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Voted when the polls opened at 6 am, today -- even had a line, which was nice to see. Heading straight to the pub after work and then will be glued to the TV/news websites for the next 7 days or so...

Thanks----- Phil set was pretty great. The festival itself was mess - sound bleeding, credit card issues. Storms passing through and canceling many acts (though they can't be blamed for that). Just disorganized. Which is why it was a one and done fest.

Yeah --- my dad died this past Tuesday and Phil yesterday --- it's been a rough week. Fallout from Phi Zone this morning while watching Premier League matches. Think I may watch some of the 2015 Fare Thee Well shows later on. Glad was able to catch those shows. Musically they were not the best -- but it was great seeing them all up on the stage together again. The last time I saw Phil was at the Sacred Rose debacle with Tweedy and Cline being part of the band. Seeing two Weir shows next month in Chicago - w/ the Chicago Philharmonic to boot ---

Good tune -- never heard of him, but did see he is playing two sold out shows at Thalia Hall in Chicago this month. Good on 'em.

Sadly I don't think Farrell is capable of thinking at this point. Hopefully he gets the help he needs.

Canceled --- that's that.

Have tickets in hand for their September 24th Chicago show. I am hoping they just postpone the tour, so Farrell can get help. The whole thing is unfortunate and sad.

Tre Cool definitely was great -- as well as well the rest of the band --- I can see how Billie Joe Armstrong lost his voice. I thought the Pumpkins were great, too. Like Tre Cool - it was great to see Jimmy Chamberlin play - he makes it seem so effortless - yet the sound he produces sounds so great and powerful. Seeing the Pumpkins play Wrigley was pretty special. Billy gave a shout out to how they use to practice at the Cubby Bear (a bar across the street from Wrigley) and said it only took 36 years to play Wrigley. Iha gave all the shout outs to the rest of the bands

Green Day at Wrigley (With Rancid, Pumpkins, and the LInda Lindas). My kid wanted to go. Should be a hoot.

I was surprised to see a Topps commercial, then i noticed the Wilco tune and my surprise got even bigger. Pretty cool commercial- as a former baseball card collector, myself. My kid settled on Pokémon...

Just finished watching the first two seasons of Babylon Berlin --- really well done. Some of the characters/storylines are a bit of a stretch --- but it is definitely entertaining. One gets the sense of the 'flapper 20's' nicely during the nightclub scenes. Really enjoy the music, through out.

I have spread sheets of Dylan, Stones, and Grateful Dead songs seen - but I don't think I have done one for Wilco. Always a fun activity to do.

I'll guess "California Stars" -- (Brian F.)

2-1 England. Saka and Foden. Looking forward to the match. Will have a large gathering at my local pub.

Awesome match yesterday (England - Netherlands) -- England looked great in the 1st half -- 2nd half not so much, but pulled it out yet again - a great goal by Watkins. Foden had a great 1st half, but none of found the net.

I tried getting into the Copa cup - but after watching the Euro's during the day - it always seemed like a let down watching the Copa.

The Euro's have been a hoot - for the most part. Gonna be sad when it ends. Rooting for England.

Future Islands at the Auditorium in Chicago. Looking forward to it.

Regarding Tweedy's vocals, I wonder if still stems from his sinus operation --- don't remember when he had that done - so I may be way off. From the tapes I have heard - he still sounds good live - perhaps it's just in the studio and the tunes he has been writing over the last 10 years or so.

Watched the 1st episode of the Bear -- starting off great. Just noticed that the above is the freezer door - that's pretty cool. Last night, my kid wanted us to make the Bear family spaghetti recipe --- it turned out pretty good - need to season it more, though. The kid was hoping we'd find a bunch of cash when we opened the can of San Marzano tomatoes --- but nothin'...

Last night my village celebrated our 100th Year Anniversary with a bunch of what not, which ended in a drone show. As the show was ending and the drones started fall down back to land, WIlco's Love Is Everywhere (Beware) played over the ball park speakers -- Definitely not expected to hear this tune -- it was kinda cool.

Saw three shows at the Sphere last week -- definitely worth the trip. A different type of crowd. The visuals were great - though they did repeat many over the three days. Musically - Weir vocals were great through out -- his guitar playing got better as the shows went on. The rest of the band sounded great through out the weekend. The sound is definitely great -- not as loud - especially during a solo - as I was hoping, though. Don't think I will venture back any time soon. Still not a fan of Vegas -- the 110 degree temperatures did not help.

A great season for the Gunners ---- 2 points shy of the Championship. A much better finish this year, than last year. We'll see if City gets any point deductions. I would be perfectly fine with waiting a month, to celebrate a Championship for the Gunners.

The White Sox has been somewhat ok to watch the last 15 games or so ------ Still miss Jason Benetti calling the games, at least him and Stone made the games interesting even when the play on the field stunk. I am back to listening to music, as I watch the games. We just finished up season 3 of Slow Horses. A very enjoyable show - Gary Oldman is awesome and it's always nice to hear Jagger sing the opening theme song. Also watched the 1st two episodes of "Drops of God" (via Apple TV), yesterday. Definitely piqued my interest. The location shots have been great (Paris, Toy

How was the show?