Albany (The Egg), They Might Be Giants, intro by John Hodgman

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They Might Be Giants - Albany (The Egg)

ParticleMen

A tribute to perhaps the finest achievement in all of brutalist modernism: Albany's The Egg Performance Center. From TMBGs Venue Songs project from their 2004 tour featuring John Hodgman as the Deranged Millionaire.

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Lyrics, interpretation, trivia, etc at This Might Be a Wiki, https://tmbw.net/wiki/Albany

The Egg, exciting and old
The Egg, you'll do what you're told
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

The Egg, when was it new?
The Egg, there's nothing to do
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you

Poured concrete flowing into organic shapes
Carpet, wood trim, and some velvet drapes
Combine to make one perfect place

From the outside I am thinking
I'm a number, not a man
From the outside I am thinking
What were they thinking?

The Egg, exciting and old
The Egg, you'll do what you're told
The Egg, the Egg, no corners for you
No corners for you
No corners for you

[grumpyduck]

1. The Egg is a pretty amazing structure.

Two raked auditoriums inside, connected by a common central stage area.

http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2016/03/31/a-slice-of-the-egg

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2. You're right.

I had read the blurb about the stem/girdle support, but that diagram makes it much more clear. Mr. Hodgman now has me wondering what the fire exits look like, though.

Thanks.