Nancy Lewis wrote:
> 
> Greetings Chapel Hill:
[...] 
> This writer is also mature enough to disregard juvenile threats posted on
> a newsgroup and looks at this instance of bad taste as a sorry reflection
> of Magic 8 and as very poor use of the Chapel Hill newsgroup, which
> should be used to promote local music and area concerts.

Hey, Nancy: who are you to tell us what this group "should be used" for? I'm 
not here to "promote" anything; I'm here to chat and discuss and analyze and 
socialize. Whatever.

Anyway, to answer your question, I'd say that most of the reggae fans you 
remember are all growed up with kids that keep them home on Sunday nights. 
Ska's where it's happening these days; local or regional ska shows routinely 
draw big crowds of teen and twenty-nothing fans. Chalk it up to today's 
modern pace of life or something, or to the residual vibrancy left from the 
punk/ska crossover.

Much as I love early 70s roots reggae, I've found reggae shows to be fairly 
predictable events, and the mostly middle class white audiences shaking their 
groove thangs to what was once a fairly dark, sensual and (sure, I'll say it) 
anti-establishment genre sorta depresses me. I'd rather stay home and listen 
to Culture records.

But I have to admit that your description of Winston Grennan is intriguing, 
and it might be fun to check him out in an intimate setting like the 
Skylight. I suspect that there are others like me on this group, and guess 
that there are lots of folks here whose interest in and knowledge of reggae 
history would surprise you. It's just that we get these kind of 
chip-on-the-shoulder posts every once in a while--about folks music, about 
blues, about jazz, and now about reggae, and they get kind of old, given how 
open to various genres most of us are around here. So how about answering 
some questions: What's the cover? Who's sponsoring it? Does he have any cds 
out? You know, etc.

todd I prefer punctuation on the outside too morman