my slightly repetitive review...

ok, let me start by saying i'm writing this on 4 hours of sleep.

it was fantastic!

we made real good time on the way up. we were all set to get there by a little after 5, but then we hit a traffic jam right at the end, & the last 3 miles took about 45 minutes. we got there about 6:15 or so. there was a line, but it wasn't horrible. i saw flame as soon as we got there. she was easy to spot. she's just as cute as a button! she was right at the front of the line, with her Dad. he's real nice, & i liked him a lot. i gave her a big hug.

she made me a birthday card on the bus on the way there! it's awesome. i'll post the scan soon. i can't imagine being able to draw that great in a moving vehicle. she's amazing.

i also met chaos by design. (sorry i don't remember exactly how she spells it here at the moment) she was real friendly.

we didn't get to lean on the stage because of our lateness, but we were the 2nd row back standing. not bad. flame was against the stage at first, but she sacrificed her spot to stand with me.

the opening band "Oppenheimer" was great! they are are 2 guys from Northern Ireland. they sounded like way more than 2 guys though. we bought their CD after the show, & got to meet em. they are really nice. they aren't huge Hurling fans, but they like it ok. (they are the first Irish people we ever met, so we had to ask em) they have a MySpace. i'll find the link when i get a chance, in case anybody wants to check em out. http://www.myspace.com/oppenheimer

i thought i was gonna miss Corn Mo, but they wiped him right out of my brain.

after their set, TMBG came out! (i'm posting all the videos i made on here) i got the set list from the wiki, cuz my memory sux.

* "What Not"
* I'm Impressed
* Take Out The Trash
* Ana Ng
* Upside Down Frown
* Snail Shell
* Spider
* The Guitar
* Birdhouse In Your Soul
* The Shadow Government
* Why Does The Sun Shine?
* The Cap'm
* Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
* Alphabet Of Nations
* Phone Calls From The Dead (Buddy Ebsen)
* Older
* New York City
* Contrecoup
* It's Not My Birthday
* Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
* Memo To Human Resources
* Withered Hope
* Twisting
* Asbury Park (instrumental)
* The Mesopotamians

First Encore (second encore on setlist):

* Maybe I Know (a capella w/accordion)
* Dr. Worm
* Particle Man

Second Encore (first encore on setlist):

* With The Dark
* Glockenspiel Intro - Born In A Graveyard?
* Damn Good Times

^ from: http://tmbw.net/wiki/Shows/2007-09-15 ^



the biggest surprise for me was when they did Puppet Head. i've never seen them do that one live before. it was also surprising that they didn't do Clap Your Hands, James K Polk, John Lee Supertaster, or Fingertips. no offense, but it was kinda nice, cuz they used to play those songs every time... & then Noah would tease about it after.

i was happy they did Dr Worm. i've seen them 4 times, & i've seen them play it 5 times. it's kind of a tradition.

Phone Calls From Beyond The Grave was hilarious.

as you can see, they did a LOT of songs from The Else, which was cool. i wanted The Mesopotamians more than anything. when they did Memo To Human Resources, Linny got confused & almost started playing it, & then they joked about it, so i knew it was coming. i didn't make a video of it though, cuz i wanted to just experience it... you know? i got the Mesopotamians shirt after the show.

Dan Miller did some awesome solos, as did Danny & Marty. i love those guys.

the banter was great. Linny was especially funny. it was the most animated i have ever seen him.

The Alphabet Of Nations was exceptionally enjoyable too. i wish i woulda videoed it. i took a few pix, but they didn't turn out.

i didn't get to meet anybody after, but from what i've been reading, Flansy DID sign autographs. i don't know where he was though. he apparently wasn't that into it, also from what i've been reading around the net. maybe it was cuz of the 2 crazy chicks who screamed & made out in the front row through the whole thing.

i got each of the kids a vinyl Else album after, & one for me. i also got Noah a new copy of The Spine Surfs Alone, cuz he lost his old one. Nathan went in with me on a snowman hoodie, cuz they're pretty expensive. i also got the Oppenheimer CD & they signed it for us. we talked about the Hurling with em. they are sweet guys, & real fun to talk to with their cute Irish accents.

i spent like 140 bux on merch. not too bad, really, when you consider how much shipping i woulda had to pay if i got it all online. (& 20 bux of it was Nathan's) the girl at the t-shirt stand was happy that i had cash. i asked if she had any They skull stickers, but she was out. when she saw i had cash she was all like "if i had any skull stickers left i would give you some for free!" nice sentiment, but it didn't do me much good.

we got turned around like 3 times on the way home, but we knew it every time, so we never actually got lost. poor galoot was so tired he could barely think straight. next time i'm gonna get us a room. i don't care how many times he tells me not to.

it was fun, i loved it, & we're thinking about going down for the Memphis show in November. we could stay with one of the kids, & do the whole family thing again. after galoot recovers i'm gonna start workin on him.

i hope that was an ok review. i'm not much of a writer.




here's a video to hold you...

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i fixed the sound as good as i could. we were right in front of a speaker & it was really LOUD.

*edit* i have now added my written review. it's a bit repetitive, cuz i wrote the part before the set list on Sunday & the rest this morning. hopefully you'll get the jist though...

yay! I was hoping you'd post a video, now I can show my friends! thank you so much!

no problem! i have 7 more or something like that. i just gotta fix the audio on em first. the buzz was awful cuz we were so close & they were so loud. YaY for iMovie!

i'm still workin on my review. so much to do, so little time. i guess i shoulda cleaned the house before our trip.

ok, here's a link to my photos... http://www.flickr.com/photos/21767235@N00/...57602048320442/

luckily, flickr is easy, i was already a member with my yahoo id & didn't even know it, & they have a batch uploader. enjoy.

here's how they opened the show...

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Natey had to aim the camera for me right at first. i couldn't see a thing.

It's Not My Birthday...

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one of the background singers in the audience is me.

Ahhh!! Looks like you had an awesome time!!!

yeah, i did... & one of these days i'll write an actual review about it. i still have a couple more videos to fix first though...

my poor messy house!

here's Withered Hope. you can hear my kids laughing in the background at the very beginning.

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& here's The Guitar...

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Older...

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yay! it's like being there all over again!

sweet. I can't wait til next weekend!

BigJohn

ooh, is that your show?!! i've been so focused on mine, i kinda forgot about everybody elses.

thanks you guys. i know it was a little disjointed, but that's just how i roll.

Contercoup...

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*fixed-ish edit*

one more to go...

ok, i think i figured out something i did wrong. i'll probably have to retweak em all now.

yeah, I was really suprised that they played Puppet Head too the opening band was really amazing too, it's hard to believe 2 guys could pull so much off! Linnell really did seem a lot more loose than I've seen in other show videos

I spent 80 bux on merch, that's the most I spent the whole trip! (well, aside from the bus tickets )

and the stage banter was just great, the Buddy Ebson phone call kept me laughing

and thanks for the compliments biff, I really appreciate it

I'll be sure to post some pics soon!