Day 4 of the ScaryWhiteGirl's vacation has begun. Early today, cuz I've got stuff to do before we drive up to get Macke, and head up to St. Louis to go see They Might Be Giants. w00t! :)

Because I have time, let's review the times I have seen They Might Be Giants.

The first time was in the fall of 1992, near the beginning of my freshman year of college, at Mississippi Nights. I went with Nate and Chris, but we were meeting a bunch of BBS folks there. Within five minutes of arriving, Tom (Katar) had proposed to me... that was bizarre... :) I think that was the time we got them to play the theme song from "Sesame Street" for "Stump the Band"...

The second time was Pointfest 1, which I think was in the early fall of 1993. Because TMBG is what Pointfest is really all about! :) But you know, getting Midnight Oil's autographs was a bonus as well! :)

The third time was Pointfest 2, which would have been the summer of 1994. This was the time that I drove like 6 other people to Pointfest... two of whom lived in South County... and they went to see the Violent Femmes, who were headlining that year. So while most of my passengers and I sat in the van, they were still watching the Femmes play. So it took FOREVER till we got out of there! But TMBG was still kewl! :)

The fourth time was in Kirksville, in March of 1995. My mom, brother, and sister (Megan) all came up for this one. It rocked! :) We wanted them to play "Crimson and Clover" if they did "Stump the Band," but they didn't. Bummer. This was also where Megan and I got our fear of people who sing about fresh garbage and play banjo... *shudder*...

The fifth time was a day or so before Pointfest 4, in August of 1995. I think this is the time I wore sandals to a TMBG show... at Mississippi Nights... bad idea! :) Jim and Carrie went with me this time, and it was a good time, even if I couldn't be in the quasi-mosh pit... :)

The sixth time was Pointfest 4, in August of 1995. The last one that TMBG played at... *sniffle*... this was the year of the water bottle fight (I was in the seats, and one nearly hit me). This was also the year that I wandered around Pointfest with my nearly waist length hair (which had just been dyed red) all in tiny braids, and had written all over myself with permanent marker... :) That was fun... :)

And now I get to see them tonight... after nearly 7 years... it's been WAY too long...

That's all for now! :)