEE THEM PERSONALLY, THATS WHAT I WAS TOLD, THERE WAS ALSO A NOTICE POSTED AT THE CLUB HOUSE FOR A OVER A MONTH WHICH STATED, THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THIS MEETING, REGARDING THE DISSOLVING OF THE CLUB. IF ANY OF YOU GUYS GOLFED INSTEAD OF BITCHING YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT, (2) I WAS TOLD EVERYONE SIGNED OFF ON THE CLUB INCLUDING YOU, AND ITS A GOOD THING YOU DID, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN TO CRIMINAL CHARGES INCLUDING YOURSELF, ALSO BRUNNER, WITH REGARDES TO SELLING OF SHARES, YOU JUST CANT WAKE UP ONE DAY AND SAY, I AM SELLING SHARES TODAY, YOU MUST FOLLOW LEGAL PROCEDURES FOR THIS, NONE OF YOU GUYS DID THIS, NOT JUST YOU, EVERYBODY, BRUNNER COULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED BIG TIME FOR SIGHING OFF ON THIS, AND HE KNOWS IT, PLUS NONE OF YOU CONSIDERED THE TAX PROBLEM ALONG WITH THIS, YOU CAN SPIN IT ANY WAY YOU WANT MIKE, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS BY DISSOLVING THE FIRST CLUB SAVED A LOT OF INNOCENT PEOPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE PERU GOV. AND TAXES, THE BOOKS FOR THE CLUB WERE IN A FUCKEN MESS,(3) I WAS AT THE MEETING WHEN YOU WENT CRAZY BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT SELL SHARES ANYMORE, YOU PASSED A WRITTEN RESIGNATION IN FRONT OF 10 PEOPLE INCLUDING MYSELF, THAN AFTER THAT, YOU SOLD GREENS FOR $100, WHEN YOU HAD NO AUTHORITY TO DO SO, YOU COMMITTED A CRIMMINAL ACT RIGHT THERE, AND YOU COULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED BIG TIME IN CANADA FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOU KNOW IT, YOU ARE LUCKEY YOU ARE IN PERU, SO ALL OF YOU GUYS STOP BLAMING GERALD, THAT MAN SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM BIG LEGAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING YOUSELF, I RESPECT GERALD FOR THIS, HE SAVED YOUR ASS BIG TIME AND YOU KNOW IT.GIVE THIS MESSAGE TO BOBBY KNIGHT
Shawn is correct.
Hello Shawn, and Alan, Thank you for taking the time to share your opinions. You both consistently express an admirable hope and faithful loyalty for your friends. If only Indiana University had supported me half as well I would not be coaching in this hell hole…
Bobby
To Shawn and Alan,
I do not want to comment further on the illegal disolving of our club, the courts will decide very soon.
However,I do want to comment on Shawn’s remark about my resignation.
You were both present at a Board Meeting held in the Gran Maloca Restaurant on the 2nd January 2005.
I resigned in protest at the refusal by Mayeaux and his associates to accept local businessman Henry Gray as a member. Alan actually voted in support of Mr Gray at that meeting.I could not understand at the time why they refused to accept Mr Gray, but of course now we know. Mr Henry Gray is a prominent and influencial businessman with integrity. Had Henry Gray been allowed to join the amazon Golf Club then Mayeaux would have had a formidable adversary.
I hereby rescind any reference(s) I may have alluded to with respect to “two sides” to this mess. There seems to be a myriad of opinions and sides within sides. A conglomerate of convoluted and conflicting opinions. A vagary perhaps utterly savored by Mayeaux et al. Such an ignominy that the duplicitous behavior of a few has spawned the present complexities wherein too many of us are directing our frustrations toward those who are not of consequence or perhaps obliquely involved. I myself must concede to a lack of focus. I herewith allow that I have disseminated my frustrations to some where it was, at the least, misdirected. In defense I might allow that my vexations were perhaps borne from the cowardice of Mayeaux et al to engage in discourse. No defense, no stance, only silence. They know they were the exploiters, and now the prey.
MICHAEL COLLIS WHO ARE YOU TRYING FOOL, YOU SAT THERE AT THE MEETING AND LISTENED TO ALL THE TALK ABOUT NOT LETTING THIS MAN IN, IT WAS NOT UNTIL GERALD WANTED EVERYONE TO STOP SELLING SHARES, AND MADE A MOTION, WHEN YOU GOT UP, THREW YOUR RESIGNATION ON THE TABLE, AND YOU STORMED OUT OF THE PLACE IN A MATTER OF 10 SECONDS, IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HENRY GRAY, YOU ARE A FUCKEN LIER, NOW YOU CAN BULLSHIT YOUR FRIENDS, I DONT GIVE A FUCK, THATS HOW IT WENT DOWN, AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE SELLING OF SHARES, BE A FUCKEN MAN MIKE, I AM TELLING EVERYONE RIGHT NOW, SOMEONE HAS TO KEEP THIS CLUB CLEAN, AND IF YOU STORMED OUT BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT ONLY LEADS TO ONE CONCLUSION, IT WAS ALL ABOUT MONEY AND YOU KNOW IT, BECAUSE IF YOU CARED ABOUT MAKING A GOLF COUSE, YOU WOULD HAVE STAYED, I AM CALLING YOU OUT RIGHT NOW, TELL ME I AM WRONG, AND I WOULD GO ON A LIE DETECTOR TO PROVE IT, 10 PEOPLE WATCHED YOUR DISPLAY, AND THE REASON WHY YOU JUMPED SHIP, NOW EVERYONE, PLEASE COMMENT, LETS SEE WHERE YOU GUYS ARE ON THIS ISSUE, WHERE I COME FROM, FRIENDS OR NO FRIENDS, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. WHEN YOU ARE WRONG , YOU ARE WRONG,
Thank you for your kind words Shawn. I myself would’nt call you a liar. Mistaken,misguided maybe.
I think you are confusing 2 different meetings.
The first. 2nd Jan 2006, Where Henry Gray was barred from the club. I knew what was coming before I got to the meeting and my resignation from the board was already typed out stating the exclusion of Mr Gray as the reason.
The 2nd. 13th March 2006, Eldorado 3 star hotel.This was the Annual General Meeting and I attended as an ordinary member.It was Llens Brunner not Mayeaux who said that the selling of shares was illegal. He did not give a reason and promptly closed the meeting. I stormed out and asked Ryan Richards why?and he uttered those immortal words “Read the constitution pal!”.
I did not resign then because I did that in January.
I hope this clarifies this irrelevant and irritating episode in the saga.
Actually what happened when Mike resigned is that we voted on Henry Gray and Gray lost the vote. I and Mike and someone else voted to allow him into the club. Then Mike handed me his resignation and left the room.
Thank You Alan.
I wish you well with the conference.
Mike resigned because of the Henry Gray embarrassment. A pattern started to become visible then. mayeaux claimed Henry Gray was a “trouble maker”, and a “piece of shit”. That is code for anyone that will not allow mayeaux to stampede over them. I did not know Henry then, and could not have an opinion, but I have gotten to know him since, and he seems to be a good man.
Shawn, my Spanish is not very good, and the meetings being held in Spanish created a handicap for me. I had some of the conversations translated and maybe caught the main points, but a lot of details went over my head and it is hard to put them in context. Maybe that happened to you also.
You can say about Bill Grimes, “It was all about money and you know it”, and I will smile and nod my head. That is not true of Mike Collis. He is Mad Mick you know, he is Mad. Let’s look at his projects that he works hard on. The Iquitos Times might make a profit someday; the Great River Amazon Raft Race, non-profit; Exotic Indigenous Calendar, just for the fun of it. He is not trying to “get ahead.” He already got there. The only thing we can accuse him of is maybe mismanagement, and most of us, certainly me, can be accused of that at one time or another.
Can you all believe we are over 150 comments again. That is a lot of hot air. I am going to work on a new post next weekend, maybe about what is going on in the legal system, and we can start fresh. I will not condense the comments again, we can have a live link to the past. I hope we do not have to start over at the beginning explaining how we arrived at our positions. This already seems like Ground Hog Day.
Actually I am becoming fond of all of you. I wish Jim Richardson, John Bernhart, Doug Norvell, Brian Yancy, Harry Kelly, and all of the members named in comment # 131, and all of the members of the Amazon Golf and Country Club would join us more often and raise the level of our discussion to new heights. Alan, we particularly need your input.
Thanks,
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS, WHERE YOU THREW YOUR RESIGNATION ON THE TABLE, IT WAS AT MALOCA REST. AND THATS NOT HOW IT WENT DOWN, AND BOTH OF YOU GUYS KNOW IT, BUT NO PROBLEM, YOU STICK TO THAT STORY, IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD STICK TO IT ALSO, BECAUSE IT WOULD PROTRAY YOU AS A MONEY HUNGRY, GREEDY MAN, BUT I WAS SHOWEN SOMETHING 30 YEARS AGO BY MY GRANDFATHER, SOMETHING BOTH YOU GUYS NEVER THOUGHT OF, WHEN I ATTEND ANY MEETING ANYWHERE, JUST IN CASE SOMEONE QUESTIONS YOUR MEMORY, NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY GUYS: I KEEP NOTES, I HIGHLIGHT ALL ASPECTS OF ANY MEETING, AND THATS NOTES ON PAPER, HAVE A NICE DAY
I have hesitated to give anymore comments, afraid that having a difference of opinion would mean Shawn would beat the ….out of me the next time he see me. But here it goes. I told someone on this blog f….. you. The next day I apologized to him for two reasons. I had repeated gossip and my language. You see I am a peasent born to peasent immigrants who came to the USA 150 years ago. My language skills are not as good as those who went to college and sometimes four letter words seam to be the only way I can express myself. Not that it makes it right for me to talk with such vulgar on the internet where women and children read this blog everyday. I don’t apologize for being born to peasents. It is not appreciated to use the word peasent as thou we are not born equal to everyone else. It reminds me of the days gone by when the N word was used all the time and noone spoke up that it was wrong. My family including myself served in the USMC. I think Shawn should be very proud also that his grandfather and father served in the military for Canada and he served in Afganistan but that does not give him the right to speak of peasents as thou they were his door mat.
Being said that, no one can deny Shawn is 100% right when he says GREED is the problem. Whos greed is where we differ. Shawn says its one person and many others including myself say it is some one else. Many friendships went from best of friends to worst of enemies. Many people I will certainly keep my distance from along with some never associating with.
I don’t believe anyone is going to win and with that in mind my solution is to donate the golf course to Iquitos from the expat community, tourist, and some Peruvians who invested in constructing this golf course. I am very serious. Some may say its easy for me to say that because I have not invested as much as they did. Well, the more you invest the higher the chances for a larger gain or lost. The golfers would still have a place to golf. If us 60 investers win, rumor on this blog has it that the 3 present owners of the golf course are going to destroy it. They are going to have alot of help from alot of the investers who will become owners including myself. If the 3 present owners of the golf course prevail, rumor has it wheels are in motion and money is in escrow to appeal this in Lima. Your talking years and years of this s…….
I am very grateful to this experience. I know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are in the expat community. I know many are fugitives from justice in other countries, but this little exercise proves who wants a fresh start and who will be criminals all there life. I have had a couple of friendships grow very strong. I remember so well when I tried to solicite Shawn to invest in the golf course and he said “I don’t know if I want to get involved with that bunch of clowns”.
So lets cut our losses and move on.
SHAWN,
I NOTICE YOU LIKE SHOUTING YOUR MESSAGES.
Intelligent people do not need to shout or use profanities.( You might need to look that word up). You seem to come from a French background with your last name. Possibly that is the reason you are supporting the famous Mayeaux.
