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grog and tankard - january 21, 2003

set 1: Just Breathe, Jessica is Pledging, Stuck in a Moment that You Can't Get Out of, My Kristin, Complicated, Fake Plastic Trees, Kiki, Don't Look Back in Anger, Hey Laura, Erin, Emma, Friends in Low Places, Back to College, Sweet Caroline, My Lord

Set 2: Tenleytown Bitch, Internet Killed the Video Star, American Girl, Protest Song, Bad Reputation, Stan and Jenny, Jealous Guy, Traffic, Build Me Up Buttercup, Ready for a Change, Daydream Believer, Baby One more Time (Espanol), Only the Good Die Young

Notes: First weekly show at the Grog, 8 people in attendance

grog and tankard - february 4, 2003

Set 1: Internet Killed the Video Star, Jessica is Pledging, American Girl, My Kristin*, Killing Time, Hey Laura, Nothing, Stefanie, I'll Drink to That, Kiki, Fake Plastic Trees, Back to College, God Only Knows, Erin, Don't Look Back in Anger, Rain King, Let's Get it On, My Lord

Set 2: Sweet Caroline, Just Breathe, Avoiding the Issue, Rocky Raccoon, Daydream Believer, Friends in Low Places, Generic Break-up Song, With or Without You, Ready for a Change, Protest Song, Santeria, Only the Good Die Young, Can't Get You Out of My Head, Jealous Guy, Build Me Up Buttercup, Tenleytown Bitch

Encore: So What Now, One, Stan and Jenny, I Will Survive, Complicated

Notes: *Ex-Girlfriend Chronicles, My Kristin-Kiki, played in its entirety for the first time ever, Christina came up to play a few songs at the end of the night, much better attended than earlier Grog Show

dr. dremo's taphouse- february 8, 2003

Set 1: I'll Drink to That, Don't Look Back in Anger, Emma, Karma Police, Stan and Jenny, Rain King, My Kristin, Let's Get it On, Internet Killed the Video Star, You Belong to Me Tonight, Stuck in a Moment, My Lord, American Girl, Dear God, MCIANTHT, Santeria, Erin, Wish You Were Here, How I Got Here, She Talks to Angels, Just Breathe, Don't Dream It's Over, Kiki, Build Me UP Buttercup

Set 2: Don't Stop Believing, Demons, Back to College, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town/We Can Work it Out, Jessica, Friends in Low Places, Sweet Caroline, Baby One More Time (Espanol), Rady for a Change, Kara, Complicated, Daydream Believer, Only the Good Die Young

Encore:Suzie, El Scorcho, I Will Survive

Notes: Dan MacAvoy's Birthday celebration, Don't Stop Believing featured a duet with Shwa and Dan

grog and tankard - february 11, 2003

Opening Act: Joel Streeter, singer/guitarist of Spy Cellar

Set 1: So What Now, You're So Bad, Erin, Rain King, I'll Drink, My Kristin, Rocky Raccoon, Don't Look Back, Just Breathe, Fake Plastic Trees, Back to College, Diane Takes Her Life, Jessica, Daydream Believer, Ready for a Change, Don't Dream It's Over*, Across the Universe*, Take it on the Run*, One*

Set 2: Friends in Low Places, My Lord, Hey Laura, Stan and Jenny, Demons, MCIANTHT, Dream Sequence, Wild Horses, Jealous Guy, Only the Good Die Young, You Belong to Me Tonight, Losing My Religion, Sad But Pretty, Tenleytown Bitch

*Notes: with Joel Streeter on Guitar

staccato piano bar- february 12, 2003

with Scuba Steve on piano and Zack on Bongos

Set 1: (with Zack only) Demons, Back to College, Take it on the Run, My Kristin, Don't Look Back in Anger

Set 2: (full band) Where's Summer Been, Jealous Guy, Family Tree, Karma Police, How I Got Here, Golden Slumbers/One, Billy Owens, Tenleytown Bitch, Friends in Low Places

staccato piano bar- february 21, 2003

with Scuba Steve Droske on piano and Zack Madden on Bongos

Set 1: (with Zack only) Rush of Blood to the Head, Ready for a Change, American Girl, Hey Laura, Rain King, Kiki, Back to College, Build Me Up Buttercup

