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Including "Broken Arrow" we are up to approximately 46 different songs in 6 shows. Not too shabby at all especially since Vancouver was a festival like set-up. Much love for "AGIB". By my reckoning the only songs not played from it so far are "Less Than You Think" and "Company In My Back".

Palin quit Alaska because she's a complete opportunist. She smelt the millions of dollars awaiting the publishing of her book, a spot on TV and lucrative speaking engagements. Again, laughable that the only major politician I know who has actually signed a windfall tax on oil companies and used the revenues to give families energy rebates (i.e.: "socialism in action") is now associated with the Tea Party.

Thanks for the pics which are excellent. Thanks a lot for sharing. The one of the Parliament building is a beauty. I took a few photos and though not up to your standard the close the colours illuminated behind the band really enhance them. Re: your post in a separate thread - I really dig the set and lighting. I was close to the front for both the shows and wonder if it looked even better further back. Sad that it's going probably going to be sometime before I see Wilco again. I think the people going to the "Evening With Wilco" shows in the spring are in for a treat.

LOL...Sarah Palin the only known socialist to be discussed or should I say be invited to given the keynote address at the Tea Party conference. Whilst Governor of Alaska she signed a windfall tax on oil company profits and later went on to use the monies raised to give every Alaska family an energy rebate. (I used to live in Alaska) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008103325_alaskatax07.html

Another fantastic show. After Seattle, brilliant to get the full set-list (26 songs including "Spiders" for the first-time in the tour. I had requested "I Got You" so was delighted to hear the opening strains of "Red, Eyed and Blue". Thought the crowd was probably composed more of local folks happy to get a well-known band in their home-town as opposed to die-hard Wilco fans. (Definitely a younger crowd than Seattle.) That said, by the end of the encores tons of people were on their feet. Crowd gave Nels a standing ovation at the end of "Impossible Germany". Jeff said something alone the li

Oh man. So sad. I requested "I Got You". Had a hunch they might play it as it was listed in the top three requests on the Wilco website. If there's anyone from the band organisation reading this board make my dream come true for Victoria (I imagine BBOP could be part of the roadcrew 'cos he seems to report after almost every show).

Another great show. Nice to be indoors after seeing them last outdoors in Berkeley. Opening sequence between "Wilco The Song and Radio Cure" was brilliant. Stage-set and lighting were excellent. Thought the crowd took awhile to get warmed up. Band seemed relaxed and Jeff in particular looked to be having a blast. Pretty talkative. But think it's a slight weight for him when the crowd expect him to be funny. Version of "Broken Arrow" was spot-on. "Box Full of Letters" and "Hoodoo Voodoo" were a great one-two punch to end the night. Think the set-list was probably longer but curfew meant Wilco e

Wilco The Song Shot In the Arm Bull Black Nova You Are My Face IATTBYH One Wing Radio Cure Pot Kettle Black Happy Birthday (sung to one of the stage crew (Jason)" Handshake Drugs Deeper Down Impossible Germany I'll Fight Jesus Etc (Singalong) Hate It Here Walken Theologians I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird ---- Broken Arrow Via Chicago California Stars with Bill Frissell and Scott McCaughey (sic?) You'll Never Know Box Full of Letters Hoodoo Voodoo --- Order may be slightly askew between "Pot Kettle Black" and "Hate it Here". Another great show. Nice to be indoors after seeing them

I think the band are pretty smart about how they do set-lists. If they are visiting cities that have never or rarely played before you'll get a set-list like this which includes a higher percentage of live staples. If they are playing a city they visit frequently then they mix up the set-list more attempting to play stuff they haven't in that city ever or for some time. Given this, the fact they solicit requests from the website and lastly they will be doing their next tour with no support act to allow for longer and more varied set-lists, really there is very little to gripe about.

I'd love to hear Wilco do the suite from "Abbey Road" - "Sun King" through "The End". I think this incarnation of Wilco is tailor-made to nail these songs. I know that the talk of cover versions is somewhat divisive on this forum but as I have said before I'd love for them to throw a cover or two into their current sets.

