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Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe

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About Me


Until Feb. 2005 R.E.M. to me always had been the "ultimate background CD"-band , when I had visitors. I found them boring. My darling Richard Davenport from Scotland loved them loads and wanted the two of us to see them live in Berlin in summer 2003 in the famous and wonderful open air Waldbuehne. We postponed it to sometime later, because other things got in the way. "They tour often and will come back soon and we've got so much time on our hands.".
I remember my last present for him was the "best of" of R.E.M. CD and he was so happy about it. In April 2004 he died of bowl cancer. In February 2005 R.E.M. were about to play in Berlin and my daughter and I decided to go and see them on behalf of Richard.
The first tunes of the opening song "I took your name", and this "guru-like" enormous stage presence of the singer, his charisma, and this not boring at all but ROCKING band - all this was so unexpected of the band formerly categorized as "boring".... this took our breath away and we were "lost".... And when then they played "Everybody hurts" my daughter and I did not look at each other but we both knew that we had tears in our eyes. So we quietly grabbed each other's hand in the darkness. I guess this was the moment when we deeply were regretting that we never went with Richard. And this also was the moment when we decided to buy tickets for more concerts. Which we did. We went to Magdeburg together with my brother. Cause I hadn't known before that he also liked R.E.M. (always new things to discover, eh?) and as a highlight we went to London to attend the show together with very good rally friends of Richard from Scotland. Very emotional.
This summer 2005 was some of the best and most fun times I ever had in my life! Thanks, R.E.M.!
You found a way to make me smile.... :-)
(Lower down there's a self-shot video of London/"Everybody hurts")


Magdeburg 2005 * Mike Mills talking to us after the gig
Here is one I filmed myself
("Everybody hurts"). The quality is crap as it is just with a photo-digicam and cameras were not allowed! But it was at London/Hydepark. Gig was dated 9th of July but postponed to the 16th of July due to the London underground bomb attacks, so that it became that last gig on their world tour 2005. It was a warm beautiful summer evening and I was in the expensive and exclusive "gold circle". It looks like shot from far away, but I was approx. 6th row and behind me were another 80.000 people. So I was quite lucky, I guess. Me in the vid, too, cause my daughter took over when she felt I got too emotional to hold the cam steady. Grin... ;-) Thanks, sweety!!!!!!!!!!!!!

London - Hyde Park - 2005 - appr. 80.000 people behind me - Pure fun!!!!!!!!!!! :-)))

Just enjoy the atmosphere and don't bother with the sound and bad quality. It is just a snibbet of what you feel like at a concert of R.E.M. .... Thanks....

Trailer for 1st LIVE album ever * CD + DVD:

At my most beautiful

I found a way to make you smile
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Strange currencies


The "private" man - "A beautiful day"


Michael Stipe announcing Mike and Peter to come out as straight! ;-)
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More than 230 videos of R.E.M. here:

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Check out Michael's mindblowing charisma in the video below and see the happy faces of the crowd!


Same fun that I had in Berlin, Magdeburg, and London in 2005 as so in Berlin and Hamburg 2008. Looking forward to more gigs!

Music:

TOUR 2008


ACCELERATE dates Germany:

15.07. Dresden Elbufer
16.07. Berlin Waldbühne
19.08. Stuttgart Ehrenhof Neues Schloss
20.08. St. Goarshausen Freilichtbühne Loreley
22.08. Würzburg Feste Marienberg

17.09. Oberhausen König-Pilsener-Arena
18.09. Hamburg Color Line Arena
23.09. München Olympiahalle

NEW ALBUM

Tracklist ACCELERATE:

Living Well's The Best Revenge
Man Sized Wreath
Supernatural Superserious

(listen to full track in player at bottom/left)
Hollow Man
Houston
Accelerate
Until The Day Is Done
Mr Richards
Sing For The Submarine
Horse To Water
I'm Gonna DJ
VIDEO(s) of "Supernatural Superserious" here: (great project!!!)
11 diff. videos plus final version
FINAL VERSION: Supernatural Superserious -
Video of new single FINAL VERSION

