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Shows/2007-08-04

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10 wikians attended:
CapitalQ, HeyErikLeafinson, Houseofmayors, Kassi, Lemita, Mr. 77, Some guy with an foot, Tenderfoot, Writer61, Zondry

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Venue: The Planting Fields Arboretum City: Oyster Bay, NY
Date: 2007-08-04 Artist: They Might Be Giants
Time: 7:00pm Opening Acts: N/A

[edit] Fan Recaps and Comments:

Some guy with an foot:

Fantastic show, but pretty short set. The 3 things in Sun were "Mini Coopers, Heath Bars, and James Bond reruns!". In the middle of the set i found a page next to the stage with the lyrics to "Metal Detector" on it, and i figured it fell off the stage. So I tried to hand it to John Linnell during the show (thats how close I was!!) and he said he was busy, so i got to keep it. I also got a setlist, it says John Lee Supertaster on it, but for some reason they didn't play it. After the show, Dan Miller, Danny Weinkauf, and Marty Beller all came out and talk and signed autographs, while JF/JL dissapeared. In Why Does The Sun Shine? they both sung the song with english accents for whatever reason. Flansy said "9,000,000 Kilometers away!" instead of "93,000,000 miles away!" I thought it was improvised, but it turns out the setlist says "The Sun (english accent!)" so it was planned. All and all, it was a good show.

Writer61:

Other highlights:
  • Flans strapped on a bass drum for "Older."
  • Danny Weinkauf strapped on an acoustic guitar to sing "Where Do They Make Balloons?" Dan Miller played bass.
  • Marty Beller stepped up to the center stage mic to sing "Alphabet Lost and Found," which Flans introduced as "our boy band segment."
  • Dan Miller seemed bemused throughout, though he did join Flans in some high leg kicks during "The Famous Polka."
  • Linnell asked for a do-over of the break in "Bed, Bed, Bed," saying he forgot to do something. The second time around, the graffiti cannon went off.
No songs from The Else were played, not even the highly educational "The Mesopotamians."

Lemita:

First off, I want to say that Some Guy With An Foot, I was next to you when you got the setlist! :D Yes, I was the very flustered girl when Marty came and signed my liner notes to The Else.
Anyway, this was my first TMBG show, but since it was labeled "All Ages", I was quite surprised to see the great amount of kids' songs. But that was all right. I was on the lawn for most of the show, and since we live about an hour away we were running in during Alphabet of Nations. Flans seemed a bit agitated that the security was kinda uptight and wouldn't let the people on the lawn closer to the stage to fill up the empty seats (you had to pay to do that). There were upwards of 50 empty chairs close to the stage! The people on the lawn and how Flans couldn't see them was a running gag. Speaking of, the stage banter was pretty funny. Flans decided that he was going to have a British accent for the rest of the show but then after asking Linnell (in the accent) what they were going to play next because he didn't have a setlist, then added, "I can't keep this up much longer!" Flans also explained that when you're old you can't really play a bass drum that well (or something along those lines). Both kept making jokes the kids wouldn't get ("'Cause every kid knows what a contract is!"), which was funny. Around Robot Parade my mom, brother, and I weaseled our way up to the stage, and I was standing at Linnell's feet. I think he saw me incredibly excited to be so close, and he looked down and smiled, laughing almost. My brother was holding up his Gigantic liner notes (in hopes for an autograph after the show) and Linnell nodded at him after squinting to see what it was. After New York City ended we stuck around, and Marty came out and signed some stuff. We also had a brief conversation with Danny Weinkauf, and he told me that Flans was sick, so John and John left. D:
All in all, it was great, and I promise I won't be as flustered at my next TMBG show. :D

Mr. 77:

I was a little disappointed at first because the setlist was so similar to my first show (9-12-06b), but the fact that they played NYC made it all worth it to drive 4 1/2 hours both ways. I got Marty and Danny to sign my stub, too.
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