From: John and Denise Micek 
Subject: Review of the Tacoma Tool show

Hey - 

        Just a note to let you know what a fuckin' awesome show these guys
put on! 
        The show was about 15 or 20 minutes late starting, and it was
colder than shit outside, so everyone was nice and pissed off.  The
opening band was 'The Cows', and they SUCKED!  Everyone in the crowd kept
flipping them off and tossing shoes and stuff at them.  At one point, the
lead singer picked a shoe off the floor, took a good long sniff, and threw
it back into the crowd.  He also chewed some ABC gum that he picked up off
the stage.  The last 2 or 3 songs they played were alright.  Oh yeah, the
lead singer fancies himself a bugle player - he should give it up! 
        There was an extra long pause before Tool (a guy came on and told
us that they had technical difficulties), and the music they played in
between bands was really working the pit into a frenzy.  When the band
came on, I couldn't believe it - the guys were only wearing boxer shorts,
and Maynard was painted BLUE from head to toe.  It was cool!  Anyway, they
proceeded to rock the fuck out of the place!  Maynards voice is so
versatile, and he made everything sound just like the albums.  Here's a
list of tunes they played (in no particular order 'cuz I didn't write them
down and I was to busy rockin') - 1. Stinkfist 2. Fourty-six and two 3.
Eulogy 4. Hooker with a penis 5.  Prison sex 6. Jimmy 7. Undertow 8. Sober
9. H. 10. 3rd Eye 11. Opiate 12.  AEnema Their set was about 1 1/2 hours
long, and the pit never stopped.  I don't know that I've ever seen one so
active, as a matter of fact! 
        By the way, I don't know if this was Maynard's thinking, but I
have a Scottish friend who tells me that before there were Scots', there
was a race of people known as the Picts, and they would paint themselves
BLUE from head to toe before going into battle.  Can't confirm it, but if
that was his thinking, it's really fuckin' cool! 

        Keep up the great work - we really appreciate it out here in
userland. 

                                                               John Micek