The downside of celebrity

So with the growth and success of our blog, we've begun to get noticed a bit around town. From time-to-time while fondling melons in the produce aisle, or jogging in the neighborhood, a stranger will come up and begin asking about The NLNC. Of course, not wanting to be bothered by everyday people, we stick with the standard, "Thanks, we're flattered, but no we just look like them."

However, Friday night while waiting for Tokyo Police Club to take the stage at Emo's, one of our staff members was meekly approached by R.E.M. who too was anxiously awaiting the start of the concert. Being that they too are celebrities, our staffer decided to talk with them, and grant this picture.

They were very inquisitive about StErica, wanted to know the status of the black girl quest, and agreed with our assessments of Sara Palin's duties to her children. We are impressed that they drink Lone Star, are fans of Tokyo Police Club, and rocked sport jackets despite it being a 100 degree night.

From our staff member's account of the encounter, it was a pleasant conversation for about 10 minutes, but then turned terribly awkward when during a time of dead air, our man having run out of questions, asked the ragingly homosexual Mr. Michael Stipe, "How's that gay thing working out?" His response was an unpredictable mentioning of one of our first ever postings...our staff member then hastily bid the band a pleasant evening, and side-stepped away.