RTP-area local music and culture

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We got paid with a single 12-pack of beer one time in Greensboro. The
bartender felt so guilty he then offered us all the single serving size
bags of chips he had on this little stand.
we took them...

James Hepler wrote:
> $100-$200 a month on music, I'm gonna hit you up for a
> loan sometime.  
> 
> --- Bryk <chscene AT bryk.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>ross, WTF that was a little harsh.
>>
>>i would assume that glenn has invested a pretty big
>>chunk of his  
>>savings into 506, for what my parents probably
>>wouldn't consider  
>>"much of a living".  it's as much of a labour of
>>love as being a  
>>broke-ass indie rock fool like myself.  (admittedly,
>>the main  
>>difference being glenn is ONE rung up from the
>>bottom of the food  
>>chain, above the artist's traditional position).
>>
>>OK, for the sake or argument, everyone who's not
>>republican-tax-break- 
>>wealthy has only so much they can drop on buying
>>music.
>>
>>for the record, let's say on average i spend
>>$100-200 a month on CDs  
>>and the occasional legit download.
>>
>>i try to balance out buying the things i expect to
>>really treasure,  
>>listen to constantly and obsessively, artists i'm
>>already into, with  
>>maybe downloading or burning music i want to
>>explore, or artists i  
>>admire but don't really love.  even when i've
>>downloaded or burned  
>>stuff that i found i was really into, it's in my
>>nature to want to  
>>ultimately own it.  i spent a decade freelancing and
>>slumming in  
>>music retail (for the aforementioned career
>>flexibility). i have a  
>>ugly WALL of vinyl and CDs, at this point a bad
>>investment in every  
>>sense BUT the artistic/cultural.
>>
>>if i bought EVERY CD i wanted to listen to, i would
>>probably end up  
>>living in my car.
>>
>>until it was reposessed.
>>
>>are you telling us that you've NEVER burned a CD you
>>just wanted to  
>>check out?
>>
>>dan
>>
>>p.s. fuck! the restaurant muzak is playing michael
>>mcdonald's "reach  
>>out (i'll be there)" and i think i just threw up in
>>my mouth.
>>
>>
>>On 15-Feb-06, at 7:23 AM, grady wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The thread was (and still is,
>>
>>subject-heading-wise) about how best to
>>
>>>support artists. Thanks for clarifying your
>>
>>position on that one.
>>
>>>Glenn Boothe / Local 506 wrote:
>>>
>>>>I try not to pay over $12 cos at that point, I'll
>>
>>just look to
>>
>>>>burn it from someone.
>>>
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