Bill
DAVE VOLKMAN, I HAVE NEVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY, WITH REGARDS TO THE CLUB, I WAS IN VERY EARLY ON THE GROUND FLOOR, BUT I WALKED AWAY FOR 1 YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE CROOKED SHIT I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES.I BOUGHT INTO THIS DREAM, A GOLF COURSE IN THE AMAZON, ITS A COOL IDEA, AND FOR THAT I WILL ALWAYS TIP MY HAT TO MIKE, NOW, MIKE HAS MADE SOME BIG MISTAKES, BUT I WILL SAY THIS, ADAM,SERGIO, AND ALL THOSE ON THE PRESENT DIRECTORY AT THE CLUB, EVERONE OF THOSE GUYS WOULD BE EXPELLED FROM ANY CLUB, ANYWHERE, I WONT BOTHER GOING OVER ALL THE CROOKED SHIT, ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE, YOU GUYS THINK THERE IS SOME MASTER PLAN BY ALL OF US, LET ME TELL YOU, THERE ARE 3 0R 4 PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE A MASTER PLAN. I CAN READ THEM LIKE A BOOK, THEY ARE PREDICTABLE, LEO AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH REGARDS TO THIS,
I HATE TO DO THIS, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO REALLY THINK ABOUT, I MADE A DEAL WITH THESE GUYS, AND WHERE I COME FROM, A DEAL IS A DEAL, WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING BUT BIG TREES AND JUNGLE AT THE BACK PART OF THE COURSE, I WILL BRING MY CREW IN TO CUT EVERYTHING BACK TO THE PROPERTY LINE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COURSE, PLUS I WILL DESIGH THE 3TH GREEN, BRING IN A TRACTOR ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS, AS PART OF THE DEAL FOR DOING THIS, MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS 2 NOW, WOULD BE AN EQUAL SHAREHOLDER AS MYSELF AND EVERYONE IN THE CLUB, AND THOSE DIRTY COCKSUCKERS BURNED A 2 YEAR OLD BABY GIRL, OUT OF HER BEING A SHAREHOLDER, ALL I WANTED WAS A DOCUMENT FOR HER AS A PART OWNER TO PUT ABOVE MY FIREPLACE AT THE COTTAGE, AND THEY FUCKED ME BIG TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT DEAL WAS PART OF THE OTHER DISSOLVED GOLF CLUB, BUT EVERYTHING WOULD BE FIXED LATER, FOR EVERYONE, SO I LET IT GO, NOT ONLY DID THOSE FUCKERS BURN YOU GUYS, WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WOULD BURN A BABY GIRL, YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, I AM IN THE SAME BOAT AS ALL OF YOU, AND I AM PISSED, AND DAVE YOU WOULD FEEL THE SAME, A MAN CAN NEVER BE A REAL TRUE MAN IF HE DOES NOT PASS THINGS DOWN TO HIS NEXT GENERATION, THAT IS THE MEASURE OF A REAL MAN. MY BABYGIRL WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE YOUNGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF ANY CLUB BACK HOME THAT I AM AWARE OF. THATS THE REASON I DID THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE, FOR MY BABY GIRL, THE SAME THING THE FAMILY DID FOR ME WHEN I WAS YOUNG, WITH REGARDS TO SPORTS, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I HAVE SEEN CROOKED SHIT BY A LOT OF PEOPLE, ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS WAR, BUT I HAVE A PLAN TO FIX EVERYTHING, SO EVERYONE, AND I MEAN EVERYONE WILL HAVE EQUAL STANDING, AND I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU IN TIME,
Short comment. Shawn, congratulations are in order. You cut your comment down to only a few expletives. I am not being sarcastic I mean it.
I know three or four people have a master plan. I never thought that Shawn, Leo, Alan, Hans, Joe, Harry, Armando, and the rest of the golfers were part of their master plan. I do think that all of the people mentioned above enabled, and are still enabling the three or four to maintain the false appearance of legitimacy. I am sure the reasons that you all played your role as enablers is complex, and different from person to person. In each case however at least part of the reason is rooted in lies, misunderstanding and lack of communication. Shawn and Alan are bridging the communication gap. I think that is a good start. In the last three days, I have talked with three lawyers, the fiscal, and a judge. Are any of you interested in those conversations or do you just want to play golf?
Shawn,
I, and I am sure many others didn’t know anything about this deal with your daughter involved. Now it is making sense your outrage and questionable language. You certainly have more at stake here then I do.
BILL,
YOU CAN TAKE HANS AND ARMANDO OFF THAT LIST, THOSE TWO GUYS ARE RUBBER STAMPERS. THEY SIT THERE, MEETING AFTER MEETING, AND LISTEN TO ALL THE CROOKED GARBAGE KING ADAM AND HIS COURT WANT TO PASS THROUGH, AND THEY NEVER SAY A WORD. ARMANDO IS SO TWO FACE ITS A SIN, THEY WOULD AGREE TO ANYTHING, THE ONLY PERSON WHO TELLS THEM THE WAY IT IS, YOURS TRUELY, THEY MAKE RULES, NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD THEY IMPLEMENT IN THEIR OWN BUSINESS, AND THEY EXPECT ME TO GO ALONE WITH IT, WELL LET ME TELL YOU, I AM OLD SCHOOL, I AM LIKE HOWARD COSELL, I TELL IT LIKE IT IS, I DONT CARE IF YOU GOT $5 IN YOUR POCKET OR $5 MILLION, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
Hi All
Just got back from a little vacation with the family. What a good time. It is hot here in California, just like all over. Yes Canada I said family. I 2 have a couple of kids and what you said to me about molesting kids had me wanting to find out who you are and where you are and cut your heart out from you ass. I, like you, would gut the person who would bring harm to any of them including harm to my wife. For that I admire you but you sling words like an iddiot. Always shouting when you type in all capitals like you do. But maybe you just do not know where to properly use capital letters. I do not know. Most everyone here seem like a group of people that I would like to know someday. High morals and a sense of doing what is right and not what is wrong. Shawn I am not sure about . He has good ideas on things but seems to side with those who want to be the sole survivors in this fued. Being an outsider who is only here to read and watch and add a few comments here and there has its good and bad points. Sometimes it is better to remain unknown to people so you can say things that may hurt others. Yes I did know Canada was with NATO in Afganistan But not in the War itself. Yes they have had soldiers killed in the line of duty Fighting for
YOUR RIGHTS TO TALK AS YOU DO. And you did not go to serve to support your country when you had the chance. Others did. I served my country also and many writng here probably did to. Does that make us any better…NO…. but that does not make you any better either..Many peasants did also even in Canada so for you to talk down on peasants is a trajedy for you. It will come back to haunt you one day. I feel sorry for you. Matbe you do need to help Mike and Bills side and the other majority members who were ousted from this because they had a differance of opinion from the others to get your rights for your daughter back and to make sure you do not get axed out for having a differant view then the ones there in contoll now. Seems to me it would be the just thing to do for ALL involved. Or like this Dave said.
DONATE THE COURSE TO THE CITY TO USE HOW THEY SEE FIT//
Thank You.
I.B.
Innocent bystander your out of line. Not that Shawn needs me to defend him but enough is enough. Shawn has reasons to be angry and if he wants to use all capital letters when he writes so be it.
I disagree with him when he says he seen crooked s… on both sides. There is crooked s…. on Adams side now and there was sinful mismanagement on Mikes side. Stupidy is not a crime. Sorry Mike.
This just seemed fitting
Subject: when insults had a little class —-
“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”
– Winston Churchill
“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with
great pleasure.” — Clarence Darrow
“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to
the dictionary.” — William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.”
– Groucho Marx
“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I
approved of it.” — Mark Twain
“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play;
bring a friend… If you have one.” — George Bernard Shaw to
Winston Churchill…followed by
Churchill’s response: “Cannot possibly attend first night, will
attend second, if there is one.” — Winston Churchill
“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.”
– Stephen Bishop
“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” — John Bright
“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.”
– Irvin S. Cobb
“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.”
– Samuel Johnson
“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.”
– Paul Keating
“He had delusions of adequacy.” — Walter Kerr
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address
on it?” — Mark Twain
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.”
– Mae West
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” –
Oscar Wilde
Lady Astor once remarked to Winston Churchill at a Dinner Party,
“Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee!”
Winston replied, “Madam if I were your husband I would drink it!”
I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS, THE ONES WHO CAN NEVER GIVE CREDIT OR THANKS TO ANYONE, NOT ONCE HAVE YOU GUYS EVER SAID THANK YOU TO GERALD, I REMEMBER WHEN WALLY WHO WAS WORKING AT THE START OF THIS GOLF COURSE, WHO WAS MIKES RIGHT HAND MAN, ALSO WHO WAS LIVING WITH MIKE AT THE TIME, GERALD CAUGHT WALLY RIPPING OFF ALL THE INVESTORS, WHEN WALLY FIRED ALL THE POOR INNOCENT PERU WORKERS, WHO HAD FAMILIES, AND WAS POCKETING ALL THEIR WORK MONEY, AS IF THEY WERE WORKING, WALLY HAD GHOST WORKERS, AND STOLE ALL OF THE INVESTORS MONEY, THIS WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT FROM THE GET GO, ALL THE INVESTORS WERE GETTING RIPPED OFF, AND WHO PROTECTED YOU GUYS, GERALD, THE MAN YOU WANT TO DESTROY, NOW, WHERE I COME FROM, THE MAN WHO RECOMENDED WALLY FOR THE JOB, SHOULD HAVE GONE GOOD FOR THIS LOSS, NOW, ONE CAN USE THE EXCUSE, WELL, MIKE DID NOT KNOW WALLY WAS STEALING, O.K FINE, FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD BE ASHAMED, EMBARRASSED, MIKE, YOU DID NOT GIVE A FUCK, BECAUSE IF YOU DID, YOU WOULD HAVE SAID, HE IS MY BOY, I BROUGHT HIM ON BOARD, MORALLY, I WILL PAY BACK THE MONEY STOLEN, YOU DID NOT PAY BACK 1 PENNY, LETS JUST FORGET ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON, MIKE, YOU SHOULD HAVE PAID THAT MONEY BACK, YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE MENTIONED, WAS MIKE IN ON THE SCAM, MORE THAN THE FINGERS AND TOES I HAVE, AND GERALD WAS THE GUY WHO PUT A STOP TO THE STEALING, ALSO GERALD, BY DISSOLVING THE FIRST CLUB SAVED SO MANY PEOPLE FROM LAWSUITS AND LEGAL PROBLEMS FROM THE GOV, THAT MAN SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE, INCLUDED YOU MIKE, I KNOW IT AND YOU KNOW IT, I WATCHED THIS MAN TAKE MONEY OUT OFF HIS OWN POCKET TO KEEP THIS CLUB GOING, AND WHAT DO YOU CLOWNS DO, FILE BULLSHIT LAWSUITS TO TRY TO BREAK HIS SPIRIT, BILL AND MIKE, IT IS WELL KNOWN YOU TOO HAVE A PERSONAL BATTLE WITH GERALD, ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE, YOU TWO, TOOK YOUR PERSONAL BATTLE TO THE GOLF COURSE TO TRY TO DESTROY GERALD, THATS A FACT, AND ALL OF US GUYS WHO WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR WAR, BRUNNER WAS THE PRESIDENT AT THE TIME, WHY NOT FILE LAWSUITS AGAINST HIM, OR ADAM, OR SERGIO, OR ALAN, THE GUYS WHO WERE ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME, I AM SAYING FOR EXAMPLE, ALAN IS 100% INNOCENT IN ALL THIS MESS FOR SURE, THE ONLY ONE YOU GUYS WENT AFTER IS GERALD, THE MAN WHO PROTECTED THE INVESTORS AND MANY PEOPLE FROM DAY ONE, THATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU GUYS, I COME FROM A TEAM BACKGROUND, IF ONE OF MY FRIENDS FOR EXAMPLE, LANDS 250,000 POUNDS OF LOBSTER DURING THE SEASON, I AM THE FIRST ONE TO GIVE HIM A HIGH FIVE, AND TELL HIM I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU, OR IF A BUDDY MAKES A BUCK OFF A LAND DEAL, I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM, NOT YOU TWO COWBOYS, I WONDER, IS IT ENVY, JEALOUSY, OR DEEP DOWN DO YOU GUYS WISH YOU WERE GERALD, THAT MAN PAYS MORE IN TAXES THAN YOU TWO COWBOYS MAKE IN A YEAR, THAT MAN MAKES A HONEST BUCK, AT HIS RESTAURANT AND BAR, AND YOU GUYS TRY TO TEAR HIM DOWN , I WONDER WHY THAT IS, I THINK BOTH YOU GUYS WANT GERALDS LIFE, WELL, GET YOUR OWN LIFE ROOKIES
I have been very silent. Until now. Shawn you think you have a handle on it all. “Gerald saved us”!!!!!!!! What a freaking joke. My denunce is not only against Gerald for one thing, contrary to your all knowing statement. Ask Mike. Secondly, shortly after Gerald disolved the club to “save us” he personally offered me in to the new club, when I declined he said I could be an owner, but “not the other guys. I again declined. The other guys were many. Many who had put money into the new club. Many who, like fools, trusted Gerald. Not two guys, many many people. Bill Grimes was at Gerald’s place virtually every day then, and welcome. Gerald is trash. Take a look at the list of old members Shawn. Were they all out to get Gerald? Were they all “pieces of shit” as Gerald would say? NO!!! But Gerald and associates got them didn’t they. One of Bill’s boats is worth more than Gerald’s entire holdings. And then some. Honest buck?? Bill Grimes has more integrity than any Gringo in Iquitos. Period. For you to compare that piece of trash Mayeaux with him is ludicrous. Jealous of Gerald!!!!!!! The joke of the century. Jealous of what? Being some one who has more enemies than any one I know? Also, I would suggest you check the facts regarding Wally. I understand he did pull one over. Find out how much and what the poor bastard was being paid per day. I wasn’t in on it but I heard Wally’s side and Gerald’s side and Mike’s side. You sound like someone with a ruptured ego Shawn. You should “get a life”. I paid more taxes last year than Mayeaux makes in two years. Jealous of him? You should write fairy tales.
