There is much more to the story than what was published. The reason for the contract in the first place was because Randy "bought" Jara's book from Jara's then current agent. Jara wanted Randy and went along with the deal. Since Randy was paying for the book, the only protection he had was a contract. There is more to that as well. Also, as far as Randy being home in KY for a long time -- that's a relative term and in this case, very inaccurate. Since Randy has had Jara's book, he has spent the majority of his time away from home.
Yes, he was in Saratoga all summer and he has a place in NY. He's been going to the hospital in NY straight through since he's been here. He was also here all Spring. Sure, he took the occasional trips home and all. In addition, when Randy was in NY he had Gatewood working with him. It's not like Gatewood was working when Randy wasn't here and Randy could then be at home more often. Randy had Gatewood working with him all the time. The original plan was for Randy to work with Gatewood and ultimately retire and hand Jara's book over to Gatewood. That was the succession plan so to speak.
Eric
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