The bulk of the new album was on display, with Leo opening with the current single “The Mighty Sparrow,” but as usual that left a lot of time in the 90-minute set for trips through his back catalog. The next song marked the return of an older live staple, “Heart Problems,” that’s no doubt gained some new relevance with its lyrics about the health issues of the uninsured. The audience was in high spirits throughout the show, but seemed to whip up an unpredictable intensity the longer the set went on. The frenzied “Where Was My Brain” inspired some crowd-surfing, and toward the end of “Bottle of Buckie,” one gutsy girl hopped up onstage, danced with Leo for a few measures, and then planted a kiss on his cheek and jumped backed down to the floor. With characteristic nervous energy and humility, Leo simply said “fair enough” and immediately began the next song. Factories don’t have to make stuff… they’re any business that focuses on doing what it did yesterday, but cheaper and faster.) It turns out that factory thinking is part of a race to the bottom, to be the cheapest, the easiest place to pollute, the workforce that will take what it can get. Cover Art by Irrel 4 Jan 2005. Alcoholic drinks have been prepared and drunk for thousands of years, and the problems that can accompany excess alcohol intake have.

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