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Nr 1 today Sam Ash Music

(old url here)
Here is a preview of the site that will be on line on www.musicstoresthatsuck.com (I'm the owner of this domain name) in a couple of days, the site is under construction and has not been checked by my lawyer yet but you will get the picture.
The URL will be sent to magazines, press, manufacturers, music stores... and to thousands of music newsgroups on the internet, each read by thousands of people.
You can prevent people from using your name but not from telling the truth.
If you are interested in buying the domain name musicstoresthatsuck.com the price is $2000. In this case you will never hear from me again. If not the war just begins now, I already lost hundreds of $ and I'm ready to spend thousands to let every musician know what you are.
(This is the current price, of course it's gonna be another story when the site will be on line)
If you are not interested do NOT reply to this email, I don't want to hear your crappy arguments and there is no other debatable option.
Dominique
A copy of this message has been sent to the following emails and fax numbers...

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Please download the attached response to your fax. Then contact me to discuss how to proceed.

David Ash

October 31, 2000
Dominique

Dear Mr. :
As you know, we have made every possible effort to satisfy you as a customer. You placed an order for some Gretsch drum equipment with Thoroughbred Music, before we acquired their business, and we have attempted to fill that order. Unfortunately, the products you wanted are no longer available from Gretsch. We have offered you a full refund, we have offered you replacement models, but you have refused our offers and have not made any other suggestions for a fair resolution of this matter. We cannot force the Gretsch company to produce discontinued models.
Now you have threatened that unless we pay you $2,000 or more, you will defame our company with the above web site. This demand constitutes extortion, which is a criminal act under US and, I believe, French law. Your lawyer, who is checking your website, should also consider this. We do not pay extortion and we do not cooperate with blackmailers.
If you continue to threaten our company or proceed to injure it, we will have no choice but to refer this matter to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. If, however, you want to act in a reasonable manner, please have your lawyer contact me to explain what you feel is lacking in our handling of your order.
Sincerely,
David C. Ash

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>As you know, we have made every possible effort to satisfy you as a customer. You placed an order for some Gretsch drum equipment with Thoroughbred Music, before we acquired their business, and we have attempted to fill that order.

- That is either bad faith or lack of thought.
- I suggest you take a closer look at (old url here) and read ALL the pages in 'my story'.
- I asked you at least 3 times to send me the Rims mounts that are stock items and I am still waiting 1 1/2 years later, I've waited 9 months for you to acknowledge the order for the snare drum then 8 months more to no avail.
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>Unfortunately, the products you wanted are no longer available from Gretsch.

- The snare drum (G4166BC) is still listed today november 2, 2000 on the Gretsch website: www.gretsch.com
- It is doubtful that it is no more in production.
- It is unlikely that it was no more in production on february 21, 2000 when Paul Kirk told me it was ordered.
- It is impossible that Gretsch would have waited 8 months to told you it was no more in production.
- It is certain that nobody contacted me to told me it was no more in production before october 29, 2000

I remind you that the OTHER products are Rims mounts that are NOT made by Gretsch and Gretsch lugs and 10" hoops that are the standard Gretsch lugs and hoops.
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>We have offered you a full refund, we have offered you replacement models, but you have refused our offers and have not made any other suggestions for a fair resolution of this matter. We cannot force the Gretsch company to produce discontinued models.

Nobody ever offered me this before october 29, 2000, and you refused to give me anything in compensation before.
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>Now you have threatened that unless we pay you $2,000 or more, you will defame our company with the above web site. This demand constitutes extortion, which is a criminal act under US and, I believe, French law. Your lawyer, who is checking your website, should also consider this. We do not pay extortion and we do not cooperate with blackmailers.
If you continue to threaten our company or proceed to injure it, we will have no choice but to refer this matter to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. If, however, you want to act in a reasonable manner, please have your lawyer contact me to explain what you feel is lacking in our handling of your order.

Revealing correspondence is not defame.
I already paid a lawyer to send you 2 registered letters in september and december 1999 and nobody replied.

Bye bye, see you soon on www.musicstores.com