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Author Topic: Deadbeats in the industry (see page 7 for current info on Ron Purtee) Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-13-2014 11:22 PM                        Yes I know that....it's all about "intent to pay." What's bogus is, all a guy has to do is sign his name and boom, now there is intent to pay. But that just assumes that everyone tells the truth when they say they intend to pay. There is really no actual OBLIGATION to pay even though he signed his name to a document promising he would pay. If you take a person to court and get a judgement, there's still no way to collect the judgement. You just have to hope the deadbeat will pay you. (I've been in the retail biz for about 45 years of my life so I'm well versed in this crap.)  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 10-15-2014 09:02 AM                        One of my final years in business I wrote off $110,000 spread over 5 former customers, the majority were other dealers who were formerly OK. My lawyer said that even he cannot get customers to pay him and if I find a legal way to get the money to let him know. He had deadbeats, too. Debtor prison is illegal! Da..!  |  IP: Logged Rusty Gordon Film Handler Posts: 33 From: Fairview, Tennessee USA Registered: Feb 2004 posted 11-04-2014 11:09 AM                        "Purtee deadbeat points are assigned on a sliding scale of sanctimony and fake outrage." *Spit take*  |  IP: Logged John Eickhof Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 588 From: Wendell, ID USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-26-2015 11:46 AM                        Hi Mike, just for grins..actually the spelling of Curley is correct in fact even the type style and their images are taken right from the of the titles of the 1930s shorts. I have them on several of the original print late 1930s stooges shorts I have on 35mm. I think they named Curly Joe Besser the way your thinking.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-26-2015 12:16 PM                        I think I've seen it spelled "Curly" on just about every type of souvenir-type thing like t-shirts, etc but I don't remember seeing the "Curley" spelling. But I'm sure you're right! Maybe they have just used the more modern spelling in recent years.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-26-2015 02:10 PM                     quote: Steve Guttag CPI C-Lube was never a ripoff of Film-Guard. . BULLSHIT! He told me himself that it was at Show Werst one year. He also asked me how well it worked compared to Film Guard. I answered him honestly telling him that I didn't know because we only sold the real Film Guard. He abruptly turned and walked away. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 01-30-2015 07:35 PM                     quote: John Eickhof Hi Mike, just for grins..actually the spelling of Curley is correct in fact even the type style and their images are taken right from the of the titles of the 1930s shorts. I have them on several of the original print late 1930s stooges shorts I have on 35mm. I think they named Curly Joe Besser the way your thinking. CURLY - Jerome(Jerry Horowitz/Howard) 1903 - 1952 I have 65 3-Stooges Prints;all from 1936 - 46 Spell it CURLY  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-30-2015 10:24 PM                        OK then, I stand by my original post! I knew watching all those Stooge shorts on TV when I was a kid would come in handy someday. I'll have to inform my mom, who never liked me watching them.  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 01-31-2015 11:58 AM                     Just to add a Note about CURLY; He suffered a Stroke in 1946 and was replaced by his Oldest Brother SHEMP(Sam Horowitz/Howard)1895-1955 He appeared in only one other short "Hold that Lion" where he was a passenger on a train and had no dialog.SHEMP took over the 2 reelers in 1947 to 1955 when he suffered a heart attack coming home from a Boxing match in the back of a taxi cab.MOE(Morris Horowitz/Howard-1897-1975 contacted old vaudeville friend JOE BESSER who finished out the shorts up til 1959... Larry Fein(Feinstein) also died in 1975. I'm pretty knowledgable on the 3 stooges since I have researched, studied them from the early 60's and have quite a few of their Shorts...  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-31-2015 01:03 PM                        OK so which Stooge film was it where Curly was sneaking into a press conference or something, and all the reporters were showing badges saying "Press" and Curly showed up with a badge that said "Pull!" (Nyuk nyuk nyuk) I remember the movie but not the title.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-31-2015 02:25 PM                     Please open a new thread guys. Curly wasn't a deadbeat.  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 01-31-2015 07:17 PM                     Yes; we certainly don't need a CURLY PURTEE!  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 03-20-2015 01:50 PM                        Brian Vita is still out there, in business, or at least trying to be. His current company name is Total Cinema Solutions - the only address I've seen is for a P.O. box in Peabody, MA. My boss mentioned that we'd been contacted by someone who wanted us to use them for tech calls, I got the impression that he'd gotten both a phone call, and email. This prompted me to take a closer look at the emails in the inbox. I found that Brian Vita had sent us email. He was trying to sell us a windows-based computer, loaded with TeamViewer, and software 'appropriate for our projection system'. He was also trying to talk us into a contract to have them remotely monitor our system for its maintenance needs. Now, where we already have a laptop, with TeamViewer and Communicator, we didn't need to buy an over-priced machine from him, and part of my duties is to keep tabs on the maintenance needs of the projector. Hence, I let my boss know that they guy was trying to sell us stuff we didn't need, and explained why. Mr Vita also told my boss some tall tale about why he doesn't get along with our consultant. My guess is that he thought my boss could easily be taken for a proverbial ride.  |  IP: Logged Larry Shaw Expert Film Handler Posts: 238 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 05-18-2015 05:22 PM                        Cinema Service And Supply, Inc. Court: Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court Case number: 1:14-bk-15474 Judge: Frank J. Bailey Chapter: 7 Filed: Nov 24, 2014 Type: voluntary Updated: Nov 25, 2014 Creditors: •77 Walnut Street, LLC •American Express Merchant Services •Capital One Services •Christie Digital •City Of Peabody Tax Collector There are 35 more creditors. Debtor: Cinema Service And Supply, Inc. 77 Walnut Street Suite 4 Peabody, MA 01960 Tax ID / EIN: xx-xxx3093  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-26-2015 06:15 PM                     Not too surprising.... The bad aspect about bankruptcy is its all federal and if you are a business they let you keep your tools of the trade. So that means he'll be back.  |  IP: Logged

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