Three months flies by when you are buried in a campaign as emotional as this one was. I think we may have lost our organizing space, our venue, the one place I've been able to consistently organize safe(r) shows and workshops in. The space that hosted the FAN-CLUB lending library. There's so much more that happened there, and reasons it hameant so much to so many people and myself, but it's too much to put into words today. I've been operating under a heavy blanket of denial or maybe optimism that we could save it from closing, but now the building really is closed (and with two of our CR boxes locked inside lmao). So time to regroup.
I'd like to invite folks to a brainstorm sesh this week to talk about next steps; what types of spaces might work, ideas for other ways to keep the library accessible, etc. If you're interested, please send me a message via the contact form to RSVP so I can send you the link. And here's a little graphic you can share:
![](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/brainstormsesh.png)
thanks for the support and apologies for the radio silence and/or falling into a bit of an instagram trap the last few months. I was sooo determined to keep the website as the most updated source of info, but I have been lazy and canva-pilled. I'll do better!!!!
4/5/2024
I held a skillshare on 3/28 over Zoom to talk about how we can make shows safer from COVID (and why that's important)! I'm proud of how my slides came out, and the structure of the presentation, but I'm excited to keep improving upon it. If you're interested in joining for the next one, you can sign up for updates here.
I also recently completed the Tempest air purifier build, with the help of my partner! It is SUCH a sturdy guy, built to last thru any Boston hardcore punk show. So now we have 3 CR boxes (classic style), 1 Tempest purifier, 1 set of Far-UVC lights, and 1 Vitalight CO2 Monitor to lend out to shows and events in greater Boston. Sign up here to reserve.
So those are my most recent updates, but I might edit this when I get home to include pictures. Turns out, getting in the habit to blog is harder than I remembered.
3/12/2024
These are FAN-CLUB updates;
I brought the CR boxes and far-UVC lights to a show at Deep Cuts! The staff were supportive and I spoke to sooo many people throughout the night about the project! I don't normally go to shows where masks aren't required, but I really want more people to know about these tools and how they can borrow them. So I took a risk, did what I could to protect myself and my friends, and I'm glad I did. Even if one of the CR boxes got a little damaged in the process :P
![2 corsi-rosenthal boxes on the floor with purple and blue stage lighting in the background. there is a stack of clyers on one box and a gray carrying case on the other. the box on the left has some damage to one of the filters.](https://fan-club.neocities.org/IMAGES/photos/IMG_7209.jpeg)
NUKIT/the Cyber Night Market, MY HERO, donated one of their TEMPEST air purifier kits to the Fan Club. I am so so excited to add another air purifier option, especially one that is a little quieter and more portable than the CR boxes. I launched a fundraiser on Twitter and Insta yesterday, and the outpouring of support has been incredible. We surpassed the goal amount for buying the additional parts for the TEMPEST, and have been able to pay myself back for some of the money I've fronted for other items (CR Box parts, Far-UVC lights, etc). I can't wait to start builting this thing!!
We will be lending fans to a couple of drag shows coming up, and our Far-UVC torches are currently on tour with a solo artist. It's so great to see word spreading all over the Boston area so that more people can these mitigations in action. Soon, we'll have more air purifier options, and another set of far-UVC lights to lend out, so that availability is as reliable as possible.
Finally, I'm working on a mobile version of the site. It will also work on desktop if you find all my silly buttons and boxes distracting!! Recently, I've also added a photo gallery, cleaned up the FAQ a bit, and just tweaked things here and there...it's a work in progress and I enjoy the learning process that building this site has been giving me.
Thanks ya'll for the support!!!!
2/11/2024
Sorry for the lack of updates. I've recently been focusing on another site ... to spread the word about events in support of Palestine. It's MA-focused, but includes some remote actions as well. If you'd like to check it out, it's here: http://abac.neocities.org/.
I'm going to finally add the BLIS K12 probiotics to this site shortly and also get some for myself. I'm starting an in-person temp job and freaking out about the added risk involved. I assume I'll be the only one masked, but we'll see next week. Fingers crossed there's good ventilation at least.
2/2/2024
OK Fan-Club is on instagram now, but don't expect us to post much lol.
1/17/2024
![small drawing of a speach bubble with an animated scribble cloud inside](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/grumblespeechbubble.gif)
1/11/2024
![tiny animated pixel art of a gray cat with a white belly](https://mylastcopyscam.neocities.org/images/gifs/graycat.gif)
![A black table next to the corner of a CR-box/diy air purifier (not totally visible). The table has various flyers and zines displayed. One flyer says “fan club” in large pixel letters. There is a pile of kn95 masks, a far-uvc light, a co2 monitor, and a box of COVID tests.](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/photos/fanclubtabling.jpg)
![A photo of a room with a drum set, various amps and other music equipment. There are 2 cr-boxes on the wooden floor set up under the PA speakers. There are 3 icons added to the photo to indicate placement of Far-uvc lights - they look like emojis and are yellow white and black. They are on the left, back, and right hand walls sitting on a ledge of the wooden molding panels.](https://fan-club.neocities.org/IMAGES/photos/dc2.jpg)
I was almost late for this show because I decided to build the third CR box DAY-OF + I wrote up how-to guides for the far-uvc and cr boxes. There's a printed one that I'm keeping inside the Nukit case as well. I updated our stock and the request form on the FAN-CLUB site so that's all accurate now! We haven't gotten any requests yet, though, so clearly I need to do more outreach.
(I am determined to not made an instagram for these projects but it's starting to feel inevitable...)
![animated pixel art of a blue book opening and flipping pages and closing again](https://mylastcopyscam.neocities.org/images/gifs/bookblue.gif)
![animated pixel art of a white cat on a computer. the computer screen is flashing cyan](https://mylastcopyscam.neocities.org/images/gifs/computer9.gif)
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1/1/2024
![tiny pixel art of a far-uvc light, flashing different colors](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/nukeittorch.gif)
![tiny pixel art of a far-uvc light, flashing different colors](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/nukeittorch.gif)
12/25/2023
![tiny pixel image of a computer](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/windows%20puter.gif)
12/23/2023
![tiny pixel image of a radio](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/radio.gif)
![tiny pixel image of a computer](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/windows%20puter.gif)
![small pixel gif of a rotating fan](https://wehavethetools.neocities.org/images/website/fan.gif)
I got another box fan and should be able to finish the third CR box this weekend. I added a donate button but I'm tryna think about more exciting fundraising I could do. CR box stickers? A virtual show? Stay tuned...
12/20/2023
added a sidebar and blog area for updates. added some articles to the "tools we've lost" toolbox. also fixed the spacing between elements within the toolbox.