tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post6961215859497032402..comments2023-06-09T08:14:55.315-06:00Comments on sheep go to heaven: this one's for you, joel--jeff *http://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-30353182542621105432009-11-08T22:57:30.328-07:002009-11-08T22:57:30.328-07:00Sidenote: I was at the concert when Cub opened for...Sidenote: I was at the concert when Cub opened for TMBG, and I thought it odd that they played New York City as well. I don't remember much else, except for the fact that we were so close to the stage at that show that we could tell the drummer girl didn't shave her legs. . .ever.<br /><br />Wasn't that one at the Utah State Fairgrounds? Could it be that we were at that concert together before we even knew each other???Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643009678437679644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-41418971109444568882009-11-08T19:05:06.338-07:002009-11-08T19:05:06.338-07:00joel, to answer your questions:
1. the picture wa...joel, to answer your questions:<br /><br />1. the picture was from two years ago. now that you suggest it, i should have brought the foam hand.<br /><br />2. we were close. it was dang.<br /><br />3. thank you. i thought it was good, too.<br /><br />4. you're a wonderful father. i gave a set of ABCs and 123s as a Christmas gift last year, and received a thank you from the four-month old boy. it really, really works.<br />'science' is, i think, their strongest of the children's cds. but it's certainly for those in the upper single digits and beyond.<br /><br />5. same as they had at the last show. according to the johns, they're completely biodegradable, made from bugs, and the dye is poisonous. but as if "lucky ball and chain" wasn't already a surprisingly good song live, this made it even better.<br /><br />6. you would have.<br /><br />7. yep, came from the "istanbul" single, which is actually pretty solid. it also has "stormy pinkness", a decent slow song that i imagined slow-dancing with a girl to when i was younger, because that was the only slow song i really knew. someday....<br />and it has a remix of "istanbul" that's worthwhile, too. i think i picked it up off amazon for $7.<br /><br />8. "hearing aid" was cool. "minimum wage" was a lot of fun. and they said that "letterbox" was the fastest they've ever had to sing, that it was quite a challenge, and that they were only able to pull it off when elektra actually put a speeding train behind them.<br /><br />9."new york city" is a solid crowd pleaser, a modern-day staple, and one of three (or is it now four) songs that they did not write. i saw the original band ("cub") open for them, and when "nyc" was requested, the girls said john asked them not to, the looked off stage and said, "oh, i guess we can." it was alright, but tmbg are certainly better.<br />and "cowtown" was just sheer euphoria. i danced as much as i could.<br /><br />10. yes, twisting to "twisting" is absolutely blissful.<br /><br />11. sorry, mate, i can't remember a thing about the song i didn't know. i'm guessing it's off of "the spine", since that's the only mainline cd i don't have. i don't have "no", either, though i doubt it was from there. but even if i heard it, i don't think i'd recognize it.<br /><br />12. yeah, every track of "fingertips" (no "spacesuit", though), with the spotlight jumping from their lead guitarist and the two johns. like i said, it probably weirded out most of the casual attendees, but for those who knew, it was pretty dang. <br /><br />13. i'll see you at the next one. = )--jeff *https://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-50241047976565905422009-11-07T23:06:51.412-07:002009-11-07T23:06:51.412-07:00Wow. Wow, wow, wow!
MAN I wish I could have been ...Wow. Wow, wow, wow!<br /><br />MAN I wish I could have been there! I can't believe that I missed a Flood concert! And it was, in part, because of my own laziness and my focus on Halloween. But, you live and learn, and this post was very satisfying. Thank you, Jeff.<br /><br />Ok, now for some specific questions and comments:<br /><br />- Was that picture from two years ago? Or did you bring your foam finger BACK to the concert?<br /><br />- I can't believe how close you were!<br /><br />-I wholeheartedly concur with that "dark side of the moon" analogy. SO COOL!!!<br /><br />-I will be purchasing Here Comes Science soon. I've listened to it on Rhapsody already and I'm a fan - of course. My 2-year-old already asks to listen to Here Come the ABCs, 123s and No! so I want to further her love for TMBG.<br /><br />-Confetti cannons??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! Jealousness!!!<br /><br />-I once prided myself on the fact that I could sing the Flood album start to finish in sequence. I would have loved to see it play out like this.<br /><br />-I didn't know the James K. Polk song came from an early Flood single! I only know it from Factory Showroom.<br /><br />-I really, really, would have liked to see Hearing Aid live! And I can never get the words to Letterbox right when I sing them.<br /><br />-I accept both Cowtown and New York City as acceptable sidenotes from the Flood album playlist. <br /><br />-Twisting to Twisting is SO MUCH FUN! Great song!<br /><br />-What is the name of the song you didn't know? Or lyrics? Anything???<br /><br />-Wow! That is one amazing encore! Fingertips??? In it's entirety? Holy @#$%!!!<br /><br />I felt uplifted just reading about how fun this concert was.<br /><br />Thank you, Jeff. Thank you.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643009678437679644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-74928533371955956382009-11-07T20:43:16.807-07:002009-11-07T20:43:16.807-07:00your memory amazes meyour memory amazes meJaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842366585371178245noreply@blogger.com