[nina]

i wouldn't se surprised if it was rigged since they played "no time for
games" in boston last november. maybe it's just the newest addition to their
repertoire of older live songs, live hercules, only the strong, read about
it.... i mean, there's definitely a set collection of older songs that they
rotate between at shows. (by older i mean pre-D&D)

-nina



on 5/6/02 7:39 PM, The Oilman at TheOilman@new.rr.com wrote:

> Hey guys, Jon was right, it wasn't on a card Peter just responded to
> someones request in the front row. He said it would be a good one but I
> thought he mentioned that we weren't old enough, or maybe I am confusing his
> statement with the song request he picked out of the box for a song by The
> Dragons.
> 
> If you ask me this was 100% rigged, no doubt about it. Think about it, Pete
> pulls the song, Martin adn Jim mysteriously have the correct guitars on, no
> fiddling with any pedals of any sort. I will always believe this was rigged.
> Peter tried to get Rob to hold up the set so they could do it before the
> encore but Rob wouldn't have any part of it. I'd like to have heard that
> argument in the dressing room before the encore!
> 
> Anyway, I'd have to say it was absolutely THE best version of No Time for
> Games I will ever hear in my entire life. Wow, Moginie at the end was
> absolutely going off! It appeared that his fingers were not even attached to
> his hand while he pkayed the guitar!!!!!
> 
> Rock on workers, keep us informed on the west coast shows please!
> 
> Todd (OILMAN!)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "nina" <ninajill73@hotmail.com>
> To: "Helstad, Jonathan R APX" <HelstJR@HPD.Abbott.com>; "'Kate Adams'"
> <kate@dnki.net>; <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Powderworks] business cards-song request
> 
> 
>> what was the comment about "basement flat"? that's one of two songs i
> would
>> request and i was wondering if they even remembered it enough to play it
>> spontaneously.
>> 
>> nina
>> 
>> 
>> on 5/6/02 10:54 AM, Helstad, Jonathan R   APX at HelstJR@HPD.Abbott.com
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> The box with all the cards was brought back to the green room after the
>>> show. Some of the crew and I think Peter Garrett briefly looked at the
> cards
>>> to see what songs were requested. Later, others used the cards as scrap
>>> paper to write their phone #, email, etc.. on to give to the band. I
> think
>>> the box of cards was left behind when everyone left for Boulder,
> Colorado at
>>> 3am. For the record, I requested "Stand in Line".
>>> 
>>> "Basement Flat" wasn't picked out of the box- a fan up front yelled for
> it,
>>> and Peter made a comment about it, just before "No Time for Games" was
>>> picked. Can't wait for the July shows! Jon.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kate Adams [mailto:kate@dnki.net]
>>> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 5:12 PM
>>> To: Helstad, Jonathan R APX
>>> Cc: 'dbrunner@execpc.com'; 'powderworks@cs.colorado.edu'
>>> Subject: Re: [Powderworks] May 2-3
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So what did they do with all the business cards?
>>> 
>>> At 03:41 PM 5/3/02 -0500, Helstad, Jonathan R   APX wrote:
>>>> The Oils went on at Midnight and played until about 1:45 am. They asked
> the
>>>> audience to write a song request on their business card, collected them
>>>> throughout the night in a box, and when they came out for the encore,
>>> picked
>>>> a business card that wanted "No Time for Games". That was the only card
>>> they
>>>> picked out of the box to play. I'm too tired to write anything else-
> made
>>> it
>>>> into work today at 745 am. Ah, the miracle that is Mountain Dew! Jon
>>>> 
>>>> May 2 HOB Chicago
>>>> 
>>>> Been Away Too Long
>>>> Too Much Sunshine
>>>> Dreamworld
>>>> Capricornia
>>>> Concrete
>>>> Truganini
>>>> -----------
>>>> Luritja
>>>> Short Memory
>>>> Now or Never
>>>> Blue Sky
>>>> --------------
>>>> Poets & Slaves
>>>> Say Your Prayers
>>>> Golden Age
>>>> King/River(seg)
>>>> Strong
>>>> Dead Heart
>>>> Redneck
>>>> 
>>>> encore
>>>> 
>>>> No Time for Games (from the box)
>>>> Tone Poem
>>>> Beds
>>>> Forgotten Years
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: dbrunner@execpc.com [mailto:dbrunner@execpc.com]
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:18 AM
>>>> To: Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>>>> Subject: [Powderworks] Anyone have May 2nd Review
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Would anyone like to comment on the May 2nd show?  Setlists?  The
>>>> Wheel?  What time the Oils started? ect ect.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> UMass Lowell
>>> 
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