Nightlight News

Arthur Magazine, a favorite of mine which seems to have gone defunkt, began a two part series on the history and significance of all-ages venues in this issue, the one with Ethan Miller on the cover. I think someone else wrote a book on the subject, but the title or author escapes me at the moment.

Well, one point of pride for Nightlight is that we are one of the few remaining all-ages venues in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and maybe the Triangle at large. The Cradle has all ages shows, ya! But they average something like 14 bucks. Local 506 only allows those 18 and up, and if you're under 21, there's a $3 extra charge. Blend - I don't have a clue what's up with that place, but I think it's 18 and up. I also think it's a front for exotic animal smuggling, but I have absolutely nothing at this point to back that claim up. I'll keep diggin though. The Cave is 21 and up. Ditto Reservoir. Where else do you see live music in Chapel Hill and Carrboro? In front of the Post Office. And, ummmmm, the pool at Casa Grande.

So, we have tinkering around with the idea of expanding our beverage selection, cuz we love you like a coyote. But, we were worried all along that if a bar gets a liquor license, or a wine license, but especially a liquor license, that the bar must bar the wee ones from entering. Well, apparently that's just NOT TRUE! I was fuggin shokked too, and wondered why do all the clubs say no to the young ones when they implement their FULL BAR. Hmmm. Probably some kind of liability. After all, with all the clever age disguises available to an enterprising youngster (see left), there's no doubt you could easily impersonate a 42 year old person and purchase liquor at the age of 17, 13, or 6. And that would be awful! Imagine hordes of young drunk people, freshly invigorated after viewing some kind of perverse, subversive band like White Mice, Cantwell, Gomez, and Jordan, or Clang Quartet, roaming the streets in search of opportunities for bonfires, animal sacrifice, and devil worship. That would be worse that Over the Edge! We would have to be incredibly diligent in order to avoid such a catastrophe, checking everyone's ID multiple times AND preventing any drink sharing by only allowing intravenous imbibing at the point of sale.

More to come. (Image above inspired by the futility of ALE education programs).