She Said I’m So Obsessed That I’m Becoming A Bore, Oh No

I am actually so bored with some of my material that I nearly ruined my entire performance last night. I've heard it so many times that I just couldn't get excited enough about it to make the audience excited about it. And I think I'm fine with that. I think it's time to retire Dr. Schweitzer and Sudafed. I don't need an excuse to talk about the crappy doctors I saw at Goddard, or about the jaded folks at Walgreens; and the set up for that stuff was (is) just too damn long. My setups, in general, are too damn long. Time to take the knife to it, I guess.

The evening was a success overall. IAO made a bunch of money on the bar sales, and we raised over $170 for Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity (one hundred seventy one dollars, to be exact). Thanks again to all the nice folks in the local news media who helped us out, and thanks to the IAO for being such a welcoming venue. And thanks to everyone who came out to the show last night! I hope everyone had a great time. I know I did.

Here's my set from last night. But be warned, it is over 15 minutes long. Download!

Don't Go Cold On Me

Tonight I did almost entirely new material to a kind of small crowd. Lots of people said it was the best I've done. I listened to the recording, and it seemed kind of flat. I don't know. Listen for yourself.

And here's the last 20 songs I used.

What Are We Gonna Do If We Lose That Fire?
“Inside And Out (Bee Gees Cover)” by Feist
7/25/06

With Your Opinion Which Is Of No Consequence At All
“Paranoid Android” by Radiohead
8/1/06

Chou Chou Chou, Ii Kanji.
“Renai Revolution” by Morning Musume
8/15/06

Your Head Will Collapse If There’s Nothing In It
“Where Is My Mind?” by The Pixies
8/22/06

Look At Me, I Can Write A Melody
“Sucked Out” by Superdrag
8/29/06

I Did A Stupid Thing Last Night
“Stupid Thing” by Nickel
8/30/06

We Don’t Want To Know What’s Really Going On
“Do The Vampire” by Superdrag
9/12/06

One More Time
“One More Time” by Daft Punk
9/14/06

They Say It's All We Need To Keep Us Together
“Pop Song” by Light Sleeper
9/21/06

The Late Night Double Feature Picture Show
“Science Fiction/Double Feature” by Richard O’Brien
9/23/06

On The Fence, Not To Offend
“Ants Marching” by Dave Matthews Band
9/29/06

In 27-D, I Was Behind The Wing Watching
“Stratford-On-Guy” by Liz Phair
10/5/06

I Am A Visitor Here... I Am Not Permanent
“District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by Death Cab For Cutie
10/5/06

If You’re Tired Of The Big So-So
“Oh!” by Sleater Kinney
10/11/06

All Right Baby, I Just Can't Keep On Pretending
“A Night” by The Harlem Shakes
10/11/06

Don't Call Me Boring, It's Just 'Cause I Like You
“Start Of Something” by Voxtrot
10/26/06

Made Us All Want To Feel Like Stars
“Hotel Arizona” by Wilco
11/10/06

Golden Moments We Remember
“Mozart Defect” by Belle De Gama
11/11/06

History Shows Again And Again How Nature Points Out The Folly Of Men
“Godzilla” by Blue Öyster Cult
11/13/2006

Don't Go Cold On Me
"Cold On Me" by Ringside
11/16/2006