Laura MusselmanDuff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.For those of you reading outside of the Seattle area, let me tell you a little story about an old movie theater here called The Neptune. For those of you here and familiar with this grand old place, let me fill you in on what’s new with it.A couple of years ago, as the city of Seattle was planning for places to put its new Light Rail train stations, their architects zeroed in on the southeast corner of N.E. 45th and Brooklyn–the site where the 90-year-old Neptune sat. I am all for progress, but not at the cost of losing our iconic places of culture and history. I guess that Seattle Theater Group felt the same way.If you are indeed a Seattleite, well, then you have probably read about the transformation that STG has done to The Neptune–from the movie theater it has been for the last 90 years to a live venue that will also show a film from time to time.If you grew up in this city, and are around my age, then the Neptune was the place where you went to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show in middle school. The ruse of “sleeping over at so-and-so’s house” always seemed to work. It had to. There was no way you’d miss those midnight showings on Fridays . . . you might even score with a chick this time!If you grew up here, and liked movies about rock and roll, The Neptune is where you went to see A Hard Day’s Night or Quadrophenia.If you grew up in this city and were around when punk rock was brand new, then The Neptune is where you went to go see Penelope Spheeris’ The Decline of Western Civilization.The Neptune was different, especially to those of us who would otherwise find a fire escape or open window to sneak into. No, the Neptune was hallowed ground, where one just didn’t take all of this ornateness and splendor for granted. We paid to get in, and we didn’t fuck around once inside. The same couldn’t be said for any other place in town . . . if you grew up around the same time as me, that is . . .Some folks around town are bummed that the Neptune isn’t just showing movies anymore. The way I see it, live rock music seems like the best way to save this historic place. Movies ABOUT music have played there so many times, that maybe some of you will think you have entered the realm of 3-D (personally, I stopped doing the hallucinogens many years ago, but this venue IS surrounded by the highest populace of people under 25 in town . . . most probably).I got to get a peek around the theater this week. I finally got to see what was behind that stage (nuthin’, a brick wall actually), and above it (an OLD but very lived-in and quaint apartment building). STG has taken one of the apartments above-stage and made a sweet-ass backstage room for talent. The stairs are very steep to get up there, so the “talent” must also have some fitness and mobility. (They told me that if an artist can’t get up there, they will just get an artist’s trailer in the alley out back. Knowing STG, that trailer will be sweet-ass too).If you grew up in Seattle, and are about my age, then you are getting nostalgic about those particular things that MAKE us different . . . you too are sighing a breath of relief. The Neptune has been refurbished and the stained glass inside is polished and the floor is clear. But everything else inside is just as it always has been–including the candy in the glass case . . . still for sale. It won’t be raised. It will not change. Let us all hope it will be around for another 90 years.Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.