Mingering Mike gallery opening in DC - June 2nd
Secret_Chimp
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Just about all of Mike's stuff will be on display.I hope some of you guys can make it! Mike will be in the house signing books and mingering about.
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Workin on it!
If anyone has any ideas for venues please hollur. The tough part about showing the work is that galleries will want to sell the art, and we're not at that point just yet.
if you are interested in bringing it to portland i'm sure my brother's gallery would host it, even sans sales of artworks. holler on the pm for contact info.
Get some limited edition prints made, or better yet crack the whip and get Mike
to do some new stuff. Original stuff for sale could go for big scratch if
serious outsider art collectros took a fancy to him.
there's def an after party. people will have records and some other stuff.
Yep, after the show head over to Local 16 (1602 U Street NW). We'll take over the upstairs and throw down some fonk in celebration of Mingering. Feel free to bring some records - there are gonna be a bunch of us but we'll try to get everyone on there. Gonna keep it straight soul/funk, with some disco for good measure.
Word, looking forward to checking out the artwork up close finally. Tom has been telling me how amazing it is..
I also need to make a trip back to Som, I got my jukebox up and runnin.. and it wants more 45???s
Matt
The show runs two months so if you're in DC you NEED to check it out:
http://www.hemphillfinearts.com/ARTISTS/Minger_1.html
(my store is only three blocks from the gallery so say hey if you come up/down)
We appreciate your efforts on this project, Dori. The show was really something special for his family and casual observers alike.
Sorry to have missed y'all, but I will be stopping in this week. I was in Boston, just missing SoulOnIce in person, but enjoying his crafty radio show fill-in (which was great)while driving around Beantown and hitting nearly every record spot in the area he referred me to!(Big thanks, Ma**!)
Glad to hear the show went off well! I have said it many times, but I think we all need to thank Dori as often as we can for having the vision and patience and tenacity to ramp this whole crazy thing into something that so many people can be proud of! Props props props!!
that's funny you guys were spinning at local 16. i forgot the name but remembered the location. when we got there we took one look and the crowd we were like "naah that can't be the place" and bounced. whoops.
You were expecting all old people and crusty record dudes, right? Fatback and Neville_C have incredible female entourages for crusty record collector dudes who also happen to be married!
Huge turnout, great vibe, and the art looked great. Every single person that walked into the gallery was totally blown away and had a big old smile on their face. Couldn't have been any better.
Mike had a ball signing autographs and talking to his adoring fans. Seriously, people were just showering him with love love and praise! I think he was a little overwhelmed, but in a good way. I don't think he ever in his wildest dreams expected such a huge response. He wore a killer disguise (wig, sunglasses, fake mustache and beard), so he was comfortable having his picture taken and talking with people. He was especially thrilled when Roy Ayers' drummer (from Ramp) came up to him and told him how much he loved his albums.
It was great to see some strutters in the house! Nice to finally meet/see Mr. Drew Nice from Philly, Mr. & Mrs. Fatback along with baby Fatback, Neville C., Noz, Knewjack.. am I leaving anyone out? There were a couple dudes that even drove up from Georgia just for the show.
Joseph War and Mike's oldest sister Cathy (in her 80s), who raised Mike, were there too. I interviewed Cathy a while back for the book, but apparently she had no idea the book was out or that there was a gallery show. Joseph War just picked her up and told her that they were going somewhere. When she got there she was delighted (and shocked) to see Mike's albums and all of his fans. I don't think she had ever seen all of the albums together like that. She had a blast talking to everybody at the show too.
I heartily encourage anyone who's in the DC area to check out the show. It'll be up until the end of July. In the meantime we're working on lining up more around the country.
And now.. here's a picture of me, Mike, Joseph War, and Ian McKay of Minor Threat/Fugazi, who's a big fan.
Holy shit I just saw this!
Best photo ever. The wife and I are headed up to DC on Friday and can't wait to see Mike's work in person.
Just wondering if there was any progress on this.
This sounds like a great route to take.