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They Might Be Giants
Sep. 30th, 1998 08:00 pmThis was a fun show, as you can probably imagine. They always do goofy things.
At one point, they came onstage with big baby doll heads on poles. The heads had long dark hair teased out on the top and sides. The mouths moved when the Johns pulled triggers, so the baby doll heads were singing whatever song it was at the moment.
My best memory was of "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". In this song, John Flansburgh and John Linnell would play guitar and keyboards, respectively, and the audience would shout "People! People! People!" over and over. We'd do this for a short time, and then the bassist and drummer (they both had the same first name, and I can't remember what it was, dammit!) [Danny Weinkauf and Dan Hickey] would play for a little bit while the audience shouted "Apes! Apes! Apes! Apes!" We'd go back and forth for a while, until a winner emerged - whichever pair of musicians that the audience seemed to have more enthusiasm for. The Johns seemed a bit surprised that the "apes" had won this time.
At one point, they came onstage with big baby doll heads on poles. The heads had long dark hair teased out on the top and sides. The mouths moved when the Johns pulled triggers, so the baby doll heads were singing whatever song it was at the moment.
My best memory was of "Battle for the Planet of the Apes". In this song, John Flansburgh and John Linnell would play guitar and keyboards, respectively, and the audience would shout "People! People! People!" over and over. We'd do this for a short time, and then the bassist and drummer (they both had the same first name, and I can't remember what it was, dammit!) [Danny Weinkauf and Dan Hickey] would play for a little bit while the audience shouted "Apes! Apes! Apes! Apes!" We'd go back and forth for a while, until a winner emerged - whichever pair of musicians that the audience seemed to have more enthusiasm for. The Johns seemed a bit surprised that the "apes" had won this time.