February 2012
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More fun with TMBG family research: here are the graves of Lewis Linnell and Ralph Hospital, aka John Linnell’s great-grandfather and John Flansburgh’s grandfather, aka those guys on the cover of Lincoln.
Feb 24th
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OK SO BASICALLY EARL FLANSBURGH WAS A BADASS
Some fun things I just learned from his obituary (IT’S NOT CREEPY TO LOOK THESE THINGS UP SHUT UP OK): Normally open and friendly, he could at times be imposing. Their son John remembers an occasion in his teens when he got into a fight with his brother Schuyler. Just as John was throwing a chair over his head at Schuyler, the door opened. It was Mr. Flansburgh demanding,...
Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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TMBG in LA LINCOLN SHOW Review!
PICTURES 1. O We intro 2. Mr. Me 3. Santa’s Beard 4. Pencil Rain 5. When Will You Die 6. Celebration 7. Snowball in Hell 8. They’ll Need a Crane 9. Purple Toupee 10. Clap Your Hands 11. Battle for the Planet of the Apes 12. Damn Good Times 13. Birdhouse in Your Soul 14. The Mesopotamians 15. Piece of Dirt 16. Stand on Your Own Head 17. Lie Still, Little Bottle 18. Cloisonne...
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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Good Bracelets
tramette89: WWJLD
tramette89: people would buy that bracelet
tramette89: like crazy
TypewrittenGirl: probably not a very good code to live by, though
antgeth: i would buy the jf one probably though
TypewrittenGirl: "GLARE AT YOU"
TypewrittenGirl: "RUN AWAY AND HIDE"
antgeth: yeah, as opposed to "be awesome"
antgeth: "win epically"
tramette89: i need a bracelet to remind me to be awesome
revsyungmyungme: "be loud and awesome"
antgeth: "be suave"
tramette89: "get all the ladies"
revsyungmyungme: "scream real loud"
tramette89: "realize that you are too awesome for short-term memory"
Feb 23rd
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ListenAnt made an 8-bit version of “Your Own Worst...
Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 19th
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ListenSo here is a thing. This was apparently actually...
Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Site update like whoa →
That Tampa radio appearance! 2,857 caps! Articles! Live pix!
Feb 18th
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So apparently there is some website that is just a... →
fuckyeahjohnlinnell: Um, ok?
Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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“It is a common trend among seasoned musicians to dole out unimaginative...”
– Review of Atlanta show
Feb 17th
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They Might Be Giants is the greatest band in the...
deansmind: Fact.
Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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“I spend a lot of time writing crappy songs and eventually some good idea appears...”
– John Linnell (via fuckyeahjohnlinnell)
Feb 16th
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“I don’t feel like we’re personally that fascinating.”
– John Linnell, being very very VERY wrong
Feb 16th
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A Question Not Only, But Especially for the...
SO, I was talking to Ant some more about the “SONGS WHERE JOHN’S VOICE IS INSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANELY SEXY” thing, like “West Virginia,” and it made me suddenly start wondering something. Are there equivalent Flansongs, ones where, if you’re into him, he sounds particularly hot? I don’t know these things! He always just…sounds like Flans to me. HELP ME...
Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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SCREAMING  →
afourthstateofmatter: selfcallednowhere: John Linnell figured this (and various other ones) out like 15 years ago. He does anagrams for fun on the bus. WHICH IS ADORABLE AND AMAZING. This one was actually the page title of tmbg.com for awhile. Ant made an album cover based on it, as well. big steamy pink is great but it is no match for lincoln Haha I didn’t even know there was a Big...
Feb 15th
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SCREAMING  →
John Linnell figured this (and various other ones) out like 15 years ago. He does anagrams for fun on the bus. WHICH IS ADORABLE AND AMAZING. This one was actually the page title of tmbg.com for awhile. Ant made an album cover based on it, as well.
Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Oh, "West Virginia"
TypewrittenGirl: ant was all
TypewrittenGirl: "THAT SONG IS NOT SEXY YOU ARE RIDICULOUS"
apollonum: ??????????????
TypewrittenGirl: IDEK
TypewrittenGirl: i finally got him to admit that the lyrics are "FOR YOU" but
TypewrittenGirl: he insists his voice isn't???????????
apollonum: THAT IS THE SEXIEST PART
TypewrittenGirl: NO SHIT
apollonum: what does ant know HE IS A BOY
apollonum: he basically MOANS THE LYRICS
TypewrittenGirl: I FUCKING KNOW
TypewrittenGirl: anyway i mentioned to ant savoy truffle and metal detector but
TypewrittenGirl: i forgot about tgl
TypewrittenGirl: WHY DOES HE NOT USE THIS VOICE MORE
TypewrittenGirl: eijkfmrijkemfekmf
apollonum: so that women of the world can find satisfaction in other mates
Feb 14th
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Listenhollenius: This mp3 is still available FOR FREE...
Feb 14th
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