Set 2: (full band) Where's Summer Been, Baby One More Time, Tenleytown Bitch, Sweet Caroline, Billy Owens, Golden Slumbers/One/I'm Walking Away, Free Bird, Friends in Low Places

Notes: Caroline's Birthday celebration, Billy Owens was 6 hours long

grog and tankard - february 25, 2003

Opening Act for Magnus Entertainment Showcase

Set 1: My Lord, Erin, You're So Bad, Back to College, Baby One More Time (Espanol Version), My Kristin, Sweet Caroline, Stefanie, Let's Get It On, Just Breathe, Friends in Low Places, Leave Me Alone, Ready for a Change, Only the Good Die Young, Tenleytown Bitch

kay basement - february 27, 2003

comedy show with Mike Rose

Set: My Cock is a Nation, Dear God, Wong

grog and tankard - march 18, 2003

Opening Act Damon Peoples

Set 1: Erin, So What Now/Take it On the Run, I’ll Drink to That/My Kristin, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Kara, Emma, Lucky, Falling Out, American Girl, Internet Killed the Video Star/ /My Lord, That's What You Get, You Belong to Me Tonight, Stuck in a Moment, The General, My Cock, Just Breathe, Dear God, Build Me Up Buttercup

Set 2: Goodnight Saigon (teaser), It’s Not Too Late to 69, Back to College, Day, Brown-eyed Girl/Don’t Stop Believing, Nothing, Elderly Woman, Friends in Low Places, Forever in Blue Jeans, Sweet Caroline, She Bangs, Ready for a Change, Killing Time, Tenleytown Bitch, Santeria/Forever in Blue Jeans/ Santeria, Daydream Believer

Notes: At one point two drunk British ladies came onto the stage to sing. They took the microphone from Damon and refused to get off the stage. I also popped a string during "Build Me Up Buttercup". Brown-eyed girl was an improvised request. First time "That's What You Get" was played in the States, and the first live performance of "It's Not Too Late to 69". Softer, slower versions of Killing Time and Ready for a Change. Also, Kara was changed to Annie.

staccato piano bar- march 21, 2003

with Scuba Steve on piano and Zack on Bongos

shared the bill with Alfonso Velez

Set: Back to College*, Baby One More Time, Family Tree, How I Got Here/Don’t Stop Believing, Golden Slumbers/One, Dear Me, Tenleytown Bitch, Billy Owens Piano man/Free Bird**, Sympathy for the Devil**, Friends in Low Places
* with Zack only

**Scuba and Zack only

grog and tankard - march 25, 2003

Set 1: Elderly Woman, So What Now/Take it on the Run, Don’t Look Back in Anger, That's What You Get, Erin, We Can Work it Out, American Girl, One/I’m Walking Away, Hey Laura, Leave Me Alone, Only the Good Die Young, The Falling Out, Back to College, Rain King, **My Lord

Set 2: Wild World/I Will Survive, Friends in Low Places, Forever in Blue Jeans
Ready for a Change, Let’s all Get Sloshed/Traffic, Suzie, Sad but Pretty, MCIKAANTHT, A Liar's Promise, Don’t Dream it’s Over, Wild Horses, Rockin’ in the Free World, **Tenleytown Bitch/ American Music

*First time Let's All Get Sloshed played, first time playing A Liar's Promise in six years (written in tenth grade), first time playing Rockin' in the Free World in five years, That's What You Get is the same song as Bright-eyed Innocent, another Goodnight Saigon teaser before Only the Good Die Young, American Music was only partially played

grog and tankard - april 1, 2003

Opening Act Damon Peoples

Set 1: Stan and Jenny, My Kristin, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Just Breathe, Fake Plastic Trees, Erin, Emma, Generic, Baby One More Time (Espanol), Don’t Dream It’s Over, American Girl, Kiki, It’s Not too late to 69, American Music