alright mick
robbie here .crocodilli daves mate ,i met you in iquitos A FEW TIMES .I LIVE THERE WITH MY WIFE AND KID.BACK IN ENGLAND FOR 18 MONTHS TO SORT SOME STUFF, WAS IN MY MATES HOUSE TONITE IN MANCHESTER TALKING ABOUT GOLF AND WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF A GOLF COURSE IN IQUITOS,WENT ON THE NET AND SAW THIS SITE YOUR NAME WITH SOMEKIND OF LEGAL PROBLEMS,TELL US MORE IF YOU CAN AND WHEN IT,S ALL FINISHED IF YOU WANT SOME HONEST PEOPLE TO INVEST LET ME KNOW,DAVE TOLD ME YOU WERE A STRAIGHT UP HONEST GUY NO MESSING ABOUT ,SO THATS THE KIND I RESPECT,I THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE ME AND MY MATE HAD A GREAT IDEA TONITE BUT SEEMS THAT YOU FAIRLY BEat us to it.i would be interested
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT CLASS AND RESPECT, YOU KNOW HOW FUCKEN DUMB AND RETARDED YOU GUYS SOUND WHEN YOU HAVE TO ATTACK GERALD WITH A PETTY SCOUNDREL BLOG, I REALLY DONT GIVE A FUCK IF EVERYTHING IN THE BLOG IS TRUE OR FALSE, YOUR A BUNCH OF FUCKEN BABIES, GEE, I GOT HIT WITH A BASEBALL, A GUY HIT ME WITH A HOCKEY PUCK, WHY NOT TAKE OUT AN AD IN TIME, OR NEWSWEEK, BETTER YET, LETS ATTACK THIS MAN ON CNN, HOW ABOUT BILL OREILLY ON FOX, THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BUNCH A NON JOCKS TRY TO RUN SOMETHING, YOUR ALL OUT IN LEFT FIELD IN THE WAY YOU HANDLE IT, I WOULD TELL YOU TO YOUR FACE, LIKE I WILL TELL YOU NOW, BE A FUCKEN MAN, YOUR A BUNCH OF CANDY ASSES, NOW, BILL GRIMES, I KNOW YOU COME FROM A MILITARY BACKGROUND, I KNOW YOU COME FROM A FAMILY OF HONOUR AND RESPECT, AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN LIFE,YOU DESERVE, BUT THAT SCOUNDREL BLOG IS BELOW YOU, O.K. BILL, YOU MADE YOUR STATEMENT, YOU GOT YOUR OPINION ON THE WEB, WHATS NEXT, BILLBOARDS, ADS IN THE SKY, SHOW SOME GOOD FAITH, TAKE DOWN THAT SCOUNDREL BLOG, AND I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO TRYAND FIX THIS, IF YOU DONT, THOSE GUYS WILL SAY, YOU SEE, THATS THE TYPE OF GARBAGE WE DONT WANT IN THE CLUB, TAKE THE FIRST STEP BILL, I LEAST YOU CAN SAY I TRYED A LITTLE, TO AT LEAST MAKE AN EFFORT, TO THAW RELATIONS, I AM TIED UP IN MEETINGS IN LIMA RIGHT NOW, I WILL BE IN IQUITOS SOON, AND AFTER I MAKE MY PROPOSAL TO EVERYONE, IF ALL YOU GUYS STILL CANT GET PAST 1st base, WELL DO WHAT YOU HAVE GOT TO DO, TAKE DOWN THAT BLOG BILL, YOU ARE A BETTER MAN THAN THAT, I KNOW YOU ARE,
You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Bill & Dave know…………….
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The shadow knows, and Bill & Dave know…………….
Shawn,
You are spreading gossip, like an old lady, all over the world. There was never charges or a police report about the employee that Mike had managing the construction of the golf course. There is charges and police reports about others now. The rumor I had heard was Mike did fire him for stealing $3.00 a day for a very short time when he was making about 100 sols a week. I don’t know if he took anything. But if thats all the money it takes for us to get our rightful ownership of the golf course that sits on the land that Ryan lives on, I’ll give you the money. But none of us want to belong to your golf club. Most of us hate the sport. I would rather be in a raft or canoe race. We want stock just like we bought it on the New York stock exchange which we can pass on to our heirs, donate it, or sell it.
Isn’t one of the 14 members of the golf club you recently went into business with, a suspected thief by you? Thats OK? I don’t care because I don’t belong to your club.
Gerald and you both came into the picture long after we got started. We don’t need Gerald to save us. How much money has Gerald made off the shirt of the golf course and put in his pocket? Oh thats OK because some of the golfers who were not elected officers of the golf course by the investers said it was OK.
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE GOLF COURSE THAT SETS ON LAND THAT RYAN RICHARDS LIVES ON WAS STOLEN FROM ABOUT 60 INVESTERS BY 3 PEOPLE AND 12 OTHERS HELPED THEM AND ARE JUST AS MUCH A THIEF AS THEY ARE. END OF STORY.
Shawn,
I just remember a story I heard many years ago that I have to tell you. A town that installed its first parking meter. A thief figured out how to get the quarters out. A second person took the parking meter. When caught his defense was “he was saving the town from the thief who was stealing the quarters.” Sound like somebody we know?
Good post Volkman
Thanks to Shawn, Dave, Dave, Outsider, and Robbie for keeping things going while I was gone.
I recommend everyone read David Volkmanns comment # 175. All of the other words on this thread are wasted trash in comparison.
Shawn thinks I should take down the Dawn on the Amazon Christmas Program 2006 comments at; http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/01/05/the-dawn-on-the-amazon-christmas-program-2006/#comments
where over 70 comments were spontaneously generated expressing peoples hatred of Gerald Mayeaux, and the article, Is Gerald Mayeaux the Iquitos Scoundrel, at http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/04/17/is-gerald-mayeaux-the-iquitos-scoundrel/ , that grew out of the original Christmas program article. Did you read the original Christmas program article that started all of the comments about Gerald Mayeaux? If not, in all fairness you should. I have tried to post every comment no matter what the opinion, including several that are not complementary to me. I think the fact that I allowed Shawn’s cursing and insults is proof enough that I believe everyone’s opinions deserves to be heard. I have banned two people that could not stay on the subject, that were pursuing their own vendettas, but everyone else has been posted. As a gesture of good will I removed one comment that Jim Richardson thought was unfair. If anyone feels like commenting on this subject the best place to do that is on the, Is Gerald Mayeaux the Iquitos Scoundrel article. Thank you and I look forward to learning your opinions.
Wishing most of you the best,
Bill
VOLKMAN, YOU KNOW THE SAD PART ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS, YOU DONT HAVE A FUCKEN CLUE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, YOU NEVER SPENT 5 MINUTES AT THE COURSE, SO YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, LET ME EDUCATE YOU ROOKIE, WALLY, AND 5 OTHER WORKERS WERE AT THE CLUB, MAKING 80 -90 SOLES A WEEK, WALLY FIRED THE OTHER WORKERS WHO HAD FAMILIES AND KIDS, MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE WENT TO THE COURSE MANY TIMES, WHEN I ASKED WHERE ARE THE WORKERS, WALLY TOLD ME TO MY FACE AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE WORKERS WERE AT THE BACK SECTION OF THE COURSE, I HAVE PERFECT EYES, NEVER ONCE DID I SEE I WORKER, BUT IT WAS GERALD WHO EXPOSED THIS SCAM, AND SAVED EVERYONE, SO VOLKMAN, DO THE MATH, 5 WORKERS, MAKING 80-90 SOLES A WEEK, PUT YOUR MONEY WERE YOUR MOUTH IS MR. BIG SHOT, THATS ABOUT 400 SOLES A WEEK, HOW LONG DID IT GO ON, WELL, TALK TO MIKE AND WALLY, AND BY THE WAY, I DONT WANT FUCK ALL FROM YOU, REMEMBER THAT, I WILL TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOUR INVESTMENT GOT YOU, NOT ONE WORKING GREEN, A SHELL OF A CLUB HOUSE, ALL THAT WAS DONE, WAS THE CUTTING OF THE GRASS, THAT COURSE, THE 2 GREEN THAT WERE THERE, WERE SO FUCKED UP THEY HAD TO BE TOTALLY REBUILT, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DRAINAGE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY ON, SO VOLKMAN, LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE ROOKIE, WHY DONT YOU GET YOUR FACTS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO SPENT TIME AT THE COURSE, AND KNOW WHAT GOING ON, BILL, YOU GOT A LOT OF STRONG OPINIONS FOR A MAN WHO NEVER SPENT 5 MINUTES AT THE COURSE, THATS A FUCKEN JOKE TO ME, THAT WOULD BE LIKE ME GOING TO INDIANA AND TELLING YOU HOW TO BE A FARMER, AND HOW YOU SHOULD RUN YOUR OPERATIONS, YOU WOULD THINK I WAS A MENTAL RETARD, AND YOU KNOW IT, THATS HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU COWBOYS, YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE AND YOU DONT HAVE A FUCKEN CLUE HOW A GOLF COURSE OPERATES,
Shawn you seem to talk with much authority on how the golf course was constructed. You don’t say that it was Wally who cut that course out of the jungle some 6 months before you or Mayeaux even joined the club.
For your information Dave Volkmann invested in our club at the beginning of February 2004 you and Gerald joined in July 2004. If you recall you refused to pay in cash but paid with 12 collared shirts and 2 bags of “Princess 77″ grass seed.
I remember at the time you said ” Mike I never thought you could do it, but you f*****g well have”.
Now you say it was shit.If it was shit Shawn why did you join ?
Another thing my friend, Andrews, Mayeaux, Brunner and the others took controll of the club and its finances from me in January 2005 and they ran the club untill they illegally disolved it in April 2006 (15 months).
Why did’nt they disolve it earlier ?
Shawn, Your not quoting me correctly from yesterday comment. I said “I don’t know if he took anything”. I repeated only what someone else told me on the amount and I made that clear. I am not calling you a liar. Would you spread slanderous statements about somebody like this with out proof to the whole world to read? Now I chalenge you or anyone to show some proof he took anything. Gerald and the other two owners of the golf course have placed Sergio in the position of manager now. Correct? Good choice? The investers would rather own a golf course where the greens all slope incorrectly, ect. then own nothing at all. The lawn mower was bought with money from investers who have no ownership of anything now. Correct? You don’t think you should give it back to them? You justify this is not stealing? Oh, this is a donation they made to a golf club that is eight thousand miles from where they live.
Shawn, I do have strong opinions on many subjects but the details of building a golf courses is not one of them. I never stated one strong opinion about the details of building a golf course. The closest I came to that was bragging about you spending your time, money, and energy building green # 3 and expanding the course. I also sent you complementary personal emails back when you sent me photos of the work you were doing.
Whether you like it or not my strong opinion is your friend Gerald Mayeaux and three of his associates conspired to defraud me and 50 other investors out of our shares in the Amazon Golf Club. Whether you like it or not, you would not have a golf course to play on except for Mike Collis. Those are my strong opinions, and I am going to back them up. My strong opinion is the only honorable choice for you is to help me. A good place to start would be to answer this question. Do you think that Dave Volkmann, Dave Sheridan, and Bill Grimes are/were members of the original Amazon Golf Club? I hear we were never even members. That sounds like bull shit to me. What do you think? If you answer no, you were never members, I will definitely call you a rookie.
NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU GUYS, WHO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO DESTROY A MAN, BILL AND MIKE, IT DRIVES YOU GUYS CRAZY THAT GERALD HAS ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE REST, BARS IN IQUITOS, HE MAKES MORE MONEY THAN BOTH YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER IN IQUITOS, MYSELF AND A FEW OTHERS HAVE THANKED GERALD FOR EXPOSING ALL THE CROOKED SHIT IN THE BEGINNING. HE PUT A STOP TO A LOT OF SCAMS. AND SAVED THE CLUB, I HAVE THE PERFECT PHRASE TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO HIM, WE LEARNED THIS IN GRADE 9 LATIN CLASS, ( AD HOMINEM) I WILL LET YOU ROOKIES FIGURE IT OUT, AND BILL I WILL DESCRIBE YOU AS THIS: ITS FRENCH ( EMINENCE GRISE) I WILL LET YOU FIGURE IT OUT, SNAPE THE FUCK OUT OF IT BOYS. YOU BETTER START TRYING TO REACH SOME COMMON GROUND, BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL LOSE IN THE END, THINK ABOUT IT
Eminnence grise is you Shawn. You are the biggest mouth with the least veracity of anyone I have ever read/listened to. I shall forthwith lower your status to drone. You do not even rise to the level of peasant.
Mike, how many hours, days and weeks did you spend prior to Gerald and hmmm let me see, who is that imbecile, oh yeah, Shawn came into the picture? Tell us Mike. How much blood and sweat and time did you expend? How much wheeling and dealing to birth the Amazon Golf Club? How many hours did you lay awake at night and wonder how it all went to Gerald and Sergio and Adam. Why all the people who trusted you and joined the club?
Why all the people that trusted you and joined the club were left with a membership of nothing? Any individual who believes Gerald et al saved us (us meaning all those members including the Japanese that purchased the mower) should send me a check and i’ll sell you a bridge in Brooklyn. I guess one believer is Shawn. But what can you expect considering his verbage. Can hardly type a sentence without childish vulgarities. Excesive use of vulgarity can make some feel manly. Oh well.
Awwww shucks, I knew I should have paid more attention in school. I am just a simple country boy so I don’t know what those phrases mean. Hey rookie, you did not answer my question. I’m startn’ ta think you are ad hominem me bro.
HAY MIKE, YOU BROUGHT ME INTO THIS BLOG, NOW YOU WANT TO SURPRESS MY POSTINGS, YOU WANT TO CENSOR MY INFO, SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS SCARED, PUT MY COMMENTS UP MIKE, BE A MAN, TELL ME AND EVERYONE YOU DID NOT HAVE THE INVESTORS MONEY IN A BANK ACCOUNT IN ENGLAND, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DEFEND YOURSELF, PUT MY COMMENTS UP WORD FOR WORD, IF YOU DONT, THAT SHOWS ME YOU ARE 100% GUILTY AND A FUCKEN THEIF, THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE CLUB, WHY SENSOR THE INFO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND TELL BILL, AND ALL THE GUYS, YES, THEY WERE ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORINIGAL CLUB, AND THERE IS A WAY, FOR EVERYONE TO BE IN A CLUB IF YOU GUYS STOP TRYING TO DESTROY GERALD AND RYAN,
Shawn for your information the 5 Founder Members who lived in England simply used my bank account there as a conduit to get their investment to me in Iquitos to construct the course.
