Yes, that's correct, Chapter 7. In my haste to post the news on Facebook yesterday I misread the filing, and misreported it as a Chapter 11:
"Title 11" actually refers to the entire bankruptcy code. "Chapter 11" is one of it's subdivisions, as is "Chapter 7."
The difference is a big one. Chapter 11 bankruptcy of a corporation is an attempt at a reorganization, trying to keep the business alive. Chapter 7 is, on the other hand, essentially a liquidation.
In other words, One Mighty Weekend is now dead. Not exactly a surprise to anyone here I'm sure, but at least now we can say it's official.
Because of the immense historical significance of this document, I'll post the entire initial bankruptcy filing below. But first I'll summarize the really interesting parts, ie, the now fully revealed assets and liabilities of One Mighty Weekend:
AssetsLooking at this list, we can see some Chisholm creditors we're already familiar with, such as "S. Bardfield & C. Carver," "Production Resource Group," and "Universal Orlando." But as you can see, there are also some new revelations here. The biggie being of course (drum roll):
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Estimated at: "$0 to $50,000"
Debts (all unsecured):
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Florida Department of Revenue: Unknown
Internal Revenue Service: $1,926.17
A & R Radio Rentals, Inc.: $1,529.34
Access Pass & Design: $3,117.98
Amscot Corp., Dept C: $488.00
Arabian Nights: $48,000.00
Arlene Weiss: $52,300.00
Art F/X: $1,025.00
Big Events: $6,000.00
Casswood Insurance Agency: $23,903.07
Christie Lites Orlando Rentals: $25,265.37
Disney Resort Destinations: $495,874.67
DW Uniform Creations: $4,209.90
Event Marketing & Management: $3,000.00
Evigna Brand Insight: $13,626.86
Freeman Companies: $6,296.71
Harddrive Productions, Inc.: $ 13,710.00
Hotflyers.com: $5,541.21
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress: $14,691.87
In Magazine: $6,152.04
Karl's Event Rental: $29,659.00
Lasersonics: $9,006.61
Masterson Elec. Contracting: $2,800.00
Maximum Event Staffing: $10,375.00
Mears Transportation: $11,033.00
Metropolis Productions: $18,000.00
Presentation Services: $43,212.47
Production Resource Group: $310,514.00
RMC Corporation: $101,957.01
S. Bardfield & C. Carver: $200,000.00
T-Mobile: $405.35
Unique Option: $6,800.00
Universal Orlando: $249,007.00
Universal City Dev. Partners: Unknown
UPS: $ 1,700.69
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GRAND TOTAL DEBT: $1,719,202.15
Disney Resort Destinations: $495,874.67
Now, remember back to last May, folks? When Chisholm and JustCircuit were denying Disney was owed ANY money at all? That the real reason for the loss of the Disney venues was unexpected "last minute price increases" by Disney, hence it was all Disney's fault? Remember those oft-regurgitated JustCircuit talking points?
Well, I guess we can now say...that was a bit of a fib. Or, another way to put it: They were only off by $495,874.67.
Below is the actual initial filing, known as a "Voluntary Petition," along with the Schedules. Notice there are missing schedules (A, B and C), those will probably be filed later.
There was another filing too (not posted), the "Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case, Meeting of Creditors, & Deadlines," which I can easily summarize: It sets the date for the initial hearing, the "Meeting of Creditors" for December 3, 2009, at 9:15am, in Pensacola. If you are on the list above, and there is something special you'd like to say as the bankruptcy get underway...this'll be where you'll want to be.
The full Voluntary Petition can be viewed here.
So, does that mean that anyone who paid money for their tickets is out of luck? How come they are not posted on debt owings? Some of them are owed more than T-Mobile??
ReplyDeleteAh a very good question. The Voluntary Petition sometimes does not list all the debts. And you're right, remaining angry unrefunded ticketholders are not listed here. Probably because they don't keep records of those people.
ReplyDeleteThere will be time to add creditors to that list as the case progresses. If you want to get added to the bankruptcy, and hopefully collect your X cents on the dollar, you may want to show up for this Meeting of Creditors on December 3 in Pensacola, and press your claim there in person. You can do that even though you are not "on the list."
