Mostly this is for Fraz, but w/e.

Final Fantasy was great, I can finally see why a friend of mine recommended them as "Xiu Xiu" lite.

Set list
handball
old college try (YES!)
[john teaching us about jonah]
isaiah 45:23 (I was afraid when John started talking about Jonah, 'cause I have a Jesus allergy, but this song (and the whole new album) are so completely beautiful I have nothing to gripe about.)
cotton (I'd never heard this song but I completely love it)
deuteronomy 2:10
genesis 3:23
[john discusses confabulation and tv's family ties]
thank you, mario, but our princess is in another castle

it froze me
going to bristol
hebrews 11:40
song for dennis brown (He told a great story about going to an old apartment of his on NE broadway by the coliseum before this song, how he was messed up and didn't know if it was February or March)
how to embrace a swamp creature
see america right
this year
against pollution

encore:
psalms 40:2
love love love

His set was a lot shorter this year (we were out by 11 and not 12). John said his throat was agonizing, so I guess he was sick. I loved the show, will always love John Darnielle, will always go to his shows.