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''(Billy starts strumming)''
Guy in crowd: We love you, Billy!
BC: I love you too.
'''Speed Kills''' (acoustic)
'''Speed Kills''' (acoustic)
(Guy in audience over intro: We love you, Billy!
BC: I love you too.)
BC: Thank - thank you very much, thank you.  So um, as I'm sure you all know, uh...as I'm sure you all know, uh, Jimmy couldn't play tonight.  So, um, rather than cancel the show, uh, I started to do this instead.  Just to warn you in advance, um, uh, the show is long.  The show is long and uh, I put a lot of songs in tonight that uh, I probably - some I haven't played for years.  So to the extreme obsessive Pumpkin fan....  This is uh, this is uh, this is definitely your kind of show.  To the casual "I wanted to see the band rock", you're going to hate this show, I guarantee you you’re going to hate it.  So uh, you know, for those of you who are extremely disappointed at this moment when you realize it's not what you thought it was gonna be, I'll offer you a refund right now if you wanna go ‘cause um, I'm not saying I want anyone to leave but, it's hard to compete with the talking and whooping and I wanna do an amazing show.  I can't fight the - you know, I can’t, I don't have a wall to kill you with, you know what I mean, like I normally do.  So uh, so um, I'm gonna do my best and uh, I just ask for patience and a little bit of respect and we're all good.
BC: Thank - thank you very much, thank you.  So um, as I'm sure you all know, uh...as I'm sure you all know, uh, Jimmy couldn't play tonight.  So, um, rather than cancel the show, uh, I started to do this instead.  Just to warn you in advance, um, uh, the show is long.  The show is long and uh, I put a lot of songs in tonight that uh, I probably - some I haven't played for years.  So to the extreme obsessive Pumpkin fan....  This is uh, this is uh, this is definitely your kind of show.  To the casual "I wanted to see the band rock", you're going to hate this show, I guarantee you you’re going to hate it.  So uh, you know, for those of you who are extremely disappointed at this moment when you realize it's not what you thought it was gonna be, I'll offer you a refund right now if you wanna go ‘cause um, I'm not saying I want anyone to leave but, it's hard to compete with the talking and whooping and I wanna do an amazing show.  I can't fight the - you know, I can’t, I don't have a wall to kill you with, you know what I mean, like I normally do.  So uh, so um, I'm gonna do my best and uh, I just ask for patience and a little bit of respect and we're all good.
'''I of the Mourning''' (acoustic)
'''I of the Mourning''' (acoustic)
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BC: Your job is to help provide alternate chord patterns and you’re - you’re helping supply the melody.  [[w:Liz Phair|Liz Phair]], okay.  Now you get to see what a dictator I really am.  Alright!  Okay, so uh, who wants to provide us with a subject?  Okay, this guy right here.  What is the subject?  Huh?  What’d you say, a blowjob?  I’m not writing about that.  I’m guessing that would be a short song with you.  Okay, I’m going to ask this nice young lady right here, I need a subject.  Hold on, I’m ask - I’m sorry, I can’t....
BC: Your job is to help provide alternate chord patterns and you’re - you’re helping supply the melody.  [[w:Liz Phair|Liz Phair]], okay.  Now you get to see what a dictator I really am.  Alright!  Okay, so uh, who wants to provide us with a subject?  Okay, this guy right here.  What is the subject?  Huh?  What’d you say, a blowjob?  I’m not writing about that.  I’m guessing that would be a short song with you.  Okay, I’m going to ask this nice young lady right here, I need a subject.  Hold on, I’m ask - I’m sorry, I can’t....
Guy in crowd: Life on the road!
Guy in crowd: Life on the road!
BC: Life on the road?  Jesus christ, didn’t Metallica cover that already?  Oh, being in a rock band?  Uh, we’ve done that one too.  Okay, your friend is in the hospital and he’s supposed to be here.  Okay, why is he in the hospital?  Please don’t say....  You don’t know why he’s in the hospital?  That’s perfect.  Fine.  What is his name?  Ashley.  It’s a guy...but he’s posing as a woman.  Perfect.  Now I gotta write this down.  ...  Alright.  I’m gonna ask my man over here, what key would you like the song to be in?
BC: Life on the road?  Jesus christ, didn’t Metallica [[w:Turn the Page (Bob Seger song)|cover that already]]?  Oh, being in a rock band?  Uh, we’ve done that one too.  Okay, your friend is in the hospital and he’s supposed to be here.  Okay, why is he in the hospital?  Please don’t say....  You don’t know why he’s in the hospital?  That’s perfect.  Fine.  What is his name?  Ashley.  It’s a guy...but he’s posing as a woman.  Perfect.  Now I gotta write this down.  ...  Alright.  I’m gonna ask my man over here, what key would you like the song to be in?
Guy in crowd: E.
Guy in crowd: E.
BC: That’s too easy.  That’s too easy, pick an interesting key.
BC: That’s too easy.  That’s too easy, pick an interesting key.