the punk rock hall of fame.
the idea is simple.
to get enough people to chip in to buy the retford porterhouse and , as a co-operative/anarchic/punk/DIY project slowly turn it into "the punk rock hall of fame."
to do this we need to buy the building now. we can do it if we all share the cost.
the price is easily attainable. at the moment the lower auction price is £60 000.
there is a facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=143267855688776&v=wall
we have approx 500 members. £200 each would give us a small amount of leeway on that starting price.
if we could get 1000 members then we will be down to £100 each minimum contribution.
after that we just let it build itself. =0)
you might lose your £100. you might wait a year and then sell your share back into the co-op. you might even get involved and make it an even more worthwhile activity.
below is a history of what has been said copied from the facebook page for those who do not have an account.
this is not a regularly updated feed from facebook. this is an indication of where we are at now.
we need to raise the sponsorship and register names and shares in the next few weeks.
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this is a co-operative.
i.e. dont leave it all up to me you slackers. =0)
contact everyone and anyone you can think of that may know someone who wants in. record shops , clothing merchants , old punks , we can even let the odd marxist in..... ;0)
a probably badly judged and ill thought out attempt to buy the retford porterhouse and turn it into a non-profit co-operative owned by all the bored teenagers of the late 70's.
"the punk rock hall of fame!!"
Andrew Howard It's the most deranged idea I've heard in weeks. I'm in.
Xpyda Man anyone of my age that liked a good time will undoubtedly have at some point heard of "the retford porterhouse"
we only used to have to travel the 9 miles to it from our house in
worksop but , being on the mainline between london and edinburgh and
sitting close enough to sheffield , doncaster and nottingham to attract
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Xpyda Man my favourites are still probably the undertones who played there just
as they were breaking and adam and the ants circa "dirk wears white
socks." saw the damned there x-amount of times on their first tours as
well , drinking at the bar with dave vanian and getting backstage after
the gigs only so they had someone to take ...
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Xpyda Man i have no idea what the buying and running of a co-op club would entail
but im sure there are also people out there that would be more informed
and better suited than me to help out.
charlie harper for one. =0)
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Xpyda Man just checked out the website for the vendor mentioned on the advert and couldnt find any details.
perhaps im being thick but i cant find it in their database.
perhaps a phone call may be in order.
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Xpyda Man all we need is enough members as they want pounds and we're all in for a quid each. =0)
Xpyda Man this is what the estate agents are sending out. they want offers. i would not even know what a ball park figure would be.
any body want to have a guess?
Naomi Lehane I'm in where do I send my tenner, even though I wasn't born until 79 still this sounds genius
Kitso Phren Ik "Only offers which are made in writing with proof of funds and
solicitors details will be considered"
that means therd have to be some serious and properly organised fund raising first.... gigs? parties? youd have to get proof of funding before an offer can be made.... we need to get hold of that 25.000 punks ur on bowt...
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Sandy McSherry Why pay full price? 24,000 punks should be enough to clinch the deal!
Mick Reay I was 13 in 1977, went more than once before i got in but boy what a whole new world once i did. Think 999 were my first band i saw there.
Craig Phillipson im in for a tenner, live music back in retgood ? let me get my stomping boots...
Did Thornton i reckon set the minimum of £25, and give everyone whos paid in some powers of decision and heavily discounted entry for a year.. =P like a "season ticket/VIP pass".. =)
Did Thornton i reckon set the minimum payment of £25, and give everyone whos paid in some powers of decision and heavily discounted entry for a year.. =P like a "season ticket/VIP pass".. =)
Rez Beats Great idea, id be up for contributing a bit :) keep pushing it guys
Robert Hardie Im in... that makes 61 folks... whats the asking price divided by 61???
Andy Hardie There's no asking price bro - Plus, having read the estate agent thing, is it being sold by recievers? Should get it for cheap if so...? I'm in - Surely everyone can manage fifty sheets?
Sam Fisheye You gotta start gettin in touch with said bands from 'back in the day' and start organising benefits....i'm tryin to think of what else...!
