Movin' On Up to the East Side

So, I've got a bit of big news to share... the Omaha folks have probably all heard the scoop by now, but I haven't had a chance to write about it yet... come this Spring, I'll be moving Pulp downtown to The Old Market! For those of you who haven't been to Omaha --- it's basically this historic district on the east side of town filled with shops, hotels and restaurants... and, um, best of all PEOPLE!!!

The new space is in a building called The Passageway -- it's this beautiful space with lots of great spots to shop and eat ... plus there are three other galleries in the building -- which makes me so very happy! The photo shows what the space looks like when you walk into the main entrance --- my shop will be on the lower level towards the back on the left side.... it's just a gorgeous place.

This is a HUGE ASS step forward for the shop and gallery... people walk this neighborhood all the time, there are lots of tourists in the summer and I'll be exposed to a whole new group of customers.

New new spot is a bit smaller than the current location ---- I'm giving up my high ceilings and windows --- but I think it will work out perfectly with a few tweaks. It won't require nearly as much work as I put into this place.

Speaking of which, I wish that all the news about the move was good.... there's a massive pile o' shit in my way -- but I'm trying REALLY hard to not let it bring me down. before I can leave my current space -- I have to pay the landlord a RIDICULOUS amount of money for improvements that I made on the space before I moved in. This is above and beyond the thousands of dollars I spent on the floors and lights -- and the time I spent busting my ass in here.

The space was gutted when I moved in.... remember? I'm paying for the walls and ceiling and -- well, everything. So I have to sort out a way to make the money I need to pay them back in two months --- while having enough money to fix the new space and make the move happen in April.

Needless to say -------------- I've been a little freaked out about all of this.

I gave myself a couple of weeks to wallow --- but I'm picking my shit up, dustin' it off and trying to find a way to make all this happen. I'm brain storming about some serious fundraising events I can do next month... and seeing how much of the work on the new space can be done by friends. I refuse to let the money keep me from making this happen........ I need to move the store so that it can prosper. That's all there is to it.

So yeah ----- things are about to get crazy again on this end.... feels a little like deja vu right back to where I was 14 months ago -- but I know that if I can hold things together til April --- it's going to be *amazing*

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SideNote: I (rather obviously) redid the blog this week. I had been planning to tweak it a bit this year -- but the real reason behind the change is that the old white on black version made my friends Paul and Mark feel like they were gonna have a seizure when they read it. Not good. I hope the new version doesn't make anyone physically ill!