Boss_Tweedy

There's a new podcast interview with Bill Berry that's a great listen for R.E.M. fans. It's for a new podcast called In Weird Cities. https://www.facebook.com/inweirdcities/photos/a.125255589172786/125307419167603/?type=3&theater http://smarturl.it/inweirdcities?fbclid=IwAR3mShOwyiRkv2Ss2tA5GsAewf55AZOTuA8jQ_owAcDRowc0gXVMTUG1KT4

Love the video, and the song's lyrics are quite timely. Good stuff.

Damn. This year keeps getting worse.

A member of the inaugural class of inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Irreplaceable. For some reason I was thinking about him and wondering about his health a few weeks ago.

I'm glad that he's making music again.

I am fortunate to count myself among the crowd for their last show in the U.S. at Voodoo Fest in NOLA in '08. It was just before Obama was elected, so they were very high-energy. I stood on the rail for what seemed like an eternity for that set, realizing that at age 33 it might be the last time I'd be willing to do that.

That's early enough to me! I was about 10 or 11 when I first discovered them via MTV and Night Tracks. I don't think they were really on my radar till Out of Time, and I didn't become a fan till Automatic. Of course they weren't touring during those albums, so I didn't seem them live until the Monster tour.

Yep. Forty years ago they played their first show at the old St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Athens. For a friend's birthday party. What I'd give to have been to some of those early shows.

Another amazing experience. How great is it to have something so fun to look forward to at the end of these surreal days?

I miss baseball.

It's such a gift, especially during this time as you said. It's nice to have something to look forward to at the end of the day.

"Evergreen." My favorite song on Warmer. So beautiful.