mcsweeneys vs. they might be giants
I got treated to a really great little show last night at the Fitzgerald. Dave Eggers and They Might Be Giants hosted a roof raising vaudeville show filled with talent and creation. Eggers read a colorfully wet story about going to a junior high dance that anyone who grew up in a mostly white suburb during the 80’s could identify with, especially the male leap frog dancing that occurred during Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”. Hilarious.

But the real highlight of the evening was neither Eggers reading nor the quirky interludes provided by they might be giants. The real stars of the show was the Trachtenburg Family Slide-Show Players. The Slide-Show Players, besides being a real family with an incredibly cute and talented nine year old drummer who sings backup too, travel around the country buying up other people’s old slide show carousels from estate sales. They then set pretty little ditty pop songs to stories they make up to go along with the slide show. I was so happy watching them, I will be smiling all day. They mentioned that they will be on the Conan O’brian show on election night. I hope they will have a good slide show featuring old elected officials. You should make time after you vote to watch them.