Movies:


Books:

At my most beautiful



(Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd. for all R.E.M. originals)

I've found a way to make you - I've found a way - a way to make you smile

I read bad poetry - into your machine -I save your messages - just to hear your voice. - you always listen carefully - to awkwards rhymes. - you always say your name. - like I woulden't know it's you, - at your most beautiful. -
I've found a way to make you - I've found a way - a way to make you smile -
at my most beautiful - I count your eyelashes secretly. - with every one, whisper I love you. - I let you sleep. - I know you're closed eye watching me, -listening. - I thought I saw a smile. -
I've found a way to make you - I've found a way - a way to make you smile

Heroes:


Well, I don't actually have "heroes", but there are people I have greatest respect for. As there is for example Michael Stipe (R.E.M.).


First of all for his great talent as a writer, singer and nowadays performer. But aswell for all his charity projects and his ability and confidence to tell the truth about what is going on in his country (USA) and to protest against it. And last but not least is he a "celebrity" who has managed to keep his private life off the spotlights of gossip magazines.


Well done, Mr. Stipe!


My (straight!) brother once said about Stipe - blown away by his stage presence during a live concert - : "Ok, I am willing to shave my head, wear blue shirts and become bisexuell for him, if neccessary!" ;-)

Strange currencies


strange currencies.mp3


(Copyright © R.E.M./Athens Ltd. for all R.E.M. originals)
I don't know why you're mean to me - when I call on the telephone. - and I don't know what you mean to me - but I want to turn you on, turn you up, figure you out, I want to take you on -
These words, "You will be mine."- These words, "You will be mine." all the time. -
the fool might be my middle name - But I'd be foolish not to say - I'm going to make whatever it takes, - ring you up, call you down, sign your name, secret love, - make it rhyme, take you in, and make you mine. -
These words, "You will be mine."- These words, "You will be mine." all the time. oh -
I tripped and fell. did I fall. - What I want to feel, I want to feel it now -
You know with love come strange currencies - and here is my appeal: -
I need a chance, a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, - a word, a signal, a nod, a little breath - just to fool myself, to catch myself, to make it real, real -
These words, "You will be mine" - These words, "You will be mine." all the time. oh -
These words, "You will be mine."- These words, they haunt me, hunt me down, catch in my throat, make me pray, - say, love's confined, oh.

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UNtIL THE DAY IS DONE - V I D E O

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Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:57:00 PST

"Old" but my fav vid @present (with C.Martin/COLDPLAY)

This video with Chris Martin joining Stipe on stage I could watch over and over again and again.... ...
Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:03:00 PST

OUT TODAY: Man Sized Wreath - single

Back in Europe for a blistering three-month tour, R.E.M. release a brand new single - 'Man Sized Wreath' - the latest track to be taken from the band's acclaimed new album 'Accelerate'.R.E.M.'s recent...
Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:22:00 PST

VIDEO - and here is ROCKVILLE * Berlin

Thanks, Anja! xxx.. ...
Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:05:00 PST

VIDEO Berlin: Stipe and fans + change of shoes

Thanks to Anja (nickname MikesLoveNo1 and member of the German forum rem fables) I have a lovely memory now of the moments when "the master" jumped off the stage to get in touch with us fans (during "...
Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:43:00 PST

R.E.M. - Berlin 16.7.08 - Waldbuehne LIVE

Setlist at the bottom!What a gig! - 5,5 hrs of waiting in the rain (incl. great support act  "Editors") finally - R.E.M.!!!! And: rain gone! :-)  Anyway........... my personal highlight t...
Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:22:00 PST

VIDEO: .......R.E.M. - Hollowman

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Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:59:00 PST

R.E.M. on German TV 29.3. "Wetten dass"

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Posted by Andrea madly obsessed with Stipe on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:56:00 PST