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OT: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out Of The Closet

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:43 am
by Enigma869
I'm not much of an R.E.M. fan and don't even know much about the band, but thought some here might be fans.

http://music.aol.com/news/story/_a/rems ... 3609990001


John from Boston

Re: OT: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out Of The Closet

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:45 am
by scarygirl
Enigma869 wrote:I'm not much of an R.E.M. fan and don't even know much about the band, but thought some here might be fans.

http://music.aol.com/news/story/_a/rems ... 3609990001


John from Boston


I thought he came out of the closet back in the 90s? :?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:45 am
by ProgRocker53
I don't know anything about R.E.M. or their music, but my psychology professor from last year did admit to doing coke with Stipe back in the day.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:48 am
by piecesofeight
:shock:

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:48 am
by Rick
I don't get it. Women are the most beautiful creatures on this planet. How one man can get excited over another one just doesn't register in my brain. It completely baffles me. On the other hand, I can completely understand why women want to be lesbians. That I get.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:55 am
by Enigma869
Rick wrote:I don't get it. Women are the most beautiful creatures on this planet. How one man can get excited over another one just doesn't register in my brain. It completely baffles me. On the other hand, I can completely understand why women want to be lesbians. That I get.


Tough to argue with any of that sentiment, Rick! I tell my wife every day that all women have some lesbian in them (or so I wish) :shock:


John from Boston

Re: OT: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out Of The Closet

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:58 am
by belar
scarygirl wrote:
Enigma869 wrote:I'm not much of an R.E.M. fan and don't even know much about the band, but thought some here might be fans.

http://music.aol.com/news/story/_a/rems ... 3609990001


John from Boston


I thought he came out of the closet back in the 90s? :?


Seriously. Haven't we known this for a long, long time?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:02 am
by Ms_M
Not the biggest surprise ever. The surprise is that he hadn't done it sooner...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:06 am
by mistiejourney
For once my freakin' gaydar actually worked. :D :D :D

It says a lot about these times that this is no big freakin' deal.

I was totally floored by George Michael, though. Damn! :)

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:08 am
by conversationpc
Did anyone NOT know that the dude was swinging the other direction?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:11 am
by Rick
conversationpc wrote:Did anyone NOT know that the dude was swinging the other direction?


I couldn't tell you anything about that band before this thread.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:12 am
by conversationpc
Rick wrote:
conversationpc wrote:Did anyone NOT know that the dude was swinging the other direction?


I couldn't tell you anything about that band before this thread.


You never heard "Losing My Religion"? :shock:

I'm not a fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I did know that song. The rest of their music sucks the big one, though.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:18 am
by Rick
conversationpc wrote:
Rick wrote:
conversationpc wrote:Did anyone NOT know that the dude was swinging the other direction?


I couldn't tell you anything about that band before this thread.


You never heard "Losing My Religion"? :shock:

I'm not a fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I did know that song. The rest of their music sucks the big one, though.


I went and listened to it on Youtube. I've heard that song for sure. It's pretty good.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:23 am
by Rhiannon
Rick wrote:I went and listened to it on Youtube. I've heard that song for sure. It's pretty good.


"End of the World"... ya know... never ever seen Tommy Boy?? ...They also did "Man on the Moon" for Andy Kaufman.
I'm not a fan... but I do like a few of their songs.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:26 am
by strangegrey
I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:27 am
by Rick
strangegrey wrote:I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.


:lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:28 am
by scarygirl
Rick wrote:
strangegrey wrote:I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.


:lol: :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:32 am
by Enigma869
Rick wrote:
I went and listened to it on Youtube. I've heard that song for sure. It's pretty good.



I suspect most people have heard these two R.E.M. tracks, also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91euxMQ0Zyg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNBKM5so8tQ


John from Boston

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:43 am
by Andrew
Big surprise...they are still over rated and over paid.

Re: OT: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out Of The Closet

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:43 am
by Sarah
scarygirl wrote:I thought he came out of the closet back in the 90s? :?

Yeah, I seriously thought he had been out for years? I don't even know much about REM but I knew this before...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:46 am
by Melissa
Only 1 song of their's I actually like, "Nightswimming".

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:49 am
by X factor
...and in other news, the sky is blue and the world is round! :D

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:55 am
by STORY_TELLER
Coming out? When was he ever in? :P :lol:

Re: OT: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Comes Out Of The Closet

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:00 pm
by Andrew
Sarah wrote:
scarygirl wrote:I thought he came out of the closet back in the 90s? :?

Yeah, I seriously thought he had been out for years? I don't even know much about REM but I knew this before...


Must be a record to promote!

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:05 pm
by AlteredDNA
Andrew wrote:Big surprise...they are still over rated and over paid.


I just remember in college it seemed that the biggest fans of REM were the girls that didn't appear to bathe or shave...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:16 pm
by hoagiepete
Rick wrote:I don't get it. Women are the most beautiful creatures on this planet. How one man can get excited over another one just doesn't register in my brain. It completely baffles me. On the other hand, I can completely understand why women want to be lesbians. That I get.


Amen to that!

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:11 pm
by Rockindeano
strangegrey wrote:I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.


Dude, I just spit out a mouthful of Skittles. "Mike Stipe chews cock." Too funny.


Wanna bet these fuckholes get into the RNRHOF? Bands like this always get in. Complete BS.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:12 pm
by Maui Tom
Rockindeano wrote:
strangegrey wrote:I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.


Dude, I just spit out a mouthful of Skittles. "Mike Stipe chews cock." Too funny.


Wanna bet these fuckholes get into the RNRHOF? Bands like this always get in. Complete BS.


Stipe like it shiny and happy people...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:12 pm
by conversationpc
Rockindeano wrote:
strangegrey wrote:I always knew REM sucked. and I always knew Michael Stipe sucked dick.


Dude, I just spit out a mouthful of Skittles. "Mike Stipe chews cock." Too funny.


Wanna bet these fuckholes get into the RNRHOF? Bands like this always get in. Complete BS.


I'm sure they will, unfortunately. :roll:

PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:14 pm
by Rockindeano
Rick wrote:I don't get it. Women are the most beautiful creatures on this planet. How one man can get excited over another one just doesn't register in my brain. It completely baffles me. On the other hand, I can completely understand why women want to be lesbians. That I get.


Hahaha. Dude, homosexuality is innate, meaning people are born to be gay.

Want to see why dudes fuck dudes? Just for fun, go to Craigslist.org. Go to casual encounters. Do the Female searching for Male. You will see long, well written requests and desires. Then, go to the Men searching for Men link. You will see almost every fuckin post has a naked boner pic and a one sentence request. Something like, "Home now, come over, suck me off and leave." Too funny. Dudes don't play around. Pretty fucked up really.