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  • From: "James Hepler" <hepstyle AT gmail.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Did Ruckus Kill Schoolkids?
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:58:36 -0500

Not to change the subject, but is backdoor records still open? If so, how
does that guy do it?

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:48 PM, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:

> Schoolkids employee Jon Mackey certainly thinks so:
>
> http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A188182#comments
>
> rchrdlln AT gmail.com wrote:
> > I'm wondering if it is a coincidence that Schoolkids staff say that
> > foot traffic disappeared in the past 16 months, and it appears that
> > UNC began offering Ruckus to students 15 months ago. Were the
> > Schoolkids people taking a shot at Ruckus with that line, or is it the
> > literal truth?
> >
> > http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/06nov15/file.1.html
> >
> > I wish someone (Indy? DTH?) would look into this and maybe interview
> > some students to see if this might be the case.
> >
> > There are other reasons that must have contributed to Schoolkids'
> > decline. For example, I received a $50 gift certificate to Schoolkids
> > for my birthday, 11 months ago. I've never used it. It makes me feel a
> > little sad to admit that. The reasons are ones that wouldn't surprise
> > anyone:
> >
> > a) I get most of my new music from iTunes, Amazon, or blogs (ie I
> > never pay $15 an album anymore).
> > b) I never go to East Franklin St. anymore (yet you can find me on W.
> > Franklin in the CD Alley vicinity relatively frequently).
> >
> > RA
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