A great Thanksgiving memory was one of the most memorable early R.E.M. shows–Thanksgiving night 1983– at Les Bain Douches in Paris. It was a fairly early show I guess and afterward they took us upstairs to the restaurant and one of the entree selections was luncheon meat turkey–it was the gesture that mattered. About a week later, Love Tractor was in Washington where I was working, and I was introduced backstage to the woman who became my wife– all in all a good GREAT week!
-Bertis Downs
Setlist
Letter Never Sent
Femme Fatale
(The Velvet Underground cover)
Pilgrimage
So. Central Rain
Harborcoat
Sitting Still
Gardening at Night
9-9
Radio Free Europe
Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)