scavos
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by scavos on Oct 24, 2007 22:30:01 GMT 1, Just got this from Guy's blog. Thankfully no one hurt. Amazingly too, most the latest work had been sent across to Red Propeller for the show on 5/11. Sadly, a great deal of older work has been lost. So sorry to hear this bad news Guy and wishing you well in getting your studio back to how you want it.
"Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Lucky
We've had a sobering experience. A very sobering experience. Through some freakish accident that nobody can really work out we had a pretty serious fire in the studio last night. We were lucky that a passing kid saw the flames from the road and banged the brains out of the front door to alert us before it came to the point of no return; as well as as having the foresight to telephone the fire brigade before he alerted us. As it was I had time, with the assistance of the mystery French youth Nicolas and my brother-in-law (who's here on holiday) we managed to suppress the flames until the properly equipped blokes turned up. The heat, smoke and fumes were unbelievable but I'm so glad that we persevered. The heat left us with 300 melted favourite CDs, no working materials, a totally destroyed collection of over 20 years life drawings and other work, no studio doors, windows or electrics and the relief that the structure of the house was saved and none of us were hurt.
Most of the paintings for the impending 9-11 show at Red Propeller on the 5th November (no irony eh?!) were saved but I have lost virtually all the work on paper, 2 finished canvases and a couple of unfinished canvases.
I'll be spending the next few weeks working on replacing the pieces on paper as I hoped these would be more affordable for people than some of the canvases. It's also broadened the French vocabulary today. Dรฉclaration de sinistre - insurance claim. Mรจtre fondu de l'รฉlectricitรฉ - melted electricity meter. Merci, merci, merci Nicolas - vous n'avez aucune idรฉe comment reconnaissant nous tous sommes. I've probably buggered the grammar, but I hope you understand the sentiment.
posted by guy denning at 7:31 PM"
Just got this from Guy's blog. Thankfully no one hurt. Amazingly too, most the latest work had been sent across to Red Propeller for the show on 5/11. Sadly, a great deal of older work has been lost. So sorry to hear this bad news Guy and wishing you well in getting your studio back to how you want it. "Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Lucky We've had a sobering experience. A very sobering experience. Through some freakish accident that nobody can really work out we had a pretty serious fire in the studio last night. We were lucky that a passing kid saw the flames from the road and banged the brains out of the front door to alert us before it came to the point of no return; as well as as having the foresight to telephone the fire brigade before he alerted us. As it was I had time, with the assistance of the mystery French youth Nicolas and my brother-in-law (who's here on holiday) we managed to suppress the flames until the properly equipped blokes turned up. The heat, smoke and fumes were unbelievable but I'm so glad that we persevered. The heat left us with 300 melted favourite CDs, no working materials, a totally destroyed collection of over 20 years life drawings and other work, no studio doors, windows or electrics and the relief that the structure of the house was saved and none of us were hurt. Most of the paintings for the impending 9-11 show at Red Propeller on the 5th November (no irony eh?!) were saved but I have lost virtually all the work on paper, 2 finished canvases and a couple of unfinished canvases. I'll be spending the next few weeks working on replacing the pieces on paper as I hoped these would be more affordable for people than some of the canvases. It's also broadened the French vocabulary today. Dรฉclaration de sinistre - insurance claim. Mรจtre fondu de l'รฉlectricitรฉ - melted electricity meter. Merci, merci, merci Nicolas - vous n'avez aucune idรฉe comment reconnaissant nous tous sommes. I've probably buggered the grammar, but I hope you understand the sentiment. posted by guy denning at 7:31 PM" |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by carlito on Oct 24, 2007 22:32:58 GMT 1, lucky escape...Guy if u read this good luck sorting it all out 
lucky escape...Guy if u read this good luck sorting it all out |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by ABC on Oct 24, 2007 22:38:17 GMT 1, Nightmare, sorry to hear this
Nightmare, sorry to hear this
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by saltandiron on Oct 24, 2007 22:40:27 GMT 1, christ, just glad no one was hurt.
christ, just glad no one was hurt.
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Daniel Silk on Oct 24, 2007 22:49:34 GMT 1, Hope your all ok Guy! 
