It had been over ten-years since TMJ played NYC (not counting them as The Good Books). The last time they had played NY was in Spring of 1997 at Coney Island High. They opted to not to play NYC on the Crack Is Back tour that September as The Mekons were playing the night they would've booked a show, so they opted not to play NY and see the Mekons instead(!). Nor did a tour - or show - materialize for Gods & Sods either. So Tommy Vinton's retirement from the NYPD made for a perfect excuse to play again. Although they didn't play personal favorites like "Making Fun Of Buns" nor did they play "Starry Eyes", they did play such rare-items like "Map Like Mine" and lyrically-abundant "My Past Lives". It was a great show indeed.
Here's The Village Voice listing of the show.
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