First off, Frank... After what went on between you and I, my name should NOT be crossing your lips! When the event WAS at Churchills, we DID give more money to a very thankful Jack Williams. It was a great cause. We put between 100-125 guys in the room there. We also had more silent auction items, and in Worcester, the LIVE auction was omitted. That generated a decent amount of money. Next, Barry, at Churchills was VERY generous in DONATING the room for the day, where Cigar Masters (Worcester) charged for the room... Also, they insisted on running their own raffle, with a 'portion' of the proceeds going to 'Wednesdays Child'... If you want scumbaggery, THAT is the place to start. I could say a lot more about this establishment, but to avoid legal ramifications, I won't. There were a lot of costs going into the production, as the event grew. Also, the attendance number NEVER QUADRUPLED. This is your lack of involvement, which led to your misinformation. There were expenses that were not clarified, but NOBODY in the NEWK has been accused of STEALING any monies, there ARE NO 'investgations' going on, as you claim, and you gave no 'authorities' any 'version', as your involvement was minimal, to say the least. Was I hot about what went on, yes, with many different aspects of it. Will I trash the event, or anyone who put hard work into it for many years? NO.... Truth is the truth, whether you like it or not. You came along and thought YOU were going to step on toes and run the show when Chuck Berry stepped down. WE, collectively, were not having that.
For all others reading this post, The NEWK, which I was honored to be a part of, enjoyed putting on this event every year. It WAS a group of standup guys who had great comraderie, and always did the right thing. It devolved at some point, and even the best music groups part ways. Well, except the stones! If the original NEWK members called me tomorrow and said 'We are organizing an event, you in?" I'd be all over it. It was a great run...But for anyone to spew BS that someone of the NEWK was pocketing cash, THAT is complete BS....