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Kev077
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Hi, OK here’s the situation:
I converted to the Catholic Faith in 2001. In 2007 I met quite a few new friends in our large parish of over 3000 families after attending a CRHP retreat. I sing in the main choir, and have been very active in our Twinning Community and other ministries. Shortly after CRHP I had quite a few friends over to a bon fire at my house. One family brought their 15 year old son to play guitar and he asked to cut my grass for a summer job. I gave him Bible verses to memorize while working and he memorized them with zeal and we talked about a lot of the life issues he was dealing with in school. He is very talented and I helped him with his music, we were very lucky and blessed in this endeavor. He performed the National Anthem at a sold out major league ball park when he was 16 as a result of my help, and has continued to play every year since then. That grew into many National Anthem performances - over 25 of them at local arenas for college basketball, minor league hockey, and even a Monster Jam. We’ve made many big friends in the music industry and even professionally recorded a CD of his original music when a local studio installed a new audio room and wanted a guinea pig. He’s been featured as a re-occuring artist on NPR, major radio shows, and local TV even up until this present date.
OK so skipping ahead to the present day and the situation, about two years into this I began dealing with a jealous uncle and always backed off when he wanted to do what I was doing, however, the kid I’ve been helping never wanted me to quit and so I’ve been involved to this date. Now, this 16 year old Bible verse memorizer with a zeal for the faith is a 20 year old attending one of the biggest party school colleges in the US. His uncle (who btw is a short man with a big Napolean Complex) is working very very hard to get me out of the picture and it has been quite stressful for all of us. However, the young man who I’ve helped has changed a lot and began lying to me about his music and shows about a year ago. I’ve discovered that he’s dropping F-bombs in shows and lives in a Frat House where drug use and partying is the way of life, although he denies the drug use but acknowledges it in other band members and roommates in his house.
Well…here’s the situation, I’ve registered his band website when I was helping them get going - him and his band have me listed as manager and I’ve set some huge shows for them. We’re currently talking with the old manager of a major pop band from the 90’s and looking to set some big shows for the band. His original music has been great, this guy is truly gifted. Our contacts are amazing. I, however, have been slowly left out of recent shows and events after setting them and have found out and confirmed last week that his uncle advised him to slowly gather information from me and then remove me as the manager. This has come to such a head that I am OK with being removed as manager due to the recent changes in the band’s shows and environment. However, I own this website I setup for them, they want me to give them the website. It cost a lot of money to register it and develop it and it’s a big part of their successes. I talked with the uncle and he confirmed he advised them to slowly remove me…he is not a man of faith…his motives are to remove me because he wants to do what I’ve been doing and because he doesn’t like the morals I’ve help instill in their music. So - my choices are to (1) try and stick it out and not give the website to them. (2) Give them the website and just let it all go, or (3) sell them the website for my costs and let it all go…
I don’t know what is the right thing to do in this situation!!! But I’m telling you I did not invest all of this time and money and effort to see their music and shows go to the wrong side or to be slowly used for contacts and information until I wasn’t needed anymore.
IF you’re still with me on reading this…what would you do? Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks ><>
PS: If you send me a private message I’ll send you the links to the website and band and you can see all we’ve done through the years. I didn’t want to post any personal information here because I’m not sure how it may turn up on google or other search engines.
I converted to the Catholic Faith in 2001. In 2007 I met quite a few new friends in our large parish of over 3000 families after attending a CRHP retreat. I sing in the main choir, and have been very active in our Twinning Community and other ministries. Shortly after CRHP I had quite a few friends over to a bon fire at my house. One family brought their 15 year old son to play guitar and he asked to cut my grass for a summer job. I gave him Bible verses to memorize while working and he memorized them with zeal and we talked about a lot of the life issues he was dealing with in school. He is very talented and I helped him with his music, we were very lucky and blessed in this endeavor. He performed the National Anthem at a sold out major league ball park when he was 16 as a result of my help, and has continued to play every year since then. That grew into many National Anthem performances - over 25 of them at local arenas for college basketball, minor league hockey, and even a Monster Jam. We’ve made many big friends in the music industry and even professionally recorded a CD of his original music when a local studio installed a new audio room and wanted a guinea pig. He’s been featured as a re-occuring artist on NPR, major radio shows, and local TV even up until this present date.
OK so skipping ahead to the present day and the situation, about two years into this I began dealing with a jealous uncle and always backed off when he wanted to do what I was doing, however, the kid I’ve been helping never wanted me to quit and so I’ve been involved to this date. Now, this 16 year old Bible verse memorizer with a zeal for the faith is a 20 year old attending one of the biggest party school colleges in the US. His uncle (who btw is a short man with a big Napolean Complex) is working very very hard to get me out of the picture and it has been quite stressful for all of us. However, the young man who I’ve helped has changed a lot and began lying to me about his music and shows about a year ago. I’ve discovered that he’s dropping F-bombs in shows and lives in a Frat House where drug use and partying is the way of life, although he denies the drug use but acknowledges it in other band members and roommates in his house.
Well…here’s the situation, I’ve registered his band website when I was helping them get going - him and his band have me listed as manager and I’ve set some huge shows for them. We’re currently talking with the old manager of a major pop band from the 90’s and looking to set some big shows for the band. His original music has been great, this guy is truly gifted. Our contacts are amazing. I, however, have been slowly left out of recent shows and events after setting them and have found out and confirmed last week that his uncle advised him to slowly gather information from me and then remove me as the manager. This has come to such a head that I am OK with being removed as manager due to the recent changes in the band’s shows and environment. However, I own this website I setup for them, they want me to give them the website. It cost a lot of money to register it and develop it and it’s a big part of their successes. I talked with the uncle and he confirmed he advised them to slowly remove me…he is not a man of faith…his motives are to remove me because he wants to do what I’ve been doing and because he doesn’t like the morals I’ve help instill in their music. So - my choices are to (1) try and stick it out and not give the website to them. (2) Give them the website and just let it all go, or (3) sell them the website for my costs and let it all go…
I don’t know what is the right thing to do in this situation!!! But I’m telling you I did not invest all of this time and money and effort to see their music and shows go to the wrong side or to be slowly used for contacts and information until I wasn’t needed anymore.
IF you’re still with me on reading this…what would you do? Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks ><>
PS: If you send me a private message I’ll send you the links to the website and band and you can see all we’ve done through the years. I didn’t want to post any personal information here because I’m not sure how it may turn up on google or other search engines.
