June 2002
Being a huge REM fan I've always wanted to go to Athens.
Mark and I drove into town late at night on a country road during
what seemed
to this Okie gal to be tornadic conditions. When I see stop signs
wobbling like weathervanes
I look for the nearest ditch to jump into! Luckily we made it into
town and found shelter.
Next day we had a delightful breakfast at Bluebird and wandered
around downtown Athens and
the UGA campus. I fascinated on a parking lot with rem-ish walls (see
above): peeling paint, exposed brick and stucco
and faded advertising messages
It was a scorcher of a day so Mark took off for a public library
where he could check into
his fantasy baseball teams (New Paltz Hippies, Upstate Bombers, and
Whiteyville Rats).
I windowshopped around Athens' bookshops, record stores, and
coffeeshouses, all of which were
exhibiting vintage posters of REM, B52s, Pylon, etc. It's a great
college town.
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