Re: Re: Re: Re: fools foundation, racist?
Posted by Liz on 2006-01-05 3:30:05pm
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Eason has privately contacted Nilesh and Sandra and is hoping to hear back from them. I, being his wife read his private apology and watched him weep as he wrote it.
Hopefully all this will not be damaging to Fools Foundation and music at the gallery. If it proves to be I will have to shut the place down or at least stop having music shows.
I created this place because I felt Sacramento needed it for music and art and it has proven to be a wonderful and inviting place. Eason did not prove to be a wonderful and inviting person. He has taken every action to rectify this and to become a more loving human being (which is, of course, possible).
Nilesh and Sandra are welcome to come back to Fools Foundation when they have found forgiveness and healed from my husbands words. I am very sorry for what they must be going through right now.
Everyone has always been welcome and will continue to be welcome.
Eason on the other hand will not be attending for quite sometime, if ever.
I don't think Rick ever wanted to sweep the matter under the rug. It seemed very clear to me that he wanted to take it to a positive place instead of continuing and perpetuating more hatred.
Love,
Liz
::DJ Rick,
:: I posted Nilesh's letter prior to learning that it was being discussed @ heckasack. I felt that it was an important thing to post for my friends.
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:: I know that you have alot to lose as far as having a place to throw shows in the future, but this needs to be seriously discussed, before people decide whether they will keep going to your shows @ the FF.
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:: My friends are still very hurt and angry from this incident and I think it's very insensitive of you to want to expediantly sweep the matter under the rug, for the sake of your shows.
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:I didn't say what I said for the sake of
me or
my shows...I said it for the sake of Liz, Fools Foundation, local and touring musicians, and the fans who might wanna see them. I don't appreciate being called insensitive here publicly.
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:I don't approve of people making racist jokes, and I don't accept drunkenness as an excuse for even the rarest off-color remark. But I also don't accept the your attitude and assigning guilt by association.
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:I don't even think you'd be ready right now to forgive the person if he came to you and got on his knees, crying, and renouncing his ignorance.
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:The wronger person is still Eason, and he must meet the wronged party more than halfway. But it still takes some effort on the wronged's part to be open and willing to forgive.
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:Again, I don't think drunkenness at a wild party is an excuse for saying what he said, but there does seem to be ample evidence that this stupid comment came from a place of ignorance and not hate. Ignorance is an easy problem to rectify...You just hafta learn what you need to know.
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