Sandoz

yes it appears to be true and many years have passed since his transplant, appears to still be negative. however we can't start doing BMTs on everyone with HIV infection! a more feasible cure is needed (inexpensive, low risk of associated side effects, accessible to everyone including resource-poor countries etc etc). exciting for sure, but unfortunately not the answer to the pandemic.

one of my previous patients has the delta 32 mutation and remained healthy without taking antiretrovirals. she's now in college and doing amazingly well. the specific mutation is fascinating to read about; it's thought that europeans with this specific mutation were fit to survive the plague back in the 1300s.

Just for the sake of information, here are some other titles by that author:

"Heavy Metals Poisoning, Brain Injury, and Clandestine Weather Modification Programs Connecting the Dots"

 

"Chemtrails - The Latest Assault On Us"

 

Actually, Sparky, I do appreciate your vigilance on this. It's clear that the initial reports and evaluations did downplay the risk. This particular author just seems to be a bit of a wingbat.

um, that's an understatement. in fact there is a lot of false information on that website in general. it appears the primary goal of this website is to scare the shit out of the general public.

just my opinion

haha.

thank you for giving me some good news today! i really needed it! haven't seen buffalo tom since 1995 i think.

I really love this album, and I've always disliked the Decemberists. This is the first Meloy album I've listened straight through, from start to finish. His voice has always annoyed the heck out of me. But this record is totally different! I hear a lot of Wilco (January Hymn = Bob Dylans Beard) and early REM (most obvious [already mentioned] is "Calamity Song" intro = "Talk About the Passion")

nels has a wedding band

New Orleans is one of the best cities in the universe. The people, the food, the culture, the musicians, the energy, the art. There is such rich history (and pride) behind it all. Sometimes I wish I lived there, I've always wished I grew up there. I am astounded that anyone could call New Orleans a shithole. The Wilco set at the 2009 Jass Fest was awesome. Not to mention (and probably contributing to the awesomeness): the preceding act was Galactic. But the gospel tent is seriously mind-blowing and worth the trip all on it's own. Enjoyed with a cold abita and crawfish etoufee, of course.

I heard Airline to Heaven at Whole Foods the other day.

Pssh...It always goes straight to voice mail.

I know, right?!

decemberists

i've never listened to an album in it's entirety..colin's voice sounds like incessant whining after a few songs.

11.11.99 Boston: Avalon

indeed they have a trumpeter. they opened for wilco at the avalon

Beulah during Summerteeth tour

i love you redjim.

back off. he's mine

this is a really weird thread. the OP is obviously a band member or a really board computer geek troll.

I would vote for the former.

Who else just saw Queen Latifa on '30 Rock'.

 

Queen Latifa complaining that NBC is not diverse, "NBC is about as diverse as a Wilco concert".

clearly queen latifa doesn't make it to the front row enough. we asians have a knack of getting up there quite often.

Does anyone know when Jeff's time slot is?

i saw somewhere that he is playing form 5:34PM to 6PM

did you know that i am her manager? at least that's what she told the peoples on the airplane. i nodded in agreement.

The most recent Spin issue has an article about a hysterical showdown between Pavement and Arcade Fire...playing table tennis. It's freaking indie- style hilarious.

i saw them in Portland last week. Awesome, tight show. Quasi opened up, another personal fave. Don't miss them if they come your way. "Malktastic," just like his t-shirt says.

Cool merch too.

Mavis Staples and Billy Bragg are playing several shows together this fall

http://www.rosebudus.com/staples/tourdates.html

I just saw them again this week. Rekindled my obsession with Avetts. They did a surprise benefit concert here in Portland (all proceeds went to a local high school), and just announced the show last week. Only 500 tickets were sold for the Crystal Ballroom (a 1914, refurbished REAL ballroom where the "floating" hardwood floor sits on springs); it's an awesome venue (capacity 1,500) for rock shows because when everybody jumps, the floor literally bounces. And it was bouncing Monday night!!!! A perfect night of sweaty honest to goodness fun.

