On to my personal life, that everyone seems to be enthralled with, yet only a few hundred of you have reached out to me about.
For the record, it has been dismissed.
I know that isn't as dramatic and you guys aren't talking about that after slandering and committing defamation as well. lol. That's funny, right? That you are doing something illegal while claiming that I have? I find it entertaining too. lol
If you read that defamation and slander that is an article. (One that I am proud of, because once they start quoting you on facebook and talking about personal e-mails and it being gossip, you know you have 'made it') Anyone with any common sense or that knows me, sees that for what it is. Like this West_21 profile was made at the time they were trying to do their hatchet campaign. It was made what, that day? They posted 3 posts. All just about this, then hasn't logged in again since it didn't take off after a day or so. Maybe they will now that I have responded.
I wanted to wait until I had ran the Arkansas Show to respond. Mainly, because I wanted to watch and see how everyone acted.
My ex-fiancé and my wife's ex-husband, who is a county cop, have been at this since me and my wife got married. If you will notice, most of the stuff didn't start happening until after our daughter was born. All things we have on record and with patience, you will see once the investigation on them is over with. Most of you who have done any business with me, will remember that you never gave money to me. It was always to my ex. At the knife show, she was the one that took the money. She ran all of my accounts. She even made this account on here.
Again, that's where common sense comes into play. I have found that if you read what you want to read and believe the same. If you hope that I am something, then that's how you will read it. If you want drama and want to see me fail or something of the like. If you found happiness in an article written in a state that the supposed crime was committed....when that city/county/state didn't even recognize it, then chances are you were wanting this for me. Which is cool. The problem with it is I don't care what people think of me. The only reason I am writing this is because you are trying to harm my business, for no apparent reason. I felt like that was the appropriate thing to do. I know as time goes on, you will see the truth. You won't like it, because you want it to be bad.
Either way, I will enjoy this ride. I know where it ends. I'll keep doing the right things, even as those around me try to tear it down. Which is stupid and pointless. You are all wasting your time. I've been here this whole time and I will continue to. I've continued to grow even with people spreading rumors and lies.
Also, our ex's will continue to try and do stuff. There's a recording of my wife's ex-husband trying to get one of the local meth addicts to plant drugs in my vehicles from right before all of this. With witnesses. Burning my shop down didn't turn out the way they planned. This whole deal has brought them pleasure, but it didn't turn out how they planned.
I assume everyone thought I would bow in shame or humiliation.
You guys clearly don't know me.
Again, in time all of this will come together and make sense to you. (I'll probably copy half this and post it on the other thread of you guys trying to spread the slander of as well. The thread that was dead but you revived after like 5-6 years just to cast a bigger net. I found that all rather tacky. Pointless and entertaining, but tacky. The whole world could turn against me and I would still be here making knives and helping the community. It's going to take more than an angry ex, a dirty cop, and some internet trolls to make me waver in the slightest.)
See. Man of my word.
I wish Logan better than this. I know him well, as do others.
His CONTRIBUTIONS to the knife world by acquiring and running the successful Arkansas Knife Show have benefitted many.
However, he's dug himself a hole here, and backpedaling is apparent. I see it. NOT good.
I am hopeful the funds somehow get repaid to the woman. Realize that his Shop fire has decimated his knifemaking business, and subsequently those methods of income. You can't make a knife to sell and pay back, if you have no shop.
He has gone above and beyond to bring the AKS back into prominence. He's kept us notified about Covid changes and reschedules as an honest Show promoter should. He's not a scumbag, but he's misguided right now and making bad decisions.
Again, I wish him better.
I appreciate everything you said about me Coop. The only thing I want to clarify is that the only misguided and bad decisions I would be accused of, is the choice to leave Brit for my wife.
I was warned ahead of time. By here family, my friends, and even her ex-husband of what would my life would be like/what would happen to me if I chose to be with her. They thought they would be able to turn me away. So marrying her and having a child with her only added to this. I haven't commented or responded to most of this, because it does potentially screw up a separate investigation. Which will be glorious once it comes to an end.
But I will say what I said at those times. I'm not going to be intimidated by anyone. I am proud to be back together with the woman that is now my wife. I love my daughter and I have no regrets. I would live through all of this again and again for them. I know that I will continue to be attacked for another 11 years. I'm fine with that. No one can and will find a point that I have done anything wrong or anything other than helping people. I am always transparent. About every part of everything. I would have liked my personal life to be personal, but that clearly isn't going to happen. I believe everyone deserves that privacy, but I can see that if I am to 'defend my honor', then I won't have privacy. Which truly isn't fair, but what can you do.
I implore everyone. Search out any dealings with me you have ever had and see when I did anything to wrong any of you. You won't find anything other than it taking time to make a knife. That's the worst thing I have done. That's why the people attacking me probably aren't as happy as they thought they would be about this. They assumed everyone would turn on me and that wasn't the case. Only people who have never talked to me, much less met me, are the ones spreading rumors OR those that are jealous of me and want to see me fail.
And to all of them. Best of luck!
