RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com>]

I voted this morning.  3 minutes of line to vote.  I was equally 
ignorant of availability of Obama tix but snatched them up as soon as I 
learned about them.  I also have tix to the Superchunk/Arcade Fire 
thing, but am not sure I'll be able to get within a mile of the place 
and whether it would be worth it.  Is Obama supposed to be there?

I'm more excited about Monday, now, actually.

chris


martin hall wrote:
> FYI, I have it from good sources...gates (whatever that means) at 1pm,
> Superchunk at 2pm, Arcade Fire at 3pm.
>
> I got a ticket this morning at the DAP in Durrrham...they claimed to have
> "plenty" left.
> I heard that the Town of Carrboro had upped the "capacity" from 3000-4000 to
> 6000.
> Not sure where all those people would fit.  I plan to wander down just for
> the spectacle/chaos of the whole thing.
>
> If you note, there is nothing on your little red "ticket" that guarantees
> admission.
> It's really more like a flier.  I figure how ever many people get tickets,
> at least twice as many people are likely to show up.
> Should be an interesting scene. take over the streets. I'll watch from the
> fringes. If I can even get that close.
>
> BTW, after I voted and walked over to the Obama table at the DAP the guy at
> the table asked if was there for Obama tickets.
> I said I was there for Arcade Fire/Superchunk tickets, but was curious as to
> when/where Obama would be in town.
> Turns out Mr O will be at the Dean Dome on Monday night.  I had no idea.  I
> live in a vacuum.  I got tickets for that too.
> Had to fill out a second clipboard.  I gave them Hepler's cell phone number
> both times.
>
> Interesting note: I had to wait in line to vote.  About 15-20 minutes.
> Which is about 15-20 minutes more than I have had to wait in the last 2
> elections voting on election day. There were probably around 50 people there
> to vote at 11am. Not complaining, just found it interesting.
>
> -5er
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Kevin Slater <saulecker AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > must... not... fall in to... ron paul.... troll bait...
> >
> > k.
> >
> >
> > On Apr 25, 2008, at 3:08 AM, casey cook wrote:
> >
> > > fuck all that lets put together a ron paul rally across the street at
> > > the abandoned gas station.  Obama has my vote and all...but this
> > > country needs two sane choices not just one.
> > >
> > > On 4/24/08, Evan Rowe <evanrowe AT fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > > > 3:15 update: They still have some tickets at the DAP.  They have
> > > > moved
> > > >  on to the small blue O phase.
> > > >
> > > >  Jeff, I think the Secret Service will be posting people on your roof
> > > >  with "briefcases".  Is that OK?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  James Hepler wrote:
> > > > > No matter how they secure it, the place is going to be full hours
> > > > > before I
> > > > > can get off work.  Smoker notwithstanding!
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Jeffrey Herrick
> > > > > <herrickjeffrey AT yahoo.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm confused, how they are going to control entry to the town
> > > > > > commons?  Are
> > > > > > they gonna put up fences?  Am I going to be restricted to walk
> > > > > > from my house
> > > > > > to the town commons, if I don't run out & get a ticket right
> > > > > > now?  Can we
> > > > > > get Kusinich to make a return appearance?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No, you can't park on my lawn.. well unless Hep brings the
> > > > > > smoker.. and we
> > > > > > have a tailgate starting at 9AM..  then everyone can park on my
> > > > > > lawn..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ps.. I hope Oprah can come down and pose of picture on front of
> > > > > > the "we
> > > > > > want Oprah building in d-town"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM, grady <grady at ibiblio.org>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have a big red O on my hand. Do you?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If not, then you must not have gotten your Arcade Fire/
> > > > > > > Superchunk/Obama
> > > > > > > rally ticket yet. They're handing them out at Obama tables
> > > > > > > situated
> > > > > > > strategically close to early-voting sites around the Triangle.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I drove by the one in Carrboro (at Balloons and Things, just up
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > Akai Hana) at 9:25 this morning and there were like 250 people
> > > > > > > standing
> > > > > > > in line, wrapped halfway around the parking lot & down the
> > > > > > > sidewalk in
> > > > > > > front of Akai Hana. As I turned onto Weaver St. I saw more folks
> > > > > > > hustling to get in line.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Not wanting to be another hour later to work, I opted to keep
> > > > > > > driving.
> > > > > > > Just now at lunch I headed into downtown Durham, because
> > > > > > > there's an
> > > > > > > Obama table at the DAP. Parked in the DAP parking lot, stood in
> > > > > > > line for
> > > > > > > about 20 seconds waiting for a clipboard to free up, handed
> > > > > > > over some of
> > > > > > > my Vital Personal Data, such as my name, and got a ticket in
> > > > > > > return. And
> > > > > > > the aforementioned big red O on my hand, to keep me from
> > > > > > > driving to
> > > > > > > Raleigh & doing the same thing again.
> > > > > >
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