Well, it came and went. Dammit I can’t believe its over already. Yes I know, seems like I’m always going to these NIN concerts the last 3 years, hey I missed seeing them live for about 10 years beforehand so nyah! Anyways, this time I was accompanied by my lovely wife for a night out with Mr Reznor on his final tour (supposedly, I hope not for long). First we made a pit stop at 5 Guys for a burger in Oak Park, mmmmm good stuff. After navigating the rush hour traffic on the Ike, we made it to  the beautiful downtown Charter One Pavilion. Not a bad place, fairly small and right on the lakefront with a fantastic vantage of the city. We had seats that were fairly decent (no more mosh pits for me thanks) off stage left.  For this last tour, Nails went without the elaborate staging (nothing could ever top Lights In The Sky Tour from last year anyway). It was simply lit, white lights, smoke and strobes, the energy was provided solely by the music. Holy crap, they rocked out the house, with a setlist that was surprising and satisfying. This was a show for the hardcore fans, playing stuff that has been unheard live since the early nineties. Check out this list:

Somewhat Damaged
Terrible Lie
Heresy
March of the Pigs
Piggy (regular)
Metal
The Becoming
I’m Afraid of Americans
Burn
Gave Up
La Mer
The Fragile
Gone, Still
The Way Out is Through
Wish
Survivalism
Mr. Self Destruct
Suck
The Day the World Went Away
Hurt
The Hand that Feeds
Head like a Hole

I was kinda hoping for the Now I’m Nothing opener which I have never heard myself but I cannot complain with this list. For a final farewell, this was awesome.

• Enjoying the day uup here in michigan..fishing, playground, running..and of course eating. #
• One certainty here..no one gets to sleep in. Nurse! More coffee! #
• Meh..not my cup of teat the new album from Dangermouse/David Lynch Dark Knight Of The Soul #
• Wow, that one extra key really changes that last tweet doesn’t it. #
• Uploading and processing a ton of photos from the camera. Erik got a hold of it, tons of floor close ups and blurries. Not a bad start! #
• Looks like lots of exciting stuff from the Google coming down the road. #
• RT @ryanblock: Pre to sync with iTunes? Makes sense given how many ex-Apple guys Palm’s poached — but Apple is still going to go ballistic. #
• I fix dads laptop..he fixes something on the van..we’re even! #
• Oh yeah..twenty twenty four hours to goooooo…I wanna be sanctified.. #
• RT @tkorioth: Jerk restaurant owner who stole our CC # has been busted! http://bit.ly/rwn74 #
• Oh my its really nice out..perfect concert weather. #
• Woot inside 5 guys for a burger #
• http://twitpic.com/686og – 14 bucks #
• This mornings ride http://tinyurl.com/m83dqc #

• Wolfram Alpha knows everything… http://snurl.com/i9iu1 #
• Finally going to see the new Star Trek tonight..May the force be..oh wait a second wrong flick. KHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!! #
• Noticing an increase in spam getting through the Gmail filters, anyone else? #
• Warning geek talk: Just added new hack to move apps from phone storage to run via sd card on G1 #android #
• Taking off early from work now…the timing with the weather is pure coincidence. #
• Man its gorgeous outside #
• On a secret mission.. #
• Bet yer wondering what.. #
• Its sweet..creamy..chocolaty #
• New Facebook phishing scam alert! Just got an email with the message “Check brunga.at” that contains a link. #
• OOOOO, new version of Google Chrome #
• OMG! Theres now a 5 Guys and a Grill in Naperville! Road trip! #
• http://twitgoo.com/7doy Memories of Hamburger greatness… #
• Holiday rooaaaad #

• Happy mothers day! Getttin ready to make a brunch here. #
• Trying to explain this twitter thing to my brother…clueless. #
• Starting to froth at the mouth a little, checking out the steady stream of concert vids for the NIN/JA Tour, 3 weeks to wait! #
• I am so done with these kids today. #
• Forgot to mention the wii has returned. #
• my son: who is that? Me:@leolaporte son:what does he do? Me:talk a lot on the internet. #
• Oh my, just cranked out an 11 page instruction document on how to stream video live. Hopefully not too overwhelming, but probably. #
• Google broke? Not for me. #
• Bah..telemarketing scammers keep calling my unpublished work cell phone..GO TO HELL! #
• Night night time in the cribber dibber for the kids. #
• could be going on a family bike ride..after some espresso! #
• Todays bike ride http://tinyurl.com/r3pe7s #

