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But anyone else longing for the shows in 2009 that will surely have at least 5-10 new songs?

Yes! I had a great time last night, and Wilco never disappoints me when I see them live... but I was slightly surprised that I knew every word to every song and there weren't even any covers during the encore. I can't wait for new material!

Wilco is a very popular band in the Baltimore/DC area. The Lyric is a relatively small venue. I am not surprised it sold out right away.

Just got three in the grand tier, row A. So happy!!!

Thanks for being great, Jeff Tweedy. Have a wonderful birthday.

I think the dichotomy is supposed to be between the being a complicated near-genius and being from Belleville.

lynnowens, your pic is so wonderful that I've had it as my desktop background ever since you first posted it here. It makes me smile every morning when I get to work and turn on the monitor. So thanks to you and your kidlet for brightening my late summer 2007, and congratulations on your win.

I'll bet Jeff doesn't have a Ratatouille birthday cake like my six-year-old nephew does today.

At first I was truly confused and revolted by the thought of a ratatouille birthday cake, until I looked it up and saw that it's a kiddie movie. I am so glad your nephew isn't having eggplant and zucchini on his cake, Brianne.

Happy 40th, Tweedy!

Good: Guided By Voices

Bad: Blonde Redhead

Green Day

Crowded House -- Weather With You

April March -- Chick Habit

Wilco -- Color Me Impressed

Julian Cope -- Sleeping Gas

The Pogues -- White City

Pulp -- This Is Hardcore

Neil Diamond -- Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon

Crooked Fingers -- Doctors of Deliverance

Velvet Underground -- I'll Be Your Mirror

R.E.M. -- Welcome to the Occupation

I got chicken pox as an adult, right after the anti-viral medication started being prescribed for it. (In 1997, I believe.) The anti-viral worked really well, and my chicken pox was much milder than it would have been without the drug. I was feeling much better within a week. So I hope that will be true for Nels, too.

Also, shingles and chicken pox aren't exactly the same thing, despite that they are caused by the same virus. You can get chicken pox as an adult without it being shingles.

Get well soon, Nels!

The Lonely 1.

My top 10 shifts with my mood, but Wilco's been somewhere on that list since Being There came out.

Right now, yes, they are in the #1 spot.

Yes! This has been happening to me for 2 days, too. I have to be pretty tenacious to get the board to load.

Impossible Germany.......especially the version on DVD.

I agree. I am always very singing/lyrics-focused in my music appreciation -- for instance, it took me until today to click on this thread title because I am not very interested in guitar solos as a topic of discussion -- but when I saw the DVD version of "Impossible Germany," I almost wept because the solo was so beautiful.

That reminds me, I gotta watch that DVD again soon. I haven't watched it since the day my CD came in the mail.

I am all for group art-projects, and I certainly have jeans to spare and no problem with the shipping costs. I guess I was just a little confused about who, specifically, the quilt would be going to and how it would be presented. If I knew more about the project, I think I would be more willing to participate.

I am a middle school librarian-to-be, so this is my area precisely!

Suggestions:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

Atonement by Ian McEwen

Cut My Hair by Jamie S. Rich

Send her mail (and get her friends and the rest of the family to send things, too) once she's gone. Although I had a great time being away from home that first year and really enjoyed my freedom, nothing made me as happy as having something in my campus mailbox. I swear I checked the mail four times a day. It's so much more exciting than email, too.

I was there last night too -- 4th time seeing Wilco, and 2nd time seeing them at Merriweather. I was smushed into the middle of the GA section but enjoying every second of it -- thank gawd Wilco has some of the most respectful and friendly fans on earth or my social anxiety issues would have kicked up. I thought the music was extraordinary, and I am glad to hear that others agreed. My favorite stage banter was the request to send macrame to the band by simply addressing the envelope "Wilco, Chicago."

Due to a beer-induced tailgating time warp, my friends and I missed Low.

But we made it to our spots just as Wilco was taking the stage, which was nothing short of a miracle.

I donated some cans of beans and tuna and got $10 off the concert poster. I can't wait to get it framed and hang it in the rec room.

Will the poster [be] unique for tonights show?

Probably -- I think they usually have a unique poster for each show.

I'm packing my beans, too.

I like the fact that the Wall Street Journal calls him Mr. Tweedy

And don't forget "Mr. Drake" and "Mr. Dylan." That just sounds odd to me!

My favorites have been evolving. Right now the two I love best are "Hate It Here" and "You Are My Face."

I had a visceral negative reaction to "Shake It Off" the first time I heard it, but I have to admit that it's been growing on me a lot.

The long out-of-print Black Snake Diamond Role, I Often Dream of Trains, and Eye are being reissued by Yep Roc on 10/16/2007.

They will include the bonus tracks that were part of the 1995 Rhino Robyn Hitchcock reissue campaign. They'll be available separately or as a box-set that includes 2 discs of additional material.

They're going to release 3 more Hitchcock albums in 2008 but I don't have the titles.