I got my refund for 1 party I did not go to but the rest where over the top but you can go to www.flnb.uscourts.gov and make a claim without going to court and any one that did not get there refund which is very few will get there money back . I think what Tony Hayden has done is awful but he will have his day but I have a inside and there is a new company already form and ther will be parties by Johnny next year. Do not always beleive what you read as these 2 guys are in with Mark and Brett, also Brett I hear is being listed as still owing Johnny money from 2008 in the court filings. Godd luck Johnny as you have done so much for the Charties every where.
ReplyDeleteNothing is stopping Johnny from forming a new company and throwing parties, any time and any place he wants. However:
ReplyDelete1) Good luck trying to get his parties held at Disney. Or Universal. Or Arabian Nights (see list above; they are owed $48,000)..
2) Good luck trying to book any other Orlando venue without 100% cash up front; and
2) After last year, good luck trying to sell presale tickets to people!
You will be surprised, new partner lot of cash up front and Johnny was in Orlando yesterday at meeting with Disney and Arabian Knights after the filing. I beleive you will see alot to come within the next few weeks. And now he will not have to worry about presales as the events will be 100% pre-paid inadvance. Jim Try to be the better man and support someone that has supported our entire community over the past 15 years.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous at 10:58, I don't know if you've been follwing things lately, but his 2007 and 2009 cash-up-front partners are now suing him for fraud. And successfully too, I might add.
ReplyDeleteIf Chisholm has indeed found another victim, then I truly feel sorry for this individual.
Tell me something...does the fact that you were dancing at a party last year funded by two innocent victims who had their life savings swindled out of them affect you at all? Did the immoral source of the funding make the parties more or less "spiritual" for you? Does the fact that a small portion of that stolen money was donated to charity somehow make this situation better?
These are the kinds of questions I want this blog to explore. So, thanks for your commenting.
And BTW, while I am allowing anonymous postings, please don't feel like you need to be anonymous. As you can see, I am happy to see your comments printed here, and I want you (and everyone else) to know that you are free to express your opinions here. I will not delete and censor them simply becuase I disagree with them, as JustCircuit does. The only reason I have have comment moderation on is to block spam, and over-the-top personal attacks.
Thank you for your reply, there are 2 sides to each story and after all these years of Johnny doing the party even with Jeffery when it all washes out I beleive you will see Johnny is not all bad. I appreciate your comment and hope 2010 parties are over the top like in the past years. maybe one day we can all be friends. How do we not know that Chisholm is working to pay back his partners, I am a kinda friend of his and know what is going on and he is looking at protecting everyone even the ones on the bankruptcy but things had to stop to get back on track. I beleive you use to be a lawyer and should understand you have to do things sometimes you do not want to to get to the point where you can put things back in order.
ReplyDeleteThank you
"How do we not know that Chisholm is working to pay back his partners,..."
ReplyDeleteBecause they partners say so. The court filings by both DeForest and Bardfield/Carver on Monday both state:
"Defendants have continued their antics as they attempt to abuse the judicial system and
frustrate their victims. Defendants’ actions are a story of fraud and deceit while preying on
innocent victims. Defendants are the owners and promoters of the One Mighty Weekend parties
held during Orlando’s Gay Days. Since the time Defendant Chisholm purchased the parties,
what is developing is a series of lies and burned investors and lenders while Defendant Chisholm plays his shell games of hiding assets and funding losses through his series of cash intensive businesses...."
your riight that is what there papers /filings states, lawyers have a way to say things, let's just wait and see.
ReplyDeletehave a nice day
I would say file a claim as a creditor. However, as unsecured creditor, you will be low priority for getting paid. Perhaps a class action among the ticket purchasers would be the surest way to get in as a collective creditor.
ReplyDeleteDeforest looked really broke on those atlantis cruise all the time.. For the other two can you say pocket change?
ReplyDeleteWell, an Atlantis cruise is $1,500, and DeForest was defrauded of $150,000...and in any case, your point is? That Johnny Chisholm is a modern Robin Hood? Who steals from the rich, and gives a portion of the loot to the Elton Johns AIDS Foundation?
ReplyDeleteBTW, everyone is posting anonymously I notice, which like I said earlier is fine...but you may want to at least come up with a nickname, so the various anonymouses can be sorted out...just a suggestion!
