From: "Josh" (jvancamp@host.cass.net)
Subject: Detroit, MI show Nov 19

The Tool show on the 19 was one of the greatest things I have ever
seen.  The show was totally sold out and people outside were offering up
to $140 for just a single ticket.  The opening act was Psychotica, which
I didn't think weren't too bad, they just weren't anything compared to
Tool.
After Psychotica, the lights dimmed and the Aenima logo came up.  There
was a great surge to the front (where I was) and after several minutes the
band scampered out to their positions.  The setlist was as follows

Third Eye
Stinkfist
46&2 (with the awesome evolution of man animations on the screen)
Swamp Song      
Eulogy
Prison Sex
Jimmy
Pushit
Sober 
Cold and Ugly
Opiate
Aenima

The band was so solid and Maynard was unreal. He was so fluid in his
movement that at times he almost didn't seem real.  Most of the dialogue
between songs was the same except that tonight was Justins birthday and
after Third Eye, Maynard introduced Justin and everyone in the crowd
wished him a happy birthday.  Maynard also gave the speech about religion
before Opiate, which was probably the highlight of the show.  Also right
before Pushit, Maynard said "I'm not from Detroit, but from a town in
northern Michigan called Scotsville. If I ever get enough money I am gonna
buy the entire town and level it, and then fill it with pavement and
parking meters as far as the eye can see, except for a Taco Bell in the
middle with a basketball hoop on the back."  Then he paused and said "just
kidding" and Pushit began.  Aenima closed the show after the band paused
for a minute.  It was just beyond words. After going out into the streets,
I wandered over to where the buses were.  After about 45 minutes, Adam
wandered out to sign stuff for about 20 fans, including signing my ticket
stub.  Then after a while longer we were told that Maynard had left for
the Hotel already because the showers were not working properly.  I waited
another hour just to make sure, but noone else came out.  So I went home
throughly satisfied, waiting for the possibility of the spring tour. 


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