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Dashboard Cover

Anybody see this? I'm not a Dashboard fan but thought some people might be...

Dashboard Confessional Tracklisting

1. Theme From Volume One (Originally performed by They Might Be Giants) 2. Valens (Originally performed by The Movielife) 3. El Scorcho (Originally performed by Weezer) 4. A Year in the Past, Forever in the Future (Originally performed by Grade) 5. Overkill (Originally performed by Men at Work) 6. If I Needed You (Originally performed by Townes Van Zandt) 7. Angels of the Silences (Originally performed by Counting Crows) 8. Catch (Originally performed by The Cure) 9. Pretty Pathetic (Originally performed by Smoking Popes) 10. Crazy (Originally performed by The Afghan Whigs) 11. Better (Originally performed by Regina Spektor)

Link to article

iMix

I made this iMix for iTunes of 45 of TMBG's best songs. Tell me if you like it, or what needs changes. Enjoy!

http://mppland.eeveeshq.com/imix.htm

The New Myspace comment

That was my fault. Hey, is the pot smoking and whatnot really terrible or just occasional? How bad is Atlanta and Savannah? --Dunklekuh81

Figured I'd Ask

I was just at theymightbegiants.com, and I was reading the article They have recently linked to. Now, should this article go in the News section? Or do we not bother, since They have already linked to it else where? It's http://www.vcreporter.com/article.php?id=5225&IssueNum=143 if anyone wants to check it out, it's really good!

It is a good article, definitely, but since there's no "news" in it, I'd say to hold off on a main page link. When they're out touring, they usually get write-ups like this in every city they play, if we linked to every article, it'd flood the main page news. --Duke33 13:08, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Craig Furgason

Hey, according to theymightbegiants.com, They're going to play The Mesopotamians on Friday, awesome :D --Jade 02:09, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I could be wrong, but doesn't this dude come on at the same time as Conan O'Brien? That's a bit of a conflict of interest... musical guests usually come on at the end though, so I suppose I could watch Conan's monologue then switch over to Craig. --Oddjob 17:29, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

-Poor Flansy looked a little left out. Cool, none the less.

Yeah, he did. No instrument or anything, which is kind of odd. Or is that the norm for that particular song? — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 06:12, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

That song didn't sound as good with only one guitar. :\--Anextrafacelol 06:38, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

At the very end of the show, Craig Ferguson wiped his desk off with The Else. Did anyone else see that? --Mosesofthecows 15:57, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DhkF9wy14Z4 Mosesofthecows, check this out, at the very end he does wipe his desk with the else

-Wow, The Alphabets Of Nations was excellent! Hurray!

They Day banner

That banner looks great! Awesome job whoever did that!

I agree!

Thanks everyone! —Gena 20:46, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Cool awesome fun trivia

Tell me the link between the Uruk-Hai and The Mesopotamians! (Post your guesses here, I'll try to check back in a couple days) If I can think of a suitable prize (hint: it's not going to cost me money, I don't have any :)), I'll reward the winner! Stalefries 02:33, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Um, Uruk was a city in Mesopotamia. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 06:41, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Is that really it? I've been thinking about it, and I haven't been able to come up with anything. Being the rabid LoTR fan that I am, I'm starting to speculate that it's something fairly obvious that I'm somehow overlooking. -Gannabel

CupOfCoffee wins it! Stalefries 17:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Mesopotamians a Battle of the Bands Song?

Wouldn't you consider the Mesopotamians to be part of the Battle of the Bands project? I mean it's not officially listed there, but I think it fits the criteria as well as any Else (pun intended). I mean it's TMBG playing the role of a fictional band. What more do you need?

Well, even though it fits the criteria, I'm pretty sure 'battle of the bands' is best left for the ones who were actually part of the actual project, such as tracks from Demchuck and what-not.

Taxidermy is now a Song Theme?

I was noticing that They find taxidermy funny:

With the Dark: My mind naturally turns to taxidermy.

No Answer: The second verse contains a tiger preserved by taxidermy.

Whence That Wince: There is also an animated short by Mr. Linnell to accompany the Walt Kelly poem, and the short stars the preserved head of a bear, a shark and some other beasties. Oddly, the little song itselfhas nothing to do with taxidermy, aside from the video.

Enough instances to add it to the Song Themes page?

~Christina Miller, October, 2007

There are also dinosaur taxidermy heads in The Guitar music video.

Omagosh, I completely missed that one! --Christina 19:36, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

T-Shirts

They Might Be Giants have had a lot of different t-shirts for sale over the years, and some quite interesting and unique designs. What do you guys think about adding a page that catalogs them all and includes information on them, like when they came out and who designed them? People could contribute what they know about the shirts they personally own, for instance, and pictures. Just a thought. --Kassi 00:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC) Sounds good...go for it!--Duke33 01:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Sims?

