[Imc] Microphone Repair addendum from Paul K.

[John Wason]

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Paul Kotheimer wrote:

> NEXT :  When no single person is responsible for IMC loaned-gear breakage,
> the loaner still needs the total amount of a repair covered.  This is a
> general guarantee which ANY LOANER/DONOR is going to NEED in order to loan
> gear to the IMC.  It seems like any reasonable potential donor would want
> what I want in this case.
> 
> AS AN ASIDE, REGARDLESS OF ALL OF THIS, I have OFFERED to perform a
> benefit concert to raise the $250 (and we could quite plausibly raise
> twice that) in September.  So in the end, the cost of repairing these two
> microphones is very likely going to be NEGATIVE!  what the $$$$ is wrong
> with your arithmetic skills?
> 
> LASTLY, if the IMC disbursing the total amount to C.V.'s is going to be
> thumbs-downed by Steering, and I get stuck covering this bullshit, you
> would HAVE TO predict that I will reconsider how safe I feel making my
> gear available to the IMC, wouldn't you?  If necessary, then, think of it
> this way: For a mere $125 now, you get $1000 worth of stage monitors,
> $300-$500 worth of connecting cable (i.e. the 16 channel snake), not to
> mention a few dozen other items, on indefinite loan, just like you have
> gotten since January 2000, PLUS a benefit show which could raise plenty
> more than that.
> 
> AND, AS A POST-SCRIPT, the line about Russell's equipment snafu being my
> fault is a low fucking blow.  I worked my ass off to get Russell's gear in
> the door and hooked up by deadline--and on a zero-dollar budget, to boot.
> Put yourself in my shoes and ask whether or not you would be FURIOUS.
> 
> In short, I urge Steering and Tech to think again.
> 
> community respects individuals
> paulkotheimer:)

Though I'm not directly involved in any way, I have to go with Paul K. on
this one.  I've always been amazed at how willing Paul and certain others
have been to loan expensive electronic and musical equipment to the IMC,
or leave it there indefinitely, amidst all the chaos and strangers coming
and going and no systematic way of keeping track of stuff and about 50
people having keys.  Brian's musical equipment comes to mind as well.  
I'm very surprised that a lot MORE stuff hasn't walked out the door or
gotten broken (or at least it hasn't come to my attention if it has).

Not to mention all the time and energy Paul has donated to the IMC.  The
very LEAST Paul - or anyone else - should be able to expect, it seems to
me, is to be reimbursed for theft or breakage.  I know if I loaned
something expensive to the IMC and it was lost or broken and I wasn't
reimbursed, that would be the last thing I loaned.

The deficit needs to be made up some other way, not at Paul's expense.
And as Paul points out, he has even offered to help make it up by
performing a benefit concert.  It doesn't get any fairer than that.

Well, just my $0.02.

John