Xpyda Man anyone who was around in the late 70's will remember the retford porterhouse and the plethora of punk bands that played there. it was an oasis of spit and leather in an otherwise turgid existence.
for many years it went into decline and eventually turned into a teeny techno disco before being closed down for a number of offences.
well its now up for sale and we've had the perhaps not too bright an idea of getting all the old punks to chip in a couple of quid each and to buy it and turn it into the punk rock hall of fame. run as a non-profit organisation and paid for out of love. =0)
not managed to get a price yet as they want proof of finances before even beginning to discuss it , so let say for arguments sake they want something like quarter of a million.
thats only 250 000 punks giving a quid each!! sounds a lot? dunno , punk is a worldwide phenomenon and who wouldnt want to say they owned a part of its heritage?
doing a bit of math makes the situation seem a whole lot easier , for instance we only need 125000 punks to give 2quid each , 62500 to give 4quid each or 5000 to give 50 quid each.
so , spread the word for us will you? time may well be short but the place could be ours. lets make "the punk rock hall of fame" a reality and create somewhere for all us old punks to curl up and die happy in.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14 3267855688776
thanks for listening.
peace and anarchy!!
Xpyda Man ive written to a couple of prominent punk
websites ( punkrock.org and
punk77.co.uk ) asking them to help spread the word and i want you all to
do the same. write to absolutely everyone and anyone that you think may
be interested , apart from the two mentioned obviously =0)
either write your own mail or copy and paste the following text
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Xpyda Man we have 87 members. thats only 2873 pound each if we all actually want a bit of a quarter of a million pound establishment.
even if they want a million we can still do this so easy.
mail everyone you know about this today or tomorrow.
Sue Hall Great idea! I had some gr8 nites in porterhouse in 90's watching the bands! Plus my fave band 'the cramps' playd there. R.I.P Lux.
Amy Davies I'm in sounds awesome x
Lois Bennett Nice one Xpyda, we're all well up for it. Hope things are good
Xpyda Man 123 members makes it just over 2grand each if we offer quarter of a million. oh this is so going to be within our grasp.
Ian E Nicholson Used to go over from Newark to see physcobilly bands there late 80's. Macc lads. There was no late bus back to newark, so kipped rough on some carpark near market.
Ian E Nicholson Used to go over from Newark to see physcobilly bands there late 80's. Macc lads. There was no late bus back to newark, so kipped rough on some carpark near market.
Darren Misiak I'll join the consortium...
Did Thornton Everyone needs to invite everyone!?!? =D The more members, the less we pay!?!? =D ..Genius!?!? =P
Xpyda Man we need someone who knows a bit about property prices to give us a clue how much we need to offer.
Xpyda Man we're down to £ 1500 each on an estimate of £250 000!!
Kevin James apparently bassetlaw council (insider info) are meeting to discuss getting rid of the red tape around oraganising outdoor events. So we organise a festival to raise funds.
Adrian Loftus weve being crying out for much too long,and were gonna dance to a different song,
Jamie Riley is the price from a liquidator or the owner?
Xpyda Man we're down to about £625 quid each if it were going for quarter of a million.
need more members. get writing. its still up for sale.
Mike 'Lowlife' Robertson I dont care how but I want in! The VW club I run currently has 314 members Im sure I can rope them into something, even if its just fundraising or donations?
This property will be offered for sale by Auction on Tuesday 8th March 2011. Guide Price: £60,000 - £90,000 For more details please contact our Auction Team on 01427 616436. This substantial property was a nightclub with extensive accommodation in excess of 550 sq.m (5,920 sq.ft) arranged on ...
Xpyda Man from the sounds of it a few people think we wont get a licence (and i dont actually think it would , not when the proposal was put forward.
however should that be the case , who knows about licenses then? private members clubs in particular. if needs be we can all still go there and party , we just cant sell beer the...
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Xpyda Man porterhouse features in the retford times this week. go read the article and then live the dream. we can own this building. we can do with it as we wish.
if you have no intention whatsoever of contributing financially to this project then please leave the group so we know how many shares we will actually need.
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Xpyda Man membership is falling. this is because people who do not want to contribute are now leaving as asked. this is a good thing. please everyone who does not want to contribute leave within the week.
this will give you time to see what the final share price is likely to be.
anyone still here , now is really the time to talk to your friends and sell them this proposition.
we can still easily end up with a member share as low as £100 and still have plenty in reserve for bargaining power should we need to go beyond even 90 000.
this is still so do-able.
peace and anarchy.
this is not regularly updated. you need to access the facebook group for constant updates.
