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The Art Center, Carrboro, NC

Date: August 9, 2009 11:28 AM
Topic: The Art Center, Carrboro, NC

It was another trip to the Art Center in Carrboro. It's always been a
good venue for the group, and this time was no different. Lots of
tickets were sold and I think the show was close to a sell out.

Instead of playing two sets, which would have increased our
merchandise sales, we opted for one long set, one very long set, 2
hours worth. Sometimes I think making decisions like playing a long
set isn't always a good idea. It's hard to perform that long, but I
do know that it's sets like that which go into the record books.

I don't think anyone had a bad time. I do think we wore out the
audience, however.

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