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freethinker

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I don't know who it is but it definitely isn't Kit.

I think the middle one is Kit Figuredo/Finn/whatever. She was super nice.

Joan I knew very well from the CLO. She was nice, but when in product officer mode could be tough as hell. But fair in the sense that she was never really sadistic that I saw.

Maggie was around for the first part of my staff career, but like Phyllis and Nan, was on Day org, so I didn't have much direct interaction. Phyllis I never really liked much, but I found Nan to be a cool person.

Heather, yeah, she was my direct or indirect senior for most of 17 years. Also had lots of dealings with her outside the org via kid stuff. So it was an odd relationship. I got screamed at and berated by her more times than I could possibly remember. And yet I have endless memories of sitting around joking with her and laughing our heads off. Many times I saw both sides of her in the same day.
 

myrklix

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Whoa! Freethinker, that's one helluva source you've got there.
A warehouse... what an ignominious ending (almost).

Sorry to hear about Mary Poosti Smith. Didn't really know her but from what I remember she had beautiful red hair. Her husband, Jon, I always liked, and enjoyed sitting in the chair with him. I liked his paintings and we would sometimes talk about art & creativity.

Nanette I always thought was a sweetheart and that her heart was always in the right place but, unfortunately, in the wrong organization. I hope she's doing well now.

Then there was a pretty highly trained auditor with a big grey and black beard, Italian name, who at some point had to retrain the entire lineup (back in the early 90's?) and I felt sorry for him. Always cheerful and in good spirits.

Geeze...I'm not sounding nostalgic, am I? It would be BIG if Boston shut down. The stories I've read on ESMB about how big (nearly SH size) many years ago when they were once in Kenmore Sq. Even when I was an active public in the 80's and early 90's there were a lot of people there both public and staff.

Freethinker, thanks for all the info and more, please, when you can.
 

freethinker

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Would that auditor be Joe Nuccio? He is still drinking the Kool Aid. He lost a daughter a while back. His wife worked at Delphi, not sure if she does now.

Boston seems to have been in a continual fall from grace since it's heyday. They have been mainly recycling the same public for years but people get old and eventually...

I really think it is on its way out.

Maybe Bob Loree was the auditor.
I think Boston has been on an inevitable decline since the turn of the millennium. They never have gotten very many new people and without that building and no money, I don't see it rebounding but they have been resourceful in the past.

They will be in an area where there is a famous hot dog stand run by a guy named Speedy.
Whoa! Freethinker, that's one helluva source you've got there.
A warehouse... what an ignominious ending (almost).

Sorry to hear about Mary Poosti Smith. Didn't really know her but from what I remember she had beautiful red hair. Her husband, Jon, I always liked, and enjoyed sitting in the chair with him. I liked his paintings and we would sometimes talk about art & creativity.

Nanette I always thought was a sweetheart and that her heart was always in the right place but, unfortunately, in the wrong organization. I hope she's doing well now.

Then there was a pretty highly trained auditor with a big grey and black beard, Italian name, who at some point had to retrain the entire lineup (back in the early 90's?) and I felt sorry for him. Always cheerful and in good spirits.

Geeze...I'm not sounding nostalgic, am I? It would be BIG if Boston shut down. The stories I've read on ESMB about how big (nearly SH size) many years ago when they were once in Kenmore Sq. Even when I was an active public in the 80's and early 90's there were a lot of people there both public and staff.

Freethinker, thanks for all the info and more, please, when you can.
 

Pooks

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Re: Boston UPDATE!!!!

OK, I had an interesting conversation today out of the blue. I have lots of answers to many of your questions and other info.

This is NOT OK, the fifth floor renos were completed in early 2004. I know because I worked on them, I did a lot of work on the renos.

OK, Info. Where to start?

I'll start with where they are moving to.

They are moving into a warehouse in the warehouse district just past Mass General Hospital.

The new org has had absolutely nothing done to it except they had to tear down a portion of it because of threat of collapse.

