Shows/2007-11-23

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18 wikians attended: Apathetic Apfelbitsliam Area51mafia Benthorot BlixieB Buttertownmayor Chefsalad Dante Drypaintsigns Kassi Kayakcup Lucian Meiran Poutinstereo Redheadedsnippet Sullenmoon Tenniru Z.dayton

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Setlist:

Encore 1:

Encore 2:

They Might Be Giants
— with Oppenheimer opening —
9:30 Club in Washington, DC
November 23, 2007 at 9:00 AM


Fan Recaps and Comments:

benthorot:

This was my second TMBG show in ten days, and rather than getting Giants overload, I definitely have merely worked myself into an unfixable dependency which will be impossible to sustain.
After Oppenheimer (who again, were very cool), TMBG opened with The Cap'm, then Damn Good Times, then Why Does the Sun Shine, which I believe were the same three songs they opened with in Ann Arbor when I saw them last. I wondered if the whole set was going to be the same.
Flans stopped Damn Good Times after the first verse or so to tell idiots not to mosh. The idiots complied. Later on Linnell sung of a museum for them, which I'm sure made them feel included.
A bunch of choices surprised me: Mr. Me, She's Actual Size, Spy (which they played in Ann Arbor but said that they rarely played), Purple Toupee, and Turn Around.
They did a song from every album but their first, No! and Venue Songs. They played for over two hours, at least a half-hour longer than their Ann Arbor set. They went on a lil' after 11, and didn't finish 'til well after 1! I was very grateful.
Oh and the foam fingers were again thrown from the stage by roadies just before the show. They were red instead of the yellow ones used in Ann Arbor. If the decision not to use red the week of the OSU-Michigan game was a conscious one they deserve credit for that.
During "Maybe I Know" [1]


Tenniru:

This was easily, easily the best show I've ever attended. I'd seen them at the same venue at the opening of the Beardo tour but sadly had to leave during This Damn Band to get the last train home. This time I got to see all of it, and I am so glad I am. After being blown away by Oppenheimer and getting an autographed vinyl, the band came on. Thankfully, only a few of the songs they did at my previous show appeared at this one. I'm glad that it wasn't as "best-of-oldies"-oriented this time, as well;. Forget We're The Replacements, I want Climbing The Walls!
The setlist here was perfect; none of those boring play-'em-every-show standards, and lots of obscure goodies. I will not miss Ana Ng, Robot Parade, Fingertips, and the like.
They didn't play anything from The Pink Album, John Henry, No!, and Venue Songs, though.
The most unexpected, awesome part of the show was during Withered Hope, when out of nowhere the Triceratops Horns showed up and played through most of the show. This meant all the otherwise-rare horn-section songs showed up; Spy, She's Actual Size (sadly minus the Actual Drums), the lot. Probably the most memorable part was Spy/Improvisation/Batman Theme/Improvisation/Whistling In The Dark.
There was a lot more on-stage banter than usual, with Why Does The Sun Shine getting a lot more length while Flansy begged Linnell to play the Future Sounds (KAOSS Pad) more. Damn Good Times also stopped halfway through to deal with what looked like some fighting in the front, and Particle Man had an added verse where the Jaw of Ronald Milhouse Sagen attempted to bite the hypotenuse of Triangle Man and failed.
Istanbul featured both the massive guitar intro and several brass solos; I am fairly certain this was the longest version ever played.
In conclusion? AWESOME, and I can't wait to buy the recording from TMBG.com. (They'd BETTER have recorded it this time.)
During "Withered Hope (or Doctor Worm?)" [2]
During "Purple Toupee" [3]
Ticket [4]
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