I've even had people ask me "Why would you trust a gay man in the first place? Especially a drag queen?" WHAT? That makes me even sadder because I've had more love and friendship from my gay male friends than from most of my straight friends. So, please don't go there with me. This bad apple does not spoil the whole bunch, even though the stench of his rotting pulp permeated my very soul.
Yesterday, I was speaking to one of the stars of "Divas," the premier drag show in Las Vegas. I was warning him about Marvin Nathan so that he did not become yet another victim. This performer told me that Marvin had agreed to pick him up at the LV airport while Gene and I were away on a cruise gig. Marvin had full use of my car, home, food, etc. But, when this star called Marvin to come pick him up, Marvin told him he could not do so because I would get angry if he used my car. Thus, this star thought I was something that I am not. I had even invited him to come to my home and have Thanksgiving dinner with me, my husband and Marvin. He declined because of his now unfavorable feelings for me. Why do I think Marvin lied about the car situation? My instincts tell me that he did not want to get up off the couch to pick this man up. Marvin never got off the couch except to go to eat or lay on the bed.
Speaking of his using my car while we gone, I had another conversation with a man I'll call P.J., regarding Marvin's use of my car during that same time I was on the cruise. You see, P.J. is a very loyal and trusted friend of ours. He's also a very large, formidable man you would never want to cross. Marvin scammed P.J. out of $150 but P.J. did not yet know it at the time Marvin was watching our home during the cruise gig. Anyway, P.J. told me that whenever he came over to our home to do some work in the detached garage out back, Marvin would get in my car and take off within minutes! I guess Marvin wasn't too lazy to go out of the house when he thought he might get confronted by P.J.! I think that's funny, personally. But it just goes to show you how Marvin's mind was working at the time. He was guilty and he was paranoid.
Here's another funny story. There's a sweet man in Vegas who owns a bunch a spas. We'll call him "T." So, Marvin had told me that "T" was a "bi-polar" man who was difficult to be around, and who threw him out of his home one day with no reason or rhyme. Per Marvin, this action led to him staying in an airport for three days until someone else bailed him out. But, the stress from all of this caused Marvin to have a stroke (I think he said he had THREE strokes, but it's hazy now) which resulted in a heart condition. Anyway, in the first week or so that Marvin was staying with us, he called "T" while we were both sitting in the living room. I heard him demand from "T" to give him two free spa days for him and me with some products included because "you owe me!" He was extremely demanding to "T" on the phone and it upset me to the point where I called him out on this. I told him he could have asked "T" nicely and that his demanding attitude was over the top.
Well, "T" did decline Marvin's request, which was disappointing to me but understandable with the way Marvin spoke to him on the phone. The funny part of this story is this: Marvin was NOT speaking to anyone on the other end of the phone when he was demanding the spa day from "T!" It was a fake phone call! I found this out after speaking to "T" myself! "T" told me that Marvin never spoke to him in that way at all! Wow! I guess that was the first of his phone calls to nobody on the other end! And, even less surprising, is that "T" is a very nice man who had also opened his home and bank account to Marvin. It appears that those whom Marvin scams become his enemies once they find out.
The above are just a few of the minor pieces of information I found out after the fact. But, I digress. Let's take up where we had left off in the last blog post, shall we?
Marvin had just made the gracious offer to name Gene and myself as the beneficiaries to his "life insurance policy" via Prudential that his mother had purchased for him when he was born. If you recall from the last blog post, Marvin convincingly told us that we were his "family" now and that we were the best people to receive this money.
Well, being the ethical person who wants all situations to be a win-win, I said to Marvin, "Why wait until you die to put this money to use? Since you are having so much trouble with money, why not cash in the policy now? You can invest some in the play since you are starring in it, and you can put some away as a cushion for yourself." I thought that was a beautiful way to give us all an easier runway to getting us to the point where we showcased the play to the interested Producers. Makes sense, right?
Now, you'd think that if this "life insurance" was just a scam to get Gene and me to take care of Marvin for a longer period of time, that Marvin could have easily pretended it did not yet mature and that he could not cash it in for a while. That would have been a way to go. But, NO! Marvin played his hand by telling us the policy was now worth $126,000 and that he could have the check in a few weeks! He went further into this con by telling us that he decided to give us $75,000 of that money to invest in the development of the play! So, Gene spent the money to form an LLC and have investment contracts made. Marvin signed the contracts in front of us.
IT DIDN"T STOP THERE! Jeez, you'd think that having this $126,000 coming in would be enough to hook Gene and me into allowing Marvin to continue staying with us and buying him his food, etc. But Marvin created another story to add to this one. Remember the missing disability check and the phone calls to his attorney, "Howard Newman?" Okay. So, this is what Marvin tells us about that situation. He says that the lawyer found out that three of the Credit Union Employees had been stealing funds from those with social security and disability checks, and that it is a big problem for the Credit Union. He further tells us that "Howard" is going to get him his money back plus a bunch more in a settlement. This story drags on a bit, so I will fill you in more later on.
Man, I can't even believe we bought all of Marvin's B.S. as I write this. But, we did.
My friends who know me, know that I don't take injustice lying down! I'm a major bull dog...a momma lion, when it comes to protecting others from being hurt. P.J. said today, "Marvin didn't expect the tsunami coming back at him from you!" And P.J. is probably correct. You see, to this date, no one has ever even filed a legal complaint against Marvin. Well, I did much more than that. I'll tell you all about in the next blog post...lol!
(Please help me to bring attention to this situation by joining this blog. It's free. You just need a google account, which is also free. Once you sign up for a google account, you can press the "Join this site" icon on my blog near where all the "followers" pictures are located. I'd appreciate the company as I take you past this con and back on track to getting the musical play produced. I hope you will join me. Merry Christmas!)
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