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January 22, 2004
Joe Land is The Diamond
By QBlog in
Who is Joe Land? Below is a page copied from the Joe and Lynn Land vs. Scott A. Larsen lawsuit (link to pdf document). I found this particular page interesting mainly because it questions whether Joe Land re-qualified as a Quixtar Diamond. The whole "pin-level qualification" thing is something I never quite understood but maybe that's because I always thought all the various Quixtar levels and titles were a little silly. I mean, what the hell does a Platinum or Ruby mean to anyone outside of Quixtar? Now, vice-president, CEO, Supreme Commander - those are some titles we can all identify with. But Triple Founders-Ambassador Crown Diamond Commander? What the hell is that?
Anyway, the court document below is actually a printed screen capture of Scott Larsen's Web site as it existed at the time of the lawsuit. It's a bit of history preserved by our beloved judicial system.
According to Dave Touretzky, Scott Larsen yanked all the audio excerpts and references to Joe Land to avoid a lengthy and costly legal battle. Too bad this never went to court because on page 4-5 of the complaint is this:
Upon information and belief, Defendent's use of the false and misleading descriptions and representations of fact regarding Plaintiffs has damaged Plaintiffs by actually deceiving potential Independent Business Owners and present Independent Business Owners with respect to the financial health of the Plaintiffs, the value of the Land Network, the status, purpose, and goals of the Land Group International and AllianceNet, and the honesty and integrity of the Lands, causing Plaintiffs damages in excess of $75,000. (emphasis added)
I would love to have seen the proof backing the $75,000 claim. Not saying they didn't lose that money as a result of Scott's actions, just saying I'd like to see the evidence that supports that claim.
Anyway, the weird thing about this is that the Larsen Web site is still up, with the words "The Diamond" replacing the name Joe Land and all the Land audio removed. So, basically it's now like a scavenger hunt. If you go to Scott's page on "The Diamond" you may wonder, "Who's this Diamond?" and then run to other Web sites to find out the identity of "The Diamond." I actually think that's sort of fun. I mean, we all LOVE scavenger hunts right? Now the Joe Land page is truly interactive. Isn't the Web wonderful?
Comments
I grew-up with Joe Land & went to 5th & 6th grades with him in the same class in school - in Lubbock Texas.
He was made as hell because his 6th grade teacher failed him. He moved away shortly after that.
For any further details on his childhood you can email me at jbrockm@juno.com
I know someone who has Joe Land stuff ;)
Posted by: Dwighty | January 22, 2004 11:58 PM