Set 2: Build Me up Buttercup, MCIANTHT, Stephanie, Don’t Stop Believing, Thong Song/Hey Laura, Back to College, The General, Forever in Blue Jeans, Ready for a Change, Tenleytown Bitch

Encore: One, Let's Get It On

*there was a bit of Free Bird thrown in somewhere

staccato piano bar - april 3, 2003

with Scuba Steve on piano and Zack on Bongos

Set: You Belong to Me Tonight*, Back to College**, Don't Look Back in Anger**, My Kristin**, Build Me Up Buttercup**, Where's Summer Been?, Dear Me, Family Tree, Baby One More Time, We're Not Gonna Take It, Happy Birthday, Green Eyes, One, Tenleytown Bitch, Sweet Caroline***, Billy Owens, Don't Stop Believing, Friends in Low Places
* solo, **Zack and Shwa only, ***Shwa and Steve only

american university dance marathon- april 4, 2003

The Tavern

Set: American Girl, Don't Look Back in Anger, Build Me Up Buttercup, Back to College, Baby One More Time, Rain King*

*popped a string

grog and tankard - april 8, 2003

Set: (mixed order) Generic Break-up Song, So What Now, Sad But Pretty, Serious Side, That's What You Get, Tenleytown Bitch, Stan and Jenny, Baby One More Time Espanol, Suzie, On to Another, Back to College, You're So Bad, How I Got Here/Don't Stop Believing/With or Without You, Jessica is Pledging, Only the Good Die Young, My Kristin, Family Tree, Liz Foltz 2000, Emma, Diane, My Lord, Brian Please, Fake Plastic Trees, Let's Get it On, We Can Work it Out, Take It On the Run, Rain King, You Belong to Me

Encore: American Girl, Stuck in a Moment that You Can't Get Out of, Sweet Caroline, Needle and the Damage Done, Plush, Daydream Believer, God Only Knows

*crazy setlist. First time playing Diane, Generic Break-up, Jessica is Pledging in a long time. First time playing Suzie, Serious Side, God Only Knows, On to Another in a REAL long time. First ever attempts at Needle and Damage Done and Plush by request.

staccato - april 11, 2003

opened for Spy Cellar

Set: Ready for a Change, Sad but Pretty, Stan and Jenny, Erin, Generic Break-up Song, Tenleytown Bitch, Only the Good Die Young, You Belong to Me, I'll Drink to That, Emma, My Lord Can't Keep Me Down

american university tavern- april 12, 2003

AU Comedy Festival

Set: My Genitals Have a Bad Metro System and are Denied Voting Rights, Kiki

*Shwa won the festival

grog and tankard - april 15, 2003

with Damon Peoples

Set: Wonderwall, Killing Time, American Girl, Stan and Katie, Don't Look Back in Anger, Hey Laura, Only the Good Die Young, Back to College, Erin, Fake Plastic Trees*, Just Breathe*, Tenleytown Bitch*, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Ready for a Change, Thong Song, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, El Scorcho, Wild World/I Will Survive, Suzie, My Kristin, Don't Stop Believing

All songs performed with Tom on drums, except *performed solo, and **performed with Tom and Damon

clyde's - april 17, 2003

Set: American Girl, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Back to College, Only the Good Die Young, One, Friends in Low Places, Ready for a Change, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, Rain King, Sweet Caroline, Tenleytown Bitch, Build Me Up Buttercup

American University Senior Night

dr. dremo's- april 19, 2003

Set 1: Don’t Look Back in Anger, Ready for a Change, Jessica is Pledging, Only the Good Die Young, Stan and Jenny, My Kristin, Fake Plastic Trees, Erin, Let’s Get it On, Friends in Low Places, Just Breathe, Jealous Guy/Take it on the Run, Stuck in a Moment, Complicated, Tenleytown Bitch, Don’t Stop Believing

Set 2: Forever in Blue Jeans/Hey Laura, Rain King, Santeria, Falling Out, Demons, Back to College, Family Tree, Rush of Blood, Wonderwall*, Generic Break-up, You’re So Bad, Build Me Up Buttercup, Daydream Believer, Sweet Caroline, My Lord/American Music

