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ali-labyrinth · 2 months

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Ok so totally random post that will be of interest to probably absolutely no one

So I've been trying to dig up some information about my Grandpa who died when I was young, so I only remember a few things about him and honestly I feel like this

So I remember they had a softwear business (this was early 90s- early 2000s) and they were involved in making mall kiosks where you could basically search the catalogs for all the stores in the mall and also see sales (really advanced stuff for the time). So I start digging right? and I find the company name attached to my Grandpa

ok, cool but wait, there's another company of the same name attached to an associate I remember

Ok, so then I look at that guy and find...

and those branches most look like this...

So here's that C T Corporation System again.... can't find squat on that, btw, but heres where it gets real interesting. Apparently this Robert VanDuren guy is known in the Midwest and California areas as a swindler, but he got his start (it seems) with Lifesoft (which had lawsuits against it from its shareholders before this guy showed up?!) when they transitioned to Winpoint and AIM Smart... so... did he swindle my Grandfather and his business partners or did he learn HOW to swindle working with them?

For background -I- remember

- I remember Lifesoft items all over, mouse pads, shirts and the like

- I remember when everything went down (the financial fall of my family) everyone was angry at Roland, I don't remember this Robert guy AT ALL

-My grandfather reminds me of Tony Sparano in behavior and demeanor (except Swedish instead of Italian)

- I can't ask my family because I don't speak to my mother and my grandmother doesn't talk about the whole thing

So now here I am sitting here, wondering wtf actually went down with all this and if my Grandfather may have been some kind of......... not above board business man.... who's family wasn't taken care of after his death or if he was straight up and just got had?

#businesses #business #lifesoft #winpoint #AIM Smart #family history #family mysteries

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americanahighways · 5 months

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REVIEW: Van Duren & Good Question “Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis”

REVIEW: Van Duren & Good Question “Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis” #vanduren #cartwheeling #americanahighways #americanamusic #johnapice #newmusic2023

CD Art: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tpJXXHFJL.UF1000,1000_QL80.jpg Van Duren & Good Question – Cartwheeling: Live In Memphis This impeccably recorded set was recorded live in Memphis in 1992. Though there is a ‘90s current that runs through the production it’s not retro to any degree. The pop-configuration sprouts from the melodic seedlings of the late Dwight Twilley, with legitimate…