Inside the puppet head

The They Might Be Giants show was great. Opener Oppenheimer from Belfast (friends of L) were good, and PhillyGirl, Shoreturtle and RnR Librarian scored a great view from the front of the side bar. We've all been to many TMBG shows, and this show was a mix of old and new from The Else. There was actually a break, then back for set 2 with horns- really added to the mix. Many favorites played!

11/24/07 (Sat) The Fillmore at the Theatre Of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
(from setlist.com)

Set 1: The Cap'm, Damn Good Times, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Take Out the Trash, Alphabet of Nations, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, I'm Impressed, Cyclops Rock, Meet James Ensor, It's Not My Birthday, Particle Man, The Famous Polka, Ana Ng, XTC Vs. Adam Ant, Older, The Mesopotamians

Set 2: Philadelphia, Mr. Me, With the Dark, Birdhouse In Your Soul, The Guitar, Withered Hope, In the Middle, Purple Toupee, Spy, Whistling in the Dark, Museum of Idiots, Doctor Worm, E: Maybe I Know, Istanbul

Torchwood Season 2 BBC America's biggest hit comes to us beginning January 26.
With added James Marsters for Spike-y fun!

Promised Photos from the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
Many Yankees and Tigers photos - see me with the sign that says "team of the century". Costumes from A League of Their Own. Tigers Jerseys. Anaheim Rally monkey. Me giving Bonds the thumbs down.

Take me out

Happy post Turkey Day! Having a good time here in Cooperstown, NY with Shoreturtle. We are big baseball fans (me- Yankees, him- Tigers) so we made the trek to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was a 5 hour sort of dull drive, at least no traffic. Cooperstown is very quaint- old homes, lake, and Main Street full of baseball cards, bats, balls, with some candy and food thrown in. It is cold- real feel of 8 right now. We saw Santa arrive tonight on his horsedrawn carriage.

The Hall of Fame was great-- hours of looking at old equipment and photos-- of course many Yankee greats from Babe Ruth, Mantle, Dimaggio, Berra to modern Jeter, Rivera. The only drag was the many Boston fans here to see their sad 6th World Series win display. 26 World Championships for the Yankees! Shirt of the day "Guess it wasn't a curse, Boston just sucked".
Will share some great photos soon.

The Inn does not have TVs in room, so we watched the last two Torchwoods on the laptop, and Planet Terror.

I also read an indie comic called Guitar Solo I bought at Jim Hanleys. And The Sword 1 and 2- The Luna Brothers latest. I really love their style and stories, and the story of the paraplegic art student Dara and a lost powerful sword has captured me again.

Driving home tomorrow and going to see They Might Be Giants in Philly!