Sy Safransky: History - Chapel Hill, Carrboro, & UNC

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05C40 said:
The very first time I went to "Town Hall" was when some friends of mine, who had formed a band, "One Night Stand" IIRC, played there. "One Night Stand" also played in an upstairs bar, "The New E" IIRC, on the opposite side of Franklin Street. At the time, I thought the "Town Hall" was a big step up from "The New E." That band disbanded a short time later.
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I recall seeing the Dixie Dregs there back in the day but it was a long time ago. Met Mike Strong later and he’s still the only person born in Bermuda I’ve ever known. Interesting guy.
 
SmilingJack said:
I recall seeing the Dixie Dregs there back in the day but it was a long time ago. Met Mike Strong later and he’s still the only person born in Bermuda I’ve ever known. Interesting guy.
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I saw the Dixie Dregs there as well. Vassar Clements too and Brice Street and a band called Razzmatazz. Those are occasions that I recall though the name might have been changed to The Mad Hatter by the time that I saw those acts.

My wife lived in Bermuda for two years and worked at an oceanographic institute. Her Carolina roommate was from there. We visit them fairly often. It is a truly 'lovely' place. And to be there with big-time Carolina fans (roommate married another Bermudan who went to Carolina) is great.
 
donbosco said:
I saw the Dixie Dregs there as well. Vassar Clements too and Brice Street and a band called Razzmatazz. Those are occasions that I recall though the name might have been changed to The Mad Hatter by the time that I saw those acts.

My wife lived in Bermuda for two years and worked at an oceanographic institute. Her Carolina roommate was from there. We visit them fairly often. It is a truly 'lovely' place. And to be there with big-time Carolina fans (roommate married another Bermudan who went to Carolina) is great.
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“It’s a Bermudaful day!” Was my favorite! My sister had her second marriage there and my dad sent us siblings to surprise her.
Carolina was playing
donbosco said:
I saw the Dixie Dregs there as well. Vassar Clements too and Brice Street and a band called Razzmatazz. Those are occasions that I recall though the name might have been changed to The Mad Hatter by the time that I saw those acts.

My wife lived in Bermuda for two years and worked at an oceanographic institute. Her Carolina roommate was from there. We visit them fairly often. It is a truly 'lovely' place. And to be there with big-time Carolina fans (roommate married another Bermudan who went to Carolina) is great.
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Pretty sure it was the 1984 game vs. Arkansas? But the game was only on at the north end of the island and I got there at the end when lost but memory is a sketchy resource.
Hated the Arkansas coach and his lizard taint boots!
 
Bermuda actually has a historic connection to North Carolina that dates back to shipping. Wilmington is the closest US port to the island.

During the Civil War with Wilmington being one of the last Confederate ports still open (somewhat) after the Union closed down the vast majority of shipping, blockade runners staged from Bermuda mainly. There is a Civil War Museum on the island in fact that focuses on that relationship.
 
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