froggie

a few of us were at the pub down the street and we spotted pat, mikael