Bomer Affair

[Kai Saarto]

Dear friends in the DCML,

I apologize in advance to those people who are sick and tired of this 
whole issue. I am tired too, in fact this is probably the last message I 
will ever write to comment Daniel van Eijmeren's (DvE from hence on) 
actions on this list. Its a long message, but I hope you will read it. 
There are few surprises included.

In past few days I've lost the last bits of respect I had for DvE. 
Despite his activity and undeniable knowledge about Carl Barks he has 
became nothing more than an anarchist. An anarchist who uses every 
little trick he can to make Don Rosa look bad.

This whole ”Bomer Affair” is a farce par to none.

In my mind, I am 99.9% sure that DvE is himself Bomer. To me whole 
affair is some kind attempt to hurt Rosa's reputation or more likely DvE 
is a on some self-destructive journey. I got an email from Don Rosa on 
7th of February. In it he showed me the very same Bomer-letter and 
expressed his suspicions that Daniel might be behind it. It was just too 
absurd to be true. I immediately agreed. Ever since I've feared DvE will 
try to do something with it on his personal and very public crusade 
against Don Rosa. I hoped a few short replies would once again shut him 
up, but I fear now is the time to finally confront him and go into the 
details. You are free to disagree, but here's why I think DvE is behind 
the letter. I think many of you have come to same conclusion, but 
decided to be quiet about, once again deciding to just ignore DvE's 
ramblings.

If you, fellow members, read the said Bomer letter, it is pretty 
obviously written by someone who is actually trying set a trap for Don. 
”Bomer”wanted Don to reply with something he could later use against him 
publicly, probably on this list.

You can detect the poorly hidden spite behind every sentence of the letter:

- Bomer barfing on the magazine containing ”Trash and Treasure” because 
it was so good? That is just ridiculous.

- Bomer belittling Barks's ”rather common fairy-tale world”: another 
bait, probably made in hopes Don would say something bad about Carl.

- Then there is this part: ”For example a very close friend of mine, 
that used to be a big fan of yours is now talking bullshit about your 
work sometimes, and I hate him
for that. Don't wanna see him anymore.” - Description fits DvE.

I believe whole Bomer character is just caricature of stupid Rosa-fan as 
the writer sees them. Rather insulting even, since he seems to think 
that Don and rest of us are actually stupid enough to fall for this scam.

Don replied to Bomer's strange message as he would to any fan. He 
thanked him for writing and politely told Bomer just to ignore those 
cranks whose criticism seemed to so upset him as he himself does. In 
case that DvE was behind the letter, Don set a bait. He told about his 
problems with Dutch publisher (whom DvE always vocally defends, even 
when they omit credits and such), he also mentioned actually seeing only 
one Netherlander who fits Bomer's description of "nasty dutch comic 
fans" and that his name was Daniel something or other. Don asked if such 
person was one of those who Bomer was referring to. This should not have 
bothered a honest fan one bit, but what if it was someone we all know 
behind it...

You probably all remember the strange message DvE sent the list on 4. 
February. In it he told us about mental problems that some Don's 
messages to him FOUR YEARS AGO had caused him. What was that all about? 
Makes no sense? It might once you know that this message was sent to ML 
only HOURS after Bomer got his first reply from Don Rosa. What a 
coincidence, don't you think? This had allegedly bothered DvE for four 
years and then he decides to come out with only hours after Bomer got a 
message from Rosa. There is no way Bomer could have contacted DvE at 
that time span, especially when Bomer at that point had no problem 
(according to DvE) with Rosa's reply, it was that second reply that made 
Bomer to "spread the letter in the internet".

Now, DvE claims that ”Bomer” is spreading the letter across internet in 
hopes of figuring out what Don Rosa meant by addressing him as Daniel. 
Well, once again why on earth would Bomer do that? Is he just so stupid? 
I think he is, because I believe he is Daniel trying to make a fool of 
us all. Let me ask you: has anyone seen Bomer spreading this thing 
around? Can anyone google his name? Can he be found writing in that 
Dutch McDuck-fan page? Bomer also uses a yahoo-email address, anyone can 
make one, so it is popular among those nice people who want to pose as 
someone else.

Earlier today DvE again continued to beg attention. Now he told us he 
has somehow obtained the replies he was so craving for. Even that won't 
make him shut up. He has everything he originally asked for in front of 
him. Yet, he still goes on. Why? Because he has not attained his goal, 
which is something altogether different that he claims to. Daniel makes 
references to ”reports” and ”Bomer correspondence”, he even has ”some 
printouts”. He is making two emails by Rosa (other consisting of one 
sentence) to sound like they are reports from Warren Commission.

Then there is this mysterious deep throat who apparently provided DvE 
with Bomer's original letter, and yet is afraid that Don commits a 
suicide if he provides DvE the rest! If there really is someone who 
provided him with the original message, he obviously chose his friends 
poorly by confiding to Daniel. DvE at least makes him to look like total 
bozo. All Rosa fans always seem to be total bozos if you read any of DvE 
messages.

Its my belief that DvE started the whole thing based on a poorly 
constructed lie. Since Don figured it out the minute he read Bomer's 
message, it was doomed to fail from the beginning. DvE still tried to 
pull it through by offering us only certain tidbits of information. 
After couple of comments against him, he just couldn't help himself and 
revealed enough for us all to see that it was him who posed as someone 
else all along. He knew stuff that only Bomer himself would know. I've 
seen Rosa's replies and DvE told us everything said in them before he 
supposedly got his hands on them. He just bended them to his own needs.

With his constant libel (written slander, had to check that on 
dictionary) DvE breaks the law – and even jeopardizes the DCML while 
doing it. Why? Because should Don want to sue Daniel for this, it 
wouldn't be just Daniel who would be held responsible. Axe would fall 
also on Per Starback, since he is legally responsible for everything 
that is written here. Now, if I was Per and simply would not have time 
or interest to moderate the list, I would probably just close it down. 
Who would want to take responsibility for DvE's antics?

DvE probably thinks he is terribly clever, and that we all are terribly 
stupid. If you agree with my reasoning above, I have to ask you: Do you 
really want to have a person like this on this list? I suggest everyone 
who has a moment to write to Per - or otherwise think would you like to 
see more of these disgusting messages appearing on YOUR list? This is 
not DvE's personal playground, even if it sometimes appears to be. Its 
up to you to decide who leaves: you, me, DvE? At least I have decided to 
leave this list, unless DvE gets promptly banned. I do not wish to have 
anything to do with people like him. If someone tries to deceive me like 
that, it just insults my intelligence. I don't want to be involved in 
any way with people like that.

Daniel: It is my firm belief that you tried to trick Don, who set an 
innocent trap to see if it was you. You fell for it and still tried to 
use it against him. You failed miserable, showing us all that you are 
Bomer or in this with him. There really is no other explanation. There 
are just more coincidences than in a Barks story. Checkmate, game over, 
you lose.