PLEASE NOTE: Posters are NOT in EXCELLENT condition Most have frayed edges, some, little rips...these posters have been saved by yours truly for a few, or many many years..They come from the personal estate(closet) of Handsome Dick Manitoba, so that, and an autograph should offset some frayed edges...Right?
Patrons, friends,fellow Americans fellow Rock and Roll lovers from the world over.
We will be keeping this campaign OPEN until February 19th, even if we have hit our goal earlier
REASON?
When starting the campaign, I had no idea what to ask for. Just what the lawyer was demanding?.."No" I was told, "You must have more for expenses.
Expenses?
ordering at least 100 tee shirts and individual postage
at least 125 photos and postage
mailing out posters
Hiring people to do this individual mailings to 200 people is done in these situations by outsourcing the work
Hiring a firm to come into the bar and making sure that the bar is in TOTAL COMPLIANCE with Federal ADA standards
Paying a PCT. of all donations to Indiegogo, & PayPal
My lawyer, who this could not happen without, I mean....THERE WOULD BE NO BAR without his CONSTANT HELP AND ASSISTANCE has so far asked me for nothing
Endless phone calls, many personal meetings...
If I can raise ALL I WOULD LIKE, he would be be paid at about 30% of what he normally charges....So HE, has actually done more for this bar than anyone!
Those are all my expenses DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED with this lawsuit
Dear Everybody,
This is a battle cry for help. Please don't let Manitoba’s meet the same fate as other business institutions that have recently been forced to close.
Due to a small wrinkle in the interplay between State and Federal law, Manitoba’s was recently forced to reluctantly settle a case with a private individual for a cumbersome amount that threatens the future of the establishment.
Our backs are against the wall. Our ONLY choice, after being advised by several very competent lawyers, was to settle.
This situation is not part of what you would call: "business as usual." This is not about a fine, and it's certainly not about business mismanagement. We either pay, or shut down.
Not one penny goes into the owner's pockets, or is being used to pay bills. All of it goes to settling this claim and keeping the bar open.
There will be auctions and concerts as well as the campaign you see here. Every donation - no matter how small - will greatly assist towards keeping the lights on, the beer cold and the jukebox playing.
Patrons, friends,fellow Americans, fellow Rock and Roll lovers from the world over.
We will be keeping this campaign OPEN until February 19th, even if we have hit our goal earlier
REASON?
When starting the campaign, I had no idea what to ask for. Just what the lawyer was demanding?.."No" I was told, "You must have more for expenses."
Expenses?
ordering at least 100 tee shirts and individual postage
at least 125 photos and postage
mailing out posters
Hiring people to do this individual mailings to 200 people is done in these situations by outsourcing the work
Hiring a firm to come into the bar and making sure that the bar is in TOTAL COMPLIANCE with Federal FDA standards
My lawyer, who this could not happen without, I mean....THERE WOULD BE NO BAR without his CONSTANT HELP AND ASSISTANCE, has so far asked me for nothing
Endless phone calls, many personal meetings...
If I can raise ALL I WOULD LIKE, he would be be paid at about 30% of what he normally charges....So HE, has actually done more for this bar than anyone!
Those are all my expenses DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED with this lawsuit
That is why I am taking this to the final day of the campaign in February
Thank you
HDM
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Since January 1999, Manitoba’s has existed and thrived as one of the last great New York City Rock and Roll Bars, with a sub-specialty in Punk Rock;
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A casual bar to enjoy a few drinks
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A practical museum: view the photo collection on the walls
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Watch a game in great company
- Play a game or two
- Have a lovely conversation with a member of our wonderful, unpretentious staff
- Check your Facebook page while listening to Johnny Cash, The Stooges,The Beatles, The Ramones, and The Dictators (for example).
Sadly, this East Village landmark is now in danger of shutting down.
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We (Manitoba’s, its proprietors, and you, our friends and patrons) are the very fiber of the East Village; the same East Village that is now being commoditized at an alarming rate.
Thank you, and we will see you soon at Manitoba's,
Handsome Dick Manitoba & Zoe Hansen