I was at the Laura Cantrell/Stephen Malkmus/Yo La Tengo show today in Battery Park, NYC. I start talking music with the guy next to me. His tastes/era seemed pretty similar, so i asked if he knew the dB's. He said Peter was a good friend! Michael Koenig (spelling) was the guy. And of course the dB's are big favorites of his. Interesting: He said that Peter's recommendation of the original "Radio Free Europe" single got R.E.M. their very first airplay in the northeast. And the rest is history....