To read more about the corrupt club read this: https://goldenglowclub.blogspot.com/
*Anyone interested in purchasing my book, "Christmas Rarities" as of July 19, 2022 there are now only 25 left in existence. These are brand new, cellophane wrapped, mint condition. Any book being sold on Ebay or Amazon or anywhere else are stolen books. Send an email to christmasrarities@gmail.com if interested. Cost $275.
Any books being sold at the Convention are most likely stolen books. You can read the story here: https://lindaraymondisathief.blogspot.com/
FYI
For anyone interested in viewing the ornaments photographed in my book, "Christmas Rarities" you can view them on Flickr. The link is: https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_lightner/albums
Bill Clinton, President Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Al Franken, Dennis Hastert, Russel Simmons, other members of Congress, multiple actors, multiple athletes, top executives etc etc, an onslaught of accusations made, some accused of rape, sexual assault or sexual harassment.
This is all coming out now yet the accusations are for periods of ten or twenty or thirty years so it should come as no surprise that my accusations of sexual assault and sexual harassment at the Golden Glow Conventions for years took place. It happens everywhere but the board of the GGCP not only totally ignored my claims, they threw me out to keep me quiet. I now believe that.
For those of you who have read my blog about exposing the Glow Club, see: https://goldenglowclub.blogspot.com/2016/11/golden-glow-of-christmas-past-exposed.html, I had mentioned an instance where I had been sexually assaulted by Michael Rhoades and sexually harassed on multiple occasions at conventions.
I mentioned all of these attacks in my 2007 email to members so it isn't something new.
As everyone who has read my blog knows I was expelled from the club by the seven board members:
Michael Rhoades, Kim Knight, Steve Wilt, Jack Maroski, Tony Annese, Lillie Ghidiu and Steven Daniel.
They have never given me any reasons for my expulsion. They have provided no evidence of anything they claim I did. They violated the club bylaws without giving me due process. I could never understand what happened or why.
I am now beginning to think a lot of it had to do with the sexual assault and the sexual harassment charges I made against Michael Rhoades and others and my inquiry as to why a convicted gay child molester, sentenced to jail was still a "lifetime member" in good standing with the club. The letter was sent to Kim Knight and the rest of the board. They never responded to me.
Most members know that the club is made up of probably 80% men and of that probably 80% are gay. In fact, most old timers think of the club as a Gay Convention where there are a few Christmas collectors. It's more of a front for the gay and lesbian festival they all have for three or four days.
And I really wouldn't mention it except to say I now believe the gay community in the club led by Rhoades and Knight wanted me out. I started to make waves about the sexual abuse at the conventions.
It is interesting to note that most companies now either suspend or outright fire those accused of anything toward but not the Golden Glow Club. Since I have brought up the accusations including sexual assault, sexual harassment, fraud, selling fake items, violating club bylaws etc etc not a single club board member in ten years has ever responded to ANY of the accusations much less investigated them including the sexual assault by Michael Rhoades. They cover it up by stonewalling. And since there is no public outcry they get away with it.
Kim Knight, Michael Rhoads, Steve Wilt, Jack Maroski, Lillie Ghidiu, Tony Annese and Steven Daniel, Craig McManus, current president, Michael McKenzie, Georgia Baumann, Lillie Ghidiu, Kelly Ryan, Ron Headlee, Greg Spatafore, and Gene Teslovic, Bill Steely, Jack Marowski and all the other board members since 1997 have refused to investigate any claims made by me and others.
Craig McManus was sent three emails prior to my me posting my blog and he never responded to any of them.
The fraud, the corruption, the sexual assaults and harassments have been completely covered up. So to me that means the hierarchy apparently has decided to either outright support the abuse or they have decided to simply cover it up by ignoring it.
This includes the felony conviction of Robert Brenner, a "lifetime member" still in good standing with the club. It is outrageous that he is A) still a member and B) a "lifetime member" in good standing.
This just shows how hypocritical and fraudulent the club board members are. The bylaws are a joke that the enforce arbitrarily and with no due process.
