Russ Swain
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Yeah, one of my best friends in high school had started a small t-shirt printing company And I was talking to him and he said, you know what I did to get my t-shirt business started? He says, there's this guy named Tommy and he's a rough guy. He's very menacing and he'll charge you through the nose as an interest rate and he'll scare you to death.
Yeah, one of my best friends in high school had started a small t-shirt printing company And I was talking to him and he said, you know what I did to get my t-shirt business started? He says, there's this guy named Tommy and he's a rough guy. He's very menacing and he'll charge you through the nose as an interest rate and he'll scare you to death.
But he's got the money and he'll loan it to you if you can pass his test. And he says, and I can vouch for you. And I says, great. That's what I want to do. So anyway, it was a referral kind of thing. And we got together, we met, and he says, okay, I'll loan you the money. And he did. Where did you meet him?
But he's got the money and he'll loan it to you if you can pass his test. And he says, and I can vouch for you. And I says, great. That's what I want to do. So anyway, it was a referral kind of thing. And we got together, we met, and he says, okay, I'll loan you the money. And he did. Where did you meet him?
But he's got the money and he'll loan it to you if you can pass his test. And he says, and I can vouch for you. And I says, great. That's what I want to do. So anyway, it was a referral kind of thing. And we got together, we met, and he says, okay, I'll loan you the money. And he did. Where did you meet him?
No, they don't. Yeah, that's part of the contradiction. He wanted to meet in Salt Lake City at a stripper bar near the airport. And I said, really, I'd never been inside a stripper bar. I didn't know what to expect. And it wasn't quite as raucous as they are nowadays, probably, but they had a little bit of standards. But anyway, we met in a stripper bar where he chose to conduct business.
No, they don't. Yeah, that's part of the contradiction. He wanted to meet in Salt Lake City at a stripper bar near the airport. And I said, really, I'd never been inside a stripper bar. I didn't know what to expect. And it wasn't quite as raucous as they are nowadays, probably, but they had a little bit of standards. But anyway, we met in a stripper bar where he chose to conduct business.
No, they don't. Yeah, that's part of the contradiction. He wanted to meet in Salt Lake City at a stripper bar near the airport. And I said, really, I'd never been inside a stripper bar. I didn't know what to expect. And it wasn't quite as raucous as they are nowadays, probably, but they had a little bit of standards. But anyway, we met in a stripper bar where he chose to conduct business.
That was his office. And at the time, I didn't understand that at all. He didn't really observe the strippers or pay any attention. He would sip on a beer. I was drinking Coke because of my background. And he chose that place because that's where he could read people. He wanted to read you because you were distracted.
That was his office. And at the time, I didn't understand that at all. He didn't really observe the strippers or pay any attention. He would sip on a beer. I was drinking Coke because of my background. And he chose that place because that's where he could read people. He wanted to read you because you were distracted.
That was his office. And at the time, I didn't understand that at all. He didn't really observe the strippers or pay any attention. He would sip on a beer. I was drinking Coke because of my background. And he chose that place because that's where he could read people. He wanted to read you because you were distracted.
And he was searching for signs of body language, for confidence, for whatever it was. I wish I could ask him. But anyway, that's where he chose to conduct business every time we met.
And he was searching for signs of body language, for confidence, for whatever it was. I wish I could ask him. But anyway, that's where he chose to conduct business every time we met.
And he was searching for signs of body language, for confidence, for whatever it was. I wish I could ask him. But anyway, that's where he chose to conduct business every time we met.
He gave me a check and I took it to the bank, but he expected cash when I paid back his loan. So.
He gave me a check and I took it to the bank, but he expected cash when I paid back his loan. So.
He gave me a check and I took it to the bank, but he expected cash when I paid back his loan. So.
So that's 120% or something like that.
So that's 120% or something like that.
So that's 120% or something like that.