QUICK POSTCARD FROM BERLIN

R.E.M.'s Manager Bertis Downs set fans this 'postcard' from Berlin....

Really great to be here on many levels-- one of the world's great cities and only being here a little while (like anywhere) really lets one get a sense of what the town is really like-- neighborhoods, people, customs and traditions, how people live and work and play here, not to mention why so many people visit here . . . Berlin has something going on all the time, that's for sure-- and in our little interest-area of great music, there has been a lot of that lately-- Pearl Jam last week and Patti Smith last night. We all went out to a venue we had never seen-- The Zitadelle on the edge of town, open air and basically the courtyard of a castle, complete with a moat that everyone crosses to get into the concert. Patti and her band were in top form and one forgets or fails to realize how many great, great songs she has written and performed over the years and then there you are, in this poetically perfect setting hearing song after song of incredible power and force and grace. Then toward the end of the set and again in the encore, the R.E.M. guys all played with the band, and to me, People Have The Power never sounded better-- a fun and very special night for the people and stage and off. 


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