I love the sims, so I know that the article on the main page is wrong, They are either recording Take Out The Trash in simlish for the next expansion pack for The Sims 2, or the Sims 3, not the Sims. It's more likely for the next expansion for The Sims 2 though. Neavers 11:39, 26 October 2007 (GMT+1)

20Q People

I was playing with one of these things, and I did Linnell, and at first it said "Weird Al" but the second time it said "John Linnell" a few minutes ago, I did Flansy, and at first it said Rob Zombie, but then it did Flansy. So it could be good to mention that both are featured in the 20Q People game. --Dunklekuh81

I dunno, isn't the whole point of those things to have *everybody*?--Riblet15 13:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Dirty Sexy Money promo

I've found the promo for each episode aired on YouTube and none has Take Out The Trash in it. Couldn't find one for the show in general that had it in it either. Anybody seen it, or did a scrapped/future usage just show up on Flan's BMI statement? Oddly enough though, the show's promos seem to have bookended my music library as Sting's Brand New Day was the first album I bought on my own (not counting birthday/Xmas gifts) and The Else is my most recent purchase. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 03:28, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

William Allen White Pumpkin Stencil?

Anyone out there have a pumpkin stencil of William Allen White, for Halloween? If not, are there any artistic types out there that want to take a shot? --Duke33 02:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

o.O i never thought about that! that would be stunning. i however, am not the person to do so. i am not what you would call an artistic type. --Antgeth 02:43, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Had a little free time at work ;) http://tmbw.net/wiki/Image:Waw_pumpkin.png --Oddjob 18:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

That is excellent...great jorb! --Duke33 19:59, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Azure skin

I recently stumbled upon this wiki (via Google) while searching for MediaWiki skins, and I was instantly impressed by the Azure skin you're using. I'm wondering if it's possible to use this skin for a wiki that I administer; where to get it and how exactly to install it. Thanks, Hangfromthefloor 18:41, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

We're glad that you like it...Fortunately for us (unfortunately for you), it was custom made for us. --Duke33 19:36, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I realized that after I looked at This_Might_Be_A_Wiki:History#Custom_Skins. However, also noticing that you programmed most of the custom extensions for this site (Special:Version), I'd think you would know how to install/remove skins? Hangfromthefloor 22:09, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, we know how to install and remove skins. Azure was created and designed specificially for TMBW, however; not for use on other MediaWiki websites. Meta has a nice gallery of freely usable MediaWiki skins created for distribution. -CapitalQ ♫ talk ♪ 23:04, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Heh. Well, that's too bad. I would have offered to purchase it. It's almost perfect, except that the background transparency delays scrolling. Hangfromthefloor 23:11, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

I mean, can I purchase it? Hangfromthefloor 01:40, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, buster brown, but Azure is my baby. I spent countless hours creating this from scratch, then countless more fine-tuning it with some other TMBW staff members. It's not something any of us would be willing to sell to the Talk:Main Page gypsies, it's a core part of TMBW's visual identity. But we're glad you like it. And the background lag is totally on purpose. ^_^ —Gena 11:40, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I understand. Anyways, I like the "Talk:Main Page gypsies". Hangfromthefloor 20:40, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

No hard feelings. I did not mean to imply that you were a gypsy, only that we know nothing about you. And Azure really is like a child to the TMBW staff. —Gena 21:16, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Is it blasphemy, then, to say that I prefer the Wookie-fied Azure? :) Stalefries 05:46, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Wookiee Azure (Deciduous) is really like a child dressed up in a Halloween costume. Cute for a while, but the everyday look is preferable. IMHO at least. ^_- —Gena 22:53, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Pushing Daisies

I watched the Pushing Daisies episode that was supposed to contain TMBG refs or whatever...and there was no such thing. Did I watch the wrong episode, or was whoever posted that just misinformed? Spiraling Shape 04:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

I believe it was the second episode of the show, aired two weeks ago for the first time. Are you sure you watched the correct episode? -CapitalQ ♫ talk ♪ 04:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, the clips from the episode are on Youtube now, so I guess you can see it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DFKJB8cHNcM --McBob 17:21, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

genre discussion

In preperation of Tuesdays TMBG concert, a friend of mine did a poor job describing the band to his girlfriend. This prompted a few of us to come up a good description of the band's unique sound. this is what we came up with, hope you like it. (feel free to correct spelling)

 "Misc. fun, mellow, general unclassifiable rock.
  Excited, sad, british-esque easy-listening.
  Educational, east-coast, indie music.
  And alternative children rock."
  Or
 "Other"

Length of Shows 2007 tour

any idea how long shows are lasting on this tour (Autumn 2007?)

