Nine year olds from Sherburne backed in tourney by R.E.M.
SHERBURNE – It only took a phone call to R.E.M.’s band manager Burtis Downs for the manager of a young Gus Macker team to receive the alternative rock band’s sponsorship.
“Burtis Downs is a big basketball player. He was happy to do it,” said David Levitt, father of Ian, who, along with his three, fourth-grade teammates, hope to mimic R.E.M.’s 1986 film sound track, “Superman” at the tournament in Norwich this weekend – and take it all.
Levitt, who moved to Earlville four years ago, is longtime friends with all of the members of the internationally famous band, also known for ‘Losing My Religion’ and ‘The One I Love.’ He attended the University of Georgia with them in the 1980s and ended up living on the same street and running in the same circles in Athens.
“I’ve known them before they had their records out, in the early 80s. They just got really famous and big,” understates Levitt. R.E.M. is known to have begun a music genre, called “alternative, or college rock” and reached the pinnacle of success upon being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
Unfortunately, Levitt said he didn’t expect that his friends could attend any of the Norwich games because they are currently in Berlin, Germany recording a 17th album.
The team, comprised of Hunter Lane, Levitt and Christian Bush of Earlville and Cody Beckwith of Smyrna practice a lot, often hyped up by R.E.M. songs playing in the background. Two of them hope to bring experience from playing together in the tournament last year, where they made it to the second day of play.
“There’s no Gus Macker in the South. I don’t know why. It’s really great,” said Levitt, who added that he loves living in the countryside of Earlville.
“Burtis Downs is a big basketball player. He was happy to do it,” said David Levitt, father of Ian, who, along with his three, fourth-grade teammates, hope to mimic R.E.M.’s 1986 film sound track, “Superman” at the tournament in Norwich this weekend – and take it all.
Levitt, who moved to Earlville four years ago, is longtime friends with all of the members of the internationally famous band, also known for ‘Losing My Religion’ and ‘The One I Love.’ He attended the University of Georgia with them in the 1980s and ended up living on the same street and running in the same circles in Athens.
“I’ve known them before they had their records out, in the early 80s. They just got really famous and big,” understates Levitt. R.E.M. is known to have begun a music genre, called “alternative, or college rock” and reached the pinnacle of success upon being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
Unfortunately, Levitt said he didn’t expect that his friends could attend any of the Norwich games because they are currently in Berlin, Germany recording a 17th album.
The team, comprised of Hunter Lane, Levitt and Christian Bush of Earlville and Cody Beckwith of Smyrna practice a lot, often hyped up by R.E.M. songs playing in the background. Two of them hope to bring experience from playing together in the tournament last year, where they made it to the second day of play.
“There’s no Gus Macker in the South. I don’t know why. It’s really great,” said Levitt, who added that he loves living in the countryside of Earlville.
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