[Blacklabcollective] Space update: soundproofing and general housekeeping.

mick mccann nomoreroads at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 10:43:54 PST 2015 

It would be beautiful to hear them speak though the meetings are always a
bit rushed. If you feel confident about them I'm confident too

On Thursday, December 17, 2015, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sirensongs604 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks so much mick!
>> On Dec 17, 2015 1:07 AM, "mick mccann" <nomoreroads at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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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>>>>>>
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