Here's one of my JIM Straw stories.

I used to write a monthly newsletter called "Las Vegas Business Secrets Exposed".

One day - all of a sudden - I began getting notifications of new subscribers that was SO "not normal".

I was generally getting around 3 to 5 subscribers a day - but THAT day I got 169 subscribers - and it continued for a while.

I actually thought it was a fluke - so I emailed one of the "new subscribers" to see if they were real - and if so - how did they find me.

I found out that my newsletter - had been recommended by some guy named Jim Straw - in his newsletter.

At the time I didn't know anything about him - so I contacted him - and thanked him.

Jim then told me how he had somehow got a hold of a copy of my Las Vegas newsletter - was impressed with it's content - and that's why he had commented on it in one of his newsletters - and included a sign-up link.

From there we had an email relationship for quite a while.

Then - one night I got a call - and it was him - he was in Las Vegas for a wedding - and wanted to know if I would have dinner with him and chat about business ideas.

At the time I was still new to the whole marketing scene - and I was SO INTIMIDATED at the thought of me - a nobody - actually talking face to face with him - I turned him down.

I've never forgotten my HUGE mistake in not driving over to meet with him that night.

He was a REAL guy - and I miss him very much.

Thanks for bringing back a few memories - even if one of them is a bit painful.

John Palma