Russ Swain

1984, $10,000.

1984, $10,000.

1984, $10,000.

But I thought, okay, I only need this for 30 days. And so that's fine. I'll pay it and I'll be fine because this will be great. It's a national company. They're going to pay the bills and so forth. And I put my heart and soul. I mean, this thing had extraordinary folds. It had foil stamping. It had blind embossed. The logo looked sharp. And this was before... where he could fax things.

But I thought, okay, I only need this for 30 days. And so that's fine. I'll pay it and I'll be fine because this will be great. It's a national company. They're going to pay the bills and so forth. And I put my heart and soul. I mean, this thing had extraordinary folds. It had foil stamping. It had blind embossed. The logo looked sharp. And this was before... where he could fax things.

But I thought, okay, I only need this for 30 days. And so that's fine. I'll pay it and I'll be fine because this will be great. It's a national company. They're going to pay the bills and so forth. And I put my heart and soul. I mean, this thing had extraordinary folds. It had foil stamping. It had blind embossed. The logo looked sharp. And this was before... where he could fax things.

Faxing was rudimentary. I mean, it was rough. So I would send him line art and saying, this is the kind of photograph, this is where we show students this. And they said, great, great. It looks beautiful. Love the composition. We love the layout. This is going to be great. What I didn't anticipate, because I was trying to think nationally, I thought everybody's money spends the same.

Faxing was rudimentary. I mean, it was rough. So I would send him line art and saying, this is the kind of photograph, this is where we show students this. And they said, great, great. It looks beautiful. Love the composition. We love the layout. This is going to be great. What I didn't anticipate, because I was trying to think nationally, I thought everybody's money spends the same.

Faxing was rudimentary. I mean, it was rough. So I would send him line art and saying, this is the kind of photograph, this is where we show students this. And they said, great, great. It looks beautiful. Love the composition. We love the layout. This is going to be great. What I didn't anticipate, because I was trying to think nationally, I thought everybody's money spends the same.

And so there was this really attractive black girl that was one of the students in the photo and muscular toned Asian fellow who was also very attractive. These guys were model quality people that we used to set up for the photo shoot on this. The old guy in New York, he was a Jewish fellow, which surprised me because he said, I can't accept this. This was after it went to print.

And so there was this really attractive black girl that was one of the students in the photo and muscular toned Asian fellow who was also very attractive. These guys were model quality people that we used to set up for the photo shoot on this. The old guy in New York, he was a Jewish fellow, which surprised me because he said, I can't accept this. This was after it went to print.

And so there was this really attractive black girl that was one of the students in the photo and muscular toned Asian fellow who was also very attractive. These guys were model quality people that we used to set up for the photo shoot on this. The old guy in New York, he was a Jewish fellow, which surprised me because he said, I can't accept this. This was after it went to print.

I said, why can't you? I said, you okayed everything. And he said, because you put, pardon the expression, but back in those days, a Chinaman and N-word in my brochure. Jeez, that's terrible. I said, pardon me? And I started backpedaling like crazy. He says, no, he says, we try to keep our clientele a cut above those kind of people. And he says, and you just threw down the welcome mat.

I said, why can't you? I said, you okayed everything. And he said, because you put, pardon the expression, but back in those days, a Chinaman and N-word in my brochure. Jeez, that's terrible. I said, pardon me? And I started backpedaling like crazy. He says, no, he says, we try to keep our clientele a cut above those kind of people. And he says, and you just threw down the welcome mat.

I said, why can't you? I said, you okayed everything. And he said, because you put, pardon the expression, but back in those days, a Chinaman and N-word in my brochure. Jeez, that's terrible. I said, pardon me? And I started backpedaling like crazy. He says, no, he says, we try to keep our clientele a cut above those kind of people. And he says, and you just threw down the welcome mat.

I said, with all due respect, I mean, you being of... the Jewish persuasion, and that ignited something in him that he says, oh, so now you're calling me, he says, a Jew boy? And I says, I did not use that term. I said, I'm trying to be as delicate as I can here. And he said, you know what, this conversation is over and I'm not paying you for these brochures and I will not accept them.

I said, with all due respect, I mean, you being of... the Jewish persuasion, and that ignited something in him that he says, oh, so now you're calling me, he says, a Jew boy? And I says, I did not use that term. I said, I'm trying to be as delicate as I can here. And he said, you know what, this conversation is over and I'm not paying you for these brochures and I will not accept them.

I said, with all due respect, I mean, you being of... the Jewish persuasion, and that ignited something in him that he says, oh, so now you're calling me, he says, a Jew boy? And I says, I did not use that term. I said, I'm trying to be as delicate as I can here. And he said, you know what, this conversation is over and I'm not paying you for these brochures and I will not accept them.

I was flummoxed, I was flabbergasted, and I didn't know what to do. And I thought, I don't think there's any begging anything that I can do to resurrect this. And how am I going to pay back this loan shark who was very menacing and frightening to me at a very usurious rate? And I thought, I may have just sunk my ship.

I was flummoxed, I was flabbergasted, and I didn't know what to do. And I thought, I don't think there's any begging anything that I can do to resurrect this. And how am I going to pay back this loan shark who was very menacing and frightening to me at a very usurious rate? And I thought, I may have just sunk my ship.