Enter again a world of treachery and intrigue; a world of religion and money. If you are new to the story, refresh your memory by reading earlier chapters here and here.
"Church growth has been very very good to me," thought the Frito Bandito. "Where is there MORE money?" The answer would come in the form of a philantropic Foundation.
In Texas, it is not uncommon to earn lots and lots of moola or as Frito might say, dinero. But sometimes the piles of the stuff get so high that the Federales take becomes too painful for the Gotrocks family to bear. BAM!! The Gotrocks foundation comes into existence ex nihilo. And a flow of altruism and cash is created for the pet projects of the Gotrocks clan.
One such foundation was perfect for the Frito Bandito, the I Have Made So Much Money That I Don't Know What to Do With It and It's Time to Pay the Piper Foundation (IHMSMMTIDKWDWII). They had been spreading money around educational and religious organizations for years.
Frito created Vigero Church Planting and Growth Company, Inc. and said, "Give me your dinero and I will grow you some churches." Like a newly drilled oil well, the cash began to flow. Frito now had two suckers....uh sources of capital, the Very Big Organization For Getting Bucks From Lots of Churches (VBOFGBFLC) and The I Have Made So Much Money That I Don't Know What to Do With It and It's Time to Pay the Piper Foundation (IHMSMMTIDKWDWII).
The Frito Bandito was ready to Fiesta down some more.
To Be continued...
Holy, this is a great story. I have had to read all 3 several times to try to follow it. I think I have got it now. Can't wait to see if I am right. Also, I discovered some new pages I have never read. I was like a child with a new toy but at the bottom of some of the pages I discovered an arrow and there they were, new unread stories. Thanks for sharing this blog. I check it often to see if something new has appeared but don't feel any pressure which means, this time, don't feel any pressure.
Posted by: bluebird | October 04, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Thanks again, Blue.
Spread the word to others who might enjoy and/or wish to provide additional insights into the wonderful book of living.
Holy
Posted by: holyagnostic | October 04, 2008 at 05:27 PM
I keep waiting for you to add the Fool (or Kung Foo Panda) who messed up the sweet deal Frito and his silent partner E.V. Bureaucrat, the Baptist polygamist, had going.
When Frito could not avoid the yelling of the panda, he turned to a local lawyer to help shut the Panda's mouth. The Very Big Organization For Getting Bucks From Lots of Churches (VBOFGBFLC)had a secret agreement with Frito and thought this was a good way to make this all go away. The idea worked and Frito even got a little money from the We Pretend We Like Churches Insurance agency because it was cheaper than going to court.
But alas, Frito lost much of his dinero in the stock market collapse and all the publicity has made it hard for him to find any more suckers. Last heard, he was struggling to care for his Casa and wishes he would have just had the cartel take the Panda out.
I also understand the Gotrocks folks were not pleased and The I Have Made So Much Money That I Don't Know What to Do With It and It's Time to Pay the Piper Foundation (IHMSMMTIDKWDWII) was very embarrassed.
Posted by: David Montoya | March 11, 2012 at 01:19 PM
Not a fairy tale ending by any means. PR needs trumping justice is how it looks from this perch.
But Holy's hunch is that someone else will eventually be conned by the Bandito.
Just guessin'
Posted by: Holyagnostic | March 11, 2012 at 06:19 PM