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Just got my tickets on the pre-sale thru HOB.com ... reserved balcony. Anyone had a sneak peek at this venue set to open in May?

We're a TWO HONDA family ... and one is a freakin' minivan! I also loves me some Starbucks ...

PM me too ... didn't get to hear the stream. Thanks!

Love the Bottle Rockets ... One of my faves is "Thousand Dollar Car" ... oh so true.

On a similar note, what percentage (roughly) of an artist's money is made via album sales vs. touring? I'm talking about what's left for the band's cut, after managers, record label, etc. get their cut. Isn't the vast majority of their earnings from concert tickets sales, since record royalties are typically very small?

I could swear I heard Muzzle of Bees one time on PBS as background/intro music for one of their own promo clips ... I wasn't really watching the tube, and by the time I realized what it was, it was over. Alas, a fleeting moment ...

I went to last Friday's Tweedy show with my friend who's the youth minister at our church. Now that I think about it, the drive home WAS a little awkward ...

Judge for yourself ...

WHAT'S UP, MYNERDS!!!!!???? Pac-Man need a drinkie ...

The same kind Jeff uses: It's a Sony Cybershot DSC-F707 and has some nice features for avid amateur like myself. I believe the industry term is "prosumer" ... Sounds important, huh? It's a little big for concert-going fans (like me) but I like the barrel design. This one is about 5 years old. They changed it up significantly since then, and it is no longer available, but some of the new Sonys have comparable features. Here's more info on my particular camera: Sony F707 I shot Jeff at the full 5 megapixels and with the low light (flash turned OFF) found a great deal of the pics to be

He might have been posting a message on VC: "Hey, he's playing Acuff Rose RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!!!"

Cool! Thanks for posting ... (The security guy's expression cracks me up!)

Yes, someone used those exact words. You will be able to hear it loud and clear on the audio tape, right in the middle of Acuff Rose.

One of my post-concert thoughts has been to play the "what if" game, which I probably shouldn't do, because we could go in a million different directions with hypotheticals, but here goes ... WHAT IF the crowd has no "Alpha Male" in it? What if no drunk girls (and guys) go up to the stage? What if there is less inappropriate "WOOOO"ing and no repeated shouted requests during his playing? What if it's not a "Friday Night" crowd? ... Then MAYBE, MAYBE Jeff plays an extra song or two ... maybe he does THREE encores ... Maybe he plays the all-time greatest set-list ever ... Maybe he plays that

I wish Jeff had come to our side to do Acuff Rose ... it was still great.

These?

FYI, this one is a photoshop creation: The banner isn't THAT big ...

Here Or go straight to the gallery ... My Tweedy Pics

The view didn't change much, but I was able to get some keepers ... Here's a sampling ... During Acuff Rose ... View them all here: Tweedy Photo Gallery

Well, it was late when I posted that ... I guess my biggest gripe is that the guy didn't just shout out the song, he walked up to center stage (along with many others) and put Jeff in the awkward situation of having to respond to the guy's request.

Oh, I almost forgot ... before the Tulsa show my buddy and I grabbed a bite at the Blue Dome Diner (2nd & Detroit) ... we were looking for something quick and happened upon a sign that said "EAT" out front. We were sold. I am not exaggerating: BEST BURGER AND THE MOST INCREDIBLE MASHED POTATOES EVER! EVER. Super cool service, as well. I highly recommend it. (Also, check out the Blue Moon Bakery & Cafe on 30th and Peoria ... where you can see the picture Jeff took of the crowd in Wichita with my camera framed and on the wall. Wilco fan Alan is the owner and is in the pic as w

GOOD MORNING!!!! I awoke refreshed after a long night's sleep ... then quickly turned my anger on the OKC weather men who are giving us wall-to-wall coverage of the blizzard that wasn't. Nary a flake here in Stillwater.

So very true. See my other post/rant ... makes me wanna drive south to catch him again and get the T-Town crowd outta my mind.

My thoughts exactly ... my extended rant can be found on the "Just a Fan" board. I really did enjoy the show, though.

(RANT WARNING) Okay, I probably shouldn't post my thoughts tonight until I've slept on it, but here goes. The good, bad and downright ugly ... The Good: Jeff was better than good, he was great! It was as incredible as I expected for my first Jeff Tweedy solo experience, and I was lucky enough to get front row seats. (I think I got some decent pics, but they'll all pretty much be the same angle. Nothing spectacular, though ... I'll share when I get the chance to download and edit them.) The sound was crystal clear, and his set-list (sorry I do not have it) was solid. For me, Blue-Eyed Sou