They could have sent it by Western Union but moving it through my bank account cost them nothing, it was me who paid the bank transfer charges.
Shawn I’m sure you’re hearts in the right place so if you really are interested in sorting out this mess then
please say something constructive, positive.
Another point, I was Gerald’s best and probably only friend for 7 years. I was the only gringo guest at his wedding. Do you suggest this jealousy has only just reared its ugly head ? No there is no jealousy, I admire and respect him for the way he runs his restaurant.Both he and Pamela work about 16 hours everyday, credit to them , I would,nt want to do that at 60.
To summarise. What is the problem ?
The problem is that 48 people who invested in the Amazon Golf Club have lost their money.
John Bernhart, Peter Schneider, Doug Norvelle
and even Adam Andrews (in his email dated 3rd April 2006) and many others have said that no one should be excluded.
Do you agree with us, yes or No ?
If you do then we are on the same page and we must all pull together and heal this festering sorem before it is too late.
I am with that opinion as well. NO ONE should be excluded. We’ve had arguments… my children have them all the time, knock down and drag out but they get over it. That’s what they are, just arguments. Everyone needs to stop taking things so personally.
Everyone that paid should be a member, regardless. The end. Period.
Then let by gones be by gones.
Hell yes!!!!! Let’s all meet at the Yellow Rose for free beer.
TELL ME SOMETHING GUYS, JUST CURIOUS, IF YOUR WAR IS NOT A PERSONAL ONE AS YOU SAY, WHY DID YOU NOT CHARGE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB AT THE TIME OR THE VICE PRESIDENT, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO GO AFTER THE ONES IN CHARGE, EVEN THOUGH IN MY OPINION THEY DID NOTHING WRONG, THAT SHOWS ME RIGHT THERE, ITS PERSONAL NOT BUSINESS
Shawn the president and vice-president never took our investment if there ever was a president and vice-president. Most of us never intended to golf at that golf course. We of course hoped to make money on our investment but did not expect it. The same as if we would have invested in some telecommunication company. If we lost our total investment because of mismanagement of our stock by the officers and directors we elected so be it. But we never even got a chance to vote for the officers and directors. Stupidy is not a crime (sorry again Mike) but stealing is.
Hi Shawn, if you would please read my new post titled First Lawsuit Defending the Amazon Golf Club Iquitos Peru, by clicking this live link; http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/2007/07/11/first-lawsuit-defending-the-amazon-golf-club-iquitos-peru/
you will see that my denucia, filed Dec 19th, 2006, is against Gerald Mayeaux, Ryan Richards, and Sergio for conspiracy to commit fraud and for actions against the public interests. I chose those three because I believe they are guilty.
On Dec. 19th it was not clear to me the role that Adam Andrews played in the fraud. Now I wish that I had included him.
Gerald Mayeaux has been singled out because he is the Liquidator of the assets of the Amazon Golf Club as explained in my new post. If you had stolen from me and 50 of my friends, were the liquidator of our assets, declared zero assets, hid the books, and told me it was none of my business, I promise I would be after you with at least the same determination.
David Sheridan filed his denuncia against the entire board of directors at the time of the dissolution of the Amazon Golf Club, and I believe against all of the members of the Amazon Golf and Country Club that have divided the Tractor Lawn mower into 15 shares. Whose idea was it to divide the tractor? That was stupid.
This is not personal. This is not about greed or jealousy. This is about honor and integrity and doing what is right.
RIGHT FROM THE START , EVERYONE HAD THEIR OWN AGENDA, THERE WERE A HAND FULL OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO BUILD A GOLF COURSE, AND THE OTHER 90% WANTED TO BUILD UP THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS, YOU CAN SAY OTHER WISE, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS, NOW, THE ASPECT OF SO CALLED SHARES IN THE BEGINNING, MYSELF AND A FEW OTHERS WERE NOT AWARE OF THE SHARE ASPECT TO WELL AFTER THE FACT, AND YOU OTHER GUYS WHO WERE SOLD ON THE IDEA, OF SHARES, AND ARE NOW PISSED OFF BECAUSE YOU CANT SELL THEM OR TRANSFER THEM, DID IT EVER OCCURE TO YOU TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE COURSE, WHEN YOU BUY A STOCK ON THE N.Y.S.E. YOU NATURALLY DO RESEARCH, THAT IS COMMON SENSE, WE NEVER HAD A RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH RYAN, OR LEASE, RYAN DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR TITLE TO HIS LAND, NOW IN SAYING THAT, I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE SEEN A MORE HONEST MAN, WITH HONOUR, RESPECT, AND VAST INTELLIGENCE, THAN RYAN RICHARDS, HE IS A MAN OF HIS WORD, 100% STRAIGHT UP MAN, UNLIKE YOU COWBOYS, AND MYSELF INCLUDED, THE THOUGHT OF SHARES SHOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED THE PICTURE UNTIL WE HAD THE COURSE COMPLETED, AND A LEASE AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH RYAN, THAT TO ME IS COMMON SENSE, NOW I AM SAYING THIS TO EVERYONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, EVERYONE OF YOU, YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF GREEDY PRICKS, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU, IS THAT I BOUGHT INTO THE IDEA OF BUILDING SOMETHING, YOU BOUGHT INTO THE IDEA OF PADDING YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS, TWIST IT, SPIN IT, ANY WAY YOU WANT, BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS, AND RYAN HAS TO GO THROUGH BULLSHIT ON THE LAND HE HAS LIVED ON FOR OVER 20 YEARS, FOR ALL YOU GREEDY FUCKERS, YOU COULD NOT WAIT TILL WE HAD PROCEDURES IN PLACE WITH REGARDS TO SHARES SO EVERYONE WAS ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD, YOU WENT FOR THE QUICK FIX, AND NOW THE WAR IS ON, BECAUSE SOME OF YOU WILL NOT ADMITT YOU FUCKED UP, I HOPE I AM 100% WRONG, BUT IN THE END WE WILL ALL LOSE, AND WE COMPLAIN ABOUT PERU, AND THE SYSTEM, BUT YOU GRINGOS GAVE CROOKED AN ALL NEW MEANING,
Hello Shawn,
Just to remind you, of the 60 original investors in the Amazon Golf Club more than 40 were
NON GOLFERS. More than 30 of these do not even live in Peru. So why on earth did they put money into the club if it was not an investment or a good way of promoting tourism in Iquitos or both ?
Now why did you and your golfing friends invest money in the club. For an ivestment ?
NO you wanted just to play golf here in Iquitos as cheaply as possible. Now you and your friends have your very own private golf course and we have nothing !
Good Luck to You.
I agree 100% with Mike and agree with Shawn more on this comment of his than any of his previous ones. If you want to say I am greedy because I want to make money on my investments and have a right to vote for officers and directors of an organization that I have invested money in so be it. No argument. On small investments like this investers don’t do research. There was a rental agreement in place from day one. It was verbal not written. In the USA a verbal agreement is just as binding as a written one if both sides agree on what the agreement was. Ryan should have never rented us land he did not own.
To the 15 who signed and joined the Amazon golf and country club in January of 2007. Do you realize the constitution you signed is only for a franternal organization of golfers and you have absolutly nothing to do with the golf course in Iquitos?
Guess who owns the golf course that sets on the land Ryan Richards lives on for the last year?
I hate to break everyone’s bubble, but I did not buy two shares for the purpose of “making money”. I bought in because my friends were in. Period. I have spent approximately ten times my purchase price of two shares, a measly $700.00 US, defending my and every one else’s rights to their shares/memberships whatever Shawn or any one else wants to call them. I am not concerned with the $700.00. That amounts to not much more than two nights out for dinner in my neighborhood. I am pissed because of the fact that I trusted and believed in Mayeaux only to get rear ended. I do not know many of you. I do know Mike, Bill, John Zeller, Alan, Harry, and a few others slightly. We all (those mentioned and many many more) were blind sided. I don’t have a clue what planet Shawn gets his information from. But I have been in business successfully for 45 years. I sure as hell do not need a stinking $700.00 nor any return it may or may not offer. The purchase was a frolic. Something to offer in real business conversation to stray from the serious. That’s it!!!! The expenditure doesn’t amount to a pimple on an ant’s ass!!!!!! Shawn, do you actually believe the Japanese who supplied the money to buy the lawnmower were flying back to Japan salivating over the profits from there investment?? If you do, boy do I have a bridge to sell you. That said, this business man went to Peru and got hornswoggled by a fake Texan and two of his cronies. End of story. Beginning of a new endeavor. Give em what they deserve.
Young Shawn…
Ryan Richards is a champion squatter. He´s been squatting for the last 20 years. A car or motorcycle over 20 years old is called a “Classic”, so let´s give him his due and call him a Classic Champion Squatter.
Ryan Richards is a devil who thrives on other´s adversity. When I and our lawyer and the police attempted to enforce a legal order that the thieves vacate the founding member´s golf course a few months ago, I was greeted by your honourable Classic Champion Squatter saying, “Hey, cancer boy, go die soon. You deserve your cancer. DIE!” (if you don´t believe me, maybe, in the dark of night in his lightless squatter´s freight car, he´ll admit the truth of my charge) and Mayeaux in the background chirped in that “God destroys those he dislikes”, or somesuch rubbish.
Ryan Richards and his gang are thoroughly evil creatures and deserve the harshest sentence we can legally deliver…COMPLETE AND UTTER BANISHMENT FROM THE GOLF COURSE FOR AS LONG AS IT EXISTS!
Ryan Richards is completely bananas and, Shawn, if you think otherwise, methinks ye both bedfellows.
Otherwise,
I send you love and happiness,
cheer and good feeluns.
John Zeller.
Shawn,
You’re absolutely right! Wherever you are. Especially in your analysis or Ryan’s character!
However, you are wrong in some. I was very obviously not joining to play golf, at age 82. I joined so my son could possibly play golf after I was gone, and wanted to watch others play golf while I sat under the shade and drank beer and rum and coke, and reaped a profit in the future. In which you are correct. However, the attemped stealers of the golf course include people from both sides of the fence, in the battle over the club. Many of whom are crooks and liars. And who are associated with Ryan.
Papadan
OH NO ! I THINK ITS DEAD .
COME ON CANADA SHAWN WHERE ARE YOU ?
YOUR FANS ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR NEXT COMMENT:
PLEASE DO’NT LET US DOWN.
A VIEWER IN CANADA.
Hello this is Big Brother and I have been watching this blog for about 2 months. I just had to click on every night and spend lots of time scroling down to see what canada shawn will say next. Where is he, are you there shawn ? Please give us some more words of wisdom, don’t let this blog die.
Big Brother.
Everything is as it always was…If you paid your dues, you are a memeber… That said, … there is a real problem… There never was a problem with the course until Mad Mick brought it up.. and the infighting began… people choose sides.. for what reason I have no idea… perhaps to hide something?… I really don’t know.. As all of you know now, Wally is back from Colombia. We are happy for that. Things do get washed, and this thing was something that should have never happened anyway… Just like the golf course. If everyone would shut the fuck up, this might just wash too. So much personal damage has been done, covering up, etc…. and those that have done that know exactly whom I am speaking of…so just let it be.
And now I hear a bunch of jack about Jack. Rumours spreading… and absolutely ….. absurd. Get a f grip please.
Hello Everyone,
although I am not there with you now, I am a regular visitor and know most of the participants in this so called “golf war”. I even thought about joining the golf club, so glad I did’nt.
I have been reading this blog but its seems to have gone quiet.
What is happening with the law suits ?
Where is Canada Shawn, “cat gotya tongue” ?
What I want to say is this. Having read this and the other blogs, aswell as knowing some of the people concerned in this saga I say this.
Gerald certainly has committed a crime by signing those documents, so has his accountant and the full force of the law should be brought against them.
But if the people who signed up for their new club had’nt supported Gerald, Adam and Ryan, this crime would have never existed. So I say the are just as culpable as Gerald and should be punished for their complicity in this crime , all of them !
They lose their memberships in the old club and their investment, why ? because they trasferred them to the new club, so let them play there, wherever their golf course will be.
There you are, I have said my piece and will not say anymore.
I want to remain secret because I quite like the texas bar and I have have always had a thing going with Mrs
M.
Goodbye.
Alan don’t you understand we don’t want to belong to your “AMAZON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB”. All you have for assets is a lawnmower that was stolen. A golf club without a golf course. What a joke. Who with any inteligence would join a club like that?
You know all Mike and the rest of us wanted was assets we could give or sell to our children or complete strangers. What harm would that cause to the club? Only strenthen it. Shawn writes about he wants to pass his shares onto his daughter and yet he signs papers restricting that option. Read your constitution.
You say “people choose sides.. for what reason I have no idea… perhaps to hide something?…” Your the one who chose sides by signing the constitution. Your saying you don’t know why you chose this side. I hope I am not leaving the cat out of the bag but don’t think all the lawsuits have been filed ( I think in Peru you call them Denunicas). We have only begun. Its not going to make any difference if your a grandma or the sole support of a family. You are going to jail and your are going to pay a large fine.
