It's great to be back in the office after a long cycle of travel and touring, although somewhat overwhelmed by the avalanche of items greeting me, even in this digital age. Impossible to summarize adequately the trip, but I tried to on a plane recently. For the rest, please go here.
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Brief Update from Ipswich – 2005
A different kind of opening tonight in Ipswich, as Michael made a statement of commemoration and expressed the hope that the music tonight could, as it often does, be a form of healing, of remembrance, of a celebration of life Read more here
Postcard Overlooking Hyde Park, July 1, 2005
We have had quite a week… Horsens, Denmark was quite a revelation. A 2-hour train ride from Copenhagen, near Aarhus in Jutland, it seems Horsens has been using concerts as a tourist/destination attraction. From what I am told, since the main prison of the country is there, some enlightened city leaders decided to change people’s … Continue reading Postcard Overlooking Hyde Park, July 1, 2005
Postcard from the Homestretch – Oslo 2005
We are enjoying the Scandinavian swing of the tour. On Tuesday, we dodged a bullet with the thunderstorms prior to the show at the beautiful Botanical Gardens where the band played. Then in Oslo and Stavanger…beautiful sunny evenings and packed, enthusiastic football stadiums greeted the band, and full-throttled, rock shows ensued. For the rest, please … Continue reading Postcard from the Homestretch – Oslo 2005
Postcard from Dublin: FILE UNDER SCENIC – 2005
In some ways, this entire tour, comprising 99 shows so far (since last October), has seemed like a succession of highlights some tremendous shows, wonderful places to visit, friends new and old. To me, this feels like the best R.E.M. tour ever in so many ways... For the rest, please go here.
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