Recently Mary Hogarty Poosti Smith, ex ED of Boston Day and was ED of Wtchita, died recently of liver cancer. RIP

Jan Borowski Magerowski died several years back. I didn't find out why

John Magerowski is an auditor in NY.

Elaine Merkel is now the Treas Sec again and only working part time, 3 days a week.

Chuck Angus, for those of you who knew him, has left staff, is disaffected, doesn't go to the org but still lives nearby.

Mary Francis Newey divorced Dave Newey, joined the Sea Org but was kicked out. What do you have to do to be kicked out of the SO?

Perry Yeldham is no longer on staff. He was Comm Ev'd for having sex with his PC in session. He is no longer married.

Linda Colburn is the only tech terminal who delivers auditing, C/S's and runs the HGC and is the sole auditor. Out Tech much?

Day org is down to 12 staff and not doing well at all. Graham Parker is still the ED.

Foundation is doing well but that's because they exploit Delphi and for no other reason.

The person I spoke to is of the same opinion that I am that they will never renovate the new org. They have tapped their field dry, regged them to ARCX'en public.

I posted some time back that Heather Landry's daughter had died of a heroin OD. That information is false, she is still alive, now has porno boobs and has joined the Air Force.

For those of you who knew Nanette Ciano, former Dof T Day, she is off staff and out of Scientology after years of abuse. She only did it to help people and she never got enhancement.

Day org has no Div 6.

I think the same is true for Fnd. The ED can correct me if I'm wrong when she joins ESMB, never.

They are selling everything they can because they have no money for renos. I guess Dave kept the 12 million or whatever.

Many of their whales are gone.

I may think of more later but if you have questions, I might hear from the Source again.

If you have heard anything differrent to what I posted feel free to correct.

Jim Lee, Days Class viii C/S and auditor is now working for WISE making good money doing it, the asshole. Just my opinion.

There is, IMO, a chance that Boston will close shop sometime in the future unless Dave wants to save it for some reason.

A warehouse doesn't make for an upstat org when so many have donated so much to get nothing.

EDIT: The once mighty DSA in Boston is down to Paul Bradford, that's it. In the old days they commanded an entire floor in the org. They are a bit toothless in Boston DSA.

Gerard Renna is no longer there and his wife is no longer on staff. I don't have info on where he is now.


Wow! Great info! Thanks for the update. Any word on Maureen O'Keefe?
 
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myrklix

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Yes! It was Joe. Another person who seemed to have his heart in the right place but cannot wake up to see they are in the wrong place. So sorry to hear that he and his wife, Phyllis, lost a daughter.
Would that auditor be Joe Nuccio? He is still drinking the Kool Aid. He lost a daughter a while back. His wife worked at Delphi, not sure if she does now. ...<snip>
 

RaygunRogue

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WOW.....
All this news and nostalgic impact makes my 10 + years at that org worthwhile...this is the best "reality tv" or "drama series" I have ever seen. All these sad fates...those with quality org photos of people and the building could have them touched up, blown up, framed and sold. I'd like one. So many memories. ..
What happened to Nils Hansen, Mark Boucher, Matt Gleason, Therman Silks?
Gerard Renna was an asshole. Now he's abandoned his org. So sad about Nan Ciano. She was a real sweetie. Glad shes out. I cant believe that nutbag Linda Colburn is still running the tech lines, lol!
They are done. Bye bye Boston Org. You should be blaming the ruling SP, David Miscavaige. His hardcore yet "hidden" squirreling led you fools to sell Boston Orgs BEAUTIFUL home, mutilate your Whales finacially and leave you in a fucking warehouse to die in suppressed agony. Leave now before you suffer even more.
 

freethinker

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Nils Hansen became the academy sup.

Mark Boucher was Div 6 so he could be gone. He survived acute appendicitis years back.

I think Matt Gleason is still there. If so he must be an exec.

With 12 people left, you can almost figure out who is still there.

Don't know about Thermin, I heard he was co auditing objectives years back so may still be there.

