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emerald from the front row! the sticker lady from the internet! account for sharing tMG comps, live tapes, and newsletters! directory for my tMG related projects and other relevant places and resources: www.thegemthecolor.com/thestickerlady/directory
another sketchy comic. Fanlee removes Spätzle’s smiling mask, revealing that Spätzle is crying underneath. Fanlee gives her a reassuring look, examines the mask, and crushes it underfoot. Fanlee huffs and turns back to say something to Spätzle, but finds Spätzle is already wearing a new mask.
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02.03.2026 17:46 — 👍 688 🔁 133 💬 9 📌 1ohhhh spätzle we're really in it now
02.03.2026 18:23 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0babe, i gotta go. the people need me
02.03.2026 17:32 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0having my comps be a choose-your-own-adventure means of going through the tapes for people who listen is one of my ulterior motives, so ty for this
02.03.2026 03:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0that's the fun thing about making these comps, cause, man, there are hundreds of tapes. having a mission to search and dig through them for something specific uncovers a lot of gems.
02.03.2026 03:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0YES!! DUDE. it has been so long since i listened to those shows, i had nearly forgotten.
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i hope you enjoy it!! i have two other comps that may be more up your alley, both featuring performances of songs that are 21+ years old
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ah! i wish i could have seen some of peter's last run. i was holding out for what was supposed to be the peter and john duo tour, but, well...
01.03.2026 17:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0do i recommend being in a barn in the middle of nowhere with hundreds of people in the sweltering heat? no. would i do it again? you already know
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01.03.2026 16:21 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0new comp alert! start your sunday off right with 2 hours of violent and unrelenting revenge
01.03.2026 13:59 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0if anyone is wondering, my favorite performance is track 11 from the 4th of july 2023 performance at codfish hollow barnstormers. i have a theory that the closer the room is to experiencing heat stroke, the better the show is. we were all on the brink of collapse. it was transcendent
01.03.2026 13:58 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0in this 2 hour comp you'll hear 4 and 5 piece arrangements, solo and duo performances, some of the most killer JD banters to ever be recorded, and performances with musical guests Erin McKeown and Isa Burke. Heel Turn 2 will never grow old. Heel Turn 2 is eternal. Heel Turn 2 forever.
01.03.2026 13:46 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0back in 2015, tMG audiences had a much lower tolerance for gentle piano sections - you will hear that in the comp. through the years, to my great delight, the guys have only leaned harder into performing soft piano interludes and prolonged outro jams - a real Fix Your Heart or Die move.
01.03.2026 13:46 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0my favorite part of putting this together was hearing how the differing outros change the entire message. in one, the heel is downtrodden and has lost hope - maybe abandoning his morals was for nothing. in the other, he emerges on the other side a changed man but ultimately victorious.
01.03.2026 13:46 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0since i almost exclusively listen to tMG through the live tapes, i had forgotten what the original outro was like. the emotional tone of the more somber and stumbling, beautiful and striking OG piano outro is such a contrast to the triumphant powerhouse of an outro that it transformed into over time
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the album art for Oops! All Heel Turn 2! with the classic Oops! All Berries! cereal box art with an added snake biting the Cap'n's nose superimposed on top of the wrestling crowd featured on the cover art for the Mountain Goats 2015 smash shit record Beat the Champ.
if you were to ask me which of my @themountaingoats.bsky.social comps best encapsulates what it is i love about seeing tMG live, it would be this one, my newest one: Oops! All Heel Turn 2
from the studio to the stage & the nearly 10 year evolution of the ultimate jam
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01.03.2026 03:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@themountaingoats.bsky.social @mouseskeleton.bsky.social @claremontcometh.bsky.social
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THIS IS A COMP ABOUT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING is a comp of live performances of Beat the Champ along with the associated b-sides. and because my aim in making these is to show others what it's like to see tMG live, this means you also get to hear a lot about wrestling, too
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THIS SONG IS OLD ENOUGH, TOO: the second of my OLD ENOUGH series including performances of songs that are 21+ years old, with one exception. it's my comp, i do what i want.
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in celebration of 10 years in the band, 10 YEARS IN THE BONE ZONE: THE BEST OF MATT DOUGLAS VOLUME 2, goes a bit further than the last best of - including performances on sax, keys, electric guitar, bass guitar, clarinet, bass clarinet, and mellotron
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MAKE IT THROUGH THIS YEAR VOL 1: a collection of tMG survival anthems. this is as close to as a "greatest hits" as i'll get and also a great introductory starter pack to send to a friend when they finally relent and agree to give that band you don't shut up about a try
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THE BEST OF THE WURST VOL 1 is a celebration of the man behind the drumkit: Jon Wurster. from his soft, gentle fills to going absolute beast mode, you will experience the thrills of a night with The Wurst.
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BA BA BAAA chronicles one of my favorite tMG live show phenomena of late: Peter Hughes vocalizing the horns during Fresh Tattoo and the crowd joining in with him night after night
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Oops! All Waylon Jennings, Live! follows the progression of the song from it's first live performance, to the studio, back to the stage, and onward. solo, duo, trio, quartet, and quintet performances here concluding with the hoedown performances with Isa Burke on fiddle
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COMPS FOR PETER HUGHES is a best of compilation for Peter Hughes, who was the steady and funky heartbeat of tMG for nearly 30 years. lots of fun banters and stage interactions spliced between tracks to showcase the joys of seeing Peter perform.
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OOPS! All Tidal Wave is dedicated to following the evolution of a song from the studio to the live premiere and onward. let the steady bass line and progression of this hypnotic jam over the course of 2 years lure you into the tides. excellent for studying/locking in
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THIS SONG IS OLD ENOUGH TO RENT A CAR - performances of songs that are at least 21 years old. Whether you're an old head who loves the lo-fi catalog or a newer fan that is starting to dig into older releases, everyone is bound to have a good time here.
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my magnum opus, the one that started it all: I'VE GOT THE SAX - A NIGHT IN THE BONE ZONE vol 1.
if you enjoy the multi-instrumental stylings of Matt Douglas, this is the place to start. sequenced to mimic the flow of a tMG show, each instrument played gets it's own set
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