Shows/2002-07-19
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Setlist:
- Victorious Intro
- Clap Your Hands
- New York City
- Why Does The Sun Shine?
- Bed Bed Bed
- In The Middle
- Birdhouse In Your Soul
- Twisting
- Four Of Two
- Dead
- She's Actual Size
- Everything Right Is Wrong Again
- Cyclops Rock
- I Palindrome I
- Boss Of Me
- Man, It's So Loud In Here
- Robot Parade
- On The Drag
- Ana Ng
- No!
- She's An Angel
- Meet James Ensor
- Doctor Worm
- Cocktail
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Encore:
Encore 2:
They Might Be Giants
— with Common Rotation opening —
Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR
July 19, 2002 at 9:00 PM
Fan Recaps and Comments:
Review by Alex:
Well, I wanna say, wow. It was well worth the wait (almost 3 years!).
I got there early enough to get front row, Flans. What an awesome show,
the Crystal stage is about 3 or 4 feet off the gorund, so he was RIGHT
there in my face rocking out, it was awesome. I picked up a copy of They
Got Lost and a No! shirt, got Flans' autograph, and a picture taken with
him. The show was full of surprises, a lot of the packaged stuff (Dial a
Drum) with different things added on, anyway, on to a breakdown.
Quick note: Dan Miller was absent from this show. They made a vague reference as to why he wasn't there and when I asked Danny Weinkauf after the show, all he said was that Dan would be joining them Sunday in Seattle for the kids' show. Without the lead guitar, it made for some very interesting musical moments (bridge of Boss of Me, Cyclops Rock solo, etc.)
Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed:
Flans mentioned after the song was over that it was the first time they had attempted the live fade out on that song
In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle:
F: This song was written but the New York Department of Transportation... [idiots in the crowd scream and yell] F: I see we have some members of the New York Department of Transportation here tonight... Sung by Flans as it was in San Fran
4 of 2:
Linnell seemed to be having some problems with the connection on his accordion mics, there were some BOOM sounds during the song
She's Actual Size:
Standard Dial-a-Drum except at the end it was a cross between Buddy Rich and Animal with a "random toggle" between the two. Dan Hickey pulled it off really well and he and Flans were all smiles
Robot Parade:
As John started the song, some guy lit up a J and it was stinking up the place, so when John began the breakdown, he came out to the front of the stage and sang something to the extent of: "Somebody's smoking some old pot...throw that shit away...cheap is one thing..." you get the idea, he then went into the beatboxing
On the Drag:
Cool to see them doing it again, it rocked as usual
Cocktail Jazz:
During this, Flans mentioned that although they had sold 1200 tickets in Seattle for the Paramount show, it was a 2000 seat venue, so if people wanted to make the drive, he would put them on the guest list in Seattle. Reading the NG about the SF show (or wherever he mentioned the whole "putting people on the guest list" thing) I knew he wasn't BS'ing us, so I got on the list for tomorrow night as well.
The Guitar:
Very different without Dan Miller, but Danny Weinkauf pulled off the solo amazingly. Really rockin
James K. Polk:
L: This song is about the man who actually purchased the Oregon Territory. If it wasn't for him, we'd all be eating vinegar and french fries, and fish prepared in a really weird way."
Weird things:
These 2 girls in the front row, whenever someone would come out and whip it (their instruments) at the audience rock star style, they would reach out and grab their feet. Danny Weinkauf came out in front to take a solo on Older, and when he was out there for a considerable amount of time, the girls were stroking his legs and like, petting him. It freaked me the hell out! Anyway, that was just about the only weird thing.
