[Imcamericorps] [Imc-tenants] [IMC] upstairs piano
leon mcgee
leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com
Fri Apr 8 17:40:34 CDT 2011
Thanks Jacob.
Everyone else:
I sent a email about what items were a concern on the main floor. Mike was
the first to give a idea about what to do with the items (his ideas are in
red). I sent a second email saying I am giving until Monday or Tuesday of
next week to give me your thoughts. otherwise I will go with what Mike had
said to do. So please, let stay focus on what the original email had to say.
The things we think are clearly in the way or that appear to have no home:
- the rolling table/cart by the fridge
dispose
- the art just behind it
put above PO with other art
- the air hockey table
Not sure on this one...
- the trash and broken or odd chairs around and on top of the cabinet
by the ladders
dispose
- the big brown tables
Couldn't locate these...
- the large white marker boards
Save, put above PO with other art
- the huge painting behind the white boards, and anything behind it
Might be Chris E's, but put above PO with other art
- the very unstable coat rack behind the brown tables
Dispose
Things that just seem to take up space
- the single locker behind the black chairs, by the door to the
sun-room
Goes with other lockers, we need to locate a space for all of them, probably
on first floor, but not sure where. That'll make them visible and available
for rent or assignment to working groups.
- the huge brown cabinet under the trash and odd chairs
That's a Fairbanks-Morse scale. We might be able to sell it, but that'll be
a project. Stays for now.
- the black, open-backed cabinet behind the ladders
That's something that may eventually be used by WRFU, Shows or Production,
but open to suggestions on what to do with it for now. It's way heavy, so
can't be put above PO with other art.
- the window frames and panels and stuff
Not sure, those were on the windows on the east side of the stage. Worth
saving? If so, then put above PO with other art. Otherwise, sell.
- everything around the piano and the supply closet
File cabinets should be stored for future use, maybe in Room 26 for now.
Other stuff can go.
- since it's not tuned, the piano
Someone needs to take responsibility for it. If not, then sell or dispose.
- the water fountain in the library/computer lab that doesn't work
Can be removed, recycled and the pipes capped. That's a project for both of
us when we can get together.
Things we simply personally think could use a new home
- the blue peace sign
now. Either put above PO with otDepends. It's classic, but also pretty
tattered byher art or dispose.
- the huge black table that exists only to hold up the blue peace sign
Not sure where?
- the broken down boxes by the typewriter
Offer to BtP or recycle
- the pamphlet rack by the fridge
Someone moved them already?
- the wood mounted to the wall by the sound system that serves as a
table
Leave be. This is often used by Shows and other large events.
Undecided
- the ping pong table... I know this is occasionally used
Durl says don't move his cheese...Well, maybe not, but it is regularly used,
I think.
Think we should get back, at least for now
- the two-level table that was moved to the maintenance closet
downstairs;
since Austin was put out of the finance office, it's what he uses for
a desk.
I hope at steering last night that everyone understood that the old/new
rules for moving things out of the hallways, etc. apply to all floors of the
building.
Now please don't take this the wrong way. I understand that some of these
items have been here and now I am sure your wondering why its a problem now.
It may not have been a problem in the past, but with
- more a more events happening, we are having the issue of always having
to move stuff around. Which may then get in the way of someone else. The
fact that if,
- Time is Money, well Space is too.
- Also, we are really short on storage space and things that really need
storage are taken up by someones personal keeping or what I believe it seems
that over time some items are kept because someone thought it could be used
for some project or art thing, then 6 months later the items are collecting
dust, maybe we remember who kept it, and the reason for keeping the item(s)
not in the works anymore or just plain forgotten.
This here is a bad habit. People look at this place as there home which in
my opinion should not be the case, but seeing that some use this place as a
second home for a "FREE" storage place. We should try to make a area of the
IMC for persons belonging. This was mentioned last night at steering. We
should move forward with this. Plus it will help with securing these items
that some may want to leave here.
After all, what is FREE storage with out FREE security. And heck, if storage
is free, then the proposal for a meeting room should be FREE.
Just kidding! Being sarcastic. Needed to laugh at something this morning.
Nothing is free in this world and it doesn't necessarily have to be money.
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Jacob Barton <udderbot at gmail.com> wrote:
> History on that piano:
>
> That piano was gotten for $150-something (the piano was free, the u-haul
> was not) from Tuscola last August for the udderbot recital. At the time, it
> was tuned by oddmusic volunteers.
>
> We're interested in tuning that piano for some of our events this month.
> We would not be tuning it normally--that's kinda our point here at
> oddmusic--so it might not be terribly useful for most bands. If we do that,
> we will leave a note notifying passers by of the unusual tuning.
>
> Since our space is very small, and moving it up and down stairs is
> impractical, we request that the piano be stored upstairs. I'm thinking
> this needs to be OK with both Shows and Building folks.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:48 PM, leon mcgee <leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> REALLY! DID YOU MISS THE ENTIRE FREAKING EMAIL? Oh my sweet baby jesus. I
>> specifically said, ONE TO SEE IF ODD MUSIC CAN PAY TO GET THERE GOT DAMN
>> PIANO FIX. IF FREAKING NOT, THEN COULD IT BE IMC PROPERTY AND CAN WE AS THE
>> IMC TRY TO GET IT FIX. BUT OH NO, YOU MISS THIS ENTIRELY AND ONLY FOCUS ON
>> THE FREAKING WORD "CHUCK". OBVIOUSLY I WAS TRYING TO FIX IT AND DO
>> EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BEFORE THROWING IT AWAY.
>> And FYI it is not shows to deal with. it is Odd music and they have not
>> given me an answer yet. and if I don't get one by monday then it will become
>> IMC piano and I will do what is necessary.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:25 PM, <illyes at illinois.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Leon writes: "since it is out of tune then it is taking up space...we can
>>> try and get it tuned. Otherwise yes, I will try to sell it or get it
>>> chucked."
>>>
>>> What!!! Could someone in Shows please intervene regarding throwing out
>>> musical instruments because they are out of tune? This isn't my area, but it
>>> actually doesn't make sense in what is among other things a community arts
>>> center.
>>>
>>> Bob
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>>
>>
>>
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>> Leon McGee
>> 202 S Broadway
>> Urbana, IL 61801
>> Leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com
>>
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Leon McGee
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Leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com
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