For those of you that know Groton, his apartment burned down

[sweet melissa]

Copied and pasted from the Warehouse boards... just wanted you guys to be aware as well.

Hey y'all one of our own suffered a major setback tonight and needs our help. Greg Groton had his aparment burn down. No one was hurt, but he lost EVERYTHING.

He is still going to the Gorge to try make the best of a bad situation.

Sam and I have spotted him: a tent. some luggage, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight.

If you are going to the Gorge and staying at WH, please bring an extra beer, a hug and maybe some XXL clothes for our friend. (44x32 pants)

Please post here if you have any extra supplies and I will make sure he gets the info.

If you would like to make a monetary donation I have set up a paypal account at cash4groton@gmail.com.

If you would like to donate anything else you can send it to:
Groton
C/O 72 Mountain St
Ellington, CT 06029

If you are making a donation, please email me a Jollymott@aol.com so we don't end up with 78 hot grills. I will keep a master list

[RAPUNZEL13]

already posted this on the warehouse..

but sending good vibes towards greg's way

{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}

[thebestauntie]

You rock Melissa.

[AlpineValley804]

Best of luck to you, Groton. Sorry for such a shitty thing to happen.

[zachyd]

best of luck, Greg. hope to see you at a show sometime soon, since I'm not doing Gorge.

[gocubsgo3822]

best of luck man...

[timg1414]

Best of luck Greg. Let me know if I can help in anyway I am fairly close probably 1.5hr from ellington

[DJGeneral]

wow good luck with everything!

[Tiduwho]

Well that's no good.

[zdaddy]

wasnt this the guy who falsely claimed he had been appointed an admin?

[wnderwoman]

That's terrible, sending good vibes.

[smudge1]

Originally Posted by zdaddy

wasnt this the guy who falsely claimed he had been appointed an admin?

Jesus? He's no Jesus, but he is a good guy.

[zdaddy]

Originally Posted by smudge1

Jesus? He's no Jesus, but he is a good guy.

it was a long time ago, i guess i forget

[blsc1121]

Originally Posted by zdaddy

wasnt this the guy who falsely claimed he had been appointed an admin?

I'm not sure what you're talking about, but either way it's not really relevent to the situation and what's happened.

Greg is a good guy and a member of the DMB community. Let's all try to help him out as much as possible.

And if you're at the Gorge this weekend make sure to buy him a beer.

[cpxc.]

damn man, good vibes

[Evans]

That's awful....I guess it means nothing, but I'm just curious how his Gorge tickets didn't burn with the apartment. Did he perhaps keep them on his person at all times? Or maybe did he grab them on his way out of the house before the fire ravaged it? Either way, a shame.

[Jollymott]

Originally Posted by Evans

That's awful....I guess it means nothing, but I'm just curious how his Gorge tickets didn't burn with the apartment. Did he perhaps keep them on his person at all times? Or maybe did he grab them on his way out of the house before the fire ravaged it? Either way, a shame.

He is having them will called, they did burn up

[smudge1]

Originally Posted by Evans

That's awful....I guess it means nothing, but I'm just curious how his Gorge tickets didn't burn with the apartment. Did he perhaps keep them on his person at all times? Or maybe did he grab them on his way out of the house before the fire ravaged it? Either way, a shame.

His tickets were toast.

[blsc1121]

Originally Posted by Evans

That's awful....I guess it means nothing, but I'm just curious how his Gorge tickets didn't burn with the apartment. Did he perhaps keep them on his person at all times? Or maybe did he grab them on his way out of the house before the fire ravaged it? Either way, a shame.

I'm sure if he explains his situation to WH/LN he will be able to get replacement tickets. If not I know people on the WH have already offered him extra tickets.

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by blsc1121

I'm sure if he explains his situation to WH/LN he will be able to get replacement tickets. If not I know people on the WH have already offered him extra tickets.

The WH will reprint them and he can get them at will call.

[berman1125]

no wayyy, are you kidding me?!

[gocubsgo3822]

Originally Posted by smudge1

His tickets were toast.

not funny

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by berman1125

no wayyy, are you kidding me?!

Unfortunately no.

[berman1125]

Originally Posted by thebestauntie

Unfortunately no.

sooo did this happen in like the last few hours?! he was just twittering this morning

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by berman1125

sooo did this happen in like the last few hours?! he was just twittering this morning

It happened around 4:30pm this afternoon. He was at work, but his grandparents were home. There were no major injuries, but the apartment building is decimated.

[DMBfreak41]

My family's house burned down 5 years ago, so I know exactly what he's going through. I send all the good vibes I have to him.

[phlaming lips]

wow....fucking terrible.
thankfully no one was hurt and sounds like you have a lot of people who will be there for you.
good luck man.

[goblue8426]

i think im gonna send something via paypal. i can't think of anything else i could send that he might need...

[newscane]

Originally Posted by thebestauntie

It happened around 4:30pm this afternoon. He was at work, but his grandparents were home. There were no major injuries, but the apartment building is decimated.

Someone posted this news story in the WH thread, I assume it's the same fire...

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_lon...909012241_rev1

I was just on the WH boards (for the first time in about 8 months), and Greg's getting a lot of support... lots of people reaching out to make sure he has a good time at Gorge & help him and his family out for when he gets back.

[hoke2007]

Wow, that is terrible news. Stay strong Greg.