Here is the info regarding Mr Brenner, the esteemed "lifetime member" in good standing with the club.
https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=66BFF9D2E795B266F3511CD3D3E6C40C.render6?countyNo=24&caseNo=2003CF000078&cacheId=A40815937ACF424C171D142C5F2C0EA8&recordCount=1&offset=0&mode=charges
I was told most of the other charges were dropped because the DA did not file whatever by a due date and they got tossed.
So here you have conclusive proof of a sexual predator, known to the board since 2007 and where all the paperwork was sent to Rhoades and Kim Knight and the other board members and they did nothing.
I also included proof positive of fraudulent sales made by Scott Tagliapietra to no avail. And Mr Christmas, Jim Morrison has a lot of questions to answer.
I have given the club board members ten years to come clean. They have refused so it is on them that this blog is going public.
People need to know that since the board has done nothing investigative wise,not even responding to my many letters it is doubtful they ever intend to do anything so the fraud and the sexual attacks will continue. They may get suckered at the convention or worse sexually harassed by aggressive gay members. All of the sexual assaults or sexual harassment charges were from gay members. It is what it is.
I was kicked out of the club for no explicit reason but a child molestor is no problem nor is it a violation of the bylaws apparently even though the bylaws say you can be kicked out for doing anything that makes the club look bad. Child molestation excluded apparently.
Members are free to say or think whatever they will about me but unless and until they investigate why I was kicked out with no due process or provide the evidence or at the very least explain why no one has followed up on ANY of the accusations they must accept the fact that the accusations are true or that the board has covered up all the accusations.
They must accept the fact that they are members of a club that supports child molesters, sexual assault, fraudulent dealings, theft, slander and libel. And that the board of directors violate their own bylaws and apparently finds it all acceptable. Can't have it both ways.
Anyone can email me at : goldenglowclub@gmail.com with comments.
For anyone interested in viewing the ornaments photographed in my book, "Christmas Rarities" you can view them on Flickr. The link is: https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_lightner/albums
Bill Clinton, President Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Matt Lauer, Al Franken, Dennis Hastert, Russel Simmons, other members of Congress, multiple actors, multiple athletes, top executives etc etc, an onslaught of accusations made, some accused of rape, sexual assault or sexual harassment.
This is all coming out now yet the accusations are for periods of ten or twenty or thirty years so it should come as no surprise that my accusations of sexual assault and sexual harassment at the Golden Glow Conventions for years took place. It happens everywhere but the board of the GGCP not only totally ignored my claims, they threw me out to keep me quiet. I now believe that.
For those of you who have read my blog about exposing the Glow Club, see: https://goldenglowclub.blogspot.com/2016/11/golden-glow-of-christmas-past-exposed.html, I had mentioned an instance where I had been sexually assaulted by Michael Rhoades and sexually harassed on multiple occasions at conventions.
I mentioned all of these attacks in my 2007 email to members so it isn't something new.
As everyone who has read my blog knows I was expelled from the club by the seven board members:
Michael Rhoades, Kim Knight, Steve Wilt, Jack Maroski, Tony Annese, Lillie Ghidiu and Steven Daniel.
They have never given me any reasons for my expulsion. They have provided no evidence of anything they claim I did. They violated the club bylaws without giving me due process. I could never understand what happened or why.
I am now beginning to think a lot of it had to do with the sexual assault and the sexual harassment charges I made against Michael Rhoades and others and my inquiry as to why a convicted gay child molester, sentenced to jail was still a "lifetime member" in good standing with the club. The letter was sent to Kim Knight and the rest of the board. They never responded to me.
Most members know that the club is made up of probably 80% men and of that probably 80% are gay. In fact, most old timers think of the club as a Gay Convention where there are a few Christmas collectors. It's more of a front for the gay and lesbian festival they all have for three or four days.
And I really wouldn't mention it except to say I now believe the gay community in the club led by Rhoades and Knight wanted me out. I started to make waves about the sexual abuse at the conventions.
