04/30/95 - Hartford, CT @ Trinity College

Date: Sunday, April 30th, 1995
City: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Venue: Trinity College
SET LIST NOTES
Self-Obsessed and Sexxee 
Bull in the Heather 
Starfield Road 
Candle 
Skink 
Bone 
Washing Machine 
Junkie's Promise 
Schizophrenia 
Becuz 
Saucer-Like 
Waist 
--
Cotton Crown 
  • Halfway through "Waist", Thurston realized he was playing the song wrong and asked the band to restart it.

    QUOTES

    T: "I'm sorry if it rains, I don't think it will. I know it's not my fault though. Hello hello hello hello hello. This song is called 'Self-Obsessed'."
    - Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
    T: "This song is called 'Bull in the Heather'."
    L: "I think Steve just quit the band!"
    T: "Steve I'm sorry man! I'm sorry, I won't do it again. Seriously."
    L: "It's all that metal posturing."
    T: "Come on man, come on!"
    L: "Gimme a D! Gimme a D! (?)"
    T: "Oh! Yo what the fuck! Hey I think you should turn these monitors down [?] we're getting a lot of feedback. OH! That's better."
    K: "Hey!"
    - Bull in the Heather
    T: "Thanks. Woowoo."
    - Starfield Road
    T: "This song is called 'Candle'."
    - Candle
    [unknown tape plays]
    - Skink
    T: "I've never seen you guys so happy(?). This song is for a girl named 'Bone'."
    - Bone
    T: "Ah thank you ladies and gentlemen. Hey we're gonna try to play a couple of new songs that we're been working on, if you don't mind. This next song doesn't have a name. Hey uh, some jock threw up a giant ball. Try to keep it in your pants, buddy."
    - Washing Machine [some different lyrics]
    K: "I think that's the best thing I've ever had thrown at me, is a marshmallow."
    T: "But you know, one is more than enough. This song is called 'Junkie's Promise'."
    - Junkie's Promise
    T: "Pardon me? Say that again? Play what? That's what we were just doing. [laughs] Oh, we'll do that. This song is called 'Sister'."
    - Schizophrenia
    - Becuz [no coda]
    T: "Hey here's another new song. Let's go."
    - Saucer-Like [Lee vox, very different lyrics]
    T: "Thanks. Well, we'd like to thank you all for showing up today. Hey are you video taping? Why? [?] We'd like to end today's concert with a song, a little number called 'Waist'."
    - Waist [abandoned after 1'20"]
    T: "Hey can we do it again, I think I'm playing the wrong chords. [laughs] I think I'm playing the wrong chords. I didn't realize it until we got that far in! I know how, I know how, I know the structure..."
    L: "Take it from there!"
    T: "No no I don't wanna take it...what's the first? I'm playing this...[plays riff one fret too high] Wait a sec, I think it's this. [plays riff properly] Ah! I thought I was losing my fucking [?]"
    L: "Special dedication!"
    T: "I'd like to apologize to, um, myself for being an asshole. I'm sorry. Alright let's really give it to em!!"
    - Waist
    T: "Goodbye, see you guys!"
    [encore break]
    L: "Hey Robbie somebody's looking to dance with you up here! Robbie LaFleur(?)."
    - Cotton Crown
    T: "Alright, seeya. Bye."

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