John Nomiddlename Iser
@johniser.bsky.social
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Australian (Northern Tablelands, NSW). Retired Pubic Circus clown. Passing interest in politics (socialist), economics (post-Keynesian, MMT-curious), and music (mostly Americana and related).
![From the liner notes of R.E.M.'s contractual-obligation album Dead Letter Office:
WALTERS THEME KING OF THE ROAD
I suppose that if we had any shame we would have never allowed this little gem to see the light of day. This was recorded at the vey end of a long alcohol soaked day, and I casn barely remember cutting it. The first part was an attempt at writing a commercial for Walters Bar-B-Q. The second part is King of the Road, kind of. If there was any justice in the world, Roger Miller should be able to sue us for what we did to this song.
Well, not a very uplifting way to end the album, but somehow appropriate. As [disgraced former manager] Jefferson [Holt] is wont to say "A little bit of Uh huh and a whole lot of Oh yeah."
See ya'll later
[signed] Peter Buck](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f73r5puoqnvueos4q2xyvshj/bafkreigmtpubjxdn2udr6lmqmgy6vrivf3qwmv4uwuh6qehwdkinyj4yrm)
