Heheh. I went into Chronic Town to check it out, and the likeness is even worse than I remembered. I had a crappier graphics card at the time (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). But perhaps I will post him anyway. I added a cowboy hat (Everybody Hurts style) and it looks a bit better.

You saw R.E.M. 6 times?! That's so cool. Good bands never come to Newfoundland. I saw them once during the Up tour, in Scotland (I was visiting a friend). It was great.

And I agree about the earlier stuff (Automatic for The People is the high point, in my opinion). It's sad to see something that you love so much just go to seed, but they aren't what they used to be.