Re: (x-ref: Idiots Delight mail list...) Tony Shanahan

[JohnDaly <dalynyc>]

faucet wrote:
> 
> forwarded w/out permission from the Idiots Delight mail list...
> 

>  those different things include (Tony S.) performing with R.E.M.'s >Michael
> Stipe in Europe, as Stipe joined his idol Smith on stage for a couple >of
> shows, 

Hey, I hadn't heard about this before!  Probably happened when he was
there directing Patti in the E-Bow video...Does anybody know anything
more about when/where Stipe joined them, and what they performed? Tape
anyone??

and Tony said:

>   There are a couple of rock songs on it but my favorite song is the
> one,
> "Wings" which is totally stripped down.  Patti wrote the song based on one
> of her poems and to me it really is my favorite song on the album."
> 

That has become my favorite too.  I really liked the somewhat electric
version they did at Summerstage too.