Tom Waits: Big Time

“Good to be back in the land of wigs and novelties… Go ahead and laugh but when you need wigs and novelties, and you’re in Indiana, you can hang it up buddy.”

I have yet to see Stop Making Sense, but this is far and away the best concert film I have ever seen. It doesn’t get any cooler than this. 

Tom Waits is my current white whale. If he ever has another show I will travel any distance. It’s been 17 years since his last tour. It doesn’t look great, but I nearly gave up hope on my last white whale. His farewell tour was only 7 years prior, but he had lost his hearing, and said that even if he wanted to, he probably could never play a show again. One scientific breakthrough later, and Paul Simon gives me a fist bump as he walks off stage at the Ryman. I hope to see you soon, Tom.

“Good to be back in the land of wigs and novelties… Go ahead and laugh but when you need wigs and novelties, and you’re in Indiana, you can hang it up buddy.”

I have yet to see Stop Making Sense, but this is far and away the best concert film I have ever seen. It doesn’t get any cooler than this. 

Tom Waits is my current white whale. If he ever has another show I will travel any distance. It’s been 17 years since his last tour. It doesn’t look great, but I nearly gave up hope on my last white whale. His farewell tour was only 7 years prior, but he had lost his hearing, and said that even if he wanted to, he probably could never play a show again. One scientific breakthrough later, and Paul Simon gives me a fist bump as he walks off stage at the Ryman. I hope to see you soon, Tom.

thank you tom waits

thank you tom waits

"There’s one thing on my mind I wanted a cigarette lighter as big as an encyclopedia" 

"Used erotica…think about that."

"I gotta introduce ya to Bob you’ll love Bob"

"I think the question I get asked the most is, well I dunno know, it happens a lot, enough that I would remark on it - a lot of people come up to me and they say "Is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?" My answer's always the same, I say: "Listen. We're gonna have to go all the way back to the civil war. Apparently a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a Union soldier and then lodged itself in the ovaries of an 18 year old girl who was actually 100 feet from him at the time. Well, the baby was fine. She was very happy. Guilt-free. Course, the soldier's a little pissed off." When ya think about it, it's actually a form of intercourse, but not for everyone. Those who love action, maybe."

Absolutely holy

"There’s one thing on my mind I wanted a cigarette lighter as big as an encyclopedia" 

"Used erotica…think about that."

"I gotta introduce ya to Bob you’ll love Bob"

"I think the question I get asked the most is, well I dunno know, it happens a lot, enough that I would remark on it - a lot of people come up to me and they say "Is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse?" My answer's always the same, I say: "Listen. We're gonna have to go all the way back to the civil war. Apparently a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a Union soldier and then lodged itself in the ovaries of an 18 year old girl who was actually 100 feet from him at the time. Well, the baby was fine. She was very happy. Guilt-free. Course, the soldier's a little pissed off." When ya think about it, it's actually a form of intercourse, but not for everyone. Those who love action, maybe."

Absolutely holy

Alle sangene høres ut som Jul i Svingen soundtrack style covers.

Alle sangene høres ut som Jul i Svingen soundtrack style covers.

girls without skin. that's all i can think. that i want to see.

yes i cried because i will never get to see tom perform live

girls without skin. that's all i can think. that i want to see.

yes i cried because i will never get to see tom perform live