[TheForge] Bull Hammer??

[Andy Vida]

schade@acegroup.cc wrote:
> 
> Bull Hammers defunct
> 
>   The demise of Bull Hammers is a long sad story. The original owner and
> designer of the Bull hammer line, Tom Troszak lost control of his
> company to Vincent Venegoni who offered to invest in the company and
> instead took over the company forcing out co-owners Tom Troszak and
> Denise Mills by questionable means. What was supposed to be a bailout
> became a lockout in February of 2003.

	This is an all-too-common tale.  VC's and their ilk cannot be
	trusted to the door.  I've known several people who have been
	screwed out of many years' hard work by the sneaky and under
	handed workings of "investors".  They are often nothing more
	than thieves in fancier clothing and left their guns at home.
> 
>   Recently, Venegoni and the new operators of the company closed down
> without notice, owing all their suppliers and advertisers (including
> us). Their web page is still posted claiming "hammers in inventory"
> while in reality the company is gone.
> 
>   Tom Troszak continues to design and build custom machinery including
> power hammers.

	Well, Tom seems like a very knowledgeable guy.  I wish
	him all the best and let the bastards eat shit and die.