RTP-area local music and culture

[John I <not AT hotmail.com>]

Whit wrote:

> 
> John I wrote:
> 
>> Steven Keith wrote:
>>>
>>>How many people can cram into the Raleigh venue where the Pixies are
>>>playing? I have heard it is like seeing a show in a Wal-Mart auto shop.
>> 
>> As opposed to the sanitary and luxuriously appointed Cats Cradle?
> 

> I think this is really no contest, and I won't even count the sound:
> 
> 1. Cradle is non-smoking


A real plus since the overwhelming majority of rockers don't smoke.


> 2. Cradle beer is cheaper and more diverse.

Warm Hams on tap diversity does not make.  Although I found a roach in mine 
once when I was there, so they clearly do not discriminate against our 
invertebrate friends. 


> 3. Cradle, I bet, has more seats, at least on a sq ft basis.

Not a rational statistical claim.


> 4. Ritz doesn't allow re-entry should you have to go outside. At least 
> the last time I was there.

Good.

> 5. If it's possible, the Cradle's cement floor actually seems softer to me.

?

> 6. Cradle has the ingenious wormhole that allows you to get at least 
> halfway back to the bar and bathrooms without having to push through the 
> worst part of a crowd. I've always admired that, whoever devised it. 
> Seconds can be precious.

The evidence speaks against this being routinely taken advantage of.


> 7. More food and alcohol in walking distance.
> 
> -whit
> 
> ...spoken like a true grumpy old man.