• Applying Android 1.5 Cupcake to my G1, pray the phone lives after reboot. #
• Oooooooo new fancy Android logo #
• http://twitpic.com/4idxg – Grillin time #
• In case you wondered..chicken breasts wrapped in bacon filled with feta #
• Happy Star Wars day? Why was I not informed? #
• is checkin in via his G1 cupcake. style..dig the on screen keyboard #
• Wow extremely impressed with android 1.5..on better phone this will be awesome. #
• Downloading Windows 7 RC, its been only 10 minutes and already 66% done..I love those pipes here! #
• posting via ping.fm #
• We’re getting ready here for Cinco De Mayo lunch at the office..mm gringo food. #
• Good news everyone! My dead Nintendo made it to the Nintendo hospital in CA. #
• http://twitpic.com/4mn52 – Our apple tree is blooming #
• What is it called when you tweet and grill at the same time…greeting? #
• New discovery thanks for the suggestion Trent Reznor. ♫ http://blip.fm/~5ogbn #
• New Kindle DX..not something the average person would buy for $500. #
• Dammit, theres a buttload of shows coming this month in the city I wouldnt mind going to and..I can’t go to any of them. #
• New discovery for me ♫ http://blip.fm/~5pxml #
• Its party night Wednesday..because we can! #
• If only our wedding was this cool http://snurl.com/hk5a0 #
• That last one was a joke Trish… #
• I am finding twitter updates are taking a while today to refresh, anyone else? #
• http://twitpic.com/4r1id – clouds #
• Here’s tonights walk http://tinyurl.com/cudbch #
• Can’t go wrong with a little Burrito Loco for lunch. Stay outta my booth for Commencement later guys. #
• Will spending another evening with caps and gowns..I should get an honorary doctorate for this. #
• Just wanted to hear the original..NIN covered this last night on tour. ♫ http://blip.fm/~5xxya #
• http://twitpic.com/4vlcm – We’re live baby #
• is looking at many newly unemployed grads #
• Back home..time to crack open a beer. Ahh. #
• This is the damn song repeated in Vegas at the Fashion Show Mall ♫ http://blip.fm/~5yvjl #

• Rain rain go away..come back some other day.. #
• This day is just getting weirder and weirder with all this news today..pigs, planes, quakes..what else is next? #
• Now THIS is a model rocket… http://snurl.com/gure9 #
• Test tweet! #
• Super Nerd alert..my UPS at home will now tweet if it goes offline. Follow twitter.com/ollies_ups #
• Good thing I called on those tractor parts I ordered online, they never got it..was ’stuck’ in the system. Uh huh. #
• SOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEE! Swine flu hits Kane County, everyone head for the hills! Mmmm bacon. #
• Now playing: Iron Maiden – Wasted Years–Thanks to Dave Z whose comment inspired an audio flashback http://tinyurl.com/22e73g #
• listening to “The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner – Iron Maiden” ♫ http://blip.fm/~590ts #
• http://snurl.com/h1sus I may do this if it comes down to it. Stormtrooper mask? #
• reports of Cupcake 1.5 being released today…where is mine? #
• That afternoon cup o joe..maybe not such a good idea. I got the shakes man! #
• Crap..St.Charles Haines Middle School just closed..pigs were seen in the hallways. Lets have some more hype shall we? #
• Florida..its our nations australia #
• Twitter access sluggish today? or is it Twhirl? #
• Meeting CDW sales rep in an hour, anyone need anything? #
• “How do I get this flinging flanging thing to work on my PC?!” #
• Ahhh peace..kids in bed time to start drinkin! #
• Hooray for sunshine! #
• Smores time! #
• http://twitpic.com/4g7lv – Hot stuff #