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Timeline of Events Relating to [[Staddon vs. Griever]]: The Cliff's Notes Version

Dates in italics are approximate; details in italics are subjective

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| 1995.08.14 || Cox-Staddon Enterprises is incorporated.
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| 1995.10.   || Red House sets up web sites for local musicians
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| 1995.11.19 || [[Lynne & Bubba]] arrive at [[Tipi Village]]
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| 1996.02.16 || Red House Store is online & receiving orders
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| 1996.04.17 || Planning for “Day Trip” music fest w/[[Lynne & Bubba|Grievers]]
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| 1996.04.29 || Day Trip has apparently concluded

Lynne offers to help keep things in the Tipi Village under control
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| 1996.05.15 || Problems with Chris Cox
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| 1996.07.29 || Nick sets up [[redhouse.com]] email account for Bubba to use.

Disused Griever vehicles begin to accumulate at 2895 Danielsville Rd.

Lynne & Bubba offer trade-out; Bubba gets office & key to red house
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| 1996.08.04 || Red House registers & pays for [[vbz.net]] domain, which goes largely unused at first
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| 1996.10.26 || [[Shanti Fest]] organized by Bubba, Lynne, Nick, & others, held in the “Tipi Village” area. 
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| 1996.12.   || Lynne Griever assists Nick with termination of Chris’s involvement with Red House/CSE.
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| 1997.02.17 || Nick helps put together a web site for the [[ReDistribution Alternative|RDA]], and Red House hosts it
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| 1997.05.23 || Nick and Livia file for bankruptcy
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| 1997.06.20 || Lynne and Bubba incorporate The [[ReDistribution Alternative]], Inc. (“RDA”)
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| 1997.06.24 || Red House loans RDA $100 to open their bank account
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| 1997.07.10 || Hackers cause problems with redhouse.com; store is offline
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| 1997.07.16 || Music fest stage has fallen down, no further concerts possible at this point
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| 1997.08.14 || Red House Store is apparently still offline; Nick is hoping to fix it by the end of August.
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| 1997.09.13 || [[AthensNet.com]] goes under; Red House Store down again
Nick accepts programming job in Wisconsin; Lynne and Bubba to “mind the store”

Livia buys a beat-up old Datsun ($900), Nick having taken the family Nissan to Wisconsin.

Bubba requests permission to pursue additional lines of merchandise
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| 1997.10.01 || Nick arrives in Wisconsin. Nick continues handling web site maintenance and store orders..
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| 1997.10.28 || Nick returns to Wisconsin after visiting GA for a few days
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| 1998.?     || Lynne asks for permission set up temporary “food pantry” (see also 1998.06.11)
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| 1998.02.11 || Bubba chiropractic care tradeout for web work

Bubba sends Nick a list of suppliers to add to store but no details
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| 1998.03.15 || Nick is able to get the Red House Store working again.
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| 1998.03.27 || Nick is frustrated by L&B's store-minding shortcomings
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| 1998.04.15 || Bubba emails Nick a list of a few dozen t-shirts (The Mountain) to add to the store.
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| 1998.04.29 || New t-shirts are online but have not been tested for ordering glitches.
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| 1998.05.04 || Bubba asks Nick to add Alexander Flores to list of artists at the store.
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| 1998.05.07 || Nick is extremely frustrated with Bubba; issue of guilt vs. fixing the problem
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| 1998.05.11 || Nick emphasizes importance of emailing significant information
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| 1998.05.12 || Nick is very stressed by Wisconsin job
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| 1998.05.19 || Nick helps with [[Mad Housers]] page within RDA's web site; more store-minding frustration
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| 1998.05.28 || Nick asks Bubba if he needs a daily reminder to deal with the issue emailed on 5/19.
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| 1998.05.29 || Nick sends Bubba “no response #1” including a to-do list
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| 1998.06.01 || Nick sends Bubba “no response #2” to the 5/29 email, with updates.
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| 1998.06.02 || Nick sends Bubba “no response #3” to the 5/29 email, with ultimatum
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| 1998.06.03 || Bubba says he thought the issues had been dealt with via IM “last night”
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| 1998.06.04 || Nick responds and sends Bubba an updated list of priorities.
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| 1998.06.11 || Bubba says “things should be back to [normal when] you get here.”

