Thank you, and have a nice day.

I purchased that store on Jimmy Carter Blvd from Tom Gardner who had originally called it Video Xcitement and about a year and a half prior to me buying it changed the name to Illusions. However you are mistaken sir in that this particular store purchased in early 2000 was not my first store, not by a long shot. I had previously owned stores in Charlotte NC, St. Louis MS and in Ft. Lauderdale FL. This was I believe my forth. The store, and I stretch every meaning of the word store when I use it here, was a complete and utter mess. Tom was living in it, in the back he was bootlegging every VHS tape in the place, there was no DVD at the time, he had three viewing booths ( again I almost cringe to call them that as they were carpeted and just plan nasty, and Tom was using more then 60% of the facility as his office and home. His best month of sales up to this point was documented at $12,000 yes that is Twelve Thousand Dollars. Yet it did have one quality, it had one thing I wanted, it had opened before Gwinnett County Georgia passed its adult entertainment code of 1998 and therefore was grandfathered under Georgia law. As a side bar I must not that on July 17th, 2001 I had that very ordinance struck down as unconstitutional. I had a contract drawn up by the law firm of Smith, White, Sharma and Halpern, a nice sized firm that ran a check on the Georgia corporation, checked for UCC fillings and had Mr. Gardner sign a sworn affidavit that he owed no one nor had any other investors other then his daughter. The purchase price I paid, $235,000 ! Wow did I over pay, but I saw potential oh and I had to buy Tom’s entire inventory which after counted was less then $10,000 dollars. Now I must say that over time that note was discounted several times as Tom would want money faster and faster so in the end I did pay less. But I remember the call now Bob when you called me and said basically ” Hey, I’m Toms partner, I gave him money to start that store!” And I remembering myself and Mr. Larry White saying to you and writing to you communicating this very point. ” If what you say is true, then Mr. Gardner not only deceived you he did us as well, please file a lawsuit, please name us as third party defendants and we would be glad to make all further payments ( At the time in the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS) in to the registry of the courts until there is an outcome.” Bob you did not do that, you never produced one document, you never filled a civil case, or made a criminal report of theft, you did nothing but were not only instructed to but encouraged to. So how dare you hold any ill will toward me if what you say is true and Tom Gardner owed you something which to this day you have never produced one shred of evidence, and in fact never made any attempt whatsoever to adjudicate? Why is that Bob, I could have cared less who got the money you or Tom, but I certainly was not going to pay more then agreed to or not pay Tom and pay you and be sued, now that would have not made sense now would it? Well having laid out the facts before the public here I dare say that you hold a grudge for something that Tom Gardner ” may have” done to you, not me. What you hold against me is resentment, it is as old as Cain and Able, jealousy of another’s success. And after all how can I blame you if what you alleged were true. In that case you squandered an opportunity, played coach potato while others offered you options and then to see that $%it hole of a store be completely renovated, used at 95% capacity instead of 40%, renamed to The Love Shack, stocked properly with $100,000 in inventory and within four months I raised sales from Toms best ever to an average of $112,000 per month. So if that is what you are upset about Bob, which would only then be jealousy and your own stupidity to not have a signed agreement or not to file claim against the outstanding money still owned to Tom, then you deserve the feelings you currently suffer from and should immediately seek counseling from a qualified therapist. In fact I am sorry to say this Mike, but Bob may have a case against both you and I to pay for the psychiatric fees for having provided the platform to drudge all of these bad memories up.

Mike I am sorry that I am handling the situation with Johns Creek and the Mayor in such a way that you would find Genius and apologize to you for conducting myself and my business affairs in a professional manner. Mike I should have know that that might cause un due duress to Mr. Bob or is it Dirty? Oh well, I have more Genius like things to do but Mike, I do miss seeing you so give me a call will you? And Bob, let it go already man, that bag of bricks your carrying is too heavy, feel the freedom that comes with dropping it.

Thank you and written with as much respect as I could muster,

John Cornetta

Bob I have never had three words with you, I am friends with Paul and his father and for the life of me can not understand why you would feel this way?

If it is because I own Xcitement Magazine and put Night Moves out of business in Atlanta I am sorry, if it is because I have more hair on my head I am sorry, if it is because I am younger and better looking I am sorry, if it is because I have friends like Mike South who call’em like the see’em I am sorry, if it is because I own a chain of stores and you do not, I’m sorry, if it is because I publish one of the trade magazines and put on a convention for our industry, ASB Magazine and STOREROTICA and you do not I am sorry, if it is because I am married to a beautiful young wife who loves me and you are not I am sorry, if it is because I live in a very big house ( Mike you have to come see the pole by the pool ) and drive a Maserati and you do not, I am sorry…. But if it is because I have the balls to do it, live it and say it that I am not sorry for that I am proud of and I have never done one thing wrong or back stabbed anyone in my life so if you have something to say, call Mike and get my number and act like a man. Mr. Dirty… lol