02/08/89 - Tokyo, Japan @ Shinjuku Loft

QUOTES

L: "Alright. How y'all doing?"
T: [tests mic] "Ow!"
K: "Uh, Thurston got a shock."
L: "Who's gonna stage dive? Who's gonna be the first stage diver?"
T: "Not me. [laughs] Check! Check! Sorry. Alright!"
L: "Whoa, I'm getting it too! Whoa! The first stage diver, ladies and gentlemen!"
T: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's the [?] of the pit!"
L: "Here he comes! Go! Go! This song is called 'Brother James'."
T: "Alright, when I count to four dude! Wait a minute. I count to four."
L: "Loosen up! Tighten up your wig!"
T: "Give this guy some room!"
L+T: "1 2 3 4!"
- Brother James
T: "Yo thanks! [??] This next song..."
L: "More pulsation please!"
T: "Let's do it, you ready?"
L: "I am ready!"
T: "Well fuck!" [playing intro riffs to 'The Wonder' without actually starting the song] "Let's go!"
- The Wonder [segue into "Hyperstation"]
- Hyperstation [extended outro jam that doesn't segue]
T: "This next song is called 'Eric's Trip'."
L: "It's about sitting in a movie theatre in Texas, USA. And there's a dutchman in the seat behind you and he's eating popcorn really loud."
T: "A stick!"
L: "His stick! The drummer's gonna start it."
- Eric's Trip
L: [during "Eric's Trip"] "Terry, take my monitor down! Terry, take my monitor out!"
["Secret Girl" piano tape plays]
L: "Terry, turn the side fill off!"
- Candle
- Kissability
T: "Thanks!"
L: "Beautiful!"
T: "Thank you very much. We'd like to play another song. It's called 'The Sprawl'. It's about hanging out in The Ginza. My ghettoblaster has Luther's CDs[?] [??]"
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross the Breeze
- [Thurston starts playing intro to "Teen Age Riot"]
K: "Terry, Steve's changing snares."
T: "So what's new? You guys are, are you into Supernatural? We think it's pretty fuckin' happening. Are you guys into um, into um, Shonen Knife? You know them? 'Twist Barbie'? You like that song? I Wanna Be Twist Barbie?' [laughs] Are you into that?" [someone in the crowd: "they're playing tomorrow night!"] "Are they? Tomorrow night? Shonen Knife. How about Boredoms? You know those dudes? Do you guys know the Butthole Surfers? Well, they're here tonight. Are you guys into the Band of Susans? Oh man. Are you guys into, um, Pussy Galore? You know they..."
K: "They broke up. [laughs]"
T: "Are you guys into Jon Spencer? We are."
K: "How many people are into Cristina? [laughs]"
T: "I'm into Jon now. Are you guys into, um, Steve Albini? [laughs] C'mon, I'm rappin' man! This is what we call a 'rap session'. Man, I'm gonna electrocute my body. We got Marshall stacks for no reason at all, except that they sound good. Are you guys into Dinosaur Jr? Yeah? You're fucking American...are you, or English? You're from New York? Alright dude!! New York is red hot...Okay. I'm gonna fuck around a little bit."
L: "Lights out, Carlos! Lights out! Lights out! All the way out! All the way out! Let's have some darkness"
T: "This song is about..."
L: "Chicken."
T: "...how women should rule the world. Because we're all ready for rock and roll. This is called 'Teen Age Riot'." [attempts main riff, fucks it up] "Jesus Christ...Does it sound right to you?"
- Teen Age Riot [no intro]
T: "Thanks. Thanks for clapping. Can I have my monitor back [?] so I can hear my beautiful singing? Whose umbrellas are these? Bad luck! Woo! Where'd you get this, at Wade[?]? Seems pretty good. I saw this at Wade[?] Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm kinda retarded. As Carlos would say 'shee yaaah rub your head!'. Keith Richards."
L: "This next song is called 'Hey Joni'. Buenos dias."
T: "Man that THC I put in my eyes is turning, taking off though..."
L: "It's turning green. What song is it? Oh, okay."
- Hey Joni
T: "Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks. God save the punk rock. Alright, we're gonna do an oldie. But totally moldy."
L: "God made punk rock!"
T: "Yeah it's true."
L: "Is it?"
T: "When God made me..."
L: "He made punk rock!"
T: "Electricity comes from other planets. Whoa. This next song is for Darby Crash, I don't know if you guys ever listen to the Germs. But, you know, I guess it's kinda fucked up. Are you guys into, um [???] Whip Creams[?] Friction, this is for Reck."
L: "Whip Kramer."
T: "Reck used to be in Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. I know. I know [laughs] Yo man fuckin kick off the fuckin song mofo! C'mon man!"
- White Kross
T: "We'd like to play one more song. This song...this song is about..about the um..no..This song, I'd like to dedicate this song to Tiffany. I don't know if you're familiar with Tiffany. But she's just like an, just like an old friend."
- Eliminator Jr.
T: "Thanks! We'll seeya next year. Or maybe tomorrow, as Michael Jackson would say. Goodbye!"
["Providence" tape plays]

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