RIP Gerard Cosloy's house

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2009/08/11/early_morning_fire_destroys_ho.html

Matador Records co-owner Gerard Cosloy was the owner and resident of a nearly 100-year-old home on Lindell Avenue that burned to the ground early this morning.

Cosloy and another person escaped a fire this morning at the home near the intersection of South Congress Avenue and West Live Oak Street, said Austin fire Captain Andy Reardon.

Fire officials received the call about 3 a.m., Reardon said, and crews arrived to find the entire house on fire. Police had to alert the people inside the home that it was on fire, Reardon said. The 3,888-square-foot home, which is estimated to be a total loss, was evacuated safely.

Lame for Gerard.

he lives in austin?

I think he's lived there ever since he moved back from London, right?

Wow. First thing I thought of - all those records! Poor Gerard.

SAW THE DEVESTATING PICS ON FB THIS MORNING

HE'S FINE, SALLY'S FINE, ALL THE ANIMALS ARE PROBABLY FINE (ONE CAT IS MISSING BUT HAS BEEN SEEN IN THE HOOD)

man that sucks :(

Damn that's a bummer :(

god damn.

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:(

OMG my sympathies.

It's sad on my part, but the first thing I thought of was the death of his record collection. You know this man had to have a ton of records.

If this happened to me, I'd probably stop buying music.

Horrible news.

whoa

fires fucking suck.

Sincere thanks to everyone for their concern and kind words over the past day or so. I'm genuinely looking forward to whatever happens next, but don't take it personally if I don't turn up for any barbecues or bonfires for a little while.

Wow, what sucky luck! Glad the man is okay though.

I know this guy primarily from his sports blog. Definitely sucks about his house.

As readers of America’s most popular music blog have probably already heard, yours truly had a particularly unpleasant Monday night/Tuesday morning ; to wit, my South Austin home completely burned to the ground. Everything I owned — along with the possessions of 2 roommates/dear friends, was lost in the blaze.

Over the past two days, I’ve been truly humbled and touched by how many of you — friends and strangers alike — have reached out to offer support, a place to crash, something to eat, etc. Sadly, I can say that such expressions of humanity were not unanimous.

As readers of America’s 2nd or 3rd most popular record label blog are probably aware, I’ve made a frequent practice at poking fun at Victory Records and the brains behind the operation, Tony Brummel.

Earlier today I received the following e-mail message from someone claiming to be Brummel ;

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I’ve got to admit, I had previously underestimated Brummel. Not only would I have bet real money he couldn’t spell karma if you spotted him the K-A-R, but he’s even capable of attaching a .gif all by himself. But here’s the serious conclusion you can take away from this ill-advised attempt at a rejoinder ; Brummel considers my watching my home and possessions turned to ashes karmic payback for….criticism of his record label? An innocent pet burning to death is acceptable payback for mocking his dopey-as-fuck records, ads and business practices?

If you’re a fan of Victory or the label’s bands, I’ve got no quarrel with you. We all like what we like and no needs to apologize not even fans of these schmucks. Honestly, though I can’t speak on behalf of his current or former roster (or employees), I don’t think Tony Victory’s aesthetic crimes are deserving of anything other than good old fashioned ribbing. What he expressed to me today, however, is another story. I think he deserves to have it widely circulated. Brummel can rub himself raw at the thought of my suffering personal or material loss ; if something similar happens to him, I’ll be the first person to ship Tony a box of good records. They might be the first decent ones he’s ever heard.

whoa!

yeah that is craaaaazy. hope that dude is proud of himself.

ice cold

i mean, it is super shitty of the victory dude to send this. but something is a little ehhh about GC's email, too.

FWIW that probably isn't even in the top 50 unpleasant things Tony Victory has done to other people

I was gonna say, that's probably par for the course with that douche.

what's the deal with him? i don't think I know ...

i reread this every six months or so: http://thetrc.net/victory.html

you've read that more than once!?

yup--i find it pretty captivating as a portrait of a small-time guy who thinks he's big.

i hate to state the obvious, but: record company dick shocker!

you know? kind of a safe haven for that kind of sociopathic personality.

of course--if some insider wrote up the insane exploits of another label owner i'd read those too.

i assume there's a whole bunch of this stuff from the golden era of the majors but hey at least they were making gobs of money.

I’d seen the kind of hookers he ordered, too. Cabrini Green girls that looked like he was shopping quantity over quality. We held a party at the office with the band Action Action, another case where it was closing time and we kept going. The four women looked older and tougher than all of us; tattoos on their necks, stretch marks on their guts and a lifetime of smoke on their breath. When we wouldn’t touch the merchandise, Tony became incensed. “You guys are pussies! Am I the only one here who’s a real man? Ramsey, you’re a Vice President, you should be a leader on this!” Still with no takers he tore off his shirt. “I’ll take them all.” They closed in on him, and he led them back to his office to get his money’s worth. I was with John G, who was working with Action Action at the time. When we were about half a block away from the building we heard the fire escape burst open. “They stole my money!” A half-dressed Brummel staggered down the fire escape. They’d gotten into his pants in more ways than one, and lifted $2,000.

okay, yeah, it is pretty entertaining. just those endless e-mails of bullshit...blah...it's like every bad boss you may have had rolled up into one guy.

ehhhh okay so calling out this tony dude makes more sense now

wow so these people really do exist

maybe Otep will manage to smash the control machine!

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hahaha

Whoever said that “resistance is futile” must have never heard of 0tep. Smash The Control Machine is a rally cry to mobilize the apathetic and turn the establishment on its ear. The DVD has Otep take 3-5 mins and discusses the meaning and inspiration about each song. Plus an interview with Otep discussing the new album, the creation, the inspirations and other thoughts/rants on the new album. (2009)

Otep went from Capitol to Koch to Victory.

the borg have never heard of otep?

so the smashing isn't going that well i guess?

omg omar i missed that! but in all seriousness since they couldn't assimilate earth they probably haven't heard of otep.

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