I am going to show in Pittsburgh next week, and have babysitter only until 11PM! (show starts at 8 with opening act, oy)

Can the sarcastic comments, just the facts please.

Appreciate it.

According to the shows I've downloaded, the shows last from an hour and a half to an hour and forty minutes (TMBG songs tend to be short, so they get a lot of tunes in). Assuming the band goes on at nine, you may have to leave early, depending on how far you live from the venue. --Oddjob 15:44, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

---> Hey, thanks buckaroo!

That Grand Rapids interview

I really enjoyed this interview. It seemed pretty run-of-the-mill in terms of questions, but Flansburgh really seemed to be in a reflective state over what the band is and has been to him, the band, and the outside world. The only negative is that all the mentioning of Dial-A-Song was said in the past tense :(. ~ magbatz 14:28, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Awww, it's so sweet that he refers to the wiki when making setlists and such. High fives and muffins for Flans! :D --Lemita 14:43, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Direct From Brooklyn Commentary

Hi, I love this site, and I was just wondering if there were any transcripts for the commentary on the Direct From Brooklyn dvd. I was watching it and I think it would be helpful to have what They are saying written out for everyone to read. Thanks. --70.17.191.213 00:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I thought about that too, but it seems kinda pointless, because you're supposed to listen to the commentary while watching the video; if you just read it on a website, you'll have no idea what part of the song/video they're talking about because there's no video to accompany the written transcript. But on the other hand, it'd still be interesting to read, so i still think this is a good idea. --McBob 01:18, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Could we get an admin or somebody to say yes or no on this idea? I'm willing to make an account and help write transcripts if it's OK'd. --141.151.185.57 23:19, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm no admin, but I don't think there'd be any problem with transcribing the commentary. I'd have to go against the pointlessness argument by saying that it would be nice to have a block of written text of what they were saying as you were watching the DVD, plus it's always a good source to refer to. Then, the only thing that might be bad about making that page would be that, by making the commentary text freely available via the wiki, we might be robbing the Giants of some extra (well deserved) revenue. Though I would counter that by saying 1) we already have enough "official" text on this site anyway, and 2) it really doesn't do you any good without Direct From Brooklyn in the first place. So yeah, if you're willing, by all means, go ahead. ~ magbatz 07:47, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The answer is no, that's a DVD-exclusive feature that does not belong outside of the disc itself. If someone wants to know what the Johns have said during the commentary, that person can purchase the disc themselves from a wide selection of retail and online stores. (See also: Talk:Direct From Brooklyn for an earlier request for a DfB commentary transcription.) Sorry! -CapitalQ ♫ talk ♪ 09:44, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Darn. But, as someone else said on the discussion page, the people at H*RWiki do transcript everything available on all of the DVDs, as well as the commentaries from the creators of the animations. I just thought it would be helpful as sometimes it's hard to hear what the Johns are saying.

If it is transcribed here in its entirety, it can just as easily be used as a replacement for the purchase as it can be used as a supplement for people who own it. If you don't understand a few lines here or there, you could always ask on TMBW if anyone else understands them. :] -CapitalQ ♫ talk ♪ 18:49, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Jacob Two-Two

While watching Saturday Morning Cartoons with my younger brother today, I saw a reference to They Might Be Giants in a show called "Jacob Two-Two". The particular episode was "Dollars for Scholars", and the reference involved some lyrics from Istanbul Not Constantinople. The clip can be seen here. Technically, they could be referencing The Four Lads, but I prefer to think it's TMBG. --Mosesofthecows 20:20, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

children's show in New Hampshire

Hi, My seven year old loves TMBG and I noticed they will be holding a children's show in New Hampshire at the end of March. I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not they will be playing only songs from their children's albums. My son loves their general music and I don't want to drive him up to N.H. without knowing what type of music to expect. His favorite songs are "Don't Let's Start" and "Particle Man." He plays their music every day!!!! Thanks for any information.

It is a children's show, so it will more than likely focus more on No!, Bed Bed Bed, the ABCs, and 123s. (I would expect a heavy emphasis on the 123's, since it will have just been released.) There might be a few other songs from their non-children albums, such as Dr. Worm and Particle Man, but they will probably be the exception, not the norm. You can go here to see the playlist for the last kids show they did. --Duke33 15:57, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Chri-skin-tmas!

Love it guys, especially the Santa White at the bottom.-Cody-schmidt 01:37, 1 December 2007 (UTC)