On November 20, 1999 Arvid Engen took .-) to a concert of John Linnell and The Statesmen in Los Angeles where he played a bunch of songs from his new "State Songs" record. The next day, .-) went to another John Linnell concert somewhere else in California.
Here is Arvid with .-) . In the background you can see John Linnell's fabled red accordion!
Here is .-) with Arvid and teen heart throb Spencer Owen.
And the rumors were true! .-) did have his picture taken with John Linnell, the man himself! If he looks slightly annoyed, that's because he kinda is. Take a look!
Click to see the bigger ones, of course. And here is .-) with Bill Krauss, the guy who produced They Might Be Giants' first album! According to Avid, Bill was a little more "into" the idea of having his picture taken with a text pirate. Arrrrrr!
