kevin barnett

Can you guess how many times Supergrass has played Webster Hall? My guess is 15

All in all a solid performance of a mediocre setlist. The band, coming off an arena tour in support for Foo Fighters, must have been stuck in Promote-New-Album-Introduce-New-Fans-To-Old-Material mode. The majority of the NYC crowd were fans who most likely already have the new album and were ready for some surprises. While the band was as tight and great sounding as I’ve heard them, they failed to deliver on the spontaneity.   And nothing from Life On Other Planets!

I think the band caught on to their faux paux after it was too late but pledged they would come back to play a new setlist.  Here is my recollection of said mediocre setlist (margin of error +/- 2 songs):

Diamond Hoo Ha Man
Bad Blood
Mary
345
Late In The Day
Rebel In You
Ghost Of a Friend
Moving
Outside
St. Petersburg
Butterfly
Strange Ones
Richard III
Sun Hits The Sky
Pumping On Your Stereo

Lenny
Caught By The Fuzz

Over the past couple of years, I have made a concerted effort both at home and work to keep my workspace clutter-free.  This means little to no pictures, chotchkies, plants and books (unless I’m using them).  While it helps me get comfortable in my workspace, I know this can make it look cold and uninteresting.  In fact, I am sure it was weird to see my workspace at MLB.com (TPG4Life!) among the many desks strangled by hats, pennants, baseball cards, bobble-heads and other memorabilia.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

Today, I came across something that, if I were going to break my non-clutter rule, it would be the first to go up: A Texas Designer’s Map of the World.  Props to DJ Stout @ Pentagram.