Stipe @ Martin's Birthday, Jul 22nd 2006				Review by Martin Brocklehurst
	What a fantastic fantastic Fancy Dress Birthday Party, a Great night with Family and Friends and SPECIAL GUESTS 'STIPE'. What a brilliant night my own private gig with live REM music of my choice and being able to play acoustic guitar with the No 1 Band STIPE, an REM fan's dream. I cannot thank Rick, Tony, Paul, Pete and Nick enough they are great bunch of guys who are dedicated to performing and playing the songs at the highest level with special attention to detail (if you close your eyes and just listen to any REM song you would be convinced that it was Berry, Buck, Mills and Stipe). STIPE made my Birthday I was Man over the Moon, (when you reach a birthday with an '0' a special night is required), With a disco, food and guests in fancy dress outfits the night got off to a brilliant start but the best was yet to come, a live band playing the music that's the One I Love, being able to choose the set list and play guitar with them made my night memorable and Extra Special in fact it's hard to pick words that describe how fantastic it was. It was a hot humid Country evening without Feedback with all the classic REM songs (to me every song is a classic) Kenneth, Strange Currencies, Orange Crush, Sidewinder, Electrolyte, Leaving New York, Find the River, Daysleeper, Imitation, Bad Day, Animal, Walk Unafraid, Exhuming Mcarthy, Religion and End Of The World. On Shiny Happy People we had Julie on backing vocals (she was great), I have omitted 3 songs that I was involved in can you guess which ones? (I just hope I didn't let the band down) Once again STIPE were brilliant, an outstanding performance. We all had a fantastic night and we now have another 100 STIPE fans. Once again I cannot thank STIPE enough - you're fantastic, keep up the good work I appreciate all the hard work and dedication required..... Calling out to REM fans if you like the music you will find no better band than STIPE check them out and see a live performance. Review by: Martin Brocklehurst