Even thou stupidity in its self is not a crime, its not an excuse for violating the law.
Your not going to get away with taking $4,000.00 from 8 Japanese tourist, buying a lawnmower and then claiming it belongs to the 15 of you who signed the constitution.
YOUR A FUCKEN THIEF
To “the reader”. I wish there was some other way of contacting you but I don’t have your email address. It was your decision to advertise what you are doing on the world wide web. Be careful. I Don’t support what you are doing, even if it is Gerald that is involved. You have crossed the line. Many men have died for less. I know who you are so Gerald probably does to or at least has a strong suspicion. Women think with there heart while men think with there d….. As much as you say you want to “remain secret….a think going with Mrs M” get out of Dodge. If I know about what happen in Lima than don’t think for one minute Gerald doesn’t know. Its maybe to late. You may have already caused some unreverseable damages. YOU WERE A DAM FOOL FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE WEB. I don’t like the fact some innocent people might get hurt. Maybe you can think of something but act quickly.
Hello again,
I am starting to get caught up from a 10 day expedition to the triple frontier. I must tell you when I first looked at this blog, I was surprised to read that it was dead. I believe it’s demise was predicted prematurely.
I want to particularly thank Papa Dan for his comment. Thank you sir, your opinion matters to me.
Shawn you have a fan club. Welcome to The Viewer, Big Brother, and The Reader, who ever you are. I am also part of Shawn’s fan club. Please come back Shawn, no one has insulted me for nearly two weeks. I could get soft.
Alan, I do not understand your comment. What the hell are you talking about? “There was never a problem with the course”… until mayeaux, andrews, and richards tried to swindle us. I really do not know what you are trying to say. What do you mean by “people choose sides,…perhaps to hide something?” You need to spell that out to me.
Alan, I remember well, you were in the hospital with serious medical problems when this fraud took place, and I know for a fact that you were not involved. I could give you a pass except you have supported them ever since you got back on your feet. Why would you do that? I do not think of you as naive, so why do you say over and over that we are all members? We are not all members. Only 7 out of the original 60 are members.It is still a mystery to me how you can support the fraud. You do not benefit from it. You lose because of it. You own one fifteenth of a stolen mower, not to mention a stolen $7,000 transformer, and a lot of stolen golf equipment. I am not going to say it as strong as David V. said in comment # 204, but I sure wish you had not signed on with the swindlers. Please, I am very curious. Whose idea was it to divide the mower into 15 shares? What was the reason for that? Was there a vote? Did you agree? Please, I really want to know.
Hello Dave V. and Mr Reader,
Mr Reader thank you for your overview of what you call the “Golf War”. I agree with you that if Gerald did not have the support of the others he would never have
got himself (or his accountant) into the trouble they find themselves in now. Most of the people who signed up to the new club are culpable as you say, but they did,nt have to force Gerald, he did it on his own volition. I think when the dust settles we should consider how much support, if any, they provided and then decide what punishment, if any, should be handed out.
Now Mr Reader, I think I know who you are , and if I am right then this “thing” you have going with Mrs M
is no more than innocent friendship. I have always had a “thing” going with Wilma (Dave’s Wife) but Dave knows this is nothing more than the rapore that Wilma and I have had for years, I respect her and Dave and I consider them to be wonderful people who I respect immensely.
Dave, I don’t really want Wilma to know this but I have had the same “thing” going with all the girls on the boulevard for years, lovely girls like Lady, Diana, Consuela, Mirium, and the lovely Marina ( who works for Bill). It is completely innocent and I think that Mr Reader was referring to a similar relationship with Pamela and no more.
Perhaps Mr Reader you will return to this forum and clarify this, thereby protecting Pamela from a misunderstood comment that you made.
Really, all I know is that one day Sergio told me that all the members of the golf course were to go to the notary’s office and sign the new constitution. So Mariella and I went to the office the next day and signed it. I assumed that everyone who had paid a membership fee was invited to sign it as well. I also understood that those that were not in town at that moment to sign the constitution could sign it when they returned to Iquitos. So I have a suggestion, why don’t all of those that have not signed the consitution go and do so when you arrive here. That should be interesting.
And Dave Volkmann, did you just call me a fucken thief? I had expected more from you, guess I was wrong.
Alan you claim to own part of a lawn mower that was paid for with $4,000.00 from Japanese tourist. It is in black and white with your signature. The Japanese have zero. This isn’t an opinion. This is a fact. You make the street kids of Iquitos look like amatures. Your involved in the tourist business and you do things like that. I remember when a friend of yours got caught stealing some money in Iquitos. Not much as I understand. I didn’t invite him to my wedding because of that. I remember you riding me about that everyday that I left Iquitos sooner than I had planed. I remember so well you saying to me “haven’t you ever stolen anything?” It is maybe hard for you and Gerald to believe this, but most of us get ahead by not stealing, paying our taxes, or stealing from our friends. And that is exactly what you and Gerald did along with some others. I do apologize for using the f word.
Alan,
If all of the disenfranchised founder members signed like you say. What would be the value of each of their shares ?
I think the 15 who did sign had a 15th of the value of the stolen tractor mower.
What other assets would they get a share of ?
Or,
would the 15 have their shares revalued ?
Alan it would sure make me feel alot better if some of you 15 would say I never read the constitution before I signed it, and did not realize it was saying I was the owner of stolen property.
David Volkmann, you are right about not reading the constitution. Neither I nor Mariella read it, we just walked in, it was made ready for us to sign and we signed it. But as I said previously, I was told that as everyone returned to iquitos at some point, they too could then sign it as well.
As far as having to re-divide the shares of that lawnmower when others sign, why bother? You can have my share or I’ll divide my share equally to eveyone without a share. Would that make you feel better? Do I gain something by having a share in a lawnmower? No, and you won’t either. Frankly I believe that the 15 shares were divided after everyone came to sign the constitution. Could have been 20 or 25 shares, all depending on how many came to sign. I really don’t think there was any trickery involved there.
Now, let me go back to a place where we have all been before. No one was ever going to steal the golf course. Mike and some others began to believe this was the case so they mounted opposition, declaring that they owned the golf course. There was no need to have done that. The constitution was being rewritten, that’s all. The original constitution was incongruent with the business license so it had to be redone. Gerald was placed in the role of liquidator and he did it with his eyes closed. Period. No ill will intended toward anyone or the club. He was assigned to that role and I’m glad I wasn’t around because they could just have easily said: Alan, you have some time on your hands, would you take this to the notary and liquidate? Sign the paper? And I probably wouldn’t have thought twice about it so we could get the new constitution up and running and get back to building a golf course. As much as most of you don’t want to hear it, Gerald is completely innocent in having played that role. Seems everyone is guilty and everyone is innocent at the same time. You thought this and they thought that and we thought this and that and so everyone got on a high horse because they believed rumours and stray thoughts and took rabid action at a quite innocent situation. Money was thrown about, lies were told, friendships were abandoned, lawyers were hired, people were probably paid off, etc.etc.etc.. Not anywhere in my rules of living does it conclude that Ryan would lose his property. That’s just not right, no matter what you think and were thinking and still are thinking. He did nothing to damage anyone, nor had any intent. He’s innocent in all of this but understandably quite angry at those that have been trying to take his land away from him. Why would you do this? He is giving it to the golf course forever, why would those that have gone to court to steal his land wish to do this to him.. and then ask me to tell Ryan that they have won the battle and they now own the land but please tell Ryan that he can continue to live there? How absurd all of this is.
All of us need to step back from this and take a better look. Maybe it’s too late (not for me) for many of you, too much water under the bridge, etc., but the only solution I can see is to call for a general meeting where all parties are there. Talk it out and explain why actions were taken and do this with a chill pill… calm and collected. That’s the only way out of this mess.
Alan,
I am hospitalized but am still amazed at your naivety. You are obviously an intelligent individual, however, your defense of Gerald is an amazement. He personally tried to screw you and you know it. You admitted such and your wife concurred at dinner a couple of months ago. Further, Gerald told me that one night that “the others are thieves”. Who were “the others”? The others were his friends!! He offered me ownership of the new club to get me on his side but stated that “the others” were not allowed. I refused. At that time I considered Gerald my friend. I am in a morphine fog but that is the truth.
JOHN ZELLER WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU FOOLING, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT MR.AFRICA, YOU AND WHOEVER STORMED AND INVADED RYANS LAND, WHICH HE PAYED MONEY OUT OF HIS POCKET, WHICH HE HAS DOCUMENTS FOR THE LAND, HE PAYS TAXES ON HIS LAND,AND HAS LIVED THERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND YOU CALL RYAN A SQUATTER, TELL ME SOMETHING, JOHN ZELLER, DO SQUATTERS PAY TAXES ON LAND THEY ARE ILLEGALLY ON, TELL ME ,CONFUSED LITTLE BOY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, JOHN ( I REPRESENT THE NON GOLFERS INTEREST), AND I WONT SUGARCOAT NOTHING FOR YOU BOY, NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY ROOKIE, (1) YOU DONT FUCK WITH A MAN HOUSE OR PROPERTY, (2) YOU DONT FUCK WITH A MANS FAMILY, (3) YOU DONT FUCK WITH A MANS BUSINESS, YOU AND WHOEVER HAD NO FUCKEN BUSINESS ON RYANS LAND IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY RYAN HAS CLASS AND COMMON SENSE, PULL THAT SHIT WHERE I LIVE, YOU GREASY FUCKERS, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU, AND YOU WOULD DESERVE ANYTHING YOU GOT, WHEN YOU INVADED THAT MANS PROPERTY, YOU FUCKEN COWBOYS WERE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE, JOHN ZELLER YOU ARE LUCKY I WAS NOT THERE BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE GRABBED YOU BY THE NECK AND DRAGGED YOU OFF THE PROPERTY, POLICE OR NO POLICE, I WISH I WAS AT THE MEETING WHEN YOU COWBOYS DREAMED UP THIS SCAM TO INVADE THIS MAN LAND, THE COMBINED I.Q. AT THAT MEETING WOULD HAVE JUST AMAZED ME, YOU FUCKED UP BIG TIME BOYS AS SOON AS YOU INVADED THE LAND, HOW CAN I OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER, TALK TO RYAN ABOUT LETTING THIS GO, TO FORGET ABOUT THE INVASION. I HAVE NO DEFENSE FOR YOU COWBOYS, I CANT JUSTIFY IT, CANT EXPLAIN IT, THIS IS THE STICKING POINT FOR MY PROPOSAL TO END THIS WAR, I DONT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER IF SOMEONE INVADED YOUR PROPERTY, WOULD YOU FORGIVE, WOULD I FORGIVE, WOULD A NORMAL SANE MAN FORGIVE, YOU GUYS KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ASPECT, HAY,ZELLER, TELL BOB KNIGHT, THAT MYSELF AND A FEW OTHERS WE REPRESENT THE NON FARMERS ASSOC, OF INDIANA AND WE ARE COMING TO TELL BOBBY KNIGHT HOW TO RUN HIS FARMING OPERATIONS, THATS HOW FUCKEN STUPID YOU SOUND, TELL ME SOMETHING BOYS, WHAT THE FUCK DO ANY OF YOU GUYS BRING TO THE TABLE, TO BENIFIT THE CLUB, TO ALL YOU GUYS THAT SAY YOU LOST YOUR INVESTMENT, THIS WHOLE FUCKEN THING FROM DAY ONE WAS SET UP AS A NON-PROFIT, ORG, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS I HOPE, SO IF SOME ONE SOLD YOU ON A IDEA OF MONEY MAKING, ON THIS COURSE, AND THE PAPERS FILED ON THE FIRST CLUB WERE NON-PROFIT ORG. THAN NONE OF YOU COWBOYS HAVE A RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING, YOU ARE ALL PISSED OFF, YOU CANT CASH OUT, THATS THE BOTTOM LINE, SO IF WHOEVER BROUGHT YOU GUYS IN THE CLUB IN THE FIRST PLACE, ON THE HOPE OF MAKING MONEY, WHEN IN REALITY THIS WAS A NON PROFIT ORG. YOU SHOULD ALL TALK TO THE MAN WHO SOLD YOU ON THE IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE, HAY,ZELLER, IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT RYAN SAID TO YOU, LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE, STAY THE FUCK OFF THAT MANS LAND, YOU ARE LUCKY THATS ALL HE SAID, HE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY OR DO ANYTHING ON HIS PROPERTY, AND IF HE HURT YOUR FEELINGS, THAT TOO FUCKEN BAD, LIVE WITH IT, THAT WOULD NOT BOTHER REAL JOCKS LIKE US, BECAUSE IN HOCKEY IF SOMEONE SHOT HIS MOUTH OFF, I WOULD GET HIS NUMBER, AND THE FIRST CROSS ICE PASS HE WAS REACHING FOR WITH HIS HEAD DOWN, I WOULD GO TO MY OFF WING, AND SKATE ACROSS ICE WITH THIS GUYS HEAD DOWN, AND THEN BANG, I WOULD TAKE HIS FUCKEN HEAD OFF WITH A CLEAN BODY CHECK, AND I WOULD LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT, RYAN SHOULD HAVE DID SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT WHEN YOU STORMED HIS LAND. AND REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU ROOKIES, THIS WAS SET UP AS A NON-PROFIT ORG. IF YOU WERE TOLD DIFFERENT THAN YOU ROOKIES GOT SUCKED IN BIG TIME,
First of all, what is your problem? You have a cancer, is that right? and you are spending time in Iquitos and not taking advantage of the incredible natural medicines that are available to you? Why? You don’t believe in them? You belive in what? Dave, … get back down here and try some of the many amazing things that are right in front of your nose. But you have to believe. I won’t preach here but God bless and I know you pain must be horrible… sorry man.