Johnny Chisholm is DONE in Orlando. Anyone who would EVER book a room at one of his hotels or attend any future party he has ANYTHING to do with is either stupid, or is being sold another bag of false goods by the said promoter and his very sketchy marketeteers.
ReplyDeleteBasically with this filing he stole almost two million dollars from good business people who made a bad business decision to extend any money to him or his organization. One thing is guaranteed, they will never do it again.
Fraud and misrepresentation: nothing short, nothing less.
ReplyDeleteWhat's this about people ACTUALLY getting refunds? I am a Canadian who has flown down to Orlando many times to enjoy GayDays and OMW, and I express mailed my tickets back and received nothing. How does a non-American go about getting my money back, or am I basically screwed? PS I still came down and went to the other parties...
ReplyDeleteYeah, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but "basically screwed" is basically correct. You're technically an unsecured creditor of CPCE at this point, alongside Disney Resort Destinations and T-Mobile (albeit unlisted in this bankruptcy so far).
ReplyDeleteYou can file a claim with this bankruptcy court, but when you see here assets of "0 to $50,000" vs liabilities of $1.7 million, your looking at pennies on the dollar when all is said and done.
Our entire group booked our hotel rooms as usual in January last year and had two nights of rooms plus deposits taken from us by the time we learned of much of the Gay Days drama. We thought the parties were at the locations advertised by Johnny Chisholm via all the press information posted by his party partner justcircuit.com.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say that several of us were vocally skeptical of some of the information we followed in March by Tony Hayden's website, but we hung with our plans up until the end. This deception was bad because to cancel our plans meant eating two nights of hotel rooms x four - a lot of money.
The One Mighty Weekend parties were a joke this year. Some of our first time friends (two who came from Europe) were disappointed.
Thanks for posting this information. It is quite clear that a lot of people got screwed by the weekend we'll remember as One Mighty Expensive Disaster of 2009.
I disagree with Tony only in that sponsors are to share blame with the exception of justcircuit.com - they played a big role in this deception, and people will remember.
Anyone know who or what the following do:
ReplyDelete1. Arlene Weiss $52,300
2. RMC Corporation $101,000 +
So he has screwed investors, Disney, Universal, Arabian, Mears (buses), and just about every supplier a party promoter might use to produce a party Do you think these people will ever forget the name Johnny Chisolm in Orlando or even Florida? Doubt it.
Arlene Weiss is Creditor #5 on Schedule F, and the full entry reads:
ReplyDeleteArlene Weiss
c/o The Hamideh Firm, PC
1801 Century Pk E, 24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
The top Google hit on "Arlene Weiss" leads to Arlene Alda, the wife of M.A.S.H. actor Alan Alda. I have no idea if these Arlenes are the same, however, "The Hamideh Firm, PC" is easily identified:
http://www.hamidehfirm.com/
...which as you can see "...is a boutique law firm with a focus on business and entertainment law." And a very fine boutique indeed, I would say, occupying as it does the entire floor of an office tower in Century City.
RMC Corporation is Creditor #27 on Schedule F:
RMC Corporation
PO Box 91497
Mobile, AL 36691
...and appears to be the Revenue Maximation Consultants Corp., a debt collection agency based in Mobile, Alabama:
http://www.rmccorporation.com/
BTW, what's interesting to me about this list of creditors is not so much who is on it, but who's NOT on it.
ReplyDeleteThink along with me here, folks: Who would you imagine SHOULD be a OMW creditor on this list?
For example, we see advertising and media outlets on the list (ie, IN Magazine), but are there other periodicals who ran OMW ads, wrote lauditory OMW articles, and bestowed imaginary self-created awards upon OMW, in 2007 thru 2009...who are conspicuously NOT on the list?
Then ask yourself why that might be. Was there a quid-pro-quo involved? A co-conspiratorial relationship between the parties? Or some other reason?
All good questions to ask, IMO...both for us here, and the lawyers handling these cases.
Another interesting omission just occured to me: The Buena Vista Hotel.
ReplyDeleteMany of the gay publications have a long history of dealing with JC over the years - and are probably not on the list because they extend him no credit, or demand cash up front.
ReplyDeleteHey Jim, ....it's Shane Rogers.....
ReplyDeleteFor your information, JustCircuit is listed as a creditor. Johnny actually is about to list a default on nearly $4500.00 in advertising monies due us.
