RTP-area local music and culture

[moviej2k AT aol.com]

As a Greenville, NC resident I subsribe to this list because, to me, the 
Triangle has been the mecca of live music. I haven't been everywhere 
throughout this country (besides some of the east coast and having grown up 
in NJ) but the single greatest live music experiences I've had  occured in 
the areas that this mailing list focuses on. Living in a town like 
Greenville, which in it's past has had a live music history, but now has 
almost entirely given up on that medium to make way for booty dancing bars 
and the like, I've found it to be a struggle to find even one-hundreth of the 
passion that flows through this list in order to do something about the state 
of things here.  I've come from doing non-legit house shows to desperately 
trying to foster a semi-legit, completely donation-based performance space 
(The Spazzatorium Galleria!). I'm starting at the proto-level and any advice 
from those experienced would be appreciated : moviej2k AT aol.com My question is 
what is the perception of Greenville? I'm trying to make a dent here but it's 
whipping me something fierce.
 
P.S. Does anyone have any knowledge in regards to state BYOB laws are? The 
city planning board told us one thing, the police warned us otherwise. I have 
no lawyer friends to ask for advice. Anyone?
 
Thanks
Jeff
 
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