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    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Nominees

    in Someone Else's Song

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    6 hours ago, TCP said:

    Truthfully..... that's a whole lot of artists I don't really care about. I imagine Iron Maiden is a lock. Probably the Foos too? Did Pearl Jam and RHCP make it in their first year? If yes then Foos are a lock. They're probably a lock just from how appealing both their music and Dave Grohl is.

    Please excuse this rant:
    These next 10 years will be interesting for the R&RHOF. How many new artists do they induct a year?? 5 or 6? They might want to think about lowering that in the years ahead. 25 years ago is getting into the mid-90s, after the early 00s there wasn't a lot of new rock bands that also had mainstream success. Who do you induct after The White Stripes and The Strokes? I'm sure there's only so many notable artists from the 60s/70s/80s, like Devo, that were missed. Though, I'd argue the post 00s garage rival is when rock music got interesting again but I can't see a bands like Fleet Foxes or Bon Iver getting inducted in 8 or 9 years, as cool as a nerd like me would find it. But what new artists become available to induct in 2030?? That's only 9 years from now. We've all been posting on this message board longer than that!! The Decemberists? Yes please! But if I think that, it's probably not a good pick... Mumfords and Sons? The Avett Brothers? TAYLOR SWIFT?! That's a serious downgrade from Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I guess that's why they're bringing in more rap artists. Will we eventually have years where it's mostly rap music making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? When do we have our first year of inductees that don't have a single guitar based act among them? 

    Though, on the flip side, I also wonder, as baby boomers age out, how much interest there will be for something like the R&RHOF? Outside of sports, these sorts of establishments don't strike me as something gen xers and especially millennials care about.

    Maybe I'm wrong!  ...I am every once in awhile, after all. 

     

    As a solid Gen Xer - I thought the place was cool. Then, again I went because they had a Grateful Dead exhibit going on - so my mindset may be more boomer-ish.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Nominees

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Can this yearly topic put a spark into the VC board?????

     

    FIRST off - there is NO WAY the Foo Fighters ---- ah! I got nothin'. 

     

    I would have figured TIna Turner would have already been in the hall --- perhaps she already is, paired up with Ike. 

     

    Of course Iron Maiden belongs. 

     

     

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    Mary J. Blige
    Kate Bush
    Devo
    Foo Fighters
    The Go-Go’s
    Iron Maiden
    JAY-Z
    Chaka Khan
    Carole King
    Fela Kuti
    LL Cool J
    New York Dolls
    Rage Against the Machine
    Todd Rundgren
    Tina Turner
    Dionne Warwick

     

    Hungry Like the Wolf

    in Just A Fan

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    Speaking of tomatoes and wolves -- my lab loves tomatoes --- can't leave them on the counter top over night, because he will snatch them -- also eats them off the vine out of our garden if we don't keep an eye of him. Perhaps my dog has wolf in is blood.

     

    Maybe, Tweedy grew up with a tomato-eating dog like mine. 

     

    Regarding food and Wilco - once the wife and I and dinner prior to a Wilco's show at the Chicago's Civic Opera House - the restaurant was a half a block away. My wife - who was about 8 months pregnant ordered a steak ---- since she was pregnant, so she ordered it medium well - typically she orders  it medium rare -- anyways it was brought out and it was definitely was not cooked properly and sent back -- another came and that to wasn't right ----- the waiter then said "well that is how we cook medium well steak in the city' . My wife looked at him and said 'I have lived in this city for over 15 years and been eating steak in this city for 15 years and this is not right' --- Really thought she going to stab him with a steak knife. Anyways, the dinner was comped. Through out the show she was miffed. 

    Happy Inauguration Day....

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    Yeah - Ms. Gorman was something.

     

    Left the office to get home to watch with the family. Glad I did. Definitely a different feel - due to Covid - but the flags did look cool on the mall.

    Even all the tunes - by J-Lo / Ga-Ga / Brooks  - were pretty great. Was amused watching Brooks give all the ex-presidents and their wives a hug. He seemed really happy to be there. 

