REM Broke Up!!!

[electrofaro]

a bit more close-up

[Folkie]

Thanks, Werner. Great to see Peter onstage with 12-string in hand! Doesn't sound anything like a Ric, though.

[weemac]

Great to see (and hear) Mike with a 4001 in hand again too!

Eden.

[jdawe]

Cool! Thanks for posting. According to the linked review Michael Stipe was in the crowd but, sadly, didn't join Peter, Mike and Bill onstage.

http://www.flagpole.com/blogs/homedrone ... day-nov-14

[Slackdaddy]

It was a great show! I was Kevn Kinney's bass player for almost a decade. I didn't play last week but I was in attendance.

[electrofaro]

It was a great show! I was Kevn Kinney's bass player for almost a decade. I didn't play last week but I was in attendance.

Welcome Bryan! Without Peter I'd probably never have heard of great artists like Kevn Kinney!

[Slackdaddy]

Thanks, Kevn is one of my favorites. I just got my first 4003 a few months ago. I have always wanted one. Dreams can come true!

[rkbsound]

Thanks, Kevn is one of my favorites. I just got my first 4003 a few months ago. I have always wanted one. Dreams can come true!

That's great - post a photo if you can and make sure that you register it here!

[Slackdaddy]

Thanks, I will do that. By the way, the Rick I am playing in this photo is the same bass Mike Mills is playing in the video above.

[rkbsound]

Thanks, I will do that. By the way, the Rick I am playing in this photo is the same bass Mike Mills is playing in the video above.

Have you also worked with Mitch Easter? He posts here, as well.

[Slackdaddy]

I do not know Mitch Easter but we have met. I played at the REM 30th anniversary show in Athens with my band, The HEAP and Mitch also played. I worked for REM for several years occasionally loading/unloading gear for tours and recording. I would get a call every now and then when I was needed. I always enjoyed those gigs.

[electrofaro]

Thanks, I will do that. By the way, the Rick I am playing in this photo is the same bass Mike Mills is playing in the video above.

Ah! That solves the question (might've been another thread) whose bass it is!

[Slackdaddy]

Not mine but it belongs to a mutual friend. He loaned me that bass for an REM tribute show so my sound could be more authentic

[Sweden]

Bryan, is this you playing with Kevn for the REM tribute thing in 2011?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5DTbWGo7ek
Great version of the song, and an amazing show. I travelled over to Athens (from Sweden) for that weekend with a whole bunch of great REM events; the concert, film showings, release party etc.

[Slackdaddy]

Yes, that is me. Also playing are John Keane and David Barbe. I hope you enjoyed Athens.