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EXCLUSIVE!! GREYLOCK OFFICER: ‘STRACUZZI RECEIVED NO BUYOUT’ …A RIOT OF EMERALDS or A THOUGHT UPON WHICH NEARLY ALL WILL AGREE … ‘THE RED WHEELBARROW’ STILL GLISTENS IN THE RAIN WATER … plus … A CIPHER!! WHO CAN SOLVE IT?

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By DAN VALENTI

PLANET VALENTI News and Commentary and Everything

(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012) — For the first time since the scandal broke in 2010, a senior Greylock Federal Credit Union has gone on the record about the circumstances surrounding former CEO Angelo Stracuzzi‘s exit from the company.

The key question have always been: Did Stracuzzi resign or was he fired? Did he leave  with a golden parachute or not?

Greylock: Stracuzzi Didn’t Receive a Cent

Today, Mark Mancari, who heads a Greylock branch office in Pittsfield, told THE PLANET: “Mr. Stracuzzi resigned in June 2010 and received no buy out or additional compensation from the credit union.” Mancari made his comment in the response section in answer to a post from Ray Ovac, one of THE PLANET’s regular contributors.

Mancari’s public revelation marks the first time a Greylock official had say anything by way of detail about the circumstances of Stracuzzi’s exit. The next question, of course, is this: Did Greylock present Stracuzzi with an offer he couldn’t refuse, along the lines of: “If you don’t resign, we will prosecute?” Another query would be: “Do you believe the company when it says the Greylock board of directors had no knowledge of Stracuzzi’s criminal record regarding underage males following the incident happening in July 2005 and up to the time when the news made headlines?

If Mancari is supplying accurate information, we would commend Greylock for not rewarding Stracuzzi for his heinous actions. One does wonder about the exact terms of his exit. Again, a credit union is not a privately held company. It is owned by members, and it has a responsibility of transparency to them.

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THE GREEN THAT GREETED US

Zounds! We have discovered a sentiment upon which the vast majority of readers can agree. Who cannot be affected in a beautiful way by the explosion of green that greeted us following the rains of yesterday? The sweet heavens let loose their much needed tears upon the powdery ground, and the Secret Life of Plants recognized the gift. Plants possess an intelligence we have yet learn to measure, but if we someday can, we shall discover adaptive genius that would make Mensa’s greatest member seem like a dunce.

We walked along a side road this a.m. — woods mostly, and yet close to home — and lost our breath from the riot of emerald. If you wish to know the color of a new beginning, get yourself out today on some wooded and planted path. Open your eyes and let it sink in as far as you will allow. You will come from the encounter the better for it.

‘They Abide. They Will Not be Denied’

Plants and trees give more than oxygen and take in more than carbon dioxide. They present examples of endurance and determination. I saw a glowing, green shoot that thrust its way through asphalt. I saw buds emerging from a branch. They persist. They abide. They will not be denied.

So much to love in the early morning, where heaven bolds its breath and hears the beating of Love’s own breast — where round the secret of all spheres all angels lay their wings to rest (Rossetti).

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LESS IS MORE

Now, THE PLANET presents this gem of minimalism.

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THE RED WHEELBARROW

By William Carlos Williams

So depends

upon

 

a red wheel

barrow

 

glazed with rain

water

 

beside the white

chickens

(1923)

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This is one of the top five poems ever written in the English language in the past 200 years. We shall withhold our interpretation, except to say, “No ideas but in things.”

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THE KEY: MEN DANCE ROUND THE RING AND SUPPOSE …

Both for the conveyance of an urgent message and in the name of fun, THE PLANET presents this cipher. It contains a startling, relevant, and true message directed at a specific party. Such is our confidence at the encryption that we share it openly:

gl qlbup7w // ax2m  // 1 5;k pqkef // ncaabo // bfew24 mzcx // vmbn // 5lipsi13 // flghlyor gjq207′ fhl // wh’195j bg loe4 // fgt7o go bq ro 367 bo qn // plaa abba bab aba aaabbbaa 16  16  16  16  16

GIVE US A LITTLE PAPER AND SUFFICIENT TIME, AND WE WILL FIND THE ANSWER

Let he who has ears, hear. Let he who has eyes, see.

