The Brooklyn Bowl has received an eviction notice
Calling on my buddies… If you’d like to see the Autumn bowl stick around, please contact Dave about making a donation. Give so miracles can live!
On 12/17/07, dave mims wrote:
We just recieved an eviction notice from the landlord at the warehouse. The total amount we owe is $13,475.48.
As of a few months ago, we owed a little over $24,000 dollars and we have been chipping away at it. But now the landlord wants the balance within 5 days… or he is taking possession of the warehouse. in short, NO MORE BOWL.
We’ve been paying off the rent with a couple of fundraisers and donations but every month we are charged a 10% late fee on our overdue balance.. for example when we owe $24,000 our late charge every month was $2400 dollars.
We could do more events, but at this point, we have no more time. So the only way in which we can keep the bowl open is from donations from our immediate keyholding network. At this time, we have 56 keyholding groups, if every group of people can put up $200 .. we can raise $11,200. If we can all agree to do this, I will pay the remaining balance of the remaining balance and we will be FREE AND CLEAR. If we can not all agree to do this, there will be no bowl after Christmas.
The new credit card system, we implemented has worked great for the past 2 months. But our prior debt keeps on haunting us, if we can clear up this matter, we have enough current keyholders to keep rent uptodate in the future.
Please email me if you are down to support the bowl.
If I can get at least 50 keyholders I can charge the credit card on file, if I get under 50, I will not charge anybody and we will give up possession of the warehouse.
I need everyone’s response immediately weather or not you can donate. Email me back YES or NO.
If anyone has the means the donate more, or can raise money in some other way within the next couple of days.. i.e. sponsorship etc etc… please let me know. Time is of the essense.
Thank you,
Dave
So, ’tis the season, give the giftt hat keeps on giving. send this to every and anyone you might know that can help save the bowl!
(Photo from Brendan Casey of Steve Healy)
$24,000! How the fuck do you rack up $24,000 in backed rent? The amount of irresponsibility a group would have to possess to achieve that is just ridiculous. If I was Dave I’d give every fucker that was ever more than 3 weeks late with the rent the fuckin boot and look for new peeps.
yo there are indeed many new peeps and we’ve made great strides as keyholders in bucking up and getting shit straight. within a 24 hour period i might add. even new members contributed. hmmm irresponsible skateboarders? go fucking figure. get over it, shut the fuck up and skate you blog hoe
Amazing! Sorry to point out the truth so bluntly and hurt your feelings. You got a mailing address? I can send you a box of tissues to help soak up all that sadness. I don’t know what a blog hoe is or even how I am one, but I guess it would take one to know one. So you know how it goes…pot meet kettle, you’re both fuckin black.
Sorry, dfiant, but it’s easy to sit back and be a critic, especially in comments on a website. You ARE being a blog hoe. Does it really need to be spelled out for you?
I owe more in credit card bills and I don’t have 50 keyholders FUCK
sadness? ok dumshit. i’m stoked that basically in 48 hours we came up with the money needed. not bad for some irresponsible keyholders. this blog needs to be updated with the current emails. go fuck yourself hater. you’re the problem, not the solution.
send me the current emails and updates you want me to post. no hate from me, all love. haveboard@gmail.com
Nice bowl.
The money was raised: “We are now officially out of debt!! And have enough keyholders to stay out of debt.” So much for irresponsible skateboarders. Thanks to all who showed support for this.
I finally grinded brick today with out falling on my face. Wood bowls rule.
Seriously, it’s good to hear that you were able to raise the money. We’re all skateboarders here and I don’t think anyone wants to see things like this get torn down. Sorry if my post offended you but I get offended by peoples irresponsibility and then lack of accountability. Hopefully everyone gets their shit together and pays on time so you can stay out of debt this time. All “blog hoing” aside it is good that the bowl will be there for at least another month.
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