The Leasing Rag---MSM Capital Photo

I have been a fond reader of Leasingnews since its near inception. I

wanted to let you and your readers know about a new Yahoo group/bulletin

board I have created. The idea is to create a board where brokers can

be blunt, honest, crude, entertained, informed, and empowered. the Board

will probably become a mix of the old BTOB bulletin board and a

legitimate industry guide. The board is free, anonymous, and can be found at;

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theleasingrag

I will do my best to include relevant industry links and information to

all members. The official site description reads as such:

The Leasing Rag will provide an anonymous forum for American equipment

leasing professionals and brokers to share information and insider news

on the equipment leasing industry. The group will provide members with

relevant links and information dealing with the leasing industry.

Members will be able to voice their concerns without fear of reprisal and

exchange insight with other brokers.

Sincerely,

The Leasing Rag

(Wow!!! I logged on, signed up, and responded to the e-mail about the Republic Group

of Anaheim.}

Welcome to the group Kit! I just wanted to remind you that when you

post a message to the group that is a reply to a previous one, make

sure to press the reply button. Otherwise you are creating a new

thread. I don't know if in the future anyone will realize that

option or not (my guess is they won't, most people in this industry

don't know what a message thread is anyway) but I wanna give it the

good ole college try. Also, FYI if you wanted to remain anonymous

you might want to change your user name and not show your email. I

only mention this because you speak in the third person in your

post.

As of now, I will remain anonymous. I designed the group to be un-moderated (to a reasonable extent) so that people will not be afraid to exchange ideas or insults.

With this type of forum, certain things might be said that others may object to legally. I have seen the result first hand so I know that this is no joke. I won't let

anyone post anything too stupid, like that jerk that posted Charlie Lester's phone number on the old BTOB board. I am not looking for any recognition so I think it

would be better if I remained anonymous. Most people know who I am, its not that big of a deal. I am simply a broker just like everyone else. Perhaps I will say

hello at the next convention. I am grateful for any word you might mention about the group. If the forum degrades into dirty insults then at least we will be able to get

a good laugh.

Happy Leasing!

(It is a habit as a writer to speak in the third person, rather than first person.

  MSM Capital Photo

(The Wow was the picture of MSM Capital Not Being Fair to Employees.

There was a photo on line.  You can post photo’s, as well as comments.

The photo has been making the rounds of the internet. It is hilarious.

On Monday, MSM Capital was taken to the Labor Commissioner.

Leasing News has heard about this for quite some time, but does not

report such things as it is a dispute.  If there is a judgment, perhaps

it may be news.  Don’t know. There are other issues, but the fact that

this has been circulating the leasing industry and now is on the Leasing

Rag, makes it news.....but it is not from the “disgruntled ex-employees.”)

  From: Doug Milnor <DMilnor@MSMCapital.com>

  Subject: RE: pass it on

  Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 16:18:24 -0700

  To: "'kitmenkin@leasingnews.org'" <kitmenkin@leasingnews.org>

Kit

I'll fax you a copy of the pamphlets they're disbursing, its incredibly

funny.  The dispute settles around us being a tenant in a brand new building

owned by the Irvine Company that sub out the dry walling contract that

stiffed the union employees.  We had no knowledge, our contract is with The

Irvine Company and Insigna -- they're responsible for their subs.  They're

out front simply to put pressure on us to call the Irvine Company to pay the

union drywallers as a tenant. 

If you want a copy of the leaflet they're handing out call me and I'll fax

it over.  Don't know how it would reproduce as its on yellow paper.

DM

(I told him if he wanted to send it, I would try to reproduce it.

In the meantime, the ex-employees who took MSM to court said it was

not from them, although they did make some other “observations.”

(About the Leasing Rag—It is about time the industry had a “free”

bulletin board. Let the good times roll!!!!! Editor )