TEXLEM 2014 (Houston Feeler)

[JD3]

I also prefer black shirts. Maybe something to this effect on the back. and on the front
TEXLEM 2014
-----------X <-red laser with burst on the end

[Displaser]

Here's the TEXLEM shirt

[rodman1369]

I is getting Excited! What month-wise are we shooting for here? Just for general planning purposes...

[hakzaw1]

I have a friend at the other forum who has done a few group Buys for black Ts with GITD print on the front and back- he has found one to the better sellers with the best GITD- that glows brighter and lasts longer.

My personal approach to finding a place down here was to contact realtors whose phone number I got from For Sale or Rent signs- in buildings located where we would not bother anyone with our very loud music-that had high ceilings.

One where it would be ours 24hrs each day. keys early Thursday and return the keys and get back a the deposit Monday noon. i told them i had 'people' looking (in no hurry) For a place to buy. And they would be coming down one or more days to meet there- not all the same day. Check it out and see if it may be what we are looking for. Now this is not 100% true of course but stranger things have happened. If I hit the big lottery a building where i could store my new bigboy toys would be on my list of stuff to buy. I had to spend a few hours cleaning that place up- It was much cleaner while i left it . ATM I did not have any 'real' projectors- but did have some labbies for my Mirror ball- So it was hung (motorized) and we had some very nice RGB Rain.
We used a cheap Spencers fogger. We put up a few bounce mirrors. on one wall we hung a 25X25 white projection screen. We hung some huge window sheers for a low cost Scrim. And Jonathon 'Platinum' and Adam '300EVIL' (& his dad) were doing non laser work in Houston(Katy) So they met Honathon at the Airport
an d arrived right around dark on Sat. I had a a few friend come Friday night to set up my sound system (from my home- no a 'real' DJ system but good enough- (18' self powered CV woofer and 4 CV speakers)
My BBQ team lent us tables and chairs- i grabbed an OK sofa from a thrift shop for little and covered it with blankets- ( this was around this time of Dec. 2010) we had access to a working bathroom- the building had a huge door(electric) so we could actually drive inside to load and unload- there was a liquor store next door and we had pizza delivered. The building was rented to us for $150. w/a $200 deposit.

a few months later the place got either sold or rented as its in use now. hak

[Displaser]

The building was rented to us for $150. w/a $200 deposit.

a few months later the place got either sold or rented as its in use now. hak

Hak,

I think you were very lucky to find a place where you could do the LEM. I'm sure that they are out there, but I would think that most places that are vacant or up for sale would not go for this - too many legal issues, liability, etc., whereas locations that are rented out on a regular basis are going to be more accessible.

Greg

[JD3]

Good Afternoon,

Sorry for the delay, but we would like for you to come in anytime your available to get more in depth about your showcase. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email us back or call us at 281-530-7777.

Regards,
Christina


Who wants to go with me to talk to them about this?

[Displaser]

Hey John,

PM incoming. The sooner the better.

Greg

[hakzaw1]

Quote Originally Posted by hakzaw1 View Post
The building was rented to us for $150. w/a $200 deposit.

a few months later the place got either sold or rented as its in use now. hak
Hak,

I think you were very lucky to find a place where you could do the LEM. I'm sure that they are out there, but I would think that most places that are vacant or up for sale would not go for this - too many legal issues, liability, etc., whereas locations that are rented out on a regular basis are going to be more accessible.

Greg










TRUE ,, Extremely LUCKY-
I did know the realtor handling the property and I had been a volunteer(10yrs) at the SPCA thrift shop located at the same property-- Had he not known me --who knows?? I did not need to provide any kind of insurance waiver to get this place but assured him it would be a VERY small number of ADULTs and that safety was and always will be Number One.-- I can only assume he passed some of our 150$ on to the actual owner-
While I had the key i DID show the place to a few local friends who someday could be looking to rent or buy such a building. I asked them if four friends with lots of Man Toys could divide the building up equally and split the rent or mortgage== Most said possibly but none hit the lottery so...

The only problem was a lack of bathrooms- we solved that by getting the key to a small office space also on the same property with back doors just 12 feet apart- I had to perform a few plumbing fixes to stop the leaks.
No big deal- so they made 150$ they would not have otherwise and i fixed the crapper and the place was significantly cleaner when we returned the keys on Monday 5PM win win

we had a really good time Adam and Jonathon entertained all 12 of us until ~4AM--

I give credit to the good time to these two gents--


hk

[MicMacro]

I know this thread is over a month old now, but just wanted to chime in. I'm Gadget from "the other laser forum".

I'm in for a TEXLEM 2014!!!! If this comes together it'll be my first time, so y'all be gentle!

So what's the status on a venue?
I'm with Hak on leaving any venue I use, for anything, cleaner and in better shape than it was when I arrived.
I'm also a State of Texas licensed electrician, License No. 203461 (commercial and industrial, I prefer to stay away from residential but favors are not out of the question). Been doin' it since I was 16, so any power issues are not a factor! I also have access to many portable generators, and I'm not opposed to a bit of manual labor to get the things I want, so LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

I'm afraid, though, that I wouldn't be much help on the real estate front for anything out of town, but something local to DFW might not be impossible. And having Fire Alarm systems put into test for a day or two shouldn't be much of an obstacle, either (here in town, at least).

Let's get this thread rollin' again!

Kev

[sugeek]

I know this thread is over a month old now, but just wanted to chime in. I'm Gadget from "the other laser forum".

I'm in for a TEXLEM 2014!!!! If this comes together it'll be my first time, so y'all be gentle!

So what's the status on a venue?
I'm with Hak on leaving any venue I use, for anything, cleaner and in better shape than it was when I arrived.
I'm also a State of Texas licensed electrician, License No. 203461 (commercial and industrial, I prefer to stay away from residential but favors are not out of the question). Been doin' it since I was 16, so any power issues are not a factor! I also have access to many portable generators, and I'm not opposed to a bit of manual labor to get the things I want, so LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

I'm afraid, though, that I wouldn't be much help on the real estate front for anything out of town, but something local to DFW might not be impossible. And having Fire Alarm systems put into test for a day or two shouldn't be much of an obstacle, either (here in town, at least).

Let's get this thread rollin' again!

Kev

If you can find a Dallas area venue before June I can probably still make it, I have lots of stuff that could find new homes...

Adam