Comments on: A trip to the Skylight Exchange

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:48:42 +0000

its gone now, fuck,

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:12:42 +0000

Ah, memories. I see they haven’t reupholstered.

I sold my entire record collection there for funds to move (back) to Alaska. I didn’t make it. And I still want my Pop Goes the World disk back.

There used to be a small cupboard on the right as soon as you entered. You could put your band (or whatever) flyers and a check in there and then The Flyer Guys would come pick them up and staple them all over town. They knew all the good places to staple, and could even get in the dorms. Peek in and see if it’s still there.

By: kdghty

kdghty — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:27:25 +0000

omigosh. it’s so long ago that i don’t even remember what bands i saw at the skylight – but definitely back to the mid-80s and it was there before that.

By: ginny

ginny — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:50:42 +0000

It sounds like I really need to head over there at night to see a band. It’s awesome that this place has been around for so long, and yet remains so hidden. Sounds like it truly is an institution.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:31:39 +0000

Oh I have fond memories of this place from college. I went to NCSU but another friend at State told me about this wonderful place and that we must go have lunch there and shop for books. I am pleasantly surprised to hear that its still open 10 years later.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:06:16 +0000

The Skylight is a great place with much lore. I think that part of its endurance as a place-with-actual-personality-that-doesn’t-get-co-opted is that it’s in the less-trafficed boundary between Carrboro and Chapel Hill. There has been worry over what the new condo development across the street will do to that block’s personality, but for now the Skylight survives as a hangout for non-quite-contents who can order simple and yummy sandwiches (often with interesting names).

There used to be a sign up that said, “Please Don’t Smoke (Too Much)”. Since gone. The little shack around back with ratty moldy furniture and books is a must-glance-at but don’t hang out there.

An old blog of mine on the place:

http://archerpelican.typepad.com/tap/2004/06/skylight_exchan.html

By: Lenore

Lenore — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:02:26 +0000

Also, despite my visits back then, I don’t remember the food at all. Can you believe that? I didn’t eat food back then.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:57:55 +0000

Wow, that brings back memories. I used to go there to see a couple of bands (Harlequin Jones and Avatar) in the very early 90s. The good ol’ days.

By: JasonR

JasonR — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:50:34 +0000

I love the Skylight exchange (Their Blondies are to die for).. When I lived in Chapel Hill (I’m out in SW Wake county now), it was one of my favorite hangouts.

Great concerts/music. I’ve see the Rev. Billie C. Wurtz there a couple of times.

-JasonR

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:21:41 +0000

Wow. I’ve never seen it in the daytime. I didn’t even know it had a different name. Check my photostream for the tag “nightlight” to see it after hours. The pictures are weird because they have a terrible lighting setup!