i have been to many a show of his and many a show he has "chatted" and many a show he hasn't. i don't get why people get upset when the musician they pay to see doesn't engage in a conversation with 500 people. most of the time the said people are busy yelling silly things at them anyways. personally i pay to hear 20+ songs by my favorite musicians (Frank Black + The Catholics). i don't go to have "An Evening With.....". though at his his solo shows he is very chatty. but if for you him playing music for you is not enough i know there are many places on the web that have interviews with the man that you can either read or listen to. i am just defensive i guess because i play in a band that people think we are stuck up because no one says anything (rarely) between songs and we go from one to the next..... frank can do whatever he wants i say.......as long as the music is good, and he hasn't had an error in that department yet!!!! frank feel free to stop by the aladdin theater in portland december 15th....free beers on me. ryan