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  • From: Kevin Grealey <kgrealey AT mckinney-silver.com>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Thank You everyone!!!!
  • Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:56:58 -0400

You know, I hate Ross Grady like a brother.
That said, I love him like a brother.
And this I hate to say: He's usually right.
I mean, I really hate to say that.
Love, love. (just to equal out the hates)
(loves)

p.s. He's right again.


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> From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
> Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:34:27 -0400
> To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: Thank You everyone!!!!
>
> And once again, Durham eats its young.
>
> Hepler: If you don't want to pay the prices at the Untidy, don't shop
> there. I fail to see what that has to do with the rockclub side of the
> venue, and I'm not sure why you felt the need to tinkle right in the
> middle of a perfectly nice unassuming thank-you to all the hard workers
> who put on the TMF.
>
> Brendan: You've now turned a half-sentence of griping into a giant
> fucking let's-take-sides-and-fight flamewar. I'm sure your "friends" at
> 305 South are overjoyed to have you on "their side."
>
> Everybody else: Fried Oreos! Locopops! Free beer! Free fireworks while
> Schooner were onstage! Cheap Indian food! Everybody smoking outside
> except for a couple of pubescent indierocker tools!
>
> I had an utterly marvelous time at the TMF and *especially* at 305
> South. No complaints, except to whomever designed my old tired-ass feet,
> because they fucking hurt after 4 days of standing up watching rockbands.
>
> I for one don't know exactly how insane James & Michelle are, but most
> Durham clubowners are content to open *one* club and then ride it slowly
> into the ground. The Lees have survived the opening, success, and
> unpleasant demise of one club & have managed to open a second amazing
> space within a few months. This is the kind of insanity that we need a
> lot more of.
>
> It's far too soon to start talking about a real new Durham renaissance
> (especially since such talk is what kills rockclubs dead), but goddamn,
> standing there on Saturday night surrounded by all those happy people,
> all reveling in Durham Stuff, it was hard to fight off the optimism.
>
> xo
>
> Ross
>
> Bob Wall wrote:
>> I believe Hep requested that you question his integrity in person or off
>> list, so please do it. And I'm not interested in a breakdown of your
>> situation either.
>>
>>
>> Brendan Love wrote:
>>
>>> I am not interested in a breakdown of your situation, I am pointing out
>>> the many things that you failed to consider when you commented on the
>>> new space. If TJ Maxx is more your speed, then I suggest you stick to
>>> what you know. I'll be happy to sit down with you and discuss
>>> details. In the meantime, say something nice about the people who
>>> worked so hard to make that place a reality instead of focusing on that
>>> tuxedo jacket.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Aug 30, 2005, at 8:27 AM, James Hepler wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> --- Brendan Love <brendan.love AT mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Mr. Helpler,
>>>>>
>>>>> James and Michelle Lee have consistently been among
>>>>> the most generous
>>>>> and genuinely inspired people I have ever known. I
>>>>> don't think any of
>>>>> us could name one other place on the east coast
>>>>> where someone has gone
>>>>> to the trouble of converting a dump of a warehouse
>>>>> into a club where
>>>>> you can have an all-day show with Indian take-out,
>>>>> and where you can
>>>>> eat a Loco-pop, see giant artwork AND buy an
>>>>> Agnostic Front t-shirt.
>>>>> And where you can also bring your mom and your dog
>>>>> and your kids.
>>>>> There is a place like that and it's in Durham and
>>>>> I'm surprised to hear
>>>>> that your main observation after this weekend is a
>>>>> concern over how
>>>>> much it will cost you.
>>>>
>>>> I was speaking only of the merchandise. And it was
>>>> JUST an observation. But I'll add to it by saying
>>>> that as much as myself, my wife, and all my friends
>>>> loved the space, not one of us failed to notice that
>>>> we would never be able to buy anything there. Not a
>>>> pair of shoes, not an ashtray. And I don't understand
>>>> why my noticing that and being more than a little
>>>> turned off by it has to have anything to do with my
>>>> appreciation of it being there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Why don't you take a friend
>>>>
>>>>> from NY or Tokyo to
>>>>
>>>>> Michelle's store and see what they say about the
>>>>> prices.
>>>>
>>>> Like I've never been to New York? I went to Love
>>>> Saves the Day on 2nd Ave in New York and bought a
>>>> great shirt for half, maybe one third the price that
>>>> it would have cost at 305 South. You shouldn't assume
>>>> that I'm ignorant of what things cost elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I am certain
>>>>> that if you were to go back next weekend and do
>>>>> something, like, pick
>>>>> out a pretty dress to surprise your girlfriend, you
>>>>> would find that
>>>>> Michelle would be excited to help you find the
>>>>> perfect one and if you
>>>>> had a question about the price, she would explain
>>>>> the price to you.
>>>>
>>>> I don't need the price explained to me if I can't
>>>> afford it in the first place. I'm simply not going to
>>>> go to the store. Better yet, I'll go to TJ Maxx oe
>>>> Loehmann's and get a dress for half that price.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> If
>>>>> you went ahead and bought something, you might also
>>>>> notice that there
>>>>> was a fun extra in the bag and a ribbon for your
>>>>> girlfriend and hey...
>>>>> it's also a cool bag that her three kids drew on
>>>>> that you can re-use.
>>>>
>>>> A fun extra? Seriously, is that supposed to get me in
>>>> the store? How about she keeps the ribbon and the
>>>> cool extra and charges me something less than $98 for
>>>> an old tuxedo coat that I might wear maybe twice a
>>>> year. I bought a great tuxedo coat at Thrift World
>>>> and paid maybe $10 for it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It's funny that you worry about the shows at 305
>>>>> South being
>>>>> overpriced.
>>>>
>>>> I don't worry about the shows being overpriced. I was
>>>> making a joke. And it was perfectly fair to do so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Was $10 too much for you on Saturday?
>>>>> How many of those
>>>>> beers did you drink?
>>>>
>>>> Hey asshole, I put five dollars in the tip jar and had
>>>> two beers. How about you? If you want to question my
>>>> integrity, do it in person.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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