I wasn’t going to post anything here about the recent news that R.E.M. was breaking up, until, at the gym this morning, I heard two network morning show talking heads going back and forth about how they’d only started appreciating the band in recent years. I suppose they could have meant that they were really […]
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R.E.M. and the legacy of that perfect circle of acquaintances and friends
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 394 Oconee Street, Andrew Fassel, Athens, Athens GA: Inside/Out, before the internet, CBGB, Country Pie, David Letterman, Degrassi Jr High, fandom, historic archeology, Howard Finster, Losing My Religion, Michael Lachowski, Michael Stipe, Murmur, music scenes, Newton, perfect circle, R.E.M., Radio Free Europe, Ramones, self-taught art, St. Marys Episcopal Church, Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Velvet Underground 35 Comments