Encore: Dear God, Wild Horses, I Will Survive

*Wonderwall with random guy named Jeff on vocals

grog and tankard - april 22, 2003

Supporting Acts: Matt Miller and Damon Peoples

Set: Waste*, Bye Bye Bye/All Along the Watch Tower*, Tenleytown Bitch*, Ready for a Change, Back to College, Emma, Only the Good Die Young, Erin, Sad but Pretty, One, Stan and Jenny, Rain King, Gospel, Just Breathe, Rock and Roll Part 2, Generic Break-up Song, Fake Plastic Trees**, American Girl***, Let's Get It On***, Wish You Were Here***, Don't Stop Believing***, Baby One More Time***

Cops came in and arrested a group of rowdy bigots, the band played "Happy Birthday You Fuck" for Shwa's b-day

*with Matt Miller on Guitar, **with Tom on drums, ***with Tom on drums and Bugsy on Bass

george washington university- april 24, 2003

Set: (mixed order) Dear God, Let's Get it On, Liz Foltz 2000, My Kristin, My Genitals Are Denied Voting Rights, Mid-Day Aroused Penis Tuck Blues, Hey Laura, My Cock is a Nation That Harbors Terrorists, Jessica is Pledging, It's Not Too Late to 69, Gospel, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, Back to College, Erin, Emma, Kara/Take it on the Run, Stephanie, Jugs of RA Liz/No Woman No Cry/Don't Look Back in Anger, Kiki, Thong Song, My Cock is Nation, Complicated, Leave Me Alone, Tenleytown Bitch, Wong, Don't Stop Believing

Part of George Washington University's Sex Day featuring Hooter's Girls, free condoms and 6 foot replicas of a penis and a vagina.

grog and tankard - april 29, 2003

Supporting Act: Damon Peoples

Set: Wonderwall*, How I Got Here /Don’t Stop Believing, Just Breathe, Back to College, My Cock is a Nation, My Genitals and voting rights, Elderly Woman/We Can Work it Out, Sweet Caroline/Forever in Blue Jeans/Friends in Low Places, Erin, Karma Police, Ready for a Change, Stuck in a Moment, I’ll Drink to That, Only Good Die Young, American Music, Bright-Eyed Innocent, Live Forever/Take it on the Run, Nothing, My Lord, Kara, Dear God, Firehouse Grill Sucks, Stan and Jenny, Nina Una Vez Mas, Suzie, Build me up Buttercup, Tenleytown Bitch

with Damon, great crowd, a little more ribald set, last undergrad show at the Grog

staccato - may 3, 2003

performed 8 songs with Steve Droske and Zack Madden

Set: Baby One More Time, Where's Summer Been, Green Eyes, Dear Me, One, Tenleytown Bitch, Sweet Caroline, Friends in Low Places

grog and tankard- june 10, 2003

Set 1: Killing Time, Elderly Woman, Day, Jealous Guy, Stefanie, You’re So Bad, Diane Takes Her Life, God Only Knows, With or Without You, Leave Me Alone, Lucky, Serious Side, My Lord

Set 2: Wild Horses, Internet Killed the Video Star, Avoiding the Issue, So What Now, Erin, Take it on the Run, Ready for a Change, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Jessica is Pledging, Tenleytown Bitch, Friends in Low Places

staccato - june 19, 2003

supporting act: Andy Zipf

Set 1: Ready for a Change, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Tamina’s Song, If You Try/Still Fighting It, Strange Currencies, A Harmonic Min, Green Eyes, Tenleytown Bitch, Golpeame Una Vez, I’ll Drink to That, Back to College, American Girl, My Kristin, Jealous Guy, Stan and Jenny, Only the Good Die Young

