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I think it might be time for my annual viewing of that set. Have you seen the director's cut versions floating around out there? I've seen that it's been up on You Tube before, but I have never actually invested the time to check them out. --Mike

Holy Shit: Pavement Reunion is Real!. I'm only on board if Gary Young makes an appearance... But seriously everyone needs more Bob Nastanovich in their lives this is great. --Mike

He at least has the manic pace of Lester Bangs down. --Mike

Is that your official review of the record? --Mike

Things We Said Today --Mike

Whatever happened to those guys after the movie? ==Mike

Just about perfect. --Mike

It was definitely one of the soundtracks to my summer. It rarely left the car's CD changer. --Mike

You clearly don't get Panther. Maybe you should read it harder. --Mike

This and Califone are my two favorite releases of the year. --Mike

Actually, Glenn isn't on this record. Jim played all the instruments. New York Times: Jim O'Rourke-Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It

I am now ready to declare them the best working band in America today. Great album. --Mike

Doesn't Ohio State have a close game against a weaker non-conference opponent every year? They always win them, but I think Tressel only likes to blow out Michigan. Anyway, USC looked a lot more impressive, and I am not sure if I trust Pryor to win a big game yet. But it will probably be closer than it was last year. --Mike

Vibes. I was bitching about WVU only beating Liberty by 13 throughout most of the afternoon until I saw that score. --Mike

Uh oh: Merriman Charged With Battery --Mike

I think he would have got like six-seven games if he had chilled out after just punching the guy (I'm with bobs here, the dude deserved a punch in the mouth), but the ugliest part for me to watch was the aftermath and him going after the fans and then seeing him basically carried off the field. I don't think the Ducks will miss his 6 carries, -8 yards stat line. Do you know how many times a replay of Woody Hayes infamous Gator Bowl punch was shown during that actual game? 0, and the camera sort of cut away immediately after it happened on the live feed (or at least the version of the l

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1.) Poor Places - 589 2.) Ashes of American Flags- 537 3.) Remember The Mountain Bed-535 4.) I Am Trying To Break Your Heart-526 5.) Muzzle of Bees-515 6.) Jesus, etc.- 510 7.) Misunderstood-508 8.) New Madrid-500 9.) Laminated Cat/Not For The Season- 497 10.) Sunken Treasure-489 11.) Via Chicago- 473 12.) Gun- 460 13.) She's A Jar- 448 14.) Hell Is Chrome-421 15.) Handshake Drugs- 416 16.) Pot Kettle Black- 414 17.) Chinese Apple- 378 18.) At Least That's What You Said- 373 19.) Radio King- 365 20.) Pieholden Suite- 362 The next five... 21.) Spiders- 361 22.) I'm Always In Love- 358 23.)

Yeah, both of those songs were on one list. But nothing that I would have been embarrassed to say made the final cut came even close. Fixed the Face typo, my mistake there that song was Impossible Germany, I forgot what song was what on album for a minute. --Mike

I'm pretty sure almost every Wilco album cut from YHF, AGIB and SBS got at least one vote. Nothing really emerged from SBS that was appearing on the top of a lot lists, but You Are My Face and Impossible Germany were close. WTA faired the worse out of all the albums, but I'd like to think that might have more to do with the fact that it's newer than to make a quality judgment on the material. --Mike

Yeah, it was in the low 20's. I think people might be a little burned out on it because how much they play it live. Then again Jesus, etc. did well it gets about the same amount of plays. The wide range of votes may have watered down some of the choices. At one point all of the top five songs were from YHF, until Pot Kettle Black fell off a bit, I was seriously considering trying to throw some sort of curve in for more balance, but ultimately things came together pretty nicely, I think.

Easy cheat sheet. 1.) Poor Places 2.) Ashes of American Flags 3.) Remember The Mountain Bed 4.) I Am Trying To Break Your Heart 5.) Muzzle of Bees 6.) Jesus, etc. 7.) Misunderstood 8.) New Madrid 9.) Laminated Cat/Not For The Season 10.) Sunken Treasure 11.) Via Chicago 12.) Gun 13.) She's A Jar 14.) Hell Is Chrome 15.) Handshake Drugs 16.) Pot Kettle Black 17.) Chinese Apple 18.) At Least That's What You Said 19.) Radio King 20.) Pieholden Suite The next five... 21.) Spiders 22.) I'm Always In Love 23.) You Are My Face 24.) Magazine Called Sunset 25.) Cars Can't Escape Second highest

1. Poor Places It's my father's voice trailing off Sailors sailing off in the morning For the air-conditioned rooms At the top of the stairs His jaw's been broken His bandage is wrapped too tight His fangs have been pulled And I really want to see you tonight There's bourbon on the breath Of the singer you love so much He takes all his words from the books That you don't read anyway His jaw's been broken His bandage is wrapped too tight His fangs have been pulled And I really want to see you tonight Someone ties a bow In my backyard to show me love My voice is climbing walls Smoking

2. Ashes of American Flags The cash machine is blue and green For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes I wonder why we listen to poets When nobody gives a fuck How hot and sorrowful This machine begs for luck All my lies are always wishes I know I would die if I could come back new I want a good life With a nose for things A fresh wind and bright sky To enjoy my suffering A hole without a key If I break my tongue Speaking of tomorrow How will it ever come? All my lies are always wishes