What a perfect setlist! It was great to see all the usual suspects; you are all so very lovely. Thanks S&S for the hospitality. I think my favorite song of the night was Big Rock Candy Mountain(brilliant choice, Alison); the lyrics are just so tasty (see below) and the Tweedy version is as excellent as you'd ever imagine:

One evening as the sun went down, and the jungle fire was burning,

Down the track came a hobo hiking, and he said boys I'm not turning,

I'm headed for a land that's far away, beside the crystal fountain,

So come with me we'll go and see, the big rock candy mountains.

In the big rock candy mountains, there's a land that's fair and bright,

Where the handouts grow on bushes, and you sleep out every night.

Where the boxcars all are empty, and the sun shines every day,

On the birds and bees and the cigarette trees,

the lemonade springs where the bluebird sings,

in the big rock candy mountains.

in the big rock candy mountains, all the cops have wooden legs,

and the bulldogs all have rubber teeth, and the hens lay soft boiled eggs.

The farmers trees are full of fruit, and the barns are full of hay,

Well I'm bound to go where there ain't no snow,

where the rain don't flow and the wind don't blow,

in the big rock candy mountains.

in the big rock candy mountains, you never change your socks,

and the little streams of alcohol, come a tricklin' down the rocks.

The brakemen have to tip their hats, and the railroad bulls are blind,

There's a lake of stew and a whisky too,

you can paddle all around 'em in a big canoe,

in the big rock candy mountains.

In the big rock candy mountains, the jails are made of tin,

And you can walk right out again, as soon as you are in.

There ain't no short handled shovels, no axes, saws, or picks.

I'm a-going to stay where ya sleep all day,

Where they hung the jerk who invented work

In the big rock candy mountains.

I'll see you all this comin' fall in the big rock candy mountains.

As for the power generator comment, I think a separate generator for the sno-cone maker would have made the night better too. My 5 year old son would have lasted much longer if the darn thing was working! He fell to the floor and cried, "but I've never had a sno-cone before! I need one! Oh mama, what do they taste like??..."

The night came and went too quickly. If the LR shows are not auctioned off next year, I expect to see you all in the Berkshires next summer. And for the record, I loved the beer at Solid Sound Festival. xxoo

John Mulaney was hilarious. How awesome was it to take a break from the music (and hot sun), have a snack, and laugh your ass off?! I was laughing out loud! Good stuff.

OMG! I forgot to mention that I was on the same flight as Mavis Staples from Chicago --> Albany on Friday! We chatted, I gave her a free drink ticket, and she waved at me from backstage on Saturday!!!!! I LOVE that woman. Bring her back next year!!!

Hi from Las Vegas airport; I missed my connector, so my 45 minute layover is now 3.5 hours because of a thunderstorm. I will be the first to admit that I was one of the complainers when I found out the festival was in a tiny town with no hotels around and an airport 40 minutes away. Why so damn inconvenient?! Now I am embarrassed by such ridiculous thoughts. This was a brilliant, amazing, and very special weekend. I learned a lot at Mass MoCA, and loved having so much time to soak in the art. Life is incessantly chaotic at home...I never make enough time for such important things. Being in a tiny town with a lot of downtime was so, so refreshing! I met some cool people. I hugged my old friends a lot. I drank good beer. I sweated during the midnight DJ spinning funkdown in courtyard C (whilst playing my air tambourine). I checked out some new music (Sir Richard Bishop is moving to Portland soon)! I ate ice cream 3 days in a row! I laughed, I cried, and I came home with great memories, a reinforced obsession for the best band in the wold, a coffee mug, and five t-shirts (me, hubby, kiddos)...2 shirts for me! Bravo to Wilco for a truly awesome weekend. And I mean "awesome" in the true sense of the word. My only regret was not dunking you, Jeff. There's always next year, right??

Back to Oregon I go. And I really hope to see more of the "old VC originals" next year. We should never outgrow the hobby of rock tourism. It's just too damn fun,