1997-11-14 - University of Wisconsin, Madison
John Darnielle solo
Recording - note that Cutter and Nine Black Poppies have a few seconds damaged each.
Setlist
Banter
- This is a song about a moment all of you are gonna come to sooner or later, and I want you to think of me and curse my name when you do. (I've Got the Sex)
- [starts playing Some Swedish Trees, very bad guitar sounds] Oh no!! Oh no! Is that some bad news!! I broke a string! [cheering] What's especially bad about this is these are brand new strings. But as you know, as you know, it's always bad when somebody breaks a string, but especially bad when I break a string. Not just for me. But I'm like the only guy up here, so I'd offer you a drum solo, but I can't do that. I'd have my bassist tell you amusing anecdotes from tour, no bassist? Not on tour! [off mic fixing of strings, someone sings about a fountain of blood and someone named Cindy, college students are weird 30 years ago and now]
- I know I should adjust the levels 'cause it's pretty high, but this is the most fun I've had with a guitar in years. [audience: enjoy it!] Enjoy it while it lasts, absolutely. You can believe that I will, sir! What do I got next? [badger song!!] No! Actually, no, [more yelling for badger song] 'cause you guys were mean to Iowa! You were very mean to Iowa. I can't support that.
- This is a song that has two truths in it, which it's up to you to ferret out...the title of this song is a term of abuse for a person from where I'm from. You may remember it from the movie 'Breaking Away'. It's called 'Cutter'. (Cutter)
- This is from my album Sweden. Its title is only known to those of you who either study Latin, or get a Latin dictionary and study my titles. (Prana Ferox)