Shows/2006-05-12

38 wikians attended: Afraidofpop Amy Beanmom Blind Simeon Chillpower Chimpoozle ChrissMari Crabs Quartucci Craighecht Derekcap Frodolives HeyErikLeafinson I am a Sax Player Kayakcup Lammyjam Leolapyre LolaGeek Mareegirl42 Micahmj11 Milli Mlith35 Musicologyman Nixmonico Obsessical Orangepeel PhillyCrow Resident RLJohYouDid Sensurround29 Shepritz Some guy with an foot TDK ThisMightBeAndy Tvman Twentyagon Vvedge Zak Zakolita

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Links:

• Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
• Flickr gallery by Ren Long (mislabeled as being from May 15, 2005)

Setlist:

• Stompy Intro
• Damn Good Times
• Birdhouse In Your Soul
• Why Does The Sun Shine?
• Why Did You Grow A Beard?
• James K. Polk
• Fingertips
• Careful What You Pack
• Number Three
• Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
• The Cap'm
• Meet James Ensor
• Los Angeles
• Anaheim
• Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
• Boss Of Me
• Experimental Film
• Cyclops Rock
• We're The Replacements
• We Live In A Dump
• Alphabet Of Nations
• Doctor Worm
• Drink!
• This Damn Band
• Purple Toupee

Encore:

• Philadelphia
• Dead
• New York City

Encore 2:

• Space Jam
• Snail Shell
• Asbury Park
• Miller Time
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• Philadelphia (Mellow Version)

On the setlist but not played:

• Particle Man

They Might Be Giants
— with Michael Leviton, The Last Car opening —
TLA in Philadelphia, PA
May 12, 2006 at 9:00 PM

Fan Recaps and Comments:

The BEST show i've ever been to. Some of my favorites were Why Did You Grow a Beard?, Fingertips, Dead, Cyclops Rock, and Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes.----

During "Meet James Ensor", John Flansburgh sang the wrong lyrics. He mixed up the 1st and 2nd verses. He told the band to stop playing, and they re-started the song. "Sorry, It's like a Tokyo press confrence up here. I was distracted by the flash photography, man!"

Excellent acoustic guitar solo leading into Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Also, great staging for Fingertips, alternating the spotlight on different members of the band.