It is interesting to note that most companies now either suspend or outright fire those accused of anything toward but not the Golden Glow Club. Since I have brought up the accusations including sexual assault, sexual harassment, fraud, selling fake items, violating club bylaws etc etc not a single club board member in ten years has ever responded to ANY of the accusations much less investigated them including the sexual assault by Michael Rhoades. They cover it up by stonewalling. And since there is no public outcry they get away with it.
Kim Knight, Michael Rhoads, Steve Wilt, Jack Maroski, Lillie Ghidiu, Tony Annese and Steven Daniel, Craig McManus, current president, Michael McKenzie, Georgia Baumann, Lillie Ghidiu, Kelly Ryan, Ron Headlee, Greg Spatafore, and Gene Teslovic, Bill Steely, Jack Marowski and all the other board members since 1997 have refused to investigate any claims made by me and others.
Craig McManus was sent three emails prior to my me posting my blog and he never responded to any of them.
The fraud, the corruption, the sexual assaults and harassments have been completely covered up. So to me that means the hierarchy apparently has decided to either outright support the abuse or they have decided to simply cover it up by ignoring it.
This includes the felony conviction of Robert Brenner, a "lifetime member" still in good standing with the club. It is outrageous that he is A) still a member and B) a "lifetime member" in good standing.
This just shows how hypocritical and fraudulent the club board members are. The bylaws are a joke that the enforce arbitrarily and with no due process.
Here is the info regarding Mr Brenner, the esteemed "lifetime member" in good standing with the club.
https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=66BFF9D2E795B266F3511CD3D3E6C40C.render6?countyNo=24&caseNo=2003CF000078&cacheId=A40815937ACF424C171D142C5F2C0EA8&recordCount=1&offset=0&mode=charges
I was told most of the other charges were dropped because the DA did not file whatever by a due date and they got tossed.
So here you have conclusive proof of a sexual predator, known to the board since 2007 and where all the paperwork was sent to Rhoades and Kim Knight and the other board members and they did nothing.
I also included proof positive of fraudulent sales made by Scott Tagliapietra to no avail. And Mr Christmas, Jim Morrison has a lot of questions to answer.
I have given the club board members ten years to come clean. They have refused so it is on them that this blog is going public.
People need to know that since the board has done nothing investigative wise,not even responding to my many letters it is doubtful they ever intend to do anything so the fraud and the sexual attacks will continue. They may get suckered at the convention or worse sexually harassed by aggressive gay members. All of the sexual assaults or sexual harassment charges were from gay members. It is what it is.
I was kicked out of the club for no explicit reason but a child molestor is no problem nor is it a violation of the bylaws apparently even though the bylaws say you can be kicked out for doing anything that makes the club look bad. Child molestation excluded apparently.
Members are free to say or think whatever they will about me but unless and until they investigate why I was kicked out with no due process or provide the evidence or at the very least explain why no one has followed up on ANY of the accusations they must accept the fact that the accusations are true or that the board has covered up all the accusations.
They must accept the fact that they are members of a club that supports child molesters, sexual assault, fraudulent dealings, theft, slander and libel. And that the board of directors violate their own bylaws and apparently finds it all acceptable. Can't have it both ways.
Anyone can email me at : goldenglowclub@gmail.com with comments.
State of Wisconsin vs. Robert Brenner
Green Lake County Case Number 2003CF000078
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1
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948.11(2)(am)
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Expose Child to Harmful Descriptions, et
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Felony E
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03-01-2002
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940.225(3m)
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4th Degree Sexual Assault
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Misd. A
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03-01-2002
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Alford Plea on 01-05-2005
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948.11(2)(am)
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Expose Child to Harmful Descriptions, et
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Felony E
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08-01-2002
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948.11(2)(am)
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Expose Child to Harmful Descriptions, et
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Felony E
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12-01-2002
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948.07(1)
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Child Enticement-Sexual Contact
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Felony BC
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12-01-2002
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948.095(2)
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Sex Assault of Student by School Staff
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Felony D
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12-01-2002
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948.055(1)
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Cause Child 13-18 to View Sex. Activity
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Felony D
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08-01-2002
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