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I was just making a donation and saw that John Stirratt, Spencer Tweedy, and Howe Gelb had just made donations (or at least people using those names ...).

I went last April for about six days and had a blast. We had an airbnb in Reykjavik but got out of the city both in our own rental car and on a tour bus. (I'm generally not a fan of bus tours but this one was great.) We were probably never more than 100 miles from Reykjavik so we didn't see most of the country - but there's lots to see within two hours of Rekjavik. You need to be a little careful that time of year because storms come in from the west really quickly and the weather can change suddenly. And if you are really going off-road exploring in a car, be sure to get one that is rated

Being There (with peter Sellers) was on TV last night. I was scrolling through IMDB to find out who some of the other actors were and noticed that Oteil Burbridge has a small role in the movie.

The latest in sexual harassment accusations: Al Franken. http://www.kabc.com/2017/11/16/leeann-tweeden-on-senator-al-franken/

Wow - that was a pretty grim read.

Totally agree. Kohoutek and Good Advices are two of my all-time favorite R.E.M. songs.

One of Grant's last interviews: https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/the-story-of-husker-dus-grant-hart-in-his-own-words/

Was just talking with a friend about how great this album is.

Might be my favorite REM album, front-to-back.

I saw it a few months ago and it met my (very high) expectations.

Nice interview with Peter Buck here: https://www.salon.com/2017/11/03/peter-buck-of-r-e-m-how-many-people-write-songs-when-theyre-70-i-want-to-be-one-of-them/ You produced Uncle Tupelo ["March 16-20, 1992"] right before demoing for "Automatic" started. Did that have any bearing, from your perspective, on how you approached things? I think it probably did. I went to see the Uncle Tupelo guys — I think their second record wasn't out yet. There were like 30 people there. And the first song they opened with was that Louvin Brothers song "Atomic Power." I wandered up and said, "Hey, loved the set

Mascis is selling a bunch of his old gear: https://reverb.com/shop/jmascisofficial

That was the first tape I ever got. Love the Fire on the Mountain, vocal flubs and all.

Still thinking about their great show the other night.

Feelies (was actually last night)

Just donated. Hope it gets there ...

A bunch of years ago I went to see Steve Earle with a co-worker who was somewhat conservative but claimed to be a big Earle fan. When Earle started in on his politic banter (as he is wont to do) my co-worker got offended and turned his back to the stage. He said that if we hadn't driven together, he would have left. He apparently liked the music but never listened to the lyrics.

Nice. Bummed that I'm going to miss their show in Boston in a couple of weeks.

We've been powering through The Fall - which I think is pretty good.

U2 cancels the St Louis show: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/u2-cancel-st-louis-concert-over-safety-concerns-w503580

Below is what Bob wrote on Facebook: It was the Fall of 1978. I was attending Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. One block from my dormitory was a tiny store called Cheapo Records. There was a PA system set up near the front door blaring punk rock. I went inside and ended up hanging out with the only person in the shop. His name was Grant Hart. The next nine years of my life was spent side-by-side with Grant. We made amazing music together. We (almost) always agreed on how to present our collective work to the world. When we fought about the details, it was because we both cared. T

I'm sure I've told this story here before but the last time I saw Grant was an interesting night. He was playing a venue in Somerville (Mass.) that doesn't have many shows. We got there early because we couldn't get advance tickets. Grant was hanging out front so my friend and I chatted with him for a while and then we all went backstage and hung out with him in his dressing room until the show began. He was funny and interesting and engaged. And the show itself was cool. There were only about 25 or 30 people there (which was a little sad) and we all were in a semi-circle around the sta

Sad, sad news. Grant Hart lost his battle with cancer. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7964914/husker-du-drummer-grant-hart-obit