From Mike Powers:

I had a great time at this show, even after driving from Cedar Rapids, IA that day and then back to Champaign last night after the show. I was really impressed with Dave's solos, the addition of the keyboard, and, of course, the humor. Outstanding (despite early tech problems and a week off).

Cee you in Champaign (next),

Marty, it was nice to meet you!!!!

From Stephen Noel Spencer:

I hadn't realized until the other night that I hadn't seen Moxy Fruvous since last September up in Cleveland. That's a *long* time for me -- last summer we were lucky enough to see them numerous times.

Made the road trip to Cincinnati for their show at Topcat's, a bar on Vine Street near the University of Cincinnati. Hadn't been there before, and it wasn't too bad, though there were a number of people smoking in the place and the ventilation wasn't the greatest. (OK, enough already. I know it was a bar, and people smoke in bars. And no, I don't smoke and don't like to breathe it. Still, it was smokier than normal for a bar.) The venue wasn't too bad -- nice sight lines, and the sound was pretty good.

My wife's face lit up when Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Starting Something" started on the PA -- she'd seen them in Philadelphia with the Nields last month and knew we weren't far away from the show.

Gosh, what a good show. A little problem with a cable (Murray said "Sorry for the solar flare during the first song...") and some feedback early on, but other than that it was great. They sound better and stronger than ever, and mixed together lots of songs from YWGTTM with older material and a few covers.

Highlights:

• nice Nields shirt, Jian. (Plug: what a great band...)
• during the first encore, people kept calling for "Spiderman," so they whipped through a lounge-y version of it. Very cool...
• several Beatles songs partially covered ("Nowhere Man," "For No One")
• second encore is a new mix cover: Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" with the Cardigan's "Love Me, Love Me" with a bit of Dandy's "Message To You Rudy" -- works *so* well together. (They blend them as they do "Dancing Queen" and "Take A Walk on the Wild Side".)
• I liked the megaphone during "Michigan Militia" and Mike also used it during the bridge of "BJ Don't Cry."
• Dave was introduced in "King of Spain" as "The man who put 'bi' in 'bicarbonate of soda'..."

Question for others who attended: What book was Mike reading from during "Sahara" -- I couldn't make it out. (Marty, you were down close on that side, any idea?)

• Peace of Mind (Buy our brand new disc)
• Lazlo's Career

• BJ Don't Cry
• Video Bargainville
• messing around with the Beatles "For No One" and "Nowhere Man"
• Horseshoes
• I Love My Boss
• You Will Go to the Moon
• Gotta Get a Message to You
• Sahara
• Fly
• Michigan Millitia
• Johnny Saucep'n
• Incredible Medicine Show
• King of Spain
• Green Eggs and Ham
• My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors
• River Valley

• Get in the Car

• Billie Jean medley
  • (they've added the Clash? "Message to You, Rudy (?)")

• Spiderman (with instruments)
• The Drinking Song
  • (unfortunately, I was in the "drunk/loud section of 4 people for this one)

Some other tidbits from the performance include:

From Chris Moyer:
• There was a reference made to a song Moxy sang once in Cincinnati called "It's Your Museum". They've only played it once... it's about the Union Terminal museum center in Cincinnati.
• Also it was revealed that Kinko's, Subway, and Blockbuster video are taking over the world.
  
  
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