RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

There are enough crackheads in Chapel Hill stealing CDs out of cars to 
provide a steady supply of cheap used merch? Just a guess . . .

James Hepler wrote:
> 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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