Time to delurk again to tell y'all about the Portland show. I wasn't fortunate enough to run into any other Fegs, though I know some of you were there. I did, however, meet some people who seemed genuinely interested in the list; maybe they'll show up. Before the show started I grabbed one of the five cones that were out; some people later got really angry that they didn't get a cone and demanded that they be put on a waiting list. I heard that Robyn was frantically drawing more before the show, but I didn't see any of them surface. Also got a copy of the Homer single and I'm VERY happy I did. Robyn introduced him as "Englishman Tim", but didn't stick around to watch his set (too busy drawing?).

Robyn's set list:
ACOUSTIC
Dont talk to me about Gene Hackman
("Time is speeding up - it's only the second song and I'm switching to the Hail Mary pick already. This song is about narcissism ... people basically want to fall in love with themselves as a teenager; that's what Hollywood is all about. You're all lucky you're not that rich ... I pressed the button that said 'cult figure' and I'm sticking with it. It's no better, I just get to have different vices.")
Chinese Bones
(He picked up the harmonica - "It's always good to play the harmonica in Portland. In Colorado you need oxygen tanks - They should have a warning for musicians over 40 to play only one note at a time. This is a song with a beard, the last one had a perm.")
Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom (he made a point of singing "God above and all *her* angels...")
Clean Steve (during which he sang "You could've knocked me down with a cone - if you'd bought one")

W/Tim, still acoustic
Madonna of the Wasps
Elizabeth Jade
Jewels for Sophia
(He handed Tim the banana, saying "If you trade with people then you don't kill them")
Dark Princess

exit Tim
Beautiful Girl

ELECTRIC
She Doesn't Exist
("This is a song I never normally play, but I think someone from here requested it")
So You Think You're in Love
("This is an old Reagan era song - when Reagan was our president")
The President (when he sang "I reach for my shotgun", he added "just like Kurt...")
Kingdom of Love

exit Robyn, reenter w/ white shirt, black polka dots, reenter Tim (Robyn dedicated this to "all the people without aisle seats, because it's hard to get to the bathroom". He then proceeded to point out all the exits, "in case of a water landing")
Queen of Eyes (now, I wasn't around at the start of this thread, but all I can say is he distinctly said "Bucky".)
Queen Elvis
Beautiful Queen

exit both, reenter both ACOUSTIC
I Dream of Antwoman (Tim w/ banana again)

exit Tim,
ELECTRIC
("For Michika")
I Often Dream of Trains

He seemed to be having a good time, especially when Tim was on stage with him. I don't think this was the best show I've seen, but it was very good. It seemed odd seeing him in front of a seated audience - though I know everyone was having a good time, and there were a few people shouting out songs or references to songs (whom Robyn ignored,
and Tim referred to as "juveniles"), but the energy level of the audience was low. Robyn did a great job keeping it going simply with his confidence and his comfort level up there.
Hope that was interesting to those of you who like reading about other shows - now I'm home and it's almost time to split for the Seattle gig.
Later,
Debora