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...years since his college days, Jim seems to have become more comfortable with his words. Every five years, for each reunion, the Class Report Office at the Harvard Alumni Association compiles anniversary reports made up of biographical entries written by class members. In Jim’s 25th reunion report, he’s forced pleasantly into the medium: “[My] daughters—who each weave their magic as artists, athletes, poets, entertainers, and sprites that dance in the summer night—have enriched my life beyond my wildest expectations.” He writes with...
...Reunions are things that Jim feels very strongly about, especially the 25th, the crowning anniversary of them all. “For 25 years I’ve had people tell me that the best week of their lives was their 25th reunion. I thought, well, you know, I guess I’m going to be let down.” Jim is exuberant and he starts talking quickly. “It was like going to Disney World...
...came back too. One of the things that he says surprised him about the reunion was how little everybody had changed, how they had the same basic personalities...
...announcement of the Pavement reunion way back in September of 2009 understandably sent musically minded twentysomethings the world over into delighted shock. It was surreal and wonderful that the rumors were finally true, and the timing seemed perfect—announced 10 years after the band’s messy breakup, and 20 years after they recorded those fuzzy first singles at Louder Than You Think in Stockton, California. Since the news dropped, it’s been a bewildering experience for fans—buying tickets for shows over a year away, internalizing the band’s amusing...
...less obvious selections, they prove misguided, opting to include things like their jokey tribute to R.E.M. (“Unseen Power of the Picket Fence”) in place of the many solid rarities that pepper their reissues. In light of their outstanding original releases, generous reissues, and exciting reunion, “Quarantine the Past” is a disappointment—a functional, but far from ideal, introduction to the 90s’ finest indie rock band...