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(the attorney) was guilty of a conflict of interest. This, of course, didn't set well with the attorney because it put him in a bad light with the Bar Association. They called a hearing and my wife and I and the attorney showed up, but... you guessed it, Bob did not and the com- plaint was dismissed.

Now hark back to two items I mentioned earlier .. 1) the prediction by the girl on the beach at Catalina that "you will be the saviour of your people" and my comment at Lynn's house the night the FPE prospectus was discussed in which I said that "my time is not yet" and "they will crucify me." Now don't get the idea that I in any way equate myself to Jesus by her use of the word "saviour" and my using "crucify". But there is nevertheless an interesting parallel, I think that I can more properly qualify as a "saviour" of the TV than anyone else who has appeared though I think that word is too strong. Neverthe- less, I have been longer and more intensely in the forefront of our "movement" than anyone else and as this story unfolds you will learn of other activities that contribute to that position. Also you will see why the word "crucify" was not an improper term because my "time" did come and "they", meaning authorities did attempt to crucify me, but the reason I bring this up at this time in the story is that Jesus had his Judas a friend who betrayed him. I went Jesus one better as I had two Judases who betrayed me. Two formerly trusted friends who had been in on the origination and planning of the whole Hose and Heels-Phi Pi Epsilon thing and who, when it suited their personal needs and fulfilled their own ego trips, turned on me and the whole movement by attacking me personally, and in the process, threatening the downfall of the whole structure, since if I fell it all fell with me there being no one else to carry it on. But it was a warning to me to get used to such turn arounds from friend to foe, as the same thing was to happen several more times in the course of the years. It is also a lesson to those who read these pages that today's friends often become tomorrow's enemies.

During the period prior to the lawsuit the meetings of the Alpha chapter of FPE were removed from Lynn's house because he suddenly decided to charge the group for the use of the house for the meetings and for other reasons. He, in turn, made a point of inviting some of the local group that he remained friends with plus some others that they brought along and thus held several parties for this other group which, intended or not, set up a rival organization. Naturally, rela- tions deteriorated steadily. Since Bob/Barbara was a part of this and

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