From the ten mile long RE/Search email I got from my pal Vale:
> 4. SRL founder Mark Pauline has to move his legendary “shop” where
> SRL has been headquartered for almost 25 years. Blame the anti-artist
> unreal-estate conspiracy. RE/Search, in cahoots with
> MarkPauline-AmyCritchett-KarenMarcelo–Scott Beale–Eddie Codel &
> more… is barely beginning to plan a fund-raiser benefit for the SRL
> Move to New Quarters–a move that may cost a staggering $100,000 …
> scheduled date of the SRL benefit: Sat, Feb 11, 2006 in San Francisco
> at the Hayes Valley Market, corner of Hayes/Laguna in San Francisco.
> Watch for it — like we said, it’s still in the planning stage…
>
> The night before, Fri Feb 10, 2006, the SF Indyfest will celebrate
> SRL with the San Francisco premiere of the video of the SRL Los
> Angeles, April 2, 2005 Show, followed by a conversation between
> RE/Search founder V. Vale and SRL founder Mark Pauline. A Q&A, and
> small party, will follow. Women’s Building, San Francisco, 18th St
> near Valencia, 9 pm.
>
> We recommend that all SRL fans plan to come to San Francisco for the
> SRL Weekend: Fri-Sat, Feb 10-11, 2006. Anyone from out of town will
> hopefully be granted special attention!
Yup, we’re getting kicked out of our warehouse where we’ve been for about 20 years (we’ve been around for 25, but not always in the same location). I truly believe that when we (re)move the archaeological history of industrial culture that consists of machines, half-finished projects and historical-yet-functional multi-ton machine tools, the ceiling will cave in because our stuff will no longer be holding up the crumbling walls. It’s like that. We are a not-for-profit, volunteer run group; we have repeatedly refused to be co-opted by Hollywood and corporate culture. We are also still in debt from our last show; please do set aside a few bills for our fundraiser next year and keep your eyes peeled for a space here in SF we can move to…