Set 2: God Only Knows, Stuck in a Moment, Kara, Sweet Caroline, Emma, How I Got Here/Don’t Stop Believing, Caroline’s Song, Erin, Build Me up Buttercup, Kiki, Take it on the Run, Daydream Believer, My Lord Can't Keep Me Down, Friends in Low Places

grog and tankard- july 8, 2003

Set 1: Stan and Jenny, Just Breathe, On to Another, Stefanie, Ready for a Change, Don’t Look Back in Anger, If You Try/American Music/Still Fighting It, My Cock is a Nation/Take it On Run, Rain King, I’ll Drink to That, My Lord Can't Keep Me Down, Green Eyes, Erin, Back to College

Set 2: American Girl, Generic Break-up, Karma Police, Let’s Get It On, Falling Out, Stefanie, Tamina’s Song, Sweet Caroline, Jessica is Pledging, Only the Good Die Young, Strange Currencies, Friends in Low Places, Tenleytown Bitch

Encore: Mid-Day Aroused Blues, Killing Time, Dear God

staccato-july 17, 2003

soundcheck: You’re So Bad, Take it on the Run

Set 1: Stan and jenny, Sad But Pretty, Friends in Low Places/Country Roads (Garth Brooks/John Denver), Avoiding the issue, Mona lisa (Guster), My Lord, Fake plastic trees (Radiohead), If you try/Don’t Look Back in Anger (Oasis), One (U2), Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond), Just breathe, Erin, Tenleytown Bitch, Back to college, Golpeame Una Vez Mas (Brittney Spears), Ready for a Change

Set 2: American Girl (Tom Petty), Green Eyes (Coldplay), Falling Out, Only the Good DieYoung (Billy Joel), Rain king (Counting Crows)

Encore: I’ll Drink to That, Don’t dream it’s over (Crowded House), Kiki

austin grill-july 23, 2003

Set: Generic Break-up, American Girl, Killing Time, Stuck in a Moment, Back to College, Just Breathe, Rain King, Only the Good Die Young, Green Eyes, Ready for a Change, Kodachrome, Caffeine Pills, Don’t Look Back in Anger, We Can Work it Out/Elderly Woman, If You Try/Still Fighting It, Friends in Low Places/Forever in Blue Jeans, Erin, Baby One More Time (spanish), Stan and Jenny, Take it on the Run, Tenleytown Bitch

Encore: Don’t Stop Believing, Build Me Up Buttercup

austin grill-august 6, 2003

Setlist: Stan and Jenny, That's What You Get, Rain King, So What Now?, One, If You Try, Fake Plastic Trees, You're So Bad, Back to College, Ready for a Change, Let's Get It On, Killing Time, Strange Currencies, Only the Good Die Young, Tenleytown Bitch, No One Else (Weezer), Tamina's Song, Bend*, Don't Look Back in Anger, Just Breathe, Kodachrome, Jessica's Pledging, Just Breathe, Daydream Believer, Green Eyes, Sweet Caroline, Demons, Friends in Low Places

*new song

austin grill-august 13, 2003

Set: American Girl, Ready for a Change, Stan and Jenny, Don’t Look Back in Anger, If You Try/Still Fighting It, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Bend, Stuck in a Moment, Back to College, Only the Good Die Young, That’s What You Get Caffeine Pills, No One Else, Elderly Woman, Sad but Pretty, Golpeame Una Vez Maz, Nothing, Rocky Raccoon, So What Now?, Wild Horses, My Kristin, Green Eyes, Take it on the Run, Strange Currencies, I’ll Drink to That, My Lord Can’t Keep Me Down, Erin, Generic Break-up

staccato-august 14, 2003

Set 1: Tamina’s Song, Stan and Jenny, You’re So Bad, I’ll Drink to That, Ready for a Change, Mona Lisa, Back to College, Fake Plastic Trees, Bend, Kodachrome, But I Don’t, That’s What You Get, Kiki, No One Else, If you try/Don’t Look Back in Anger, Daydream Believer

