When I spoke to Georgia Theatre owner Wilmot Greene on Wednesday, he said he had no idea how much it will cost to rebuild, other than it will be “a lot.”

In a fundraising e-mail he sent out today, though, Greene cites the figure of $3 million. That's a lot of 32-ounce Budweisers, even at Theatre prices.

“On June 19, 2009, fire gutted the historic Georgia Theatre. Since then, many of you have been asking how you can help bring the beloved music venue back from a shell of ashes. It’s been amazing to see just how much the Theatre meant to people, and we are grateful for your support.

“Now that the smoke has cleared, we need your help.

File this under: Useless information that is still kind of interesting.

Rep. Paul Broun’s district director, Jordan Chinouth, toured the ruins of the Georgia Theatre this morning, and Broun’s office sent out a press release about it.

Marc Jackson with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives invited Broun to the scene to show off how well the ATF works with state and local agencies, Broun spokeswoman Jessica Morris said. Congress is in session, so he couldn’t come down, but he sent Chinouth instead.

Morris wouldn’t reveal Chinouth’s impressions or anything he learned inside, other than to say everything is really charred.

Broun released this statement today about the fire: