blutterbunged wrote:

> Bongo's already reviewed the show but I hope you'll humor me -- it
> was my first Geggy Tah/Tommy concert after nearly 2 years of fanhood
> & I gotta share.

It's good to know that I wasn't the only pair of cartoon eyes in
the forest. 0 0

>
> Spooky! Turns out it was the set for the upcoming Cat in the Hat
> movie. Rats -- I guess this means I'll end up going to see the
> stupid thing.

I admit that I later heard it was a "The Cat in the Hat" set but I
didn't want to mention it in my review because it seemed more
interesting to say the gig took place in an unexplainable cartoon world.

>
> And he also had some
> device (homemade, no doubt) that made a creaking sound...

It's a rope tied to a tin can. I'm not sure what he calls it. He
called it his "fishing pole" once but I think that was just because he
was using it on "Bomb Fishing". You could probably make your own easily.
I've been meaning to try it.


> Sweat was also on steel drum -- a good change, though I like the
> album version slightly better.

Did you notice the alternate lyrics? I can remember them exactly but
it was something about a waterfall.

>
> Dumb Submarine -- I love Dumb Submarine, so it's hard to think of
> anything I didn't like except that it was over too soon. The song
> lends itself well to a sparser instrumentation, I think.

I guess we all experience things differently. For me personally, I
don't think I've heard a live performance of "Dumb Submarine" that came
close to the recorded version. The recorded version starts out
entrancing with that engine sound effect then builds to the right moment
when it becomes exhilarating. The live version doesn't seem to be
patient enough for that. Still, its better than not hearing it all.

>
> The new song that Bongo called "Mother," -- I remember the theme more
> than the music -- running around with his sisters, trying his
> mother's patience -- I think. ??? Oh, for a better memory or the
> courage to bootleg.

That would have been a good show to sneak the mini disc recorder
into since the sound was so clear and the audience was so quiet. I know
how you feel though. I don't have the guts either (or the recorder).

>
> The Rumi song was the opposite -- the MIddle EAstern tint in the
> music struck me, but I don't remember the theme of the poem he used.

I think it was something about birds circling gray skies. At least
I remember "circling gray". I searched the web with those key words and
"rumi" but can't find it.

>
> As for cutting off some of the songs, didn't he say something about a
> medley? It wasn't exactly a medley, but it was fun to hear at least
> parts of many of my favorite songs.

> It's sort of a toss-up from my
> point of view -- if you can only visit Paris for one day, do you
> spend all day combing the Louvre, or do you take a bus tour and snap
> pictures of landmarks as they whizz by?

That's true but I hope next time we see Tommy play, he'll be the
only act (or go on last.)

>
> And there's at least one new GT fan on the
> planet, as little bro wrote me the day after we returned: "Well,
> between you and Tommy you've gotten me hooked on Geggy Tah."

I have a younger brother that I'm going to push GT/Tommy on. I'm
making him a mix CD that includes some GT stuff.

>
> Bongo, why didn't you come say hi to me? I figured you were probably
> there, but I don't know what you look like. I swear I'm not this
> obnoxious in person -- more timid, really.

I wish I had but I didn't know who and where you were either. I'm
timid too. And it was dark and scary. Next time if you set a little
piece of cheese out, I might cautiously approach.


-B O N G O