Also, your "reporting" is so biased, and so defamatory to so many innocent people. I don't see you chasing down Noize and others who advertised those events that didn't even happen during Memorial Weekend in Orlando, or the ones that seemed to fall apart during Gay Day weekend....At least OMW made an attempt to have events instead of canceling them, in my opinion. People may not have liked the events he threw, and that's fine. They would have certainly disliked the last minute cancellations of them, had Chisholm taken that route.
Let me just say that YOU, your hateful "Axis of Evil" (I won't name names, as it's evident) who have ZERO regard for Copyright Laws, among others, are really, REALLY doing a disservice on these blogs. The weak "anonymous" posters are obviously still attempting to ruin a wonderful weekend. The confusion you guys caused the weekend (and continue to cause) has already done incredible damage. DAMAGE. Promotional partners, such as JustCircuit (I don't see you going after Edge....hmmmm....they promoted the parties, too, right? And email blasts from Hilton Wolman and others? HMMMMM....) had NOTHING to do with any financial failure of events that happened during the weekend. We were simply promotional partners...long time ones....and you have already "pre-judged" the situation using slanderous terms as FRAUD, CRIMINAL and other innuendo suggesting some wrongdoing by those select people you don't like. You're not a judge. Let the judge decide. Last I heard, Chisholm was NOT in some foreign country hiding...nor in jail....once again, the judge will make those decisions.
Jim, if you continue along this road you will be causing a lot more harm to not only the weekend, but also to your own "media" operations. Mark Baker comes back? GREAT...but he'll be suffering from your actions for YEARS to come, because you bitter types have nearly RUINED a really good thing.
Remember, we were promotional partners. I still have YET to see one thing you have said about JustCircuit or our magazine that shows something we did WRONG....OR...see anything from those "competitors" of ours that show that THEIR promotions of the weekend were wrong. Shady. And very, VERY evident.
You haters are simply unbelievable to the masses. The best you do is cause mass confusion.
How long will it take before you start limiting these "anonymous" posts? I bet not long. You guys can't handle reality...and KARMA is on the side of a successful weekend, regardless of who runs it.
Regarding someone's personal bankruptcy or the downfall of a business, let's just say you have no class when it comes to your reporting. As a friend of many of the parties SUING Johnny Chisholm....as well as some owed monies by him....we stay OUT of the legal, because the courts will decide the outcome. YOUR biased, slanderous, despicable, contemptuous hate is not appreciated.
Shane,
ReplyDeleteAs to JustCircuit being mere media partners (like Edge, etc..) in all this, the available court documents to date suggest otherwise:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=91834769928&topic=10366
I'll have more to say on this, as I continue to archive my old Facebook posts on this new blog.
You are pointing to a useless bit of innuendo. Like I said, we have friends on BOTH sides. We consider Johnny Chisholm AND Mark Baker as friends as well as Ray DeForest, Arlene Weiss and others you have mentioned in your bitter rants. FRIENDS in dispute with FRIENDS. Sure one of our business partners also has friends involved in the suit and has sued Johnny. But you are continuing to bark up the wrong tree. Did you hear me? WE HAVE FRIENDS SUING JOHNNY! It doesn't take a rocket scientist (or any wanna be lawyer or journalist) much to see how wrong you are. Rather than break down the weekend, you should be helping to BUILD UP the weekend. THAT is what most people want to see. Court proceedings are boring enough....and then JIM WINSOR AND FRIENDS COME ALONG....UGGGG....
ReplyDeleteThe public is getting is getting extremely tired of the negativity, the bitterness, the hate and frankly, all the attacks. JustCircuit can handle it, and we'll respond accordingly as a business; but the public won't stand for it. You'll see. Very soon.
Actually Shane, my email inbox indicates a different public reaction to this story. Letters I've gotten range from profuse thanks, to expressions of regret for not heeding the warning signs about this weekend sooner.
ReplyDeleteThe role played by the financier of your magazine in bringing together victim and victimizer in this lawsuit was not only the direct cause of the destruction of this weekend, but also meant that you KNEW about the disasterous state of the finances of this promoter...and you failed to warn the public of this.
Indeed, not only did you fail to warn, but you went out of your way to deceive the consumer, in instances almost too numerous to mention. Thanks to you, people lost thousands of dollars in nonrefundable hotel reservations and airline tickets, and in many cases, party tickets as well. And when all is said and done here, that's what the public will remember.
