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Postcard from Andalucia – Granada 2005

Posted on May 25, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

Ever since I heard that Clash song Spanish Bombs off London Calling, back in law school days (also early R.E.M. days), I have wondered what Andalucia would be like….as we are starting this last part of the tour in Granada, I am getting to find out. What a great town: compact, bustling, very old-world European … Continue reading Postcard from Andalucia – Granada 2005 →

Postcard from the Home Stretch – Sydney 2005

Posted on April 5, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

We have a couple of days off before the final two shows of this part of the tourâ in Adelaide Wednesday night and Perth on Friday, then home for a spring break and a chance to rest, revive and get ready for the summer fun in Europe starting in Spain in late May. For the … Continue reading Postcard from the Home Stretch – Sydney 2005 →

Postcard from New Plymouth/Taranaki – 2005

Posted on March 27, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

Tonight's show, just completed, Â was one of the best of the tour. I don't know why…something in the air–(the moist air due to the daylong rain that greeted our arrival and stayed with us pretty relentlessly through the show); great support sets from Bright Eyes and The Checks, a wonderful setlist including rarities of “Turn … Continue reading Postcard from New Plymouth/Taranaki – 2005 →

Postcard from the Last Night in South Africa – Cape Town 2005

Posted on March 12, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

It has been a very interesting ten days here in South Africa; with extended visits to both Cape Town and Johannesburg, cities about as different as San Francisco is from Chicago. And the Trafalgar Square show in 2001 for Nelson Mandela was one of those times you always remember, but coming here has really made … Continue reading Postcard from the Last Night in South Africa – Cape Town 2005 →

Postcard After a Few Days Off in Cape Town – 2005

Posted on March 8, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

We have all enjoyed our several days here. Two tremendous shows in front of some of the most enthusiastic, raucous crowds R.E.M. has ever seen (and heard); On Saturday night, the staccato clapping part during the bridge, where the audience mimics the sounds on stage, literally was louder than the amplified sounds coming from the … Continue reading Postcard After a Few Days Off in Cape Town – 2005 →