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Weaver D's Closing?
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Weaver D's In Dire Financial Straits
Started by Driver Nate, Oct 01 2012 12:16 PM
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#1 Driver Nate
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 12:16 PM
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In the Loop
Weaver D's Closing?
No matter how beloved, it's not automatic that a local business can keep the doors open
In the Loop
Weaver D's Closing?
No matter how beloved, it's not automatic that a local business can keep the doors open
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 03:14 PM
I really think the members of the band should do something about this.
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 03:58 PM
lowerwolf, on 01 October 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:
I really think the members of the band should do something about this.
I'm not sure how they would approach this but I know in the past, that they weren't too keen on trying to preserve landmarks that are so closely associated with them, such as the trestle.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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#4 lowerwolf
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 04:09 PM
Oh yeah, that's right. I had forgotten about the trestle.
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 07:18 PM
You'd think Flagpole would know Automatic for the People is not a 1995 album.
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#6 Kelly A
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 08:27 PM
I sure hope it doesn't close down. Historical landmark status aside, it just a good place to go.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 12:22 AM
I've never been but would like to someday. Kind of seems like a lot of the R.E.M. Landmarks are going away, such as the trestle, the steeple, weaver d's...
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#8 michaels
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 10:57 AM
Without second guessing them, I doubt the band would step in.
Also, I imagine the press attention will assure more customers, at least in the short term.
Also, I imagine the press attention will assure more customers, at least in the short term.