On Durham and identity

jim.brantley at gmail.com jim.brantley at gmail.com
Thu Apr 5 15:51:20 EDT 2007


Let me also say that this is already among my all time favorite AMCH
threads (and as a longtime lurker I've read quite a few). Betsy-Shane,
I hope that you share whatever paper you make out of this conversation
with the group.

On Apr 4, 10:42 am, "betsysh... at gmail.com" <betsysh... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hey Alt.music.CH
>
> I'm a student at Duke and am writing a paper about the indie rock
> scene in the Triangle, with a particular focus on Durham identity.  I
> was hoping I could maybe spark a little conversation or a little
> interest to email back and forth about what it means to be a member of
> the community, either as a fan, a band member, an info center,
> whatever the case may be.
>
> I'm interested in exploring what exactly it means to be a "Durham
> band" since the proliferation of so many groups claiming this lately,
> as well as what it means to be part of the Durham scene, and how (or
> if) this differs from say, being part of the Raleigh scene or the
> Chapel Hill scene (and being a Raleigh band or CH band).  I wonder
> what *you* think of when you think of Durham (and be completely
> honest) or if you ever think of it at all.  Why does Durham have tee
> shirts and no other town does?  What's the pride all about?
>
> I'll keep an eye out and hope I get some replies.
> Thanks
> Betsy-Shane





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