     

    Looking forward to the next 4 years. Hopefully this unity will occur --- with an actual leader on top --- perhaps it can. At least enough to get us out off this Covid mess. 

     

     

    Jeff Tweedy - Live Stream - Constellation, Chicago - Jan. 23rd, 2021

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    Jeff Tweedy Live Stream from Constellation, Chicago - Jan. 23rd, 2021 - 8am

     

    https://www.constellation-chicago.com/calendar/jeff-tweedy

     

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    Join us for this special concert streamed live from Constellation and presented by Bandsintown. Purchase a ticket below to get access to the stream.

    Jeff will perform live from Constellation in Chicago with his local bandmates: Spencer and Sammy Tweedy, Liam Kazar, Sima Cunningham and James Elkington. The show starts at 8p Central and will include a live Q+A.

     

     

    Various Wilco Demos, Downloads, Etc.

    in Just A Fan

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    As a recent Nugs' subscriber, I now cannot condone the use of any sharing of any Wilco torrents/live concerts ---- it was part of the contract that I had to sign with my kid's blood....

     

    Just kidding -- I understand why they forward people to the nugs site, but I don't agree. 

     

    Thanks for helping to keep the archive running and Happy New Year.

    How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy

    in Just A Fan

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    I have been a member of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore (in Hyde Park) - the last annual meeting was held via zoom. Below is from the minutes.  NIces to see that the Tweedy/Offerman event was success for the store. 

     

     

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    Q: You’ve been successful in moving to online orders and no-contact delivery. In addition to those initiatives, what are you thinking about in delivering other co-op “signature” services—such as author events—in an online environment?

     

    1. Clancey and her team have been doing a great job booking our own events as well as working with our partners to host authors. All but one of these events have resulted in no sales; the only one to result in any sales was a Jeff Tweedy event with a book/ticket bundle, where we sold 1200 books. Events are an expense, a cultural endeavor, and with virtual events that li all we can expect -- not sales. We’ll continue to do these. We’ll continue with front table catalogues and subscriptions too.

     

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    Wilco on nugs.net subscription

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    11 hours ago, u2roolz said:

    I love it! No complaints here. It sounds excellent with ear buds and through cat speakers.The upside is having access to all of the shows plus the Front Of House series at your fingertips. If there’s anything that I really want to purchase & download, then I can still do that. 

     

    I’d have to check the Solid Sound shows to compare because I bought & burnt those.

     

    What’s the deal? I tried it out for a free 30 day trial back in April with no bullshit or drama meaning there wasn’t a situation where any Wilco show was off limits or you couldn’t skip ahead etc like on say Spotify.

     

    Thanks. I think I will give it a shot.

     

    The deal they have going on is:

     

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    "UNLIMITED STREAMING 1-YEAR ONLY $50" Each subscription will trigger a $5 donation to Sweet Relief, helping to provide much needed support to musicians and music industry workers.

     

    I did end up signing up. Starting with the Jeff Tweedy show at Henry Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA 2.16.06

    How to Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy

    in Just A Fan

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    6 minutes ago, tinnitus photography said:

    so i bought a ticket for the Nick Offerman live stream and i thought it came w/ a copy of the book? haven't seen anything yet... anyone else buy one this way, via noonchorus, and have received their copy yet?

     

    I have received my signed copy, via Noon Chorus. Like Chez, it came a day or so after the live stream event.

     

     

     

     

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I never felt unsafe at a show, but I have seen a lot sketchy stuff. I can see all the stuff mentioned in that article happening. 

     

    Also, I have been to a few Rainbow gatherings in the early 90's. One can tell some of the people there were evading the law and very distrustful. My buddy was thinking about doing a paper for college on the community, focusing on the structure and all. We brought it up and most of the people we talked to, spoke up and discussed it a candid manner, while others would just walk off. Cameras were highly discourage, also. They were always enjoyable, though, and I never felt unsafe. 

     

    At one of the gatherings, I did witness a group of locals in a pick up truck ( I am assuming locals, since we were in Southern, IL and I know they do not take too kindly to hippie transients) , fire bombed a parked car. 

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