This issue, Elliott meets Michael Stipe.

Michael! It's great to see you. You don't mind if I call you Michael do you?
It's my name.

Are you sure it's okay? I could as easily call you Stipe or Stipely or Stipers or Mikey or Mickey or Tricky or Dixy or Foxy.
Michael is fine.

Glad to hear it. So Foxy, tell me, how long have you been studying this REM thing?
What do you mean?

You know, Rapid Eye Movement, dreams and that.
REM just happened to be a name that the whole band agreed on.

Oh, you're in a band too. Thatís great. What are you called?
REM.

I'm glad we've cleared that up. Now, let's play a quick game. I will say a series of random words and I want you to say the first thing that comes into your head, okay?
Sure. Okay.

I worship the devil.
Idolatry.

I worship the devil.
I think weíve had that one.

I worship the devil.
Hello?

I worship the devil.
[ Pauses ]

You seem to have run out. Never mind. Your children will die like pigs.
[ Pauses ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Pauses ]
[ Hurls ]

Thank you for your time.

Michael Stipe wasn't talking to Elliott.