Comments on: Arahan Claveau’s installation Super Fun Happy Club will close

By: SunShine Kukulcan

SunShine Kukulcan — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:45:45 +0000

A memorable night….wonderful people, great music, the often-imitated, never duplicated Arahan Claveau (star) and the closing of what I consider the best damned piece of artwork ever to grace SL.

Oh, and some redheaded woman offering mind-blowing hugs…..

SunShine

By: VintFalken.com » Blog Archive » Not-a-meme #17: State Thy Groups

VintFalken.com » Blog Archive » Not-a-meme #17: State Thy Groups — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:07:09 +0000

[...] Super Fun Happy Club I do not want to miss out on that final party! [...]

By: Arahan Claveau

Arahan Claveau — Sun, 13 May 2007 20:01:13 +0000

Thanks to all of you so much. I am really touched by your responses.

I’ve set a date for the closure - Sat 26th May at 4PM SL time. It will be a members only event.

Hope to see you there. I’ll be sending an invite out via the group soon.

-Arahan-

By: VintFalken.com: Exporting an SL photographer’s Second Life » Blog Archive » Second Life web resources for May 9th 2007 through May 11th 2007

Sat, 12 May 2007 00:32:27 +0000

[...] Arahan Claveauâ��s installation Super Fun Happy Club will close - I was very shocked and saddened to learn that what I think to be one of the most important artistic and cultural installation ever made in SecondLife will be closing its doors. Super Fun Happy Club, or SFHC for short, was a very poignant and touching [...]

By: Alex Burgess

Alex Burgess — Fri, 11 May 2007 19:05:24 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Codebastard. I hadn’t seen the installation so I tp’d right over and while I was there, who should show up but Arahan himself. Had a good conversation and weasled an invite to the closing party; I think anyone reading this should keep a lookout and make sure to be there when it shuts down. I think it’s important that the forces of ignorance not see this as a victory.

By: CodeBastard Redgrave

CodeBastard Redgrave — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:57:45 +0000

Raul, yes indeed personnally I was not really shocked, maby more amazed by the courage, the audacity and very very touched by the cry from the heart. I was impressed by the infinite sadness at the same time than the great joy of being alive and free. I cannot say I had such powerfull impression ever in SL, apart maby Arahan’s bedroom installation at Salon du Distruptif. This impressed me too, the intimacy I guess.

I tell you all, it will shock those who don’t know Arahan. When you know him personally, there is no way you will be shocked by this expo. You will rather be impressed, moved, and maby scandalized, not that Arahan is expressing himself, but rather with what Arahan denounces.

By: Raul Crimson

Raul Crimson — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:49:28 +0000

I absoletely agree you, Codie, in all ways, about SFHC, about Arahan and about all this small minds around. The first time i visited SFHC i was shocked, but not for the images or contents, i was shocked and happy because finally i saw something in SL full of meaning, full of fight for freedom. I met Arahan in-world at the same time, and since then i realized how human, caring and sensitive person he is.
Go there, maybe you will be shocked, but we need to be shocked to see how is this world.

Raul

By: Vint

Vint — Thu, 10 May 2007 23:30:12 +0000

Ow, I want to be at the official closing party. I had nothing but good to say about the installation. Do check it out peepz, before it’s to late!

By: Arahan Claveau

Arahan Claveau — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:15:46 +0000

Wow Codie that’s so damned nice of you, thanks a lot. I know I have a lot of support and that’s what’s kept super fun happy club going for so long, sure I lost friends through it but I gained far more.

I know it has has provoked strong emotions in people and opened eyes to subjects some visitors weren’t aware of, or were unwilling to acknowledge existed.

So, it has absolutely been worth fighting to be heard above the opposition and remain determined not to let those hysterical fanatics silence freedom of expression.

Thanks again for your important part in this.
_____________

Thanks Chloe, that’s sweet of you. It should remain open for a couple of weeks yet I think, hope you get time to see it.

-Arahan-

By: Chloe Streeter

Chloe Streeter — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:35:15 +0000

I’ll be sure to check this out the next time I’m in world.

It really bothers me that people are giving Arahan this much grief. I only know him through Flickr, but I haven’t seen anything from him that wasn’t extremely kind.

Plus, he was in Shaun of the Dead, which means he’s uber-cool

Chloe