Yo La Tengo
(Those influential 'merkin Indies)

I've seen them a couple of times, and they've always had a question and answer session half way thru' the gig. Gives the band a bit of breather, allows them to interact with the audience, give the audience a chance to skin up etc. Nice idea.

Well, it was at Leicester De Montford Hall two years ago, and the questions from the audience ranged from the awful ("what sort of guitar is that?" and "do you know anyone famous?") to the predictable ("Is GWBush mad or evil?", "Will you play 'Cherry Chapstick'?" and "Which song do you wish you'd written?") and to his credit, Ira answered them all with honesty and openness, but I could tell that he was hoping for something different. So I hit him with :

"Can badgers swim?"

With a smile and a chuckle, Ira admitted that he wasn't sure but he suspected they would.

OK. Not really a heckle, but I like to think I brighten uo the day for both YLT and the audience. And, to be honest we all needed it after the gawdawful Gorki's Zygotic Mynki's had assaulted our ears.
( Tepid_Halibut felt like a cold, empty shell of a human...until, Mon 10 Apr 2006, 22:37, Reply)