Automatic for the people cover...???

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What the Peter Buck is that thing on the cover of Automatic? Y'know, the big metal cross thingy.

-- ronan hunt (ronanhunt@hotmail.com), August 18, 2000

Answers

hmmmm, looked like a mine or something, but don't for the love of god trust me, or you'll probably be finding all your info you got from me is total bull. but theres my guess...

-- jen (not@tellingyou.com), August 18, 2000.

its an artists....u know...that thing...ok,ok..i dont have a clue!!! thats soooo darn annoying!!!!!!!

-- ms.Stipe (unit@indigo.ie), August 18, 2000.

it's a bit of tat that hangs from the front of Weaver D's restaurant where the band got the slogan "Automatic for the People"

-- Jon Kinsey (eeg@btinternet.com), August 18, 2000.

(in a very humble voice): i stand corrected...it just aint my day...wheres my everybody hurts song...i NEED my daily dose to keep me alive!!

-- ms.Stipe (unit@indigo.ie), August 18, 2000.

It isn't from the Weaver D place, it is from the front of a hotel in Miami, where part of the album was recorded.

-- Dan Clark (dan11223@yahoo.com), August 18, 2000.


Wrong,wrong,wrong! Last years xmas decoration of my xmas tree!

-- Bernie (bandsmc@hotmail.com), August 18, 2000.

HAHAHAHA...thats what i suspected!!!!!!!!,BERNIE!!

-- ms.Stipe (unit@indigo.ie), August 19, 2000.

Well its an artists view of the world, i counted 5 spikey things, obviously representing the continents of the world! YOU LOT STUPID OR SOMETHING!!! Also it is made of some metal, obviously representing the sheffield steel works here in england! YOU LOT STUPID OR SOMTHING!!! o.k.......well its a thing......you know......a thing. just go along with what they said, but im gonna be the first fan to EVER give it a name. I call it.........SPIKEY SIMON! My claim to fame that!

-- Craig (the_sas_man@btinternet.com), August 21, 2000.

i can see it now...last year pokemon.....the year b4 that,teletubbies..but this christmas list hot one is : CRAIGS...SPIKEY SIMON!!! i want one...will u sign mine craig,will u,will u?????!!! LOL!!

-- ms.Stipe (unit@indigo.ie), August 21, 2000.

yeah, I could shove it on the roof of my car....

-- Jon Kinsey (eeg@btinternet.com), August 22, 2000.


Of course you cab have your signed. By the way SPIKEY SIMON has a special move called the "R.E.M cool song-me-do"! Well i created the dam thing so leave that as it is........lol

-- Craig (the_sas_man@btinternet.com), August 22, 2000.

ur a funny man,craig.....a wee bit scary...but definatly funny..

LOL!!!!!

-- ms.Stipe (unit@indigo.ie), August 22, 2000.


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