[Blacklabcollective] Space update: soundproofing and general housekeeping.

tara myketiak taramyketiak at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 21:55:35 PST 2015 

Yeah sounds good.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm with Anju, I trust your judgment on this person being chill, if
> anything maybe you can pass us along any specifics they'd like you to
> convey (assuming you're proposing this as a thing you want to take on)... I
> think it's a cool idea tho! Interested to hear more but yea, I don't think
> we need that person there to explain it. Sweeet!
> On Dec 17, 2015 10:44 AM, "mick mccann" <nomoreroads at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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> 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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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>>>
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