Gerald is … Gerald. We all know that. But all I am trying to tell you is that he just signed off on some papers, no ill will intented. Doesn’t really matter what he said he did to me, he did not do that, just took credit for it.. as it would be.
watch out it sounds like ol jocko will sucker punch you in a heartbeat and say it was a fair fight.
Shawn you may have set a new record. Twelve F***S in one sentence. That is pretty impressive. Of course it was a long sentence.
In looking for some clod of common ground, I know you are also disappointed that you are not allowed to pass on your share of the golf club to your daughter. I guess we are all rookies, rookie.
Welcome back Shawn it looks like you were truly missed.
I want to ask you just 2 questions, I have also given the answers below.
1. What came first, members or the constitution ?
2. Who wrote the constitution ?
Answers.
1. Bill Grimes was the first member in January 2004,
16 others joined before the constitution was written and dated July 3rd 2004.
2. The costitution was the work of Ryan Richards and
Sergio Bargas.
I have always led a quiet life, my Mother God Bless her, told me about bad words and that I should ignore them. But Fuck It, go on Canada Shawn sock it to em cocksuckers. Good on yer .
I spoke with Adam and Armando last night, they nor anyone that I know of has EVER had any intention of taking anyones membership away from them. NEVER. Those that PAID FOR MEMBERSHIPS have memberships…. However, those that attacked Ryan, attempting to take his property from him either by written, verbal or physical means will have a difficult time coming out to the Golf Club as Ryan (no doubt) will not stand for it. At least not right now and probably never. Would any of you?
I can talk to Ryan… I have thought about this but how do I tell Ryan that those people trying to take his land from him were doing this because they believed that he and Gerald were trying to steal the golfcourse? I don’t see how that would work at all.
I agree with Shawn on this, absolutely. This has caused way too much stress on Ryan, not to mention time, money, attorney, etc..
Alan do you understand the difference between membership and shares? You own a membership in a fraternal organization of golfers that has only one asset. That is a lawnmower that was bought with stolen money.
Who owns the golf course with the clubhouse ect.? Not the property that it sits on. There is a difference. I don’t want to insult anybody inteligence but in the USA commercial land is many times owned by someone different than the one who owns the improvements to that property. Wether it be a golf course or a 50 story hi rise. There is good reason for that which I don’t want to take up space here explaining.
In the USA if you see some kid cut your grass every week for a month that you did not hire and say nothing your property is liable to pay that kid. And if you don’t a lien can be placed against your property and eventually be sold at an auction against your will to pay that kid. Or if you try and sell the property before that you will have to pay that kid to get clean title to your property.
These were facts. Now I am going to give opinions which might not be true. Ryan has told me he owns the land the golf cosurse sets on. I have no reason not to believe him. Is it true that he owns this land? Next I and 50 or 60 others have invested in that property. We don’t want Ryans land if it is his. We don’t want to deny him rent. We do want the improvements that have been made to that land. That is what is being denied us. And in the USA when the improvements are denied to you then you have to go after the land. Peru I am sure has similar laws.
The bad guys are the ones that claim to own the golf course on the land that Ryan lives on. The “Amazon golf and country club” are completely innocent if it wasn’t that they are claiming ownership to a lawnmower that was bought with stolen money. “Stolen” is not the best word, but thats all I can think of now.
One more thing, I have not heard of one person that wants the land Ryan lives on. It has been expressed to me many times, they only want the part of the golf course they paid for. Is this not fair?
Why would the courts of Peru give the land Ryan lives on, if he owns it, to someone else? Like I have stated before, I’m 100% for giving the golf course, not the land, to the city of Iquitos for a municipal golf course.
Hi Alan, I see from your last comment you do not seem to understand the difference between membership and ownership, which makes me suspicious because that issue has been explained over and over. We should have a FAQ link.
Dave Volkmann understands and explains in comment # 221. I will make one more attempt to express myself on this subject.
EXCUSE ME FOR SHOUTING, I DO NOT WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF ANY GOLF CLUB. I WANT TO BE A SHAREHOLDER, PART OWNER, WITH A POTENTIAL ASSET TO GIVE OR SELL.
Armando, are you a member or are you a shareholder of the Amazon Golf and Country Club? Correct me if I am wrong, but most of the 15 members only have a share of a mower. Whose idea was it to provide a share of a mower, and why? What about the rest of the golf equipment, the club house, the $7,000 electrical transformer, and the golf course itself. Who owns that?
If you are willing to spend a couple of hours reading the three posts and the 391 comments associated with those posts at this link; http://dawnontheamazon.com/blog/category/the-amazon-golf-club/
you could have a better understanding of the view point of the non-golf playing investors.
Peter S. donated the transformer. Peter S. has been helping out, paying the workers, etc.. When I have asked that perhaps others could donate, there is no response. Not one email, nothing. Peter is a Saint as far as I am concerned. I bought into this club with the idea that I could play golf AND that I might one day be able to sell my membership for a profit… if I wanted to. An investment, as you say.. Well, that is not the case. And so my measly investment so I could play golf turns out that it is just that, a measly investment. I can play golf, hopefully one day swim with my children, enjoy good company (yes, no matter how many of you have showed your asses, I still consider you good company and hopefully one day you will come to the same conclusion too as… there really is no other way, right?), and even build my house alongside the club. Why not?
The land WILL BE titled in Ryan’s name. That is obvious and that is happening now. Any other papers that came down from Agriculture in Iquiots have no authority what so ever.
Some of you decided that your horse was faster and so you backed it. That horse will not even finish the race. I told you before, from the beginning, about this. Few listened. Others put up sums of money to back that horse, that’s really unfortunate.
And now, when it is obvious that many mistakes were made, bridges burned, friends lost and blood pressures out of control… all because you backed the wrong horse or horses… horse’s that were not even in the stable… I have an empty feeling for you. I am sorry that all this has happened, but the land belongs to Ryan, always has. No one has ever had a right to take it away from him, in any form what so ever. Maybe some of you will get what I am saying, others obviously won’t as I have been saying this since the beginning of this blog.
It really pisses me off, all this bullshit, all the lies, all the coverups. And for that I am quite happy with Shawn expressing himself in capital letters. I don’t want to go there.. and am happy that someone is. If I went there? If DV called me a fucking thief here in front of me? (of course he would not, because he has no …) I’d take his front teeth out. But I won’t go there.. and he won’t either.
Alan, there are 8 Japanese tourist that you were involved with taking there $4,000.00 and claim you own 1/15 of a lawnmower bought with there money. If this isn’t called stealing from tourist or being involved with stolen property into your hands what do you call it? I had already apologized for the f word. You have yet to deny you took or steal the money the lawnmower was bought with. You have admited it on this blog in the constitution of your club. What happen to you before in the states I don’t care about and don’t believe anyway. Enlighten us. Tell me I am wrong about how YOUR lawn mower was purchased. Tell me the other side of the story. To save argument Ryan owns the land. You belong to a fraternal organization of golfers. Right? You have absolutely no involvement with the golf course on Ryans land. Right? If you do tell us about it. Who owns the golf course? Forget about the investment aspect. Just who owns the golf course TODAY that was built by 60 plus or minus individuals? Profit or non profit organization is irrelevent. I more than anyone wants to believe your not a thief or involved with stolen property. But your signature is on that document.
I have said repeatedly I don’t want anything to do with the golf course. If it was up to me I would bring back to being jungle or donate it to the city of Iquitos. I have nothing to gain no matter which horse wins. But I am not going to sit still while tourist are being riped off by Gringos.
the Japenese have full disclosure with the Club. They know what is happening. They know what some people have being trying to steal. Those people are not Gerald nor Sergio, those people are the ones that paid money to steal the land.
As far as the 1/15 ownership… you can have it Dave. Do you feel better now?
I do not play the horses. I do not make threats.
Shinji Nakamra paid the money for the Japanese investors to the Amazon Golf Club. The mower was purchased by the Amazon Golf Club, for the Amazon Golf Club.
The transformer was donated by Peter Schnieder to the Amazon Golf Club, for the Amazon Golf Club. That man is a saint.
The value of the transformer and the mower were declared to be zero by a liquidator, then donated to your club where they are still being used. Case closed. Guilty!
I am quite happy with Shawn expressing himself in capital letters, and I am equally happy with you expressing your self. Thank you.
You can build your house along side the club. Why not?
Yes Alan. If you disenfrancise yourself from ownership of the lawnmower in any form or shape I owe you a big apology. I have no quorums with your opinions, views, and who you support. I have no argument with Ryan. I also don’t want any gringos stealing any land Ryan owns and will not sit still for it.
Alan,
You have said repeatedly that “No one will be excluded” but now you say “No one will be excluded except those who went against Ryan”.
You can tell Ryan this, I want to be a shareholder of the club , but I never want to walk on it, see it or have anything to do with it.
I want to see it grow and prosper and then maybe in a few years, if I’m short, I might want to sell my share.
I am speaking for myself but I think others feel the same, so as long as we have our investment Ryan can ban whoever he wants.
I think its a wonderful idea to build a house close to the golf course, we all know how houses by golf courses fetch quite a good price. It would certainly be a good investment. Why dont you ask Adam Andrews and Sergio Bargas to help you ? They did a wonderful job on Tony Espejo.
As I understand it, the assets of the club had to be legally divided between those people that were-are members of the club. At the time, only 15 people showed up to sign the document. Period. If it makes anyone here feel better, they can have my 1/15th share in the riding mower… Are we really arguing about this? Unreal. The transformer was purchased by Peter Scheider and yes, he is a saint of a man. Because it was purchased by Peter and not by the Club, there is no factura/invoice for this and as such, it could not be declared as property of the club at the time of the signing of the new constitution. The land could also not be declared an asset as it is owned by Peru with possession given to Ryan. So what’s left? Oh yeah, the golf clubs that were donated. Same situation, no official factura/invoice for those either.
I have preached on this since the inception of this blog. No one is out to take anything away from anyone. Some of you believed this not to be true and your actions have been disasterous, to say the least.
I agree with Mike. To you Alan, my only beef with most of the 15, you included, is the $4,000.00 lawnmower that you claim is yours. The golf clubs is not an issue with me and you.
Sorry Alan but you are wrong about the transformer.
Peter paid the $7,000 into the account administered by Adam and Leo. The Banco Weise in Prospero Street.
Adam paid for the transformer with that money. Peter donated this money for the transformer in July 2005
and it was donated to the Amazon Golf Club NOT the Amazon Golf & Country Club and therefore is an asset
of the AGC. The same applies to the $4,000 japanese money which Adam used to buy the Tractor mower. Again this was for the AGC not the other outfit.
Alan, I do not know who you are, but I have worked out a lot about you. You were speaking about backing the right, or wrong horse. It seems to me you are trying to ride both horses, so when this thing is sorted you can say you backed the right side.
Tony Espejo is a gentleman, and his wife Ruby is a nice lady. I am sure they would not come on this 2 bit blog, and subject themselves to to the cursing abuse that the rest of us have to put up with. They would be horrified. I do wish they would make a comment telling the story of their experience with the Amazon Golf and Country Club, the property they bought and the house that they had built near the golf course, but I know they won’t. Does anyone want to tell Tony’s story for him? They told me they loved Iquitos, but did not know if they would ever come back again. What is that all about? Were they cheated by anyone we know? Shawn, Alan, what can you tell us about this story?
Bill, Yes Tony and Ruby are truly wonderful people. Ruby was born here in Iquitos and Tony is a very good golfer. When they came to Iquitos for the first time in 20 years (in 2004) and Tony found that there was a golf course under construction he joined straight away.
They also decided to buy some land near to the golf club and build a house there.
All I know is this, Tony and Ruby came to me in April and said they wanted to sell their house for less than it cost them to build. They said they were leaving Iquitos and had no plans to return in the forseeable future. Once we started checking out the Title etc., it came out that they had nothing. However thanks to the work of my secretary Aura and a good lawyer they do have a Certificate of Posessiom now.
When they left Iquitos, they left us with a Power of Attorney and we administer the property paying the guardians salary and untility bills etc.
Tony was always very reluctant to point a finger at whoever was resposible for the loss of $20,000 but we all know who were in charge of buying the land and the construction of the house.
Mike we all don’t know who was in charge of buying the land and the construction of the house. Tell us please.
Hi Anne Onlooker,
You can give us hell yourself. Jump right in.
Hi Bill Barnes,
Welcome aboard the Captains Blog. Thanks for following this thread and commenting. What else have you learned about us?
Bill,
I think I can judge the good guys and bad guys, still not really sure. Interesting that who I think are two bad guys, writing keep changing sides. The real bad guys, in my opinion, have said nothing. Am I close?
Hi Bill,
I hope what I am about to say does not break the drama of the conflict for any of our readers. I know it sounds like we are all just about to kill each other, knock his front teeth out, got no balls, shouting obscenities, calling each other rookies, thieves and worse.
