Re: The GSAUG June meeting & public showing of the Mark Twain!

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <4oi5vd$kpf@news.wco.com>,
Charles T. 'Dr. Tom' Turley <gbmaidsf@wco.com> wrote:
>Notice to all Usenet Apple II groups and readers:
>
>On several occasions prior to and including 5/28/96 Joe Kohn made a 
>number of posts - to the CSA2 newsgroups concerning a public invitation 
>for all Apple II users to attend the June meeting of the GSAUG, for a 
>presentation to the public of the Mark Twain (Apple IIGS +, ROM 04, etc. 
>computer).
>
>He last posted on 5/28/96 to CSA2 - that anybody wanting directions, 
>etc. should email him requesting such, which I did!   His email reply 
>follows.
>
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>Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 07:49:24 -0700
>From: Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com>
>To: gbmaidsf@wco.com
>Subject: Re: (no subject)
>
>You specifically are not invited to attend my presentation. In fact, you 
>are the reason that I am not posting directions online. 
>
>If you show up, I will call the police and ask them to remove you from 
>the premises.
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>------
>
>Now I'd like to ask everybody that reads this to express their feelings 
>with a public post and/or reply by email to me and/or Joe Kohn - on this 
>refusal to allow me to attend the GSAUG. What I'd really like to hear 
>from you; is this specific exclusion of me from this public invitation 
>of all Apple II users based on any fair, just or reasonable action?  
>
>All I want to do is peacefully attend this meeting and public 
>presentation of the Mark Twain - IIGS prototype, take some detailed 
>color photos, to digitize them, present them as color gif format files 
>via my GS WorldView Web site for public viewing and absolutely nothing 
>more.
>
>I look forward to your post, reply and response to this public request.
>
>Sincerely,
>Charles T. 'Dr. Tom' Turley
>Editor - GS WorldView
>

While your intention is to peacefully attend the demo, considering the 
things that have been said on line, I doubt that the two of you could be 
in the same room together, peacefully.  Not that either of you would 
deliberatly start anything, but...  Joe has allready said his 'public' 
demonstration is open to everyone but you.

I can understand a few specific reasons why Joe has said this.  In previous
discussions he has also said several things which make him as bad or 
worse as a person than you are.  Strangly enough, his private life has 
not been discussed here, but he has dredged you over the coals for 
several things about your private life that have no business here.

Back when I was living in Concord, CA, I spoke with members of the 
GravenStine (sp?) AUG, but never joined it.  At that time (1987-1991),
as now, I commuted everywhere by bicycle or public transportation, and
attending their meetings was not viable.  My reaction to meeting Joe
at that time is that he was this hot-shot (not meant as complimentary!) 
high schooler, and it doesn't seem like he has grown up any since then.

John

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