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Shows/2004-05-29

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8 wikians attended:
Bryce, Buttertownmayor, JJRRutgers, Kerosene, Megatron, TDK, TheyCallMeDoctorWorm, Zaph

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Venue: Maryland Science Center City: Baltimore, MD
Date: 2004-05-29 Artist: They Might Be Giants
Time: 5:00 pm Opening Acts: N/A

[edit] Fan Recaps and Comments:

Bryce:

It was a perfect day for an outdoor show. The science center offers a spectacular view of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and the late afternoon sun gave everything a very Idlewild vibe. I hung out with some fellow fans and declared it a great time before TMBG even appeared.
At soundcheck they played Experimental Film. After they finished, they still hadn't soundchecked the accordion, so Linnell put it on and played a few bars of "Carrie Anne" by the Hollies, but singing it as "Hey, Marty Beller, what's your game now? Can anybody play?"
And speaking of Mr. Beller, he did a good job. Dan Miller was kind of coaching him on the "Darkened Corridors" crescendo, and Flans was giving him a lot of cues throughout the show. But he really got into Older, and I think that enthusiasm will make him a great TMBG drummer. Hickey's a tough act to follow, but Marty'll be excellent once he knows the songs inside and out.
JF: One of the good things about playing a science center is that they know how to figure out what time the sun will go down on the stage.
I tried making a LiveJournal phonepost during Spin the Dial, but egad does it sound awful. The PA stomped all over my little cell phone mic like Godzilla on a gecko. But you're not missing much anyway; Flans was really struggling to salvage it from an utter lack of real songs. There was a bit of classical choral stuff early on, but only ads after that.
JF: It appears that ClearChannel owns all the stations... Now I'm not positive that they're promoting the show, but I don't understand why I didn't get the memo not to do the radio thing at twenty after.
They did come across Prairie Home Companion at the very end. Linnell did a very brief impression ("Please, sing along with this one"), and Flans told the story of how they had "said stuff about Garrison Keillor" while unknowingly being recorded by Minnesota Public Radio. But they also claimed "We dig Garrison Keillor a lot."
The second Triangle Man verse of Particle Man ended something like this (all sung, with minor-key accompaniment on accordion):
JL: They have a fight...
JF: They have a fight...
JL: They have a fight...
JF: They have a fight...
JL: It's not their first fight...
JF: Not their first fight...
JL: When will they ever stop fighting...
JF: Always fighting...
JL: It's a very acrimonious relationship...
JF: It's not cool...
It wasn't the rockin'est show I've ever been to, but it was a lot of fun. My favorite performance was probably Robot Parade, which was full-band but not the heavy metal version. And I discovered I prefer the country version of Boss of Me. I stuck around for the laser light show after the concert, which was kind of nifty if you can embrace the cheesiness.
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