In any case, once I see that an amended Schedule has been filed listing you as creditor for $4500, rest assured that I'll post it here ASAP. By the way are you sure you are not confusing this debt with perhaps one owed by another Chisholm entity (OMW Paris, for example?) not in bankruptcy? IN Magazine's $6000+ debt is clearly listed, so it seems more than a little unusual they would omit yours in the initial filing.
"Friends" don't defraud "friends" out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anyone who claims otherwise is clearly carrying some water for one party or another. Justifying fraud on the basis that those who got taken can afford it or have taken a cruise is laughable.
ReplyDeleteI can't say if Jim Winsor does or does not have an ax to grind but I can read. What I've read of the court documents clearly shows that JC defrauded many people and businesses out of a lot of money. Thank you, Jim, for taking the time to post the actual legal documents so people can make up their own minds.
Hate to break the news to you web site owners but you have a lot "fewer" friends out there than you people could ever imagine.
ReplyDeleteThis is funnier than most of the comedy on TV! JC (take your pick, Johnny Chisholm or Just Circuit) are criminals. Both have failed miserably. Chisholm is history, and Just Circuit never made it. OMW was a disaster this year. Only the other parties (non-Chisholm) were any good. As for Just Circuit.....outside of the Miami events and locations, my friends and I have never seen the magazine anywhere. Not in NYC, or Chicago, or San Francisco or anywhere. And if anyone wants to argue, then go find a copy and actually read it. When you are done puking, let me know.
ReplyDeleteFWIW, I vouch for the fact that the magazine is not stacked here in San Diego. I work in the local gay publishing industry here, and I know for a fact there is no establishment anywhere in this city that carries the print version of JC.mag (contrary to what their media kit claims).
ReplyDeleteNoize Magazine, OTOH, is regularly distributed here, on schedule. in our local gay bookstore.
I do know that they do print some copies (I actually saw one once, brought from another city I presume); they just don't print them in the quantities they claim, or distribute them to all the cities they claim.
Your true ax to grind is clearly visible. You and your friends at our competition go out of your way to degrade a product which provides information to our community and as an option to our readers. Although we do not have a San Diego distribution point currently, since Montage had issues, I will personally see to it that every club and bookstore in San Diego is offered the opportunity to carry JustCircuit.mag. Thank you for the idea! Of course, we have a large number of personal subcribers in the San Diego area, who have issues mailed to their homes/office, not to mention our magazine is and always has been offered FREE on the web. We are also sponsors of San Diego Pride events as well and will be again this year. You see, the public, and advertisers for that matter, know a good product when they see it.
ReplyDeleteRegarding your posts above, Jimbo, which are as inaccurate as always, JustCircuit does not maintain a "financier" as you claim. We sell advertising at competitive prices. What our investors do on their own time is their own business. PUT UP OR SHUT UP Jim about your accusations. The real "criminals" are yellow journalists such as yourself who attempt to sensationalize any detail and create their "breaking news" using innuendo and gossip. Any good you claim to do is only going to hurt the weekend as a whole. THAT is what promoters, party planners and the general public is telling US in emails and phone calls.
Let's face it Duke....you and I have fought since your days at Circuit Party Insanity (CPI) and you have tailed us and spoken ill of us with every breath. You are fiercely in hate of every move we make. I have the posts to prove it. Some things never change.
Regarding Johnny Chisholm's business, financial situation and operations? We're not part of all that. Never have been! I only read what you bitter types have posted. And to tell you the truth, MOST of it has been false to date. You highlight the NEGATIVE and ignore the positive. It is clearly your style. Innocent people getting hurt over you and your other rabid buddies "barking" up the wrong trees....making matters horrible for the community....and probably ending any chances for ANYONE's success in the next Disney cycle. I find it atrocious journalism, unprofessional actions and extremely naive promotional tactics. As I've said before, I hope you're getting paid for what you do. But then again, you're only harming BOTH SIDES of the issue...I can only think of one person who would want you to say what you have to say....
Jim, would you explain the comments below and let me know where you get your information? These are some very important charges that will need to be clarified by you.....
ReplyDelete"I do know that they do print some copies (I actually saw one once, brought from another city I presume); they just don't print them in the quantities they claim, or distribute them to all the cities they claim."