Take it easy, coz a thing like this can really shake you up inside more than you might realize. I know it might sound stupid  but whatever happen its a matter of looking for the positives in any situation. You might look back on this terrible event, in six months time and feel it has spurred you on with new ideas in a new direction,
Hope your all ok Guy! Take it easy, coz a thing like this can really shake you up inside more than you might realize. I know it might sound stupid but whatever happen its a matter of looking for the positives in any situation. You might look back on this terrible event, in six months time and feel it has spurred you on with new ideas in a new direction, |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by sausageboonwee on Oct 24, 2007 22:53:01 GMT 1, When I saw the pic of his studio the other day I was thinking how nice it must be to work in such an environment. Best wishes to Guy and hope he gets things sorted.
When I saw the pic of his studio the other day I was thinking how nice it must be to work in such an environment. Best wishes to Guy and hope he gets things sorted.
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by dave313perry on Oct 24, 2007 23:08:00 GMT 1, Fahooooooking hell! - what a gut wrencher!
Atleast theres no long term damage to either place or person - wishing you the best Guy
extremely sobering....
Fahooooooking hell! - what a gut wrencher!
Atleast theres no long term damage to either place or person - wishing you the best Guy
extremely sobering....
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Art-el on Oct 24, 2007 23:10:29 GMT 1, Three cheers for Nicolas
Three cheers for Nicolas
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Lord Lucas Roham on Oct 24, 2007 23:17:50 GMT 1, Vive le Nicolas
Vive le Nicolas
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by a4mnt on Oct 24, 2007 23:19:52 GMT 1, Thankfully no-one is hurt, but good things come from bad.
A completely fresh start can sometimes be the best thing.
Thankfully no-one is hurt, but good things come from bad.
A completely fresh start can sometimes be the best thing.
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scavos
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by scavos on Oct 24, 2007 23:20:47 GMT 1, Oui, c'est Nicolas et brill!
Oui, c'est Nicolas et brill!
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scavos
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by scavos on Oct 25, 2007 0:21:39 GMT 1, This is what it used to look like...
This is what it used to look like... |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by arcam on Oct 25, 2007 0:31:37 GMT 1,
Indeed.
I'm so glad to hear you're ok Guy.
Indeed. I'm so glad to hear you're ok Guy. |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Filipino Box Spring Hog on Oct 25, 2007 5:44:10 GMT 1, I admire your painting and skill Guy. Thankfully, that is not lost with much of your life's work. Best to you and your family in this time of difficulty.
I admire your painting and skill Guy. Thankfully, that is not lost with much of your life's work. Best to you and your family in this time of difficulty.
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Harveyn on Oct 25, 2007 7:32:19 GMT 1, Guy - Glad to here you are okay. Good luck with the show in November.
Guy - Glad to here you are okay. Good luck with the show in November.
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by trebor on Oct 25, 2007 8:57:51 GMT 1, FUCK
FUCK
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by organics1 on Oct 25, 2007 14:38:19 GMT 1, Just got back from abroad and read this and can't believe it Echoing everyone's sentiments to say thank god you're both alright. All the best with getting things sorted.
Just got back from abroad and read this and can't believe it Echoing everyone's sentiments to say thank god you're both alright. All the best with getting things sorted. |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by fecam on Oct 25, 2007 15:31:20 GMT 1, Seems like "Get out, get the fire brigade out, stay out" has been translated into french. Good work the "mystery French youth Nicolas"!
Guy comes across as a very likeable chap. I hope he has a very successful show in November...
Seems like "Get out, get the fire brigade out, stay out" has been translated into french. Good work the "mystery French youth Nicolas"!
Guy comes across as a very likeable chap. I hope he has a very successful show in November...
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Guy Denning
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Guy Denning on Oct 26, 2007 23:23:20 GMT 1, 'Ere you lot. You can't believe what it means to see all your emails of support and concern (not to mention the posts here). I've only lost two canvases and about 5 drawings for the 5/11 show - hopefully I can replace the drawings. We were bloody lucky - the fire brigade dude said that if we hadn't tackled the blaze ourselves with the garden hose-pipe the house would probably be orbiting Jupiter now (the fire was literally minutes away from the oil heating tank). Anyway - the only injury I sustained was a burn on the neck from a dropping electrical wire (1950's French wiring is a bleedin' scream) and lung-fulls of white-spirit/turpentine/canvas air-shandy. I'm used to Zummerzet zider so I'll be alright ;-)
Monsieur Insurance-assessor visited today and he seemed quite amenable to the list of melted miserable music and art equipment. We were fully insured so there shouldn't be any worries on the music front. But you're still all stars. Cheers. Me and Col were really chuffed at your thoughts n' stuff. If you're coming to the show I'll see you there - but I'll warn you now. I'm a complete lightweight. I'll be legless by about nine!