Set 2: You Belong to Me Tonight, Just Breathe, Thong Song, Elderly Woman
We Can Work it Out, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, My Lord Can’t Keep,
Internet Killed the Video Star (Fast), Sweet Caroline, Tenleytown Bitch, Country Roads, Build Me Up Buttercup

austin grill-august 20, 2003

Set: Ready for a Change, Tamina’s Song, Rain King, If You Try, Stan and Jenny, Karma Police, Back to College, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Bend, Kodachrome, Kiki, One, But I Don’t, Don’t Stop Believing, Internet Killed the Video Star, That’s What You Get, No One Else, Green Eyes, My Lord Can’t Keep Me Down, Don’t You Want Me Baby, Erin, Sweet caroline, Country Roads, Baby One More Time Spanish, Tenleytown Bitch, Daydream Believer, Dear God

american university tavern-august 25, 2003

Set: Back to College, My Kristin, Just Breathe, Erin, Internet Killed the Video Star, Dear God, Stan and Jenny, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, Hey Laura, Tamina’s Song, Kiki, Ready for a Change, Tenleytown Bitch, But I Don’t, Emma, I’ll Drink to That, Suzie

kramer books and afterwords-october 2, 2003

Set 1: But I Don’t, So What Now, Internet Killed the Video, *How I Got Here, On to Another, Dream Sequence, Back to College, Ready for a Change, Falling Out, Diane Takes Her Life*, Jealous Guy, Bend, Tamina’s Song, Golpeame Slow, Sad but Pretty

Set 2: You Belong to Me, Stan and Jenny, Killing Time, Just Breathe, If You Try/Still Fighting It, I’ll Drink to That, Mona Lisa, Day, Serious Side, Rocky Raccoon

Set 3: Generic Break-up, God Only Knows, That’s What You Get, Strange Currencies, Green Eyes, Traffic, Family Tree, Caroline’s Song, One/I'm walking away, A harm min, Don’t Dream It’s Over, My Lord Can’t keep Me Down

*played Sherman Taylor and What Went Wrong in its entirety

staccato piano bar - october 30, 2003

set: If You Try, Stan and Jenny, But I Don’t, Sad but Pretty, Jealous Guy, Internet killed the Video Star, Just Breathe, Bend, Kodachrome, So What Now?, Hey laura, Family Tree, Jessica’s Pledging, I’ll Drink to That, Tamina’s Song, My Kristin, Avoiding the Issue, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Back to College, Ready for a Change, Sweet Caroline, Tenleytown Bitch

dr. dremo's- november 9, 2003
with greg roth and the fever few

set: but i don’t, stan and jenny, if you try, just breathe, sway (rolling stones), erin+, falling out, back to college, country roads, internet killed the video star, tamina’s song, don’t look back in anger, tenleytown bitch, ready for a change, sad but pretty, bend, how i got here/don’t stop believing*+, build me up buttercup*
*with greg roth on percussion; +with full minute of mercury's theresa macDonald on vocals; great show, erin threw theresa's bra on the stage and it landed behind my guitar string and on the mic stand. the shot was a million to one

staccato-december 4
with nude afternoon
set: Just Breathe, But I Don't, Ready for a Change, Tamina's Song, So What Now, It Goes On, Internet Killed the Video Star, Nothing Comes, If You Try, Stan and Jenny, Sad but Pretty, Killing Time, Moving On, Country Roads, Bend, Back to College, Tenleytown Bitch, I'll Drink to That, My Lord Can't keep me Down

first time playing "It Goes On,""Nothing Comes,"and "Moving On"

st. mary's college of maryland-december 11
set:So What Now, But I Don’t, Just Breathe, It Goes On, Internet killed the Video Star, If You Try, Moving On, Jealous Guy, Back to College, Tamina’s Song, Erin, Nothing Comes to those who wait, Ready for a Change, Golpeame Una Vez Mas, Stan and Jenny, My Kristin, Traffic, Killing Time, Sad But Pretty, I’ll Drink to That, Bend, My Lord Can’t keep me Down

galaxy hut-december 29
set:Sad but Pretty, But I Don’t, It Goes On, If You Try, Nothing Comes to Those Who Wait/So What Now, Back to College, Moving On, Bend, Tamina’s Song, Erin, Just Breathe, Come On
first time playing "Come On," a crazy pop sell-out of a song that I'll be playing a lot more, notice that I didn't play "Ready for a Change" for the first time in 15 shows