>This is particularly interesting to me because my experience has mostly 
>been that people are either *very* into FoW (our other dinner guest, Lisa, 
>is exhibit A in this regard) or they can't stand them at all.  I just liked 
>knowing that there's someone else out there who quite likes but doesn't 
>worship them.

Actually, I feel exactly the way you do.  I enjoy their music
and find it clever, but I don't enjoy it on a level beyond
I enjoy a funny but not-exactly-plot-inspired sitcom, like
"How I Met Your Mother" or something.   I mean, I enjoy
the show when I have a free half hour, but I don't build
my Monday night schedule around it like I do (did) "Arrested
Development."

I went to college with these guys.  I was in the rival campus
cover band (though I fully admit thay were a zillion times
better than us.)  I'm sure Adam is trying to hide this part
of the past, but since he's ignored my e-mails ever since he
hit the bigtime I have no problem spreading the word.  His
band was called "The Rhythm Method" ("the only band
endorsed by the pope") and they covered a lot of early
80s new wave hits.   They made a recording of some
songs for a winter term project one year, so they obviously
always had that ambition.