On Rasputin's
Jul. 8th, 2008 08:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
o_bunnyWe were in to Rasputin's today to lend a bit of a hand. As one might expect after a fire, the place is a mess, but not IMHO a complete disaster.
There is a hole in the ceiling in the back kitchen, through to the 2nd floor apartment. The fridge and freezer that were back there are apparently a total loss, as was the stereo system (it melted). Stuff in other parts of the place suffered little fire damage, but a lot of smoke damage.
I took most of the PA system away, after removing the worst of the crud from the outside. I suggested that Dean discard the microphones; I doubt that they could ever be made acceptable for use again. The mixing board, power amplifier, and one speaker are currently at an electronics repair shop (the other speaker is still hanging from the ceiling, and we couldn't get to it because the ladder was melted); Dean's electronic keyboard is at a different shop (the first place, arguably a better spot for audio gear, doesn't work on microprocessor-controlled stuff, period). Dean's guitar and mandolin survived pretty much unscathed -- they were apparently even still in tune.
Fortunately the electronic gear was neither soaked in the firefighting, nor was it powered-on during the fire. Dean has for years used a power bar to turn things on and off, so there weren't even any items on standby.
People are devoting time and labor to getting things going again. One local performer took away a van load of dishes and cutlery and stuff, to run them through a dishwasher. Dean is hosting a table-washing party tomorrow, I think.
There is a hole in the ceiling in the back kitchen, through to the 2nd floor apartment. The fridge and freezer that were back there are apparently a total loss, as was the stereo system (it melted). Stuff in other parts of the place suffered little fire damage, but a lot of smoke damage.
I took most of the PA system away, after removing the worst of the crud from the outside. I suggested that Dean discard the microphones; I doubt that they could ever be made acceptable for use again. The mixing board, power amplifier, and one speaker are currently at an electronics repair shop (the other speaker is still hanging from the ceiling, and we couldn't get to it because the ladder was melted); Dean's electronic keyboard is at a different shop (the first place, arguably a better spot for audio gear, doesn't work on microprocessor-controlled stuff, period). Dean's guitar and mandolin survived pretty much unscathed -- they were apparently even still in tune.
Fortunately the electronic gear was neither soaked in the firefighting, nor was it powered-on during the fire. Dean has for years used a power bar to turn things on and off, so there weren't even any items on standby.
People are devoting time and labor to getting things going again. One local performer took away a van load of dishes and cutlery and stuff, to run them through a dishwasher. Dean is hosting a table-washing party tomorrow, I think.
