[Blacklabcollective] Space update: soundproofing and general housekeeping.

Leggo Sirens sirensongs604 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 09:19:01 PST 2015 

So if everyone else wants to weigh in on having Dani-rae speak, otherwise I
will tell her she doesn't have to come...
On Dec 17, 2015 9:14 AM, "Leggo Sirens" <sirensongs604 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks so much mick!
> On Dec 17, 2015 1:07 AM, "mick mccann" <nomoreroads at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That AA meeting idea sounds like a cool thing to do!, I'd be down to help
>> if anything is needed. Pines gig tonight was good, Ok turn out for a Wed
>> night. The only thing I'd change is maybe not 4 bands on a Wed night, I got
>> 2 solid friends of mine to volunteer and both would like to help out for
>> future shows which rules.
>>
>>  Made 51$ on door and 78$ on bar. I excluded the float in both and added
>> them both to the finance page on here.
>>
>> At least 100 PBR's
>> And probably close to that in Ciders.
>>
>> Night friends!
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 11:36 PM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I trust you wouldn't bring God-y stuff in, but even if that happens you
>>> can work that out with your facilitator. There is always need for things to
>>> be tweaked and tried out before they really work out, it will take time but
>>> it seems like a cool idea. I've also known of other radical AA/NA stuff and
>>> it has been positive for folks in te communities it serves.
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Totally I'm okay with that! I was just worried about not being able to
>>>> speak to the literature, ethos of AA and I know there's some stigma around
>>>> it being too God-y
>>>> On Dec 16, 2015 11:22 PM, "Anju Singh" <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I personally wouldn't need the person at the meeting to make their
>>>>> case. I'm a fan of trial sessions, so if you trust them id be more into
>>>>> hearing your proposal and approving it and hearing a report back to see how
>>>>> the first sessions went.
>>>>>
>>>>> Our meetings are already quite long so I'm a little hesitant to have
>>>>> guests speak.. I feel like we would rush them which would be rude or that
>>>>> we would put off our stuff we need to talk about it which wouldn't work for
>>>>> us...
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope that's ok/helpful!
>>>>>
>>>>> Anju
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh hey one more thing. The meeting I wanted to propose is a queer Aa
>>>>>> meeting that would happen on Saturdays after the tenant action and before
>>>>>> any shows. This person Dani Rae offered to come and speak for it at the
>>>>>> next meeting, and explain a little bit in case people had questions, cuz aa
>>>>>> can be super weird but this faction seems like rad and queer. Anyway she
>>>>>> offered to come and speak to the collective. I told her I would check with
>>>>>> yall and then give her a time. Is it cool if she came by around the middle
>>>>>> or end of the meeting this Tues? Then we could have a clear picture before
>>>>>> deciding whether it was something the collective was down with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lemme know what yall think and I will let her know!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Legs
>>>>>> On Dec 16, 2015 9:35 AM, "Anju Singh" <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Back in town! Pretty sure next Tuesday is the meeting, excited to
>>>>>>> see you all then!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, Jakob Knudsen <jakob.is at live.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> what day is the next meeting?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> here is some of raymond's work
>>>>>>>> http://catrionajeffries.com/artists/raymond-boisjoly/works/
>>>>>>>> Raymond Boisjoly · Works – Catriona Jeffries
>>>>>>>> <http://catrionajeffries.com/artists/raymond-boisjoly/works/>
>>>>>>>> catrionajeffries.com
>>>>>>>> Instal­la­tion view, “From age to age, as its shape slowly
>>>>>>>> unrav­eled…” VOX Cen­tre de l’image con­tem­po­rain, Mon­treal, 2015
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> he does alot of text based stuff which might be nice for the window
>>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>> *From:* Blacklabcollective <
>>>>>>>> blacklabcollective-bounces at lists.resist.ca> on behalf of Leggo
>>>>>>>> Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> *Sent:* December 15, 2015 4:10 PM
>>>>>>>> *To:* blacklabcollective at lists.resist.ca
>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Blacklabcollective] Space update: soundproofing
>>>>>>>> and general housekeeping.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Totally. Jakob I think that would be awesome if you talked to your
>>>>>>>> contact.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Lindsay Kasting <
>>>>>>>> l.kasting86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the update legs! My only concern about a mural is still
>>>>>>>>> what we can afford but let's see what our options are.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Jakob Knudsen <jakob.is at live.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wow thanks so much you guys :) if everyone's interested I can ask
>>>>>>>>> my old aboriginal studies teacher Raymond Boisjoly if he'd be interested?