Shane, I believe you just clarified the point on your own two minutes earlier, when you wrote: "...we do not have a San Diego distribution point currently."
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to in all modesty decline the "thanks" for the idea, as the idea itself originated with your own media kit, which falsely claimed the magazine was distributed for free in San Diego.
And like the previous poster indicated, this is not a problem isolated to San Diego.
SLAM!
ReplyDeleteIf this were a debate Shane honey you'd have just had your large rear end kicked and handed back to you. You are right on Jim, we don't see copies of justcircuit.com here either.
What is Just Circuit?
ReplyDeleteI live in NYC and can tell you I have never seen nor heard of this magazine. I am out every weekend, frequent the gyms, bars, clubs, bookstores, coffeehouses (and sometimes street corners in Chelsea) and have never seen it. HX and Next, Metro Source, Circuit Noize, Village Voice, etc - all the time. If it covers all the Johnny Chisholm parties, does it only come out once a year?
ReplyDeleteThe agenda with the hate on this board and others gets very clear as time goes on. The issue appears to be about degrading the JustCircuit product and not about much else. You continue to exude bitterness, hate and a desire for attention while doing very little positive to promote the Circuit or any other idea for which the community has an interest.
ReplyDeleteLet me ask one simple question, Jimbo...Why would you or any of the others on this board even care where or how many distribution points we have? I think that says it all...not to mention your continuous use of outdated and inaccurate facts and innuendo of wrong doing by innocents.
Oh, and thank you for suggesting the extra distribution in San Diego. Notice I did say "extra" as I discovered we in fact ARE already distributed there...I guess facts speak much louder than words (or unscrupulous blogs...) and we also just added three more in the past several days with more surely to come...
Shane, as someone who holds the title of "distribution manager" at your magazine, you seem strangely confused as to the actual distribution of your magazine. At first you say it's not currently distributed somewhere, and then days later you say it is. Neglecting to say where I notice. Are you hoping delay will give the FedEx package extra time to arrive at this formerly nonexistent distribution point?
ReplyDeleteI have a suggestion, why don't we have the "distribution manager" post a current list of all cities just circuit mag he claims it's currently distributed in, along with these alledged distribution points. And have him do so within the next 12 hours. That way people in the various cities can fact check this, and report back here to this thread. Then we ll know for a fact whose lying here.
ReplyDeleteBtw I tried to find this info on their web site, but could not find it. That's why we need Shane to post it here and now.
Oh, that complete city list WAS posted to their site before, and very recently too. But yes, you are correct, it does appear that it was even-more-recently deleted from the site, perhaps mere days ago. I can't imagine why. :o)
ReplyDeleteYou would think that the "distriubtion manager" would be eager to alert customers and future advertisers as to where a hard copy might be available. Obviously, not these guys, and we all know WHY!
ReplyDeleteMy city lists four outlets for the magazine and I was out over the past week in four of the places one might expect the magazine to be available and even asked the management (we all know each other, ya know) if they had EVER seen a justcircuit.com magazine - - and in every case the answer was "we've never seen one."
I have some new info on a question "Kregg" posted above, back on October 11:
ReplyDelete"KREGG said...
Anyone know who or what the following do:
1. Arlene Weiss $52,300"
I tracked down Ms. Weiss' MySpace profile here:
http://www.myspace.com/arleneweiss
...and as you can see, what she does for a living is a bit difficult to summarize. Wading through all of the verbiage however, I gather for the purposes of this case her $52,300.00 claim arose out of services to Chisholm as a talent booking agent of some sort (but don't quote me on that).
So maybe he didn't even pay Kelly Rowland? That would be my guess.
ReplyDeleteI think Kelly Rowland was booked by someone else IIRC (Marc Katz?). As far as I know, all the 2009 DJs and entertainers were paid. At least none have been mentioned or filed claims (yet).
ReplyDelete"Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteYou will be surprised, new partner lot of cash up front and Johnny was in Orlando yesterday at meeting with Disney and Arabian Knights after the filing. I beleive you will see alot to come within the next few weeks. ...
October 7, 2009 11:26 AM"
An update to this anonymous comment...Mark Baker Events:
http://www.markbakerevents.com/orlando.html
...is now advertising afterhours events both Saturday and Sunday at Arabian Nights.
