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I tried a few times to get through the review and it didn't hold my interest. I probably will try again, though - perhaps.

I am pretty bad at sticking with reading one book at a time, so I will put down 1919 for a week or two and go onto another book. Each time I go back to the 1919 book, it takes me time to go back into the book to figure out the character's relationships again, which is why it is taking me so long to get through it. When I saw your post, I thought I mentioned that I was reading USA in this thread and I did a search and found the post from around February. I didn't realize it was that long ago. While reading Dos Passos' Trilogy, I happen to watch Warren Beatty's Reds movie - good companion

I am just about done with Book 2 - think I am going to take a break for bit before I venture into 3. Good, interesting read. Like his style and form.

Thanks for the heads up - I will try to catch the webcast.

http://wilcobase.com...p?event_key=626 It looks like it was in 1999, a few days after my first Wilco show.

I think Wilco still has room to "grow" into a bigger fan base. I don't know if they are ready to sell out Madison Square Garden (by themselves). They played to an non sell-out crowd at UIC Pavilion a couple years ago and that was in Chicago, granted it was a 2nd night of a two night run. I wish them all the success that they can muster up. I am sure Tweedy will still play solo shows at small, out of the way places, like he always has been.

http://viachicago.org/topic/45907-jeff-tweedy-08042011/

It was fun day and show - Kalamazoo is a nice town.

I think you mean 2/26/05 at the Kalamazoo State Theater. http://wilcobase.com...p?event_key=835 It was great show...I may have spent a little too much time at the Bell's Brewery before the show, though.

It's up on Dime http://www.dimeadoze...s.php?id=368642

I couldn't get through interview, but, yeah, from my experience with Hawaii, the interviewer sounded normal.

I heard them open for Iron and Wine at Pritzker - they did sound good. The wife and I enjoyed their set and meant to seek out their stuff - then of course, we didn't. Thanks for the reminder.

I think it would have cool to have been in Berlin to see the gig, even though the gig did not turn out so well.

Nice interview. Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the review, bbop. Hope you enjoy your stay!

Never watched the Bragg/Wilco DVD. I guess I should at least rent it. Definitely will get an all CD deluxe addition.

I bet the doorbell was broke by the end of the show. Though I am not sure if switched his guitars as much back then as he does now.

Bennink is one of my favorite performers to watch - amazing guy.

Perhaps this brought on his disdain for meat...though he looks a bit happy and high as a kite.

Off the top of my head - My first Stones show in 1989, an opening with a "canned" Continental Drift then into Start Me Up. I was about 20 rows back in the center - seeing Richards take a b-line to the front of the stage was pretty cool.

I don't remember reading or hearing about that when he played Wrigley this past weekend. Even to me (a vegetarian) this seems a bit extreme.

Now that's a good one.

Did you make it to the show?

It's nice to see Mark Teahen gone - what a bust that was.

Perhaps I should be embarrassed, but I just picked up the 30th Anniversary deluxe addition. Haven't listened to this since the early 80s. Lots of REO was played around my house in the late 70s/early 80's - dumb older sisters. Should be fun to hear it again.