A funny thing is, here in Iquitos Peru, on the edge of civilization, most people do not have personal computers. Several times, Mike and Shawn and others meet by accident at the internet cafe on computers sitting side by side, typing their comments. I would like to get a photo of that, both of them furiously typing with two fingers, while looking to see what insult the other is posting about them. It makes me laugh to think of it. Alan and I sometimes email each other. I usually close at the end, “excuse me, I have to go now and attack you on the blog”.
Personally I feel great appreciation for each and every person that takes the time to comment on this blog. Imagine the emotional outpouring, the passion, the time commitment that has gone into the combined 410 comments about the Amazon Golf Club in less than 6 months. Most people have never expressed such a public emotional commitment. For me none of the characters commenting here are “bad guys.” I feel some of them are misguided, or misinformed. obviously some feel I am misguided and misinformed.
Let’s take Shawn for instance. Shawn, correct me if I am wrong, but we have a certain respect for each other that has been partially earned here on the Captain’s Blog.
There is no way that I can be so gracious to the ones you refer to as the “real bad guys”, the ones who have said nothing. Contrary to what some have said, I do not hate the real bad guys. I feel…pity, I guess is the right word. I am only trying to do what is right for me, my friends, and many other investors, and the real bad guys are standing in the way of what is right. That is not a good place to stand.
Hello Dave, regarding Tony Espejo’s house.
What I do know is this.
In December 2005 Tony and Ruby were here, Tony played in the golf tournament we had just before Christmas. During this time he told me he had bought some land by the golf course and that Sergio Bargas had arranged everything for him.
Tony and Ruby returned to the U.S. and about a month later Tony telephoned me and asked me to supervise the construction of his house. Not knowing much of construction I refused, so did Gerald. On her return a few months later Ruby told me that the house was a complete disaster and they had lost about $20,000 . Ruby told me that her brother was building the house under the supervision of Adam Andrews who obviously did accept the position Tony offered me.
They have gone now and we do not know when or if they will ever return.
Our club has lost a really good person , a great golfer
and one who donated a lot of golfing equipment to the club.
He even paid $340 to Sergio so that he could represent the Amazon Golf Club in the Cup of Gold Tournament at lima Golf Club. Of course we found out later Sergio was not even invited to play in that match.
There is a solution to all of this,
I have room for 10 persons in my speedboat and plenty of room at my lodge on the Amazon River.
All who have gained or lost, cheated have been cheated. Should all join me an tuesday for an overnight retreat from Iquitos….
Good food, cold beer and bonfires!!!!!
Forget the differnces and the pendejada and move on to the more important things in life like……
protecting natural resources, education and helping those who need it.
El Otorongo…….
Mike, you were smart enough to say you did not know how to supervise the construction of a simple house when asked, but when it comes to you building a golf course you just couldn’t say no. I don’t want to go there again. I wish Alan would put all his efforts that he is putting into finding cures for simple diseases like diabitis and develop a pill for stupidity. Thats what Iquitos need. And I do as far as that is concern, for getting involved in this golf course.
DV, that pill is called: we are all in the same boat. There are not two boats, two sides, just one. And that one is sinking.
Hey guys,
.. He got with Ryan and they started schemeing…They talked with others to see who was gullible and who was not. THAT STARTED THE LINE BEING DRAWN ALAN. And you did what you thought was right and tried to walked the line. depending on who you were talking to you leaned that way. You did not want enemies you wanted to get along with everyone and that is what is needed now. Keep it up but listen to both sides. Shawn has had questions sent to him but he does not answer them just rants. But he does have some good points also. Why he thinks he is smarter then everyone else is crazy. he is smart at things and others are smart at differant things. Together he and the others could be much smarter. learn some things from each other. NO BODY IS PERFECT…NO BODY… Shawn why did Adam or Gerald not get you your membership for your daughter? Did they say or just ignore you.. It seems like they are treating you like they other members before the change and you do not like it either.Just like the others that lost there money. I know you went out with your own money, time and golfing experiance to complete at least one of the holes. Everyone talks about how they would have done it but Mike tried to do it on a SHOESTING BUDGET WITH LITTLE COMING IN EVERYWEEK. How much did he take from his pocket to do some of this…ONLY HE KNOWS. Would any of you went out to do what Wally was doing for $100.00 dollars a week… NO YOU WOULD NOT… Shawn you took over when it was cleared not before. And they cleared it with Machetes and hand tools… I bet if you would have jumped in from the very begining and offered your help that this course would be a fantastic place to play and that Gerald and Adam would not have sold the original people out the door or anyone who did not agree with him. That I do believe. But like the last bit of comments on construction has been going around. No one else was around for Mike to get to start the construction but clearing land and builging a house are very differant types of construction to deal with.. Dave you of all should know that…And Mike saying he did not know house building is ok. Many do not. Construction in IQUITOS or Peru is very differant from the US.. I know I learned a lot when I did Bills Boat the Dawn 3. I am an electritian by trade but was also a carpenter. I have built many things from houses to high voltage melting pots at steel mills. SO I KNOW CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROCESS IT TAKES….BUT I AM NOT THE AMRTEST ONE OUT THERE, THAT I KNOW. BUT I AM NO WAYS NEER THE DUMBEST EITHER.. I think everyone involved needs to do like OTORONGO suggests and everyone go set outside of Iquitos at a place that is very relaxing and talk about what is best for the “ORIGINAL CLUB AND MEMBERS” and not say we will do it next week say ok send emails to everyone involved..”EVERYONE”.. let some pick who they would like to represent them at this meeting. then set a date and go. And get it right this time so that the PERUVIAN PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT does not hink that you all are a bunch of rookies. Take a local attorney who has nothing invested in this and is not friends of either party to help with what is legal. You can do it.
I know that you all did not get into this with the idea of finding that “pot of gold” at the end of the rainbow. for people to do that they need to invest all that they have to do it soley by themselves. That way they are ones in charge and decision for what they do or do not do. But you put a group of people together and they are the ones to make the decisions you have the “GOVERNMENT” and things get F****d up. you all know that. I know Bill did not get into this for the money, He liked Mike as a friend and though he would help him to get his idea of the ground. At that time if Gerald would have tried to do it he would have gotten behind him to. But Gerald thought it was a bad idea and would never have got onboard with it because there was not enough interest in it just like you Shawn. By your own admission you said this. Ryan agreed to the terms of the lease or gentlemans agreement.
Ryan knew going in what was involved. Yes some say he is a smart man so he surely knew what was what. Then more and more people jumped in and bought shares or memberships and then the land started being cleared and cleaned up.
A transformer was bought and the clubhouse started. Now I do not know when Gerald, Adam or Shawn got involved but there had been a lot of work before they got on the wagon. Or they would have just watched and said look at those “cowboys, Rookies” whatever working on doing nothing but clearing somebody elses land. How stupid of them they are so stupid to do that for someone else.
Then it started looking more promising and Gerald being Gerald did not like being on the outside looking in junped on. Then Gerald being Gerald did not like being just one of they members, it was below him so he thought and thought and ….well most thought it was smoke coming from his bar-b-que that they saw but it was him schemeing… HOW CAN I GET CONTROL” this golf cource might just go and make money for someone smart…”HEY THAT IS ME”
You do not have to be friends to be in business but you have to have confidence in the leaders to trust it will be done right and neither side trusts they other so you need strong independant people there looking after everyone involved …That is not easy but it can be done….Shawn you are strong willed and once all the crap is skimmed of off the top might be the guy to look after things to see they are done right. You and I both know we have had our disagreements but I do not feel the you would go out of your way to screw me either. unless we are playing hockey…LOL… This blog may have been put here to get Gerald, Adam or Ryan to come on here to explan things but they have not and only they know why. The ousted group in my opinion, if it matters, has tried to talk to Gerald, Adam and Ryan without confrontation here but they do not want to talk here. I know Gerald and he is stuborn and will not back down from anyone right or wrong. Listen to his stories and it all points to him being right and everyone else wrong.
GUYS SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE AND HAMMER THIS DEAL OUT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED….
Mark
Mark, it seems that all the people here just need a little bit of outside advice. Your words are wise and I do also wish for a quick painless solution.
I do have one more bit of advice.
The confrontation on the 9th is a build up of many months of work.
At that very moment all persons that have financial or intimate involvement in taking the course back should all be present with the fiscal,police, Mick and Aura. Dont leave him to represent alone.
Any how..
The offer is good and It would be great to get some more resident Gringos to my lodge for a night.
(of course with some gasoline donations)
if anyone is interested check out
http://www.peruamazonrainforestadventures.com
http://picasaweb.google.com/otorongolodge
HAY MARK, WHOEVER YOU ARE, LET ME EDUCATE YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THE CLUB, FIRST OF ALL, THE LAND WAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING CLEARED, I BROUGHT IN 2 CHAINSAW GUYS TO CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES, BRUSH, ALDERS, ETC, AT THE BACK LEFT OF THE COURSE, IT WAS DENSE JUNGLE, THAN HIRED GUYS TO SMOOTH IT OUT TO A FAIRWAY, THERE WERE 2 GREENS IF YOU CAN CALL THEM THAT, JUST GRASS CUT IN A CIRCLE, NO DRAINAGE PIPES OR ANYTHING. IT WAS A FUCKEN JOKE, EVERYTHING HAD TO BE DONE OVER FROM SCRATCH, THE CLUB HOUSE WAS A SHELL, THE COURSE NEVER STARTED TAKEN SHAPE TILL ADAM GOT INVOLVED,AND STARTED PUTTING HIS TIME IN. UNTIL ALL OF US GOT INVOLVED THAT PROPERTY STARTED LOOKING LIKE A GOLF COURSE, IT WAS NOT UNTIL, I WILL QUOTE ANOTHER MEMBERS EXACT WORDS, THAT WE GOT RID OF THE GARBAGE AND THE CROOKS DID THE PROPERTY TURN INTO A 9 HOLE COURSE. SO I ASK YOU THIS BASIC QUESTION, THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SOLES, IN THE BEGINNING, WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO,? A TINY BIT OF GRASS CUT, WHILE MIKES BOY WALLY WAS JACKING EVERYONE FROM DAY ONE, AND RIPPING EVERYONE OFF, NO GREENS, AND A SHELL OF A CLUBHOUSE, WHERE THE FUCK DID THE MONEY GO, ITS 100% IMPOSSIBLE FROM WHAT WAS DONE IN THE BEGINNING, TO JUSTIFY THE SO CALLED MONEY SPENT, ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE, WHOEVER YOU ARE GET YOUR FACTS CORRECT BEFORE YOU SPEAK
I am one invester,that was amazed at how much got done with so little money, even with all the money I seen wasted and I understand a little that got stolen. This was before Shawn, Alan, Gerald, ect. got involved.
that is a nice offer Mark, but you really don’t know what you are talking about. I see you wanting to be helpful but you really just have no idea. However, I appreciate it and I think we all do.
shawn you were probably never there on the other side of you to see it before they started clearing so how would you know and how much did it cost you with equipment not just men alone to do th same amount of acres…
It is obvious that you have never been on a job just coming out of the ground but 1 golf course (grounds keeping) and one house, peruvian style…
you took what other men had started and contiued with it but what did it cist you against the same as Wally…
the question was how much did you spend compared to wally for the same amount of sq. yrds or
meters or however you want?
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the very thoughtful comment # 244. Mark obviously has a lot of construction experience. Shawn responded diplomatically in comment # 246, and then Mark asked a very good question. Shawn, he asked you how much did it cost you to do the same amount of acres? Do you have receipts? I always give Shawn and Adam a lot of credit for improving the golf course. Good job men. How much money did it cost?
Hi Dave Volkmann,
I agree completely with your comment # 247. I do not know how many of you know Dave’s work history. I won’t go into the details but his resume in construction is very impressive, including multi million dollar golf courses. Dave has a lot of construction experience and says he is “amazed with what got done with so little money”, in spite of what was wasted.
Like Dave and Mark, I was not involved with the building of the golf course. I am not an expert construction man. The best I can say about myself is I am a handy type of guy that can do a lot of things. I do believe most people would agree my life experience is enough to have an opinion on this subject. I want to ask all of you handy men reading this how many of your projects were completed perfectly the first time. I don’t know about you, but for me it takes about three times to get it right. It takes me four trips to the hardware store, and 3 trips to the lumber yard. About the third time I start getting it right. Now I know that Alan and Shawn can do it right the first time, under budget, but they are very exceptional.
Mark, Dave, and I agree that there were human mistakes, and we know one of the workers stole some money. We are not proud of some mismanagement and poor construction, but we know building things in the Amazon Rainforest is not easy. Alan, I personally fell through rotten boards on a bridge to your maloca a couple of years ago, and the entire bridge was ready to collapse. Remember? Your first construction did not work did it? You should be more understanding. Shawn, I am not sure what else you have built here?
Mike Collis started out with a dream and $350 start up money. Anyone that can do more than Mike with a dream and $350 start up money, is more than a handy man, he is a magician. It is human nature for everyone to think they could have done it better for less, but by God, they didn’t. There would not even be a golf course except Mike had a dream and made it come true. Not one person in the Amazon Golf and Country Club ever thought they could build a golf course 3° south of the equator in the middle of the rainforest till Mike showed them it was possible. Now you guys are all great promoters and entrepreneurs.
You should be ashamed of yourselves, but you’re not.
I know we have a fairly large audience of golfers, and no doubt a lot of handy men that have not commented yet. This would be a good time to share your personal experiences and opinions. Sure Alan will say, “you don’t know what you are talking about”. That used to bother me, but I have sort of gotten used to it…most of the time.
