" When I meet you at the lonely loony lounge
Wearing lusty wig like orange
Time stream, highlights more,
as like a bird swimming in the pool
Did you notice it? Did you notice it?"
- Lonely Loony Lounge(Lee SangEun)
Thank you for all the support, solidarity and love. I'm really grateful to all of you. Even though i am not capable of reading most messages.
As much as I appreciate all those messages, I'm feeling terribly sorry for what happened to my guests who may need more love and support.
That night's horror and shock makes not only me but also fans at that unfortunate night, people who believes power of music and people who have a faith in love woe-ed, abhorred and saddened.
But we can not be defeated by this kind of stupidity. i can't find any other term to describe this behavior. Nothing can justify this brutality. Luckily our hopes and dreams are much bigger and powerful. And all those warm messages from you prove that my belief wasn't betrayed. This much love will make me touched and cry for thousands years.
As you can guess, my mentality is broke. my brain is numb. my mind is absent. my future is in coma, ever sine my time stopped at that tragic night, All things after that time, I was not here. I was not there. I was nowhere. That's why I had to keep silent.
Since last night i was able to check several articles. That made me decide to clarify several things before too late.
Nothing decided. Nothing said. All I've mentioned is that the validity of rent contract which you've heard from the lawyer, Eren who's helped me through this ever since. I don't have a plan to close the store and no one asked me to do so far.
1.
I've never talked with any kinds of journalist and don't have any plan to do. If there's any news on me or my store, please don't believe what you read or going to read.
unless it's published with my lawyer. or written on here.
2.
I've never thought these attackers can represent any Turkish or Muslims in general. Please don't make an apology on behalf of them. Please don't feel sorry for me. I believe true Muslims have more tolerance than any other religions. And as a person who's been living in Turkey for almost 6 years, I've learnt enough.
But every country has those stupid people that we have to fight against. We were just unlucky to encounter them. And this incident should not be used to blame one country as a whole.
3.
I'm so mad and frustrated at hearing what those thugs said as their 'excuse'. Since I was inside, I don't know what really happened outside. But I've seen these music-loving people all my life. They are the most peaceful people you can ever imagine. Their sole fault, if any, they're too happy to experience this beautiful music event. I can't imagine these music loving people can insult someone only because of the different view.
More importantly, I have a witness who was outside all the time. If needed, he will testify. And Hard to believe, but if they're telling the truth, why did they come inside and beat me and took me out to insult further? Instead of coming inside to complain to me or calling the police. Isn't it a civil way to do?
4.
When i opened the store, I summoned up musics to represent the character of the store. (The store is a record store. I don't sell any other than records.)
Anyone can see Velvet Underground was on the up-front.
Most couldn't recognize though, there is Lee SangEun's "Lonely Loony Lounge", as i linked here. If you have my business card, you still can find that line "yanlız ve garip" which i adopted from that song.
Store was not intended to have a mass appeal.
My store was the shelter that i can find the piece of mind.
My store was the place to meet like-minded people.
I wanted to be surrounded by the same belief connected by music. I wished my store full of love and trust.
5
Even though I wanted to see full of love, after that night, i see more conflicts under the name of me and the store. That's my worst fear at the moment.
To prevent further misunderstandings, I won't be able to answer any phone calls, messages and emails after this posting.
Please don't try to reach me even if you have a good will. I'm not ready for any yet.
There are still much to say about that night. but i can't express my feelings at the moment.
Please visit my "lonely and loony" store, only if you can feel the same loneliness, sadness but this shy love hidden behind my fake smiley face. We'll be able to talk and share our feelings.
"Being myself, Being yourself
Drinking a cup of colorful sigh
Oh I know only a word remains Like our solid names"
- Lonely Loony Lounge(Lee SangEun)
" When I meet you at the lonely loony lounge Wearing lusty wig like orange Time stream, highlights more, as like a bird swimming in the pool Did you notice it? Did you notice it?" - Lonely Loony Lounge(Lee SangEun)
Thank you for all the support, solidarity and love. I'm really grateful to all of you. Even though i am not capable of reading most messages. As much as I appreciate all those messages, I'm feeling terribly sorry for what happened to my guests who may need more love and support. That night's horror and shock makes not only me but also fans at that unfortunate night, people who believes power of music and people who have a faith in love woe-ed, abhorred and saddened. But we can not be defeated by this kind of stupidity. i can't find any other term to describe this behavior. Nothing can justify this brutality. Luckily our hopes and dreams are much bigger and powerful. And all those warm messages from you prove that my belief wasn't betrayed. This much love will make me touched and cry for thousands years. As you can guess, my mentality is broke. my brain is numb. my mind is absent. my future is in coma, ever sine my time stopped at that tragic night, All things after that time, I was not here. I was not there. I was nowhere. That's why I had to keep silent. Since last night i was able to check several articles. That made me decide to clarify several things before too late. Nothing decided. Nothing said. All I've mentioned is that the validity of rent contract which you've heard from the lawyer, Eren who's helped me through this ever since. I don't have a plan to close the store and no one asked me to do so far. 1. I've never talked with any kinds of journalist and don't have any plan to do. If there's any news on me or my store, please don't believe what you read or going to read. unless it's published with my lawyer. or written on here. 2. I've never thought these attackers can represent any Turkish or Muslims in general. Please don't make an apology on behalf of them. Please don't feel sorry for me. I believe true Muslims have more tolerance than any other religions. And as a person who's been living in Turkey for almost 6 years, I've learnt enough. But every country has those stupid people that we have to fight against. We were just unlucky to encounter them. And this incident should not be used to blame one country as a whole. 3. I'm so mad and frustrated at hearing what those thugs said as their 'excuse'. Since I was inside, I don't know what really happened outside. But I've seen these music-loving people all my life. They are the most peaceful people you can ever imagine. Their sole fault, if any, they're too happy to experience this beautiful music event. I can't imagine these music loving people can insult someone only because of the different view. More importantly, I have a witness who was outside all the time. If needed, he will testify. And Hard to believe, but if they're telling the truth, why did they come inside and beat me and took me out to insult further? Instead of coming inside to complain to me or calling the police. Isn't it a civil way to do? 4. When i opened the store, I summoned up musics to represent the character of the store. (The store is a record store. I don't sell any other than records.) Anyone can see Velvet Underground was on the up-front. Most couldn't recognize though, there is Lee SangEun's "Lonely Loony Lounge", as i linked here. If you have my business card, you still can find that line "yanlız ve garip" which i adopted from that song. Store was not intended to have a mass appeal. My store was the shelter that i can find the piece of mind. My store was the place to meet like-minded people. I wanted to be surrounded by the same belief connected by music. I wished my store full of love and trust. 5 Even though I wanted to see full of love, after that night, i see more conflicts under the name of me and the store. That's my worst fear at the moment. To prevent further misunderstandings, I won't be able to answer any phone calls, messages and emails after this posting. Please don't try to reach me even if you have a good will. I'm not ready for any yet. There are still much to say about that night. but i can't express my feelings at the moment. Please visit my "lonely and loony" store, only if you can feel the same loneliness, sadness but this shy love hidden behind my fake smiley face. We'll be able to talk and share our feelings. "Being myself, Being yourself Drinking a cup of colorful sigh Oh I know only a word remains Like our solid names" - Lonely Loony Lounge(Lee SangEun)
Seogu