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Ben Folds 10/12/2001

SHOWID 101458

Show Reviews

Andrew
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This show is my baby! I was a reedie at the time and organized it. I've always felt bad for the fairly unfamiliar and somewhat hostile crowd, but of course that was the impetus for ben taking the show in such an unforgettable direction. This show was impressively small, and I could only get a stage that was 12 or 18 inches high rather than the 48 demanded by the tech rider. We could have killed ben. Um, what else. Jim Bogios was the nicest guy ever and talked to everyone. Joe was awesome. Mark was aloof. It was fun.
Also I owe Doug Goodman my life for letting it happen. Sadly, this is destined to be my crowning achievement as a human.

Set I

01. Zak and Sara
02. Not the Same
03. Fired
04. Annie Waits
05. Still Fighting It
06. Hiro's Song
07. Losing Lisa
08. Ascent of Stan
09. The Inherent Violence of Badminton
10. The Inherent Violence of Badminton (faster)
11. Death is Lighter Than a Feather (Poem)
12. Physics (The Bouyant Force of Water)
13. Fred Jones Pt. 2
14. Funky, Sexy, Nudeman
15. Gone
16. Maple Leaf Rag
17. Theme from Sanford and Son
18. Make Me Mommy
19. Rockin' the Suburbs
20. Sweet Home Alabama
21. Song for the Dumped
22. Hava Nagila

Set II

 

Set III

 

Comment

This show has unheralded banter and improv. "Death is Light than a Feather" was a poem someone handed to Ben and he put it to music. This was billed as a "secret gig."