Significant email exchange (“flog the peasants” etc.).
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| 1998.07.25 || Nick visits Georgia to retrieve some items and take care of miscellaneous business.
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| 1998.08.14 || $300 loan to RDA
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| 1998.08.15 || Nick drives back to Wisconsin
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| 1998.08.29 || Nick drives down to GA; food pantry is still there, B's office is a bedroom

Extensive redesign of store, under pressure from L&B

Nick buys Livia a used Honda to replace the beat-up Datsun. The Grievers begin borrowing the Datsun soon after this.
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| 1998.09.24 || Nick drives back to WI
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| 1998.10.19 || Last day of Pierce contract. Nick returns to Athens, gets contract with an Athens company.
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| 1998.11.08 || Nick performs with the Grievers at Shanti Fest #2
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| 1998.12.03 || “When will the control room stop being a bedroom? When will pantry be gone?”

Nick buys Livia an old beat-up pick-up truck ($1000, plus another $1000 or so for repairs) 
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| 1999.03.24 || L&B begin borrowing the pickup truck, often without asking, returned late, things missing
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| 1999.04    || Nick and Livia sell the Datsun to Lynne and Bubba for $300 (?)
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| 1999.04.15 || Bubba totals the Datsun with Lynne and their son Jody in the car; all hospitalized

About a month later, Bubba is burned by gasoline while repairing another vehicle; more hospitalization
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| 1999.09.   || Nick and Bubba set up web site (gceh.org) for [[Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness|GCEH]]. Nick/[[Cox-Staddon Enterprises|CSI]] fronts hosting costs ($15.95/mo)
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| 2000.06.06 || Nick is still doing maintenance on gceh.org without pay & covering hosting costs
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| 2000.10.30 || RDA registers redistribution.org domain; no hosting yet
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| 2000.12.   || Nick completes another major design revision of vbz.net
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| 2001.02    || GCEH web site is officially canned; Nick sets up redistribution.org hosting
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| 2001.04.04 || Lynne declines suggestion to repay loan via post-dated check

Bubba is working for Lofty Ideas at this point.

Nick has given L&B a copy of the accounting; Lynne says they can't do anything yet

Lynne promises to pay the current batch of bills “around the 25th to the 27th“
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| 2001.04.20 || Nick & Livia visit NC;  Lynne asks for a $200 loan. Lynne working for GA Task Force.
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| 2001.04.26 || Nick is frustrated with non-responsiveness from B. B has set up another freebie web deal
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| 2001.05.16 || Nick sends Lynne a reminder for $130.15 of phone bills which Nick has paid.
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| 2001.05.24 || unexpected charge on check card. Nick reminds Lynne of need for written list of charges
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| 2001.05.25 || Nick inquires about whether Lynne has paid back several other charges (total $235)
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| 2001.05.26 || mysterious charge on personal check card; Lynne says she already told Nick about it
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| 2001.05.28 || [[User:Harena|Sandy]] and Charles visit [[Athens]] en route to Atlanta
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| 2001.05.29 || Lynne mentions having written a $330 check to Nick but holding off delivering it
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| 2001.06.10 || Nick asks Lynne for permission to haul off Frank & Jess's disused and deteriorating car
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| 2001.06.10 || Lynne asks to put off making a decision, preferring to work on moving the big bus
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| 2001.06.10 || Nick agrees to this
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| 2001.06.13 || Nick's job at Carrier ends. Nick devotes available time to making vbz.net profitable.
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| 2001.06.16 || Lynne requests a $200 loan in addition to $400 apparently already loaned, plus an extension on that earlier loan. Lynne apologizes for continual borrowing.
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| 2001.07.10 || mysterious BellSouth charge ($141.10, 6/22) on Mastercard. Reminder to list charges.
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| 2001.07.11 || Lynne claims having discussed it with Nick verbally and having already paid him same day. 
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| 2001.07.11 || Lynne's complicated list of transactions with explanations

Nick sets up a new computer for Lynne to use instead of booting Bubba off his.
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| 2001.07.16 || Nick and Anna go to visit Sandy in NC; leaves rush order in Bubba's chair
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| 2001.07.18 || Nick asks if the rush order went out on time, forwards another customer inquiry
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| 2001.07.19 || Nick & Anna return to GA. another customer inquiry to B. lack of contact
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| 2001.07.31 || Lynne says they will be busy with [[Lofty Ideas|lofts]] 8/9-8/14
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| 2001.08.02 || Nick asks L&B about plans to pay for hosting for redistribution.org.
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| 2001.08.06 || was Bubba able to find out information for large order (Flores)
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| 2001.08.07 || Having heard nothing back from Bubba, Nick attempts to contact Flores Art by email.
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| 2001.08.08 || Nick asks Bubba or Lynne to please try and find out the status of yet another order.
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| 2001.08.09 || Lynne replies... Nick is frustrated by the response.
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| 2001.10.05 || Nick reminds Lynne & Bubba about the redistribution.org hosting charges.
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| 2001.10.10 || Nick discovers the deadbolt on the back door has been left open overnight.

