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I understand where you're coming from. I mostly like the last 2 albums. I'm not sure, however, the lineup is the problem for those who disliked them. I think it comes down to Tweedy's songwriting. In one of the interviews posted recently, Nels basically said W(TA) is a Tweedy album. Some of my favorite artists have really changed their songwriting (for the worse) when their lives become more stable and happy. Tweedy and Bob Mould are prime examples. Tweedy's songwriting has maintained much more than Mould's.

Anyone else get nervous when any members of Wilco start talking abut the state of the current lineup and how well it's lasted and how well the get along? It's like someone telling the pitcher they're working on a no hitter.

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Congrats, Sunken Mountain! I will soon go into Soccer withdrawal. NFL training camp will cure me.

I'm with my in-laws now watching Jimmy Buffett on CMT. Could be worse. The in-laws are divorced. Definitely favor dad & stepmom over mom and stepdad, but all is well. Dad in law always has lots of good booze on hand.

Dull and IMO, more poor officiating. Lots of dives by Spain. No excuse for Netherlands. I only saw 2nd half and extra time, the ball hardly made it near Spain's goal. Spain deserved to win.

Guilty pleasure. Love that song.

So the Yankees are getting Cliff Lee...

Wow. I've had nightmares like that. Glad everyone was okay and that the cats made their way home. Good luck with everything on the road ahead.

That HR was 1 of his 9 career RBIs. That's gotta be low compared to other pitchers in the NL. Congrats to Johan. Love watching former Twins still doing well. edit: 1st career HR, BTW

A fan fell from the 2nd deck of Arlington stadium during the Rangers/Indians game. He was apparently moving all extremeties and speaking at the hospital. Four who he landed on were injured but treated on site. The looks of players and other spectators who witnessed the fall were telling.

Owen Meany is 10,000,000x better a book than Simon Birch is a movie. Glad you read it.

If you don't like watching the World Cup or any brand of soccer, that's fine. To each their own, but all of your critiques listed here apply to other sports. Horrendous officiating - Baseball, basketball (cheating ref in the NBA) Ridiculous dives - Again, baseball (players leaning in to "take one for the team"), basketball, almost any athlete will feign injury to get a judgment from a ref. I will grant this happens more in soccer than other sports, but that's because of the nature of the fouling. Uruguay-Ghana discussion - Almost any sport discussed on any discussion board.

I thought there were horns in both. 2 of my favorite tracks on Revolver, the overlap in my head.

I agree with this. I have a hard time arguing that a goal should be rewarded when the ball didn't cross the goal line, even if only for cheating.

Des Moines' 80/35 festival yesterday. Yo La Tengo & Spoon were great. Relax with family today. Grill if the rain stops.

Klose almost looked liked he was apologizing to the Argentinian goalie at the end of the game.

One more. I remember watching this show live and wondering exactly what Westerberg asks at the beginning. Network TV showing Lou Reed, Replacements, Bowie (easier to understand being on network TV). It was like a show catered to exactly me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5CaagwSYGk

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Red card which means he was kicked out of this game and automatically suspended for the next. A totally appropriate penalty for a handball in the penalty area.

That's like saying a running back who had a clear shot to the end zone except for the defender who horse collared him ought to be rewarded a touchdown. Granted, NBA has their goal tending rule, but soccer doesn't. The defender acted in a moment of desperation, he's already suffered consequences and will suffer more. Again, his team benefited not from his foul but from Ghana's inability to score the PK.

They were rewarded by the dismal PK attempt by the Ghana player. PKs are usually an extraordinary opportunity for a team to score an easy goal in a sport in which scores are usually few and far between. BTW, I hope the Dutch win too.

I think any non-soccer fan who watched the end of that Uruguay v. Ghana game would be converted, except that it had to be settled by PKs.

Low, Heroes, Lodger are indispensable.