The course is a miracle, to say the least. One day they’ll probably give it Sainthood and we’ll have yet another Peruvian holiday. Sincerely, those that brought the course to fruition are congratulated, immensely! I personally had nothing to do with the construction but watched it week by week turn into one of the finest 9 hole courses I have ever played on. Once the coca trees get up around 10 feet, properly marking off the separate fairways, it really will be incredible. So Sergio, Shawn, Adam, and yes… Wally too, and the hard workers out there that initially started with only machetes and everyone else that played a hand in building this… my hats off to you!
There’s still alot more to be done with the clubhouse, restaurant, swimming pool, tennis courts, etc. but damn.. what a beautiful start.
Now, if everyone would withdraw all the denuncios that have been filed, we might be able to get back to the good work.
Alan , I like your way of thinking..drop the denuncias or lawsuits to show “good faith at the bargaining table” It works but with this group….
…..I DOUBT IT VERY MUCH……They will not even come on here to talk or tell there side so do you really believe that they would bargain in good faith…
There in charge…:) they have the ball and they want the court all to themselves… the original group needs to get there toys back(Transformer, golf clubs everything that was donated to it and go find a differant sandlot and let these COWBOYS have there millionaires club at this one and see how long it lasts..because without other golfers or new investors they are destined to fail unless Shawn or some of the others pay for upkeep out of there pocket..
Remember there is always bullies at every beach wanting to control and dictate what others can and can not do. and these children are the bullies
I was skeptical it would grow, but it did …I am still skeptical it will grow, because of needing players not just members but paying customers to keep it afloat. Now if more peruvians played maybe it could go..But with Gerald in charge or involved that would never happen as he has to many enemies. A few friends but more enemies..golf is still considered a rich mans sport.. because of the toys involved to play.
“ALL” OF YOU GUYS HAVE MADE THIS VENTURE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANY GOOD FOR ANYONE…1st group was trying on a shoestring and the 2nd group thought we can do better “and make US some money but we need to controll it all with the first group out we can…..remember “WE” are better managers then they are.. it is time for everyone to take there toys and go home and find a differant sandbox…
But PLEASE LEAVE SOME THINGS FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU ALL SO THEY WILL HAVE THERE LAUGH OK…oh yes Shawn they are laughing at you also.
and they laugh at me to..but gerald many would kill if they caught him out of town. to make this go you need someone in-charge that the LOCAL PEOPLE RESPECT.. He may not be the smartest person there but the most respected to bring local people in to play
I am done rambling today
Right Mark, it is crucial that the locals begin playing golf. That was and is part of the plan of course. But in order for that to happen, we have to get this bullshit out of the way and we have to put in a swimming pool. That way the Mother and Father can play golf and leave their children at the pool. (Well… that’s my plan as I have two children… LOL) Another reason why I want to build a house out there so when my wife says: Where’s the children? I can say: I don’t know, they’re at the Club. what a delightful and stressfree response that will be for me for many years. And there will be a golf course, you can bet on that, take it to the bank. I think Mike had a brilliant idea when he recently wrote something like this: Well then, if those of us that attacked the course won’t be allowed back on it because of Ryan, we at least should be able to keep our memberships so at any point we can sell them for a profit. I agree with that.
As I have always said: Anyone that paid the membership fees (or shares.. whatever you want to call it) should have their rights.
As we all know, Time Heals Most Wounds. And so those that have wounded must allow time to heal. How much time that would be is anyone’s guess. I would have a difficult time immediately adjusting to allowing attackers onto my property, and I am very liberal, love change and the sooner the better… but emotional wounds are time-consuming… But hey, the only thing that is certainly going to happen with the shares is that they go up in value. Right?
Out of curiosity, I wonder what would happen now if I bought 3 more shares in the Club? And bought them with the idea that they would go up in value incredibly… so that perhaps a 1000 USD investment in 1 share would be worth 10,000 dollars in 20 years. Another question: Are there still shares available to purchase? I am speaking of Founding Member shares, not just lifetime memberships. I don’t know the answer to that just now but I think there are no more Founding Member shares left to buy.
Oh well, just… as Mark says… rambling now… I’d love to get back to the course.. but this fu…ing foot is still not well. Getting better but the healing is so slow. Thank God I brought in the Huesera… folk-loric bone setter. All the doctors I met with were full of baloney but she was incredible. I highly recommend this woman for anyone that has had any physical traumas…
Don’t want to bore you, but there was an 18 year old at this year’s conference here in Iquitos. He was born with a malformed chest, it protruded. The doctors told him that after he got his full growth, they could operate and set the bones back into the logical place. Wieht two sessions with this bone setter, she popped them back and he has a normal looking chest. She treated many people, numerous problems. Amazing.
Ok… the wife finally gets back from guiding a group of French nightmares to Lake Titacaca… Thank God it was her and not me. I don’t have the patience to put up with what she just did.
Good evening all.
Thanks for the nice comments Mark and Alan. For the first time in weeks, I drank two glasses of wine and feel at peace with the world. Although I feel at peace, I have no desire to set foot on the golf course again; swimming pool or no swimming pool. You and your kids can relax and enjoy the palm trees and greens from your patio.
I look forward to moving on to other projects that I am more interested in. I have been making positive plans for the future and those plans have absolutely nothing to do with the golf course. If everyone makes the right moves you golfers will be playing your game, the investors will have their investments and both groups should be happy. Lets not allow anything to stand in the way of that happy outcome.
Well it sounds like it is a good one for the original group and bad for the second.
PLEASE KEEP MIKE SAFE AND OUT OF HARMS WAY AS HE FINISHES WHAT HE STARTED
I am sure Ryan will get treated better then he was treating others…
GOOD LUCK MIKE and I will see you when I come to town
Bill, send me an email…
I have a great idea.
Nevermind…
Hahahahahahah…..
But I would like to talk with you, not about this golfcourse.
Let’s do move on.
What happened today?
Sorry about the short note, I was too excited. Did we become the Amazon Golf Club once more (een though we never went away)? Do we possess anything? Or is it burnt to the ground? Will we start another chapter, or let it return to the jungle? For my part, let us thrive, together! No more us and them, let’s fix it and move forward into the next stage. Pretty sure I’ll be there in September. Is Mike alive?
Hello Brian, Natalia and everyone,
Thank you for your concern
Yesterday, accompanied by a Judge and 16 police officers I took over adminstration of the Amazon Golf Course. I must add, that I DO NOT OWN THE LAND, the court has ruled that I should be the Custodian of it untill the Title dispute is settled. Both Ryan,myself and our lawyers signed a resolution that states Ryan must not come onto the golfcourse land and that I should not go onto his land.
I will send out an email to all Founder Members with more details tomorrow.
I really do think its time for reconciliation.
Congrats to all of the original members and new ones also. I hope Shawn and the others go and enjoy the golf course and who knows maybe even get Shawn his membership for his daughter like he was prmised because he did do some work for it in a value around a membership.
Anyway it has a chance of making it now.
Will someone tell me and others about the title dispute that Mike mentions? I thought this was only about the golf course that sat on the property. Not the ownership of the property.
Hello Dave,
You are most certainly right we never wanted the land , we only wanted to rent it. Unfortunately,I knew that the only way to get them to return our club to its original status was to threaten them with taking the land.
I say again , if they climb down off their big horses
and give all of us back what we invested in,then this can be put behind us and we can all work together to promote our golf club.
GREAT IDEA
START THE HEALING PROCESS
I understand Mike Collis is now the Administrator or Custodian of the golf course. In the USA we call it a receivership. Now I also understand the 15 who were supposedly mostly the innocent golfers who claim to have possession of the $4,000.00 lawnmower, according to there constitution that was published on this blog, will not give it to Mike so we have to order another one. Is this true? Alan had said on this blog he would give up his rights to his share but whether he has or not I don’t know.
After taking the administration of the golf course we discovered the following things missing.
The clubhouse water tank and pump.
A tractor mower and other smaller mowers.
Tools.
Golfing equipment.
We also discovered that the plastic cups from every hole on each green had been taken away.
These plastic cups are regulation size and cannot be found here.In July 2004 Founder Member Brian Todd generously donated to the Amazon Golf Club 18 regulation size cups and 18 practice or putting green cups.
As a sign of good faith please bring the 9 cups back.
it figures that these guys or guy could not just let these things go back to the original club. I hate to sat it was gerry with no proof but deep down we all know who he is capable of it because he stole == NILA, THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS from his ex by forgery (by hiw own admission) to make it his when he was run out of the head of tourism office.lets not forget Sergio in this, he may have taken that stuff a long time ago. But hey is there any way of proving who has theme and what did the people who went with you say about this discovery?
Today I walked around the golf course for the first time in three years. It’s absoloutley magnificant. Well done to all those involved.
I remember Mike’s original idea, then Ryan said he had some land. One Sunday afternoon I went out to Ryans land and walked round it. I thought that it would be suitable for a nine hole course. A few days later I went out with Mike and Leo Jones. As we stood in chest high weeds I tried to explain the layout of the course, they did not see my vision of the course.
Anyway, work started on the land clearance, mostly cutting very long grass and some horrible scrubby plants. There were no large trees harmed during this clearance.With 18 workers with only machettes, it took over 2 months to clear the site.
A while later we started on the clubhouse, which was criticised by a few, saying it won’t last three months. It is still there !
Several people have accused me of a lot of things, including theft. Just not true.For those of you who have defended me against these claims, thank you.Dave V, Alan and Mark. Mark It was not $100 a week, it was 100 soles, around $30 ($5 a day).
I have been accused of theft, what I was accused of pales into insignificance compared to what a few people have tried to steal.
What the saddest part of all is the fact that the few have devided the many.
Please sit round a table and sort this out, then EVERYONE can enjoy what this club has to offer.
Wally Lloyd.
While they are trying to sort out the land problem, it might be a good idea Mad Mike to give a blanket ok to anyone that wants to play golf. Right?
I would suspect that if the golf course were still open and able to be played, it might get maintained… or it might not. Regardless, it’s the right thing to do. We all know where this is leading, well… most of us do. Ryan owns the land, always has, always will. One lower court judge making a very bad decision won’t change that.. the water only gets deeper for all concerned. So step up and make the right moves. Alot of mistakes have been made by many people but really they are nothing that can’t be overcome.
Or maybe I should start a blog about how the amazon golf club was stolen?
People have invested money in making sure they had a share or a membership. Invested money for more than just membership fees. Those that did this know who you are, and so do I and many others. You just keep digging the hole deeper and deeper as I see it. Anyway, I am still for everyone getting together although I realize the possibility of this is slim to none. And why? Egos, broken prides, people overstepping boundaries, holding grudges, …etc.. But I will say this, to the benefit of all (or not): People here made decisions based on 1: incorrect assessment of the situation 2: Deliberate misinformation 3: Subterfuge 4: and unfortunately… Greed. Everyone needs to figure out where they screwed up this picture and then let’s fix it. Mike told me months ago that he was going to get control of the land (get it titled), and that when he did that, he was going to give it to me and two other (unannounced) Peruvians, so that we, in turn, could turn the land over to the Golf Course. There is an inherent problem in that hypothesis: The Golf Course, as far as I know, never had any intention of taking over the land. That belongs to Ryan and Ryan was in the process of getting the title to the land as he had promised all of us he would do. Ryan never had any intention of banning anyone from the course. Gerald never had any intention of Stealing the Golf Course. Adam and Sergio and Shawn and yes, Wally! built this course. It is truly a work of art. If you shitheads keep this up, there will be no course, it will be a park or just another subdivision of San Juan.
Unfortunately, many of you could not help yourselves but to make disasterous comments, especially here on this blog, and to send funds to help pay for a takeover of something that didn’t need taking over. You did this because of one of the points I made above, incorrectly, I might add. So there is damage and I don’t know if damage control can manage this.
But, let’s try and see. What can you do to help alleviate this situation? What can I do?
I’ll start off first and tell all of you that I am sorry that I did not play a more active role in preventing this insane farce. Instead, when the fighting began, I resigned. That was a mistake. But now maybe I can rectify that, beginning by my apology and then hoping against hope that we can all find a solution, a compromise… But really, unless there is a sincere outpouring of remorse, it’s hopeless.
Alan I think you need to be talking to the second string rookies that were trying to take the course for there own and not the original group of investors trying to build this course from nothing. They were and still are the problem. Like spoiled children who did not get there way. These people were the ones that without consulting the “body” (all of the people invested in the course) to tell them of the so called problems and let the “body” make the deciscion on what course to follow to clear up the problems instead said that I am going to fix this and who cares what the others think about it. They just will not be included in this because I said so. And Alan that is what has everyone of the original investors did not like about the whole thing. And now you are still acting like they (the originals) are the one causing and have been the problem all along.
You seem to understand this by your writings at times then you turn and tell everyone here that they are the problem.
one question to you Alan….Who do you think needs to have the outpooring of remorse in this?
Mark I couldn’t agree with you more.
I don’t care if there is a golf course in Iquitos or not. If we lose our investment thru the leadership of Mike so be it. Thats alot different than it being stolen from us. Thats what investing is all about. Wally, Gerald, Sergio, ect. did not build the golf course. The investers did.
I would like to know about this story that Alan tells in the comment above, that Mike was going to give the land the golf course sets on to Alan and two Peruvians, who in turn were going to give it to the golf course. I never heard this story before.
I have said many tim