'Ere you lot. You can't believe what it means to see all your emails of support and concern (not to mention the posts here). I've only lost two canvases and about 5 drawings for the 5/11 show - hopefully I can replace the drawings. We were bloody lucky - the fire brigade dude said that if we hadn't tackled the blaze ourselves with the garden hose-pipe the house would probably be orbiting Jupiter now (the fire was literally minutes away from the oil heating tank). Anyway - the only injury I sustained was a burn on the neck from a dropping electrical wire (1950's French wiring is a bleedin' scream) and lung-fulls of white-spirit/turpentine/canvas air-shandy. I'm used to Zummerzet zider so I'll be alright ;-)
Monsieur Insurance-assessor visited today and he seemed quite amenable to the list of melted miserable music and art equipment. We were fully insured so there shouldn't be any worries on the music front. But you're still all stars. Cheers. Me and Col were really chuffed at your thoughts n' stuff. If you're coming to the show I'll see you there - but I'll warn you now. I'm a complete lightweight. I'll be legless by about nine!
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by a4mnt on Oct 26, 2007 23:35:59 GMT 1, Good on ya Guy, its good to hear from you, although you've clearly broken your promise on only posting the once.
Whats all this CD business? Get an ipod and an amp with the insurance money. I'm sure we could all send you as many albums in mp3 format as you could possibly want.
Take care geezer. And don't forget to look at the framed Guy Denning thread, i'm extremely proud of the 1m metal piece on there, as everyone here knows 
Good on ya Guy, its good to hear from you, although you've clearly broken your promise on only posting the once. Whats all this CD business? Get an ipod and an amp with the insurance money. I'm sure we could all send you as many albums in mp3 format as you could possibly want. Take care geezer. And don't forget to look at the framed Guy Denning thread, i'm extremely proud of the 1m metal piece on there, as everyone here knows |
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by Guy Denning on Oct 26, 2007 23:45:50 GMT 1, Ha ha - I did promise that didn't I!! Well at least I don't post and hide behind a pseudonym - and anyway I'm on the red stuff ;-) I can do what I bloody well like!
I just looked at that thread - I hope that painting's fixed securely me ol' mucker! If that comes down on someone it'll bloody kill 'em! It weighs a ton - but I s'pose you know that! I'm having difficulty looking at anything except your avatar image - reminds me of the Benny Bannassi video for 'Satisfaction' - class!...
Ha ha - I did promise that didn't I!! Well at least I don't post and hide behind a pseudonym - and anyway I'm on the red stuff ;-) I can do what I bloody well like!
I just looked at that thread - I hope that painting's fixed securely me ol' mucker! If that comes down on someone it'll bloody kill 'em! It weighs a ton - but I s'pose you know that! I'm having difficulty looking at anything except your avatar image - reminds me of the Benny Bannassi video for 'Satisfaction' - class!...
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by a4mnt on Oct 26, 2007 23:58:07 GMT 1, Ha ha, sorry about that, i think a few people have become fixated by my new moving image...so much so i don't dare change it (oh the excuses they just keep coming).
That piece is even heavier with the frame and MDF backing, but its staying up nicely and keeping out of harms way, but once a few more things are framed I want to bring it down and give it pride of place in the living room.
So how long til you are all sorted in the studio? Is it too smoky to work in still?
Ha ha, sorry about that, i think a few people have become fixated by my new moving image...so much so i don't dare change it (oh the excuses they just keep coming).
That piece is even heavier with the frame and MDF backing, but its staying up nicely and keeping out of harms way, but once a few more things are framed I want to bring it down and give it pride of place in the living room.
So how long til you are all sorted in the studio? Is it too smoky to work in still?
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Fire at Guy Denning's home in France, by BK83 on Oct 27, 2007 4:38:05 GMT 1, That is so upsetting to lose all that work. 20 years .... man, That is some shit. All the best to Guy and his family.
That is so upsetting to lose all that work. 20 years .... man, That is some shit. All the best to Guy and his family.
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but whatever happen its a matter of looking for the positives in any situation. You might look back on this terrible event, in six months time and feel it has spurred you on with new ideas in a new direction,