>>>>>>>>> His work is really cool and he's into music so he may be a good  fit? I'm
>>>>>>>>> out and about right now but I'll send his CV when I'm
>>>>>>>>> Home
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Dec 14, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hey yall,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So yesterday Blair, Kati J, Lindsay and I went to home Depot and
>>>>>>>>> got roughly 200 bux worth of wood and supplies.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We painted a bunch of pieces of nice plywood for the exterior of
>>>>>>>>> the space. We still are looking for a muralist, would it be cool to put the
>>>>>>>>> word out on fb? Not sure if this was discussed at the meeting but it'd be
>>>>>>>>> cool to get a Coast Salish artist if everyone is down with that. Something
>>>>>>>>> for the neighbourhood first and the punks second, ha.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The exterior hasn't been touched yet. The pieces for outside are
>>>>>>>>> leaning against the wall behind the couch. The 2x3s are in the back
>>>>>>>>> hallway. Please leave these for that project.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We also got some light pulley switches put in, one for the
>>>>>>>>> northern ceiling fan and one for the tool room. The tool room one broke
>>>>>>>>> today but it just needs some wire like the fan one.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There is also a little piece of wood for the bathroom hole that
>>>>>>>>> needs to be put up, it is in a green crate with other wood in the back room.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Got hooks for the peg board, hung some tools up.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Soundproofed the rest of the alcove. The doors are also done and
>>>>>>>>> there is no inside handle for now, but you can easily pull it closed with
>>>>>>>>> the spring at the top. The top of the entrance alcove can support a couple
>>>>>>>>> humans but probably not more than two in case yall are up there.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The Styrofoaming is all done, so if anyone wants to use the
>>>>>>>>> remaining pieces lemme know else I will put em up on the Internet in case
>>>>>>>>> our pals need any
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Still need to carpet the east window and a bit of the wall.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also the bathroom got painted but the graffiti is still showing
>>>>>>>>> through. I am okay with bathroom graffiti but it's to everyone if we wanna
>>>>>>>>> paint over it completely.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There was a tub of rat posion spilled all over the tool room
>>>>>>>>> shelf. Probably a rat. In the future if folks find any spills, dead rats,
>>>>>>>>> etc, just send an email about it if you don't have time to deal with it
>>>>>>>>> just so everyone is aware going into the space of potential hazards. We've
>>>>>>>>> been real good at this so far just a reminder.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So the space is all cleaned out and ready for the show on
>>>>>>>>> Wednesday.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Couple things,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I was talking with some folks about hosting sober meetings at the
>>>>>>>>> space on Saturdays, so after the tenant meetings and before any shows. I
>>>>>>>>> would be into bottomlining these.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also would folks be down with increasing the collective by like, 5
>>>>>>>>> people? I think the space is a lot more work than we think and could be
>>>>>>>>> used to a fuller potential if we tried to involve maybe a younger more
>>>>>>>>> proactive in screening, and other day time projects stuff. I feel like that
>>>>>>>>> whole back room could be something real cool.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> These are just thought farts, I was in there today and just
>>>>>>>>> thinking bout stuff.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyway hope yall are good, any questions about soundproof stuff
>>>>>>>>> lemme know. Also I dunno if my last email worked but if someone could
>>>>>>>>> update the fb page with the correct email that would rule.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Xolegs
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>>
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