Nick calls to cancel “HLNA Platinum”charge of Lynne's, which Lynne has indicated was in error
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| 2001.10.?? | Nick assumes musical production duties to finish off the RDA’s [[Xmas Benefit CD|Benefit CD]] project
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| 2001.10.26 | Estimated start of Benz rental
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| 2001.10.26 | Nick uses up his last $400 of credit towards Benefit CD project
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| 2001.11.01 | Nick moves to Red House, by mutual agreement with Livia. Divorce is planned.
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| 2001.11.10 | $200 due for Benz rental, plus $139.71 in RDA phone bills due 11/19
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| 2001.11.26 | Nick does web work to assist with Benefit CD project
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| 2001.11.28 | Livia begins leaving boxes of Nick's stuff at Red House, exacerbating a crowded situation.
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| 2001.12    | Intensive Benefit CD recording and mixing sessions through most of December
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| 2001.12.14 | The Mad Housers ask for madhousers.org domain
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| 2001.12.22 | Benefit CD is finished around this date.
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| 2001.12.23 | Siegert order fiasco – see 12/24, 12/26, 1/9
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| 2001.12.?  | “short term” $500 loan to cover Benefit CD costs
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| 2001.12.26 | $500 transfer-to-Nick almost-fiasco; see also 12/27, 12/28
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| Early 2002 | Livia announces that rent will be going up; Nick decides to move out
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| 2002.01.03 | More frustration; Livia pays phone bill unexpectedly; Long Conversation needed
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| 2002.01.06 | Lynne has by now written herself a second check for $500, without permission; also 1/7
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| 2002.01.08 | Nick is frustrated at lack of responsiveness from B.
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| 2002.01.09 | Siegert order fiasco culmination
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| 2002.01.19 | Nick asks Lynne if there is a budget to pay for redistribution.org
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| 2002.01.23 | Lynne says no, any funds available from sales?. Nick says cut costs. Problem debit.
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| 2002.01.24 | KEY EMAIL from Nick discussing value of services exchanged and other issues
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| 2002.01.25 | Lynne says can cover future hosting charges, and she believes RDA has paid back its debt 
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| 2002.01.26 | SunTrust unexpectedly sends another check card
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| 2002.01.30 | Nick (in NC) asks Bubba to IM when he gets in. Lynne replies that Bubba is outside.
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| 2002.01.31 | More frustrated email from Nick to B. Nick still in NC. back & forth over supplier orders.
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| 2002.02.01 | latest RDA phone bills ($244.87 and $366.81). Lynne plans to set up “3 line special”
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| 2002.02.03 | Nick decides to stay a little longer in NC to finish some work on the vbz database
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| 2002.02.05 | Cable disconnection notice (5/5, 5/6)
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| 2002.02.06 | Nick asks about unpaid rental on the Benz, emphasizes urgency; Lynne says $100
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| 2002.02.08 | Nick forwards the latest RDA phone bill ($120.24) to Lynne.
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| 2002.02.13 | Nick plans another trip to NC; Bubba replies sarcastically to the idea.
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| 2002.02.14 | Frank Jeffers emails Nick with severe criticisms of RDA
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| 2002.02.20 | Nick heads back to NC after brief visit
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| 2002.02.25 | (email to L&B) Nick discusses improvements, plans, financial issues.
