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Re: (TV) The Minutemen (Television related)

"The last song Watt and Boon ever played together was when REM called
them out for an encore and they joined in on a cover of..."See No
Evil." "

The mind reels... would love to have seen that.

That performance isn't on the DVD, is it?

-A


On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Jay <piazzasanmarco@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Finally got around to watching "We Jam Econo: the
> story of The Minutemen"
>
> Very well done with great interviews.
>
> Highly recommended not only for Minutemen fans, but
> any one who was a fan of the Cali punk/post punk scene
> from 78-85.
>
> One guy they interviewed had his LPs in background and
> it seems obvious to me that he went out of his way to
> pull Marquee Moon out so it faces the camera.  Nice
> moments.
>
> I also learned something i did not know and it
> actually choked me up a bit.  Minutemen last toured
> with R.E.M. (Stipe insisted over REM's label's
> objection).
>
> The last song Watt and Boon ever played together was
> when REM called them out for an encore and they joined
> in on a cover of..."See No Evil."
>
> Boon was dead a short while later.
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