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Saw the Longpigs last night, and as usual they performed very well. The crowd, mostly screaming
teenage girls, actually rushed the stage during "Elvis." No new songs were played and they only
were on stage for 30 minutes. :(
Set list: Happy Again, Far, She Said, On & On, Elvis, Jesus Christ
After the show, the band did a signing session which was well attended. In fact, Simon recognized
me from meeting them many times before. I told them this was my fifth time seeing them; they
were impressed. I asked Richard why they changed the name of "Amateur Dramatics" to "Travel,"
and he told me that it was the original name and that they had always referred to it as "Travel." I
remarked that a lot of their b-sides were too good to be b-sides. He agreed and said they were
thinking of redoing a few. They also told me that they might be back in the spring.
From: Michael Mastroianni
Date: Dec. 1, 1997
Place: Wallingford, CT; WMRQ radio show