It's interviews like that that make it so frustrating sometimes. Who knows how things played out for the shows to end up the polar opposite of what Tommy was pushing, but to hear the band come up with these awesome ideas, only to end up with basically the same set night after night (yeah, not identical)- it detracts from the fact that the performances themselves are going really well.

It really seems like, once again, the band wants to declare its identity and they're being blocked somewhere along the way. And periodic interviews like this continue to leave me nervous that it's only a matter of time til the next member exits, sapping whatever momentum there is yet again.

Well, you're plain fucked on TWAT. You may not like it, but the way that song builds to the outro hits me hard. I will admit it's not as striking live. Same with Prostitute- something went missing between the July 08 leaks and the release, and it's always sounded washed out live.

<bum-waggling right back atcha>

Fast zombies, and it's just plain over. Slow zombies, ala the WWZ book- we've got a chance, but only if everyone gets on the same page relatively fast. The strength of the shamblers that overcomes their slowness is that they never tire.

For the best religious take on zombies, hands down, go see Prince of Darkness. It's a bit aged, what with the giant porn mustache on the lead and the girls' hairdos, but it's a terrifying movie to this day.

Oh yeah! Forgot about the phone. I'm glad they worked that in too. Only problem I can see with it is it's a weak point for the soap opera dialog to come back in through.

Fan club tix for Boston went on sale at 10 this morning. I can't get anything but a single, trying to buy three.

They are already a ton of them on StubHub for $120 and up. $350+ EACH for people with 3 available (original price ~$64)