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Kyle Dean Reinford

David Byrne played NJ (setlist), says vote (though he can't)

David Byrne @ the Paramount, Austin, TX (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
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Pardon the bulk mailing. I Can’t Vote. I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. … On Election Day, I see my neighbors heading to the nearby elementary school to cast their ballots. The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood – rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky – they all turn out in one day.

But most of you can vote. What can I say? The Republicans have made us less safe than before 9/11, bankrupted this economy, started an illegal war they can’t – and don’t intend to – finish, removed what sympathy (after 9/11) and respect the world had for the US, and have robbed US citizens of many of their basic rights.

Global warming? What’s that? Science and education? Investment in our future? No, thanks – we’ll stick with a good ‘ole hockey mom. Ignorant, and fucking proud of it, as is always the case.

Although it looks like a shoo-in, it ain’t over ’til Florida. And there are plenty of racists in this country who will vote against their own best interests. So please, get to your local elementary school, post office, town hall, or whatever, and cast your vote and make this a country we can all be proud of. We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is.

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NYC

David Byrne played the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ last night. Did you go? How was it? More tour dates HERE. Set list below. Still waiting for the NYC show announcement.

Download the 2CD “ultra-limited release of the David Byrne live bootleg “‘Stop Wearing Suits'” at this RapidShare link.

And in semi-related news, the Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime” appears in the trailer of the Oliver Stone movie “W”. You can watch that video below…

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David Byrne @ Count Basie Theater, Red Bank, NJ – Nov 3, 2008 setlist

Strange Overtones
I Zimbra
One Fine Day
Help Me Somebody
Houses In Motion
My Big Nurse
My Big Hands…Falling throught the cracks
Heaven
Never Thought
The River
Crossed-Eyed and Painless
Life Is Long
Once In A Lifetime
Life During Wartime
I Feel My Stuff

**First Encore**
Take Me To The River
The Great Curve

**Second Encore**
Air
Burning Down The House

**Final Encore**
Everything That Happens

Compare that to the setlist from the first night of the tour.