Again - where is the common sense? I remember the day that Hillary Clinton was elected to the Senate sitting in a cafe in Vancouver, B.C.. Her campaign had cost more than the combined total for the recently held Canadian parliamentary systems. The huge and excessive pools of money that slosh around our political system devalue the average vote and put our politicians far too closely under the influence of their campaign contributors. I live in Washington state where we have an enormous budget deficit. Most people have forgotten it was already a massive problem before the recession of 20

can't make it. Will call tkts - so we will have to figure out how to get you to pick them up. please email at jrobertson78@hotmail.com

I can only hope Wilco play it on the upcoming tour.

I am in agreement with you. Again, a purely personal thing - but while enjoying Spoon haven't loved one of their albums all the way through. I am getting ready to cull my Spoon collection down to the best 4 - 6 songs from each album. It's funny you reference the Strokes. Couldn't agree more.Some great individual songs but a band whose music I don't connect to on anything but a superficial level.

what chance outta left-field a Neil Young cover?

At this point, I gracefully retire from this thread. Back to the music

You obviously don't listen to Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, or Rush Limbaugh. Even though there is no public option and there's nothing that remotely looks like a single-payer system this is undoubtedly, according to these pundits, phase one of a government take-over of healthcare. The temerity of these out-of-touch extreme left-wingers. They won't he content until the Government controls every aspect of your life.

Funny that factcheck.org is used by both Republican and Democrat politicians to counter the arguments of their opponents. (I don't watch Fox News religiously so hadn't heard it was biased before) I think if you look at the link you'll see stuff that supports your point about a large portion of the uninsured being under the age of 30. I know it's goes against conventional logic but in other countries where the Government has a far bigger role in healthcare than the U.S. based on results healthcare is more efficient and costs less. I didn't say better just that it consumes about half of wh

Part of the problem is that people do not shop around when they have insurance coverage. I am not talking about emergency care, but treatment and preventative care is hardly shopped around, because someone else (insurance) is paying for it. Two doctors each on the other end of town may have a difference in $300.00 when it comes to treatment or surgery or whatever. If you were shopping for a tv you would be driving across town to pick it up, but if you were using another person's money you might not make the effort to go across town. On that notion I like the idea of health savings account.

Obamacare? A term straight from the right-wing pundits. Unlike, Bill Clinton 14 years ago (for better or worse) the President let the Congress and the Senate craft the bill. Monstrosity? Again, straight from the right-wing pundits. Maybe a term you could use it there was an unfunded public option contained within the plan or an unfunded option to cover illegal aliens. If you want to take a look at enacted piece of legislation that is a monstrosity look no further than Bush's Medicare Prescription Drug Act. Passed with no funding (thus guaranteed to increase the deficit), one that didn't

Not to harp on about the same point but cosmetic surgery is completely optional and ,as such, with enough providers can be commoditized. That's not true when you are diagnosed with cancer or get badly hurt in an accident.i\

Take a look at why wage growth has been non-existent in the US since the late nineties. A major reason is the cost to employers (both big and small) for health-insurance. Premiums for businesses have doubled in the last ten years. And that's before you factor in the rise in costs for individuals portion of health insurance at work. Hence, US workers getting pay increases barely in line with inflation despite being far more productive than those in most other developed countries. If healthcare costs continue to rise at current rates the chances for individuals to see their wages rise will cont

Very cool. And, it now looks likely that you can make a donation and write it off 2009 taxes. http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2010-01-22-haiti-fees_N.htm

Contradicted by the British model of a single-payer system funded by taxes. Not that I would advocate it for this country which has far different core values especially re: government involvement and taxed . Same or better health outcomes (except for worse cancer survival rates for certain cancers) than the US. At about half the cost in terms of GDP. And as someone who grew up there service ranks between adequate and excellent. Recently had an elderly relative who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Getting to see a specialist undoubtedly took longer than it might here but since then she

The invisible hand actually raises prices for healthcare. People shop based on expertise not price. Also, people buy healthcare when they are in chronic need again giving the suppliers power over consumers. Have a serious accident and you aren't going to be either willing or able to bargain with your supplier or for that matter physically be able to go to a competing healthcare facility when you are bleeding to death at your local E.R.. Professionals in areas like law and medicine often have specialist skills which allow them to charge a premium for the services because there is no real co