Yeah , Linda Colburn, the equivalent of Fran McKay from Fnd. Terminator C/S's who can't keep auditors because they want to save their own ass and look like shinning examples of technical perfection even if they have to go Out-Tech to do it.

WOW.....
All this news and nostalgic impact makes my 10 + years at that org worthwhile...this is the best "reality tv" or "drama series" I have ever seen. All these sad fates...those with quality org photos of people and the building could have them touched up, blown up, framed and sold. I'd like one. So many memories. ..
What happened to Nils Hansen, Mark Boucher, Matt Gleason, Therman Silks?
Gerard Renna was an asshole. Now he's abandoned his org. So sad about Nan Ciano. She was a real sweetie. Glad shes out. I cant believe that nutbag Linda Colburn is still running the tech lines, lol!
They are done. Bye bye Boston Org. You should be blaming the ruling SP, David Miscavaige. His hardcore yet "hidden" squirreling led you fools to sell Boston Orgs BEAUTIFUL home, mutilate your Whales finacially and leave you in a fucking warehouse to die in suppressed agony. Leave now before you suffer even more.
 

This is NOT OK !!!!

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What about Dale Sherlock,the day academy sup? Harmeless enough guy from my experience.

And Kevin Hall? I thought he took over from Gerard in OSA. He's off staff too?

Jan & Dave Bowman?
 

RaygunRogue

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I can guess whos there:
Linda Colburn, Dale Sherlock, Nils Hansen, Graham Parker, Bob Fiftal, Elaine Merkle, Matt Gleason...no idea who else.
I can imagine their weekly staff meetings. Scary. But laughable.
Any specifics on the Baritz family? They gave so much money and they were both OT 8s of this fast dying org
 

RaygunRogue

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I know the Bowmans moved years ago. Their son was getting into drugs and bad crowd. They moved to save him really, get him out of Boston, new environment. Jan was really cool. Dales prob still there. He's a Lifer imo, same with Nils. Kevin, no idea.

What about Dale Sherlock,the day academy sup? Harmeless enough guy from my experience.

And Kevin Hall? I thought he took over from Gerard in OSA. He's off staff too?

Jan & Dave Bowman?
 

myrklix

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Absolutely! Do you want to reach out to him having first presented this idea? It would also likely be an easy story given both the data on this thread and the many people who would be able to contribute.
Whats happening to Boston Org would be a great story for Mike Rinder's blog.
 

RaygunRogue

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If you want to, you can. I have a hard time copy/pasting from my cell phone (to send him the link) If I were on my laptop I would do it now, yet away from home till midnight tonight. But go for it :) Mike really needs to know, as well as Tony Ortega.
 

RaygunRogue

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Pics could be sent to Mr. Rinder and/or Mr. Ortega of the 448 Beacon St. , a story of that buildings history and hows its all paid off and the shithole and money-pit they bought and how they are being forced out by dateline, into a warehouse. Pics are important if you live near there.
 

Pooks

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Re: Maureen O'keefe.

Nothing on Maureen but if it is only Paul Bradford left, I doubt she hangs around much. She is probably still a field OSA agent.

Last I saw of her was about 2.5 years ago. She was doing some work for OSA at Flag, trying to handle Darth Xander protesting there. Haven't seen her since. I agree she's probably an OSA field agent "volunteer" as she doesn't qualify for the SO. I don't know what it would take to wake her up.
 

myrklix

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Raygun, I'd be glad to reach out to both Mike and Tony to see if there's any interest in picking up the Boston story. However, since I'm on a bit in vacation mode I'm far from the GOTTA DO IT RIGHT THIS VERY INSTANCE OR ELSE mentality most of us are familiar with. I'll get to it within the next week or two. I don't see much urgency. Might even be good to wait until the move to the Ideal Warehouse next month just so we also have an address to pass along.

If you want to, you can. I have a hard time copy/pasting from my cell phone (to send him the link) If I were on my laptop I would do it now, yet away from home till midnight tonight. But go for it :) Mike really needs to know, as well as Tony Ortega.
 
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