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MORE COMING LATER ON TODAY. STAY TUNED. BACON AND EGGS … BACON OR SHAKESPEARE … THE PUBLISHED PLAYS CONTAIN CIPHERED MESSAGES.

“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”

LOVE TO ALL.

 

 

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Gene
Gene
11 years ago

Funny because I too got out this morning to walk the dog and noticed the same thing. The green green. Nice change of pace Planet.

Steve Wade
Steve Wade
Reply to  Gene
11 years ago

Dan Is that the best Greylock could do is have a branch manager say Stracuzzi didn’t recieve any buy out? When I hear it from the President of Greylock then I’ll believe it!

Beacon Hill Mob
Beacon Hill Mob
11 years ago

As a Greylock Depositor, WHy did the POS at the bank DENY EVERYTHING?

DEPOSITOR ANTHONY TRURAN

Beacon Hill Mob
Beacon Hill Mob
Reply to  Beacon Hill Mob
11 years ago

And day ONE. FIVE years later when the DIRT surfaced……..

I called the bank. They denied and stonewalled.

Take your money out and let the pedophiles, and their enablers at depot of probation, go to hell

Cousin O
Cousin O
11 years ago

I was once a member. I pulled out because of Stracuzzi. I am pleased though that the company didn’t give a payout. That’s one way back but I, like Steve, am disappointed this news had to come through a branch mgr.

Scott
Scott
11 years ago

Well at least we have an answer.

dusty
dusty
11 years ago

It is almost like, if it turns out to be not quite accurate then the president is not to take the fall for the misinformation. Ya know? For me it cast more suspicion then before.

Fan Dan Go
Fan Dan Go
Reply to  dusty
11 years ago

I agree, Dusty. Why did they allow this underling to give the message. You have to know this came through only with HQ’s blessings. Why? Hmmmm….

Mark Mancari
Mark Mancari
Reply to  dusty
11 years ago

DV: Am I understanding this correctly that someone posted, with a name of Mark Mancari, a reply to one of Ray Ovac’s posts, saying that Stracuzzi didn’t receive any money? And we’re all believing this why? Is there any further confirmation as to his identity?
– Molly

Mark Mancari
Mark Mancari
Reply to  danvalenti
11 years ago

Not sure what you mean by “You are too “too” in this suspicion” – care to explain?

Mollly
Mollly
Reply to  Mark Mancari
11 years ago

Sorry – forgot to change the name back!!!

Molly
Molly
Reply to  Mark Mancari
11 years ago

I totally disagree! Anyone can obviously post with any name and it happens all the time (as I’m sure you know). And it is common place on Topix. I also found it a bit strange that a branch manager would be the one to announce something like that. That is just not a very likely scenario at all. Nor would he risk his job by doing so on his own. I thought that there were red flags everywhere – at least to me there were. Hence lots of reasons to suspect this wasn’t “real”. And I was correct So I also venture to say that I was definitely NOT being “over the top”!

I don’t know with who or how you confirmed the validity of this, but it was NOT Mark Mancari, branch manager Greylock Fed. Credit Union, who posted this. I did send a “love note”! And also , had a very long discussion with John Bissell, Executive Vice President of GFCU (He said that you interviewed him in 2010 and he also denied any Golden Parachute to Stracuzzi with you, on the record). But of course and as we already knew, they are restricted under a Confidentiality Agreement from releasing any details but he very strongly denies that there was any “golden parachute” given to Stracuzzi. As I told him, until we know the details, no one will believe that. They can’t give the details because of the signed contract Confidentiality Agreement, so that’s where it is.

I did find it interesting, though, that with all of the discussions on this topic, both here and on other boards, that my conversation with him was only the 4th telephone call in over 2 years that he’s had (and mine was an email and he then called me!) with anyone — people have NOT called to complain or question or whatever. So I guess people are willing to spout off when they can hide their real names, but not so much when they need to actually identify themselves.

You stated in reply to me, “Yes there is confirmation of the validity” – can you share what that confirmation was?

