1. Name:Elaine Mc Pherson
2. Age:31
3. Are you in the fanclub?:No, but I should be.... :o)
4. Are you on We Talk? If so, what's your username?: Yes, if you're
about look for Soundandfury
5. How long have you liked REM?: About 16 years now, since the
release of Green
6 What is your favorite REM CD?:Fables of the reconstruction -
totally no question about it. Awesome album...
7. What is your favorite song by REM?: So central rain
8. What is your least favorite REM song if you had to choose one?:
Easy - shiny sodding happy sodding people - the song which appeals
to three year olds - the sesame street version made so much sense...
9. What song by REM means the most to you and why?: Difficult one to
choose, "Feeling gravitys pull" remeinds me of a very dark time, but
it also reminds me of that album getting me through it.
10. Post any random REM Lyric here: "it's been a bad day, please
don't take my picture"
11. If you could spend one day with any member of REM who would it
be, what
would you do, and why would you chose THAT particular member?: It
would have to be Michael, I'd go on a photo shoot with him (I'm
quite a keen photographer), and I'd choose Michael because I'm
interested in the art he makes (ie paintings, phots and films)
12. Have you ever been to an REM Show?: Yes, I went to Huddersfield
on the Monster tour (first night 25th July, if anyone's interested)
13. What was the first REM CD you ever bought?:Fables of the
Reconstruction (well actually my mum bought it me as a christmas
present, does that count?) ;o)
14. What is your favorite REM video?: Two here, "everybody hurts" as
there's a part in the video which gets me every time, and all
of "tourfilm" - ok, so that's more than two technically, but who
cares?
15. Favorite song off every CD you own:
chronic town - carnival of sorts (box cars)
murmur - perfect circle
reckoning - camera
fables - maps and legends (a really pretty song)
lifes rich pageant - fall on me
document - king of birds (it has such a weird feel to it)
dead letter office- crazy
green - you are the everything (I just love the sentiments behind
the song)
out of time - low
automatic - nightswimming
monster - what's the frequency kenneth (what fun!)
new adventures - leave (how can you not love a song which has an air
raid siren running through it the whole time?)
up - daysleeper
reveal- i'll take the rain

16. Name a few other bands you are into: off the top of my head -
Travis, U2, Counting Crows, the Indigo Girls, Barenaked Ladies
17. What is your favorite song by another band of your choice? I
can't answer that, there's just too many!
18. Favorite member of REM and why?: Michael Stipe, as the man's an
artist - and a very talented one at that.
19. What do you think is the WORST genre of music?: I hate the top
40 rubbish, don't even ask me to name the bands, if i wanted to
listen to 4 hours of rubbish, i'd tune the radio to white noise
(wouls be slightly more entertaining on reflection...) :o)