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| 2002.02.26 | Lynne's puts heavy pressure on Nick to stay in Athens for the sake of Bubba's motivation
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| 2002.02.28 | Nick heads back to Athens.
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| 2002.03.01 | Nick says financial situ impossible, RDA pays $200 towards Benz, balance is $1600
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| 2002.03.06 | Nick sends Lynne KEY EMAIL discussing terms; Lynne's response is a KEY EMAIL Lynne gives Nick $35 to go towards redistribution.org hosting.
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| 2002.03.10 | Nick updates the credit card for the redistribution.org hosting so it is valid again
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| 2002.03.19 | Bubba plush-bears backorder fiasco ($471.15 + $408.43)
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| 2002.03.21 | Nick begins working for Juliet Easton (in Athens) in order to have operating cash.
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| 2002.04.08 (9:37 pm) | Lynne sends Nick a clear list of transactions, without any dates.
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| 2002.04.12 | Lynne sends Nick a further list of transactions plus check to cover (no dates, no check #).
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| 2002.?     | Mid-April through early May, Nick moves out of Red House and mostly to Hull Rd.
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| 2002.05.08 | Benz tag & insurance due, total $241.37. Benz rental balance $2600
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| 2002.05.09 | Nick announces plans to be in NC (at Sandy's) approximately 5/11-5/18.
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| 2002.05.11 | Lynne sends Nick an email saying “we need to talk about money”.
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| 2002.05.17 | More frictionish emails between Nick (in NC), Bubba, and Lynne (finance, responsiveness)
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| 2002.06.11 | The Red House Break-In occurs while Nick is in NC; Nick drives down to GA p.m.
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| 2002.06.13 | L&B are “overwhelmed” by work involved with Nick/RH moving into Hull Road
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| 2002.06.16 | Nick plans to continue sleeping over at RH at least until phone lines are moved
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| 2002.06.24 | Nick emails Lynne about SunTrust account, consistency; 6/24-6/26
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| 2002.06.27 | Nick is still moving stuff out of Red House.
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| 2002.06.30 | SIGNIFICANT EMAIL: Nick tries to delineate vbz roles
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| 2002.07.01 | Nick gives Livia 30 days' notice that he is moving out of Red House.
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| 2002.07.02 | Lynne contacts Livia to ask about first refusal of Red House after Nick moves out.
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| 2002.07.09 | Nick finishes re-building a shelf for his LP records in NC (having moved the records there)
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| 2002.07.10 | Nick returns to Athens
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| 2002.07.11 | Nick asks after two blank checks he apparently gave Lynne, #1338 and #1345.
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| 2002.07.12 | Nick is apparently driving to NC again (done moving out of RH, except for shed)
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| 2002.07.21 | Nick returns to Hull Road.
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| 2002.08.07 | SunTrust account has gone negative again, for reasons that aren't clear.
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| 2002.08.08 | RDA's credit differential since 7/30 is now negative $325.48; Lynne wants f2f convo
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| 2002.08.10 | Nick recommends against waiting for a f2f, doesn't expect to be around much
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| 2002.08.14 | Nick also asks Lynne when RDA will check card so they don't have to keep using RH's
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| 2002.08.20 | check #1355 for $1000 was returned unpaid. Nick asks again about RDA check card.
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| 2002.08.22 | Nick moves stuff out of the RH storage shed
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| 2002.08.28 | Nick writes RH check for $207.27 to keep the cable from being shut off @ Hull Rd.