GMHeller
GMHeller
Reply to  Mark Mancari
11 years ago

Molly, your female intuition proved spot-on!
ALL the comments on PlanetValenti of the past few days labeled as being written by Mark Mancari of Greylock Federal Credit Union were in fact written by someone posing as Mr. Mancari and using his name as an alias.
Mr. Mancari NEVER wrote any of those comments.
SEE my comment below:
//planetvalenti.com/2012/04/a-riot-of-emeralds-or-a-thought-upon-which-nearly-all-will-agree-the-red-wheelbarrow-still-glistens-in-the-rain-water-plus-a-cipher-who-can-solve-it/comment-page-1/#comment-57452

Chuck Garivaltis
Chuck Garivaltis
11 years ago

Dan,

Let he who has ears, hear. Let he who has eyes, see. Let he who has a memory use it. None of this happened last weekend for the big yawn – the 100th anniversity of the iconicFenway Park.

Here we have a century of incomparable history. The curse of the Babe. Double XX, do you know who he is? Bill Buckner and Yaz,, you know who they are. I think Buckner should have been a major attraction. Ted Williams, even a Yankee fan knows who he is. Where were Ted’s relatives?Mel Parnell and the Little Professor,and how about Big Walt at first base. I’ll bet you don’t know The Kid’s caddy. Then the picture that made one weep.Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr comming out in wheelchairs. Here’s one you don’t know – Eddie Lake. What a history! And all this was passed over for an introduction of a never ending group of nothings who added zero to the glorious history of the last century. I know they won 2 championships but these were nothing compared to the end of season cliffhangers that were standard in the late 40’s when Joe D., heel bone spurs to name an ailment, would break Sox hearts with late inning home runs. And at Fenway Park to make it more hurtful. This is the era when the painful cry of, “Wait till next year became popular”. Next year took half a century.

It was a full house but the Sox brass, and celebration planners, got what they deserved with a couple of humilitating losses to, who else, the Yankees.

Gene Nadeau
Gene Nadeau
Reply to  danvalenti
11 years ago

Dan and Chuck

You may remember Walt Dropo as Big Walt…but I recall his nickname being the “Moose”…from Moosup, Ct.

What about the tragedy of another Red Sox first baseman in the early 50’s…”The Golden Greek”…Harry Agganis?

Ray Ovac
Ray Ovac
11 years ago

DV, what are the odds the bloodhounds at The Berkshire Eagle will report on this unexpected revelation in the Stracuzzi matter coming from management personnel at Greylock Federal?

Chuck Garivaltis
Chuck Garivaltis
11 years ago

Dan

Extraordinary recall of baseball history.I forgot the ’48 pitchers but remember “The Cat” won 3 games in the ’46 series. And he wasn’t the star pitcher for this team that featured “The Man.”

Eddie Lake would have been almost impossible to remember. He was the ’44 second baseman for the Red Sox. I remember him because he made an incredible twist, jump, and turn throwing the ball to first to complete a double play. The play and name stuck in my mind because to a 10 year old watching his first major league game the play seemed miraculous. When the war ended Eddie, and most of the major leaguers at the time, were dropped to the minors.

I was at Fenway that day because Clapp Park won the city championship in a city sponsored league approved by the parks and recreation department. The winning park team was sent by bus with monitors to a Red Sox game. Competition was fierce to make the park teams.

CONCERNED
CONCERNED
11 years ago

Be very interested to see if Mark Mancari had the ok to give this information out. I really doubt it. He might not be a manager for much longer.

Still wondering
Still wondering
11 years ago

My grandfather told me a story about the Cleveland game. He said that the manager couldn’t make up his mind as to who would start the game. He asked for any volunteers. The only guy to raise his hand was Galehouse.
And how about Jimmy Peirsal?

GMHeller
GMHeller
11 years ago

To All,
Looks like Praxis33/Solons/’Andrew Stevens’ has struck again using his aliases and his proxy servers to mask who he is and from where he is posting.
According to Mark Mancari, the branch manager at Greylock Federal Credit Union, he has not been posting comments on PlanetValenti and is not the person posing on Planet Valenti as ‘Mark Mancari’.
This means that all comments that were posted under the name Mark Mancari in the past few days on PlanetValenti are deliberate misinformation intended to mislead.

levitan
levitan
Reply to  GMHeller
11 years ago

Ok, Glenn, I am seeing your point regarding aliases. But this situation points out even using a real name does not preclude a counterfeit.

Pseudonyms are fair game, forgery is not.

Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens
11 years ago

I am not up to anything and I am not using aliases.

Your allegations is baseless, untrue, and absurd.

NA Watcher
NA Watcher
11 years ago

We shall see. Dan V will be positng who the culprit is.