User:BlarJotunn

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Hello. You have entered the realm of TMBW ruled by BlarJotunn.

If you don't know the meaning of my name, consult your handy Old Iclelandic glossary. If for some reason you don't have one, hear it is:

blÃƒÂ¡r: black in Old Icelandic, in modern Icelandic it means blue

jÃƒÂ¶tunn: "According to Nordic mythology, the giants (jÃƒÂ¶tnar) had existed from the dawn of time. In many ways, they can be seen as the personification of the more powerful elements and the enemies of the gods and mankind. The original belief was that they lived in the distant north and east in Jotunheim ('the world of the giants'), where they were eternally planning the eventual overthrow of the gods. The final battle between them, Ragnarok ('the fate of the gods') would mark the end of the world. The original giants were clever and devious, and had an even greater knowledge of the world and the future than that which was available to Odin." -(The Sagas Of Icelanders 748) This is not to be confused with risi, "a later coinage, when old beliefs were fading and the ancient giants were merging with the troll figure, which was also losing its original characteristics; it refers primarily to the physical size of the beings, which live in the mountains on the borders of civilization."-(748)

I am one of two members of the band Palm Trees (HearingAid is the other.) Check out our most current website by clicking on the name. I also recommend the band The Meteors to any TMBG fans. They only lasted six months, but they have some mp3s to download and I really like them. [1]

Here's some of my favorite TMBG songs: She's An Angel (The first TMBG song I ever heard), No Answer, Man, It's So Loud In Here, Dr. Worm, Particle Man (my favorite version I've ever heard is the Stylophone one), Gas Mask, The Bloodboat, Now Is Strange, Skullivan, I'm All You Can Think About, Working Undercover For The Man, Horse With No Name, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), She Was A Hotel Detective, Richards On Richards, and Robot Parade (Adult Version), just to name a few.

Here are the TMBG releases I have:

Albums: -Then: The Earlier Years CD

-They Might Be Giants LP

-Lincoln LP

-Flood LP and CD

-Apollo 18 LP CD**Autographed**

-Long Tall Weekend mp3

-Factory Showroom CD

-Severe Tire Damage CD

-Mink Car (UK) CD

-No! CD

-The Spine CD

-Almanac mp3

-Venue Songs CD/DVD

-The Else mp3

EPs:

-They Might Be Giants - Joshua Fried Split Single 7" LP

-Don't Let's Start LP

-(She Was A) Hotel Detective LP

-They'll Need A Crane (EP) 3" CD

-Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (EP) CD

-O Tannenbaum 7" LP

-Back To Skull CD

-S-E-X-X-Y LP

-Working Undercover For The Man EP CD

-Indestructible Object CD

-The Spine Surfs Alone CD

Other:

-The Mundanes - Make It The Same (The Mundanes Single) 7" LP

-Promotional Demo Tape mp3

-1985 Demo Tape mp3

-TMBG Unlimited partial mp3

-Mink Car Retail Sampler CD

-They Got Lost CD

-John Linnell: State Songs (Hello EP)

-John Linnell: State Songs CD**Autographed**

-The Videos 1986-1989 Laserdisc and VHS

-Gigantic: A Tale Of Two Johns DVD

-Here Come The ABCs! DVD

Mixes + Bootlegs:

-James Gift

-Power Of Dial-A-Song

-Stumpbox

-Stumpbox III: The Ceaseless Screaming

-Matt's Favorite Live Songs (I'm working on it)

-2001-11-16 BoweryBallroom

-2003-02-14 Joe's Pub

-1992-10-05 Modjeska Theatre

-1999-10-23 Bowery Ballroom

-2001-10-31 930 Club

-2002-06-29 DC Sessions

-Gigantic Premiere Celebration

-2004-01-12 Joe's Pub

-2004-07-03 Power Center

-2004-07-10 Peavey Plaza

-1987-06-26 Club Rio

-1988-06-20 WUTL

-Sohul Natural Sessions

-1992-02-10

-1992-04-24

-J-Files

-1994-10-14 Sony Music Studios

-1996-11-15 The End Zone

-2000-04-27 Bowery Ballroom Webcast

-2001 Sonicet Radio

-2002-12-14 WFUV

-Universal Buzz Radio

-1999-09-03 Lost And Found, All Things Considered

-2002-08-16 The Connection

-19990-04-28 The Metro

-Then And Now

-2000-04-14 930 Club

-Pink Album Show

-1999-09-27 House Of Blues West Hollywood

-2001-05-02 Showplace Theatre

+A few more.

Most of these I got from the coolest guy here.

I'd Buy If Given The Chance (I wouldn't pay a fortune, but I'd like to own these): Wiggle Diskette, Long Tall Weekend (Physical CD), House Of Mayors, State Songs (Hello EP), Are there physicals for Almanac or The Spine Hits The Hiway? (Call me old fashioned, but I'm not in to the whole mp3/ipod revolution, and I don't like piracy, and I much prefer real CDs to burned ones.)

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