Nick asks again about plans for RDA check card.
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| 2002.08.29 | Nick says “I am definitely going to need a key” to the Hull Rd. house.

Nick goes back to NC with another load of stuff (personal & merchandise)
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| 2002.08.31 | Lynne bizarrely insists that Livia extend the RH “move out” date to 9/9.
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| 2002.09.01 | Redistribution.org moved to Red House's new dedicated server.
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| 2002.09.06 | RDA makes some new charges on the card, no email; discussion of spreadsheet
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| 2002.09.16 | Sandy and Charles's divorce is finalized. Nick officially moves in with Sandy.
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| 2002.09.21 | Nick has problems with the way B is handling shipping.
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| 2002.09.25 | Unexpected $350 check written by Lynne; Lynne's sig privileges revoked; major emails
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| 2002.10.05 | Nick returns to Hull Road, in part for a face-to-face meeting requested by Lynne.
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| 2002.10.06 | SIGNIFICANT EMAIL (“hello, hornets”); meeting postponed, causing later controversy
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| 2002.10.07 | Nick adds a couple more agenda items, including overdue gas bill and asking for Benz keys 
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| 2002.10.11 | Nick (in NC) sends summary off financial discussion with Bubba, small spreadsheet
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| 2002.10.12 | B asks Nick to stay longer in Athens, but Nick doesn't like being in Athens these days
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| 2002.10.24 | RDA's bal-since-June now -$535.66. RDA bank account?. RH no longer floating RDA.
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| 2002.12.01 | Sandy attempts to pay for neutering of several cats at Hull Road. Bubba loses the check.
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| 2002.12.14 | Nick sets up streaming MP3s for the RDA Benefit CD web site.
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| 2003.03.03 | Nick suggests L&B should look for transactions to be included on final accounting
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| 2003.03.15 | Email exchange about storage and phone (3/15-3/19).
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| 2003.04.28 | Lynne discontinues the 3-for-1 phone line; RH ph acct ends up w/ bal of $470.58 due.
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| 2003.04.30 | Nick asks after 2003 merch images. Bubba has one dept ready. Nick wants img discs.
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| 2003.05.02 | Nick pays $207 towards the phone bill (other line?) as Lynne requests (not sure why)
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| 2003.05.05 | Lynne and Nick engage in some minor negotiations about the storage trailer.
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| 2003.05.11 | Sales share: B wants 50% in cash, 50% towards debt. Nick unhappy with B's shipping
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| 2003.05.30 | Nick and Sandy meet with accountants in Chapel Hill
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| 2003.06.22 |Key Conversation: Dispute over retrieving image discs, taking merch to NC
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| 2003.06.24 Wednesday | Key Phone Conversation: Nick insists on mediation for any further work.
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| 2003.06.27 | Subsequent emails emphasize communication problems between Nick and the Grievers.
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| 2003.07.13 | Nick plans visit to get some stuff from trailer; Lynne says Nick has “hijacked the store”
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| 2003.07.14 | Lengthy exchange of Significant Emails; Nick and Sandy depart for Athens
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| 2003.07.15 | N&S retrieve a few things from trailer, then back to NC. Nick asks about moving the Benz
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| 2003.07.30 | Nick tentatively plans to be in Athens 8/8, may be able to move the Benz, will need key
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| 2003.07.31 | Nick assists Lynne with a redhouse.com email problem.
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| 2003.08.01 | Lynne objects to Nick cancelling the RH phone line; Nick sends spreadsheet. Emails.
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| 2003.08.29 | Nick asks Lynne to mail him the Benz keys . (No reply?)
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| 2003.09.20 Sunday | Nick plans to be in Athens on 9/26 to move everything out of the trailer, maybe Benz too, maybe even piano; needs Benz keys. Prints copy of email and spreadsheet & mails them.
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| 2003.09.24 | Nick has changed to 10/3-4 for the Athens visit; no response from L&B
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| 2003.09.25 | Bubba calls at 5:42 pm needing tech help; Nick emails needed info.

Nick's visiting plans now 10/17-18 for sure.
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| 2003.10.16 | Nick's visiting date slips again when sitter is unavailable.

Nick also asks if L/B have any objections to having the car towed via phone (no response)
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| 2003.10.30 | Lynne told Neff trailers would be empty October 1, is unhappy about delays

Lynne says Nick has “stolen the business” and disputes validity of spreadsheet
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| 2003.11.01 | Nick responds; more logistical questions working towards moving stuff out.
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| 2003.11.03 Bubba suggests a line-item for the spreadsheet. Bubba says Nick has acted poorly. Nick insists that Bubba communicate only in writing, please re-send dispute via email
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| 2003.11.03 | Bubba calls to say he will now stop calling. Bubba says he is still Nick's friend, chill...
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| 2003.11.04 | Bubba calls Nick a “pissy prick” and cc:s JERS. JERS says time to involve a lawyer.
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| 2003.11.05 | Lynne sends inconclusive email responding to Nick's 11/1 email

NC lawyer advises going to retrieve everything as soon as possible, unnanounced.
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| 2003.11.23 | Nick drives down to GA.
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| 2003.11.24 | The visit with the Uhaul and the police.
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| 2003.11.25 | Nick drives back to NC.
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| 2003.11.28 | Nick removes the last of the RDA email redirects ({{email|b|vbz|net}})
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| 2003.12.01 | Nick hires people in Athens retrieve a few remaining crucial items from the trailer.
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| 2003.12.05 | Nick fills out warrant applications for the arrest of Lynne and Bubba

LaborReady moves the requested items out of the trailer.
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| 2003.12.09 | Bubba owes money to a company in Japan

Court summons arrives soon after, setting the court date as 1/8.
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| 2004.01.08 | Court date #1: L&B don't show up for the hearing
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| 2004.01.14 | Bubba owes $387 to a U.S. Company; they will initiate collection procedures on 1/31. 
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