I tried to find your e-mail address, but can't find it.  It really wouldn't surprise me if they could read our U2's but Chris is probably the only one that could and I'd say he has his hands full right now.

The meeting was somewhat informative (and expensive - $300!)  Since I wrote the contract myself, it is somewhat liberal and has loopholes.  When I wrote it, I didn't know it was ever going to come to this.  This WAS a fun antique tractor club!  Out of the entire 3 page termination letter, there are only 3 points in it that have anything to do with my contract or the job that I'm hired to do.  Of those 3 things, their facts are wrong and I have not done what they say.  For example, they said I didn't provide them with an advertising report at the last meeting.  I sat right there and read the totals to them and I watched Terry write it down.  My printer had quit the night before I left for the meeting so I took an OLD report and hand wrote all the new figures in and took that with me.  I didn't want to pass around a hand-written report, so I just read it to them.  Another example.  They said I didn't provide an expense report for the last issue.  The magazine was mailed on the 3rd, the meeting was on the 8th, I don't even get the bills for the magazine until the 15th.  In fact, I actually received the bill from the printer late last week.  How do they expect me to provide them with an accuarate expense report when the expenses are in yet?!  The third count which deals with me not looking for the cheapest printer I could find, is also bogus.  NOTHING else in the letter has anything to do with the contract.  The lawyer said I could just throw that out.  

If I wanted to get into a costly court battle, I could fight for the balance due on the contract.  But I have no desire to get in a fighting match or drag the club into court.  The club didn't do this to me, 8 jealous guys did.  

If they print an explanation in the next magazine, I sure it will also be full of untruths.  When they print that, I can go after them for slander.  I really feel sorry for the new editor.  Terry's got him snowballed.  

The attorney is going to study the contract and other correspondance and get back to me next week.  He was throwing so much at me that I didn't even ask if there was any chance they could take my "severance pay" away from me.  

I feel much better having legal assurance that they had no grounds for this, but there went the new set of tires that I need.  

If you ever want to see this ridiculous letter, I can mail you a copy.  
Sherry