Re: babel-digest V2 #389

[prod (Elvis)]

>According the latest newsletter from the R.E.M. fanclub --
>
>Michael has paired up with Raygun Publishing and Little, Brown to release his
>first book of photographs.  The book is entitled 2Xintro, and is a collection
>of photographs taken by Michael as he tagged along while Patti Smith opened
>for Bob Dylan on her first tour in over fifteen years.  This hard-cover book
>also features some writing by the likes of William S. Burroughs and Tom
>Verlaine.  The book will be in stores by Spring of next year.
>
>(That's the good news.  The bad news for R.E.M. fans is the news that Bill
>Berry is leaving the band.)
>
>I look forward to the book, but I fear that Stipe's photographs will be as
>pretentiously arty as his video direction...
>
Hey Tom, don't expect too much. I've seen a bunch of contact sheets and
there's maybe 3 really good pictures on 'em. Lots of pictures of ceiling
fans and shoes.
P.