By: David Schultz

Given the bad blood that runs through the veins of the surviving members of the Velvet Underground when it comes to playing together, the December 8 gathering of Lou Reed, Doug Yule and Maureen Tucker at the New York Public Library will likely be the closest we ever get to a VU reunion. The three will participate in a round table of sorts with Rolling Stone's David Fricke to discuss the band and most likely The Velvet Underground: New York Art, a collection of Andy Warhol photographs, posters and album covers, Lou Reed handwritten lyrics and assorted memorabilia from the band's heyday. After spending the day at Strawberry Fields remembering Lennon, you should be able to get to the Celeste Bartos Forum in the library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building by the 7:00 p.m. starting time. General admission tickets are $25 with $15 tickets available for library donors, students and seniors (which probably includes anyone who saw the original band play live).

BUZZUNIVERSE'S GREG McLOUGHLIN HAS WRITTEN a very nice story for jambands.com about reconnecting with his first bass teacher. Kendall Buchanan. It's like Daniel-San finding out Mr. Miyagi still has it . . . and can still rock the bass. I was on the boat when Buchanan sat in with BuzzU during "In The Sun" and McLoughlin's not understating the fact when he describes how Buchanan killed it. It's well worth reading.

Labels: BuzzUniverse, Velvet Underground