So, I guess it's safe to say that that aforementioned "meeting" between Chisholm and Arabian Nights did not turn out so well.
And Arabian Nights was only owed a relatively small sum ($48,000). If Chisholm could not manage to sweet talk his way back into Arabian Nights after this whole fiasco, I have to imagine that the purported Disney meeting (owed $495,874.67) turned out to be an even more unproductive one.
Color me "unsurprised" thus far.
Since Mark chose to place ads with the Noize guys and not j....t.com , does that make THEM better "friends."? Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that Mark Baker opted to place his ads in Noize as opposed to "j....t.com" makes him out to be an intelligent and ethical businessman, wisely concerned about not having his reputation sullied by association with a discredited publication. That seems to me to be the obvious take on that decision. Again, not too surprising.
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend and I are visiting Miami for White Party this Thanksgiving weekend from Chicago. I know no one has followed up on this set of postings for a while, but I though I would add some recent information.
ReplyDeleteWe picked up our passes at the White Party Welcome Center, and there are NO Justcircuit magazines anywhere. Our gift bags have tons of stuff, and many other magazines, but no Justcircuit. We did some shopping and went out to a few bars last night and the magazines were NOT at any of the 10+ locations we went to. I guess the tagline of "we are everywhere" should be "we are nowhere".
How do they explain being "sponsors" for over 10 years, and yet they don't print any magazines or support their advertisers? Their website (just went to it for the first time) says that a new issue is "coming out on Thanksgiving" and yet there is nothing online either.
Wow, their best looking issue yet! :o)
ReplyDeleteBut seriously folks, yeah, being in the magazine industry myself, I can say with authority this is incredibly unprofessional, no two ways about it. Missing a deadline like this (White Party Weekend) has got to make their one or two actual paying advertisers VERY pissed off.
Well, it's out now (online, at least), but judging by the reception it's getting, looks like it was better off being NOT out, LOL! :o)
ReplyDeleteHow can someone charge $100.00 (at least) per event and be so incompetent as to mismanage the entire weekend and not pay the bills. One thing I always objected to was his complete ignorance of local charities (not that he would have paid them anyway). Where did the money go? Crack, Ice and hookers?
ReplyDelete"One thing I always objected to was his complete ignorance of local charities..."
ReplyDeleteOne interesting thing we learned from all the recent lawsuits was the real reason Chisholm steadfastly preferred the Elton John charity to local area charities:
"Through a variety of phone calls and electronic mailings, Chisholm submitted documents and made oral assurances the Paris party would take in $2 million and that Chisholm could obtain popular entertainers at a low cost through his special relationship with the Elton John AIDS Foundation."
So, the charity decision was essentially a profit-motivated one; money saved is money earned, as they say.
And in case anyone is wondering, that quote came from the judge's order approving the preliminary injunction on Chisholm in the Bardfield case, freezing his OMW bank accounts.
ReplyDeleteAnd the very next sentences in that quote:
"...In fact, Chisholm spent $1.5 million to rent Disney’s Paris site, paid $2 million to hire singer Mariah Carey, and was warned by Disney to expect no more than 300 people instead of the projected 12,000 to 15,000. The Paris event resulted in a loss of $3 million."
If $2 million was the bargain-basement special Elton John discount price for Mariah Carey, I shudder to think what the actual retail price is/was.
Does anyone have any idea what this does to the Pensacola, FL bar(s) Emerald City and The OtherSide....not to mention the circuit parties he throws throughout the entire weekend of Memorial Day be it at the beach, the Civic Center, etc.?
ReplyDeleteThe CPCE bankruptcy? It has to do only with OMW. Technically, it shouldn't have any effect on anything else (but then, you never know...).
ReplyDeleteOf course, there are other Chisholm bankruptcy cases out there (a total of 4, if I'm not mistaken), one of which is Emerald City:
http://forestmoonendor.blogspot.com/2009/12/end-of-emerald-city.html
Emerald City did seem to be in a bit of trouble, but there have been some new developments that indicate things are improving; once I know more I'll post a full update.
Improving? What does that mean? The money mysteriously appearred? out of some third party organization??
ReplyDeleteNo, but there are signs that Emerald City may have worked out a deal with it's creditors. We'll see...
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