They still can rock. Maybe hanging out with the band at Skinny’s backstage wine spread clouded my mind (that or the acid) but this time the sonic melt-down sorely missed at the abortive Webster Hall show was in full effect. Heavy duty Blind Man encore, Creep in the Cellar, Bong Song, Negro Observer with Gibby on sax… Good show!
- alex 12-13-2008 6:42 am [add a comment]

excellent!!!!!!!!!!
- bill 12-13-2008 1:31 pm [add a comment]

yes i saw the first show when they re-united in Ashbury Park and this was super, hey hey hey they needed to get in ze grouve
- Skinny 12-13-2008 3:45 pm [add a comment]

Set List (& downloads)

12/12/2008 WARSAW, BROOKLYN, NY

Setlist:
22 Going On 23
100 Million
Fast
Moving to Florida
Creep in the Cellar
Suicide
Roky
Pittsburg to Lebanon
BBQ Pope
Cowboy Bob
1401
Edgar
Negro Observer
Bong Song
Hey
X-Ray
Goofy's Concern
Graveyard
Watlo
To Parter
Tornado
Gary Floyd
Blindman
The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave

Source: AUD(2)VID(3) Length: 95M
Notes: w Black Dice, Guest Species in the Conference House Master Audio 1: Neumann KM-150’s (AK-50 Hypercardiod Capsules)>M-Audio Microtrack Rec: Dan Lynch Master Audio 2: M-Audio Microtrack Rec: Stooley88 Master Video 1: Canon ZR45mc Rec: James Burns Master Video 2: Sony Hi-8 Rec: Billy Bardot At least 1 other video source exists...at least. Gibby plays the solos in "To Parter" and "Tornadoes" that he had ditched on all the other 2008 shows. He shredded them too!... See reviews at the great Brooklynvegan site: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/12/butthole_surfer_3.html
- alex 12-14-2008 11:02 am [add a comment]

The reviews role in, with vets & tyros agreeing that this was a killer show. Unofficial/official archivist the Anal Obsessive says:
An amazing show on Friday...They were on fire!!
Big thanks especially to King, Paul and Jeffrey, who nearly killed me with kindness and laughter.
Who knows how much longer this is gonna last. We at least have two more shows to look forward to...hopefully 2009 will give us a bunch more. Either way, the last 6 months of Butthole Surfers shows have been totally magical. Large crowds, lots of old and new friends and that old electricity back in the air...
Also points to Brooklyn Vegan report. with lots of photos.
My best laugh was when Skinny and a couple other of us came climbing back through the window from prepping on the fire escape just as the last of the band’s entourage were vacating and one says “who’re those guys?” and another says “Oh, that’s the sommelier.”


- alex 12-16-2008 1:37 am [add a comment]

just talked wine for a while with Mr Gibby today, they said the SF shows are gonna rck, different light shows each nite and maybe a BAM show, thats where it all began for me in 89
- Skinny 12-16-2008 7:26 pm [add a comment]

just talked wine for a while with Mr Gibby today, they said the SF shows are gonna rock, different light shows each nite and maybe a BAM show, thats where it all began for me in 89
- Skinny 12-16-2008 7:26 pm [add a comment]

did you know Paul had his own band or was in anothers band....
http://www.myspace.com/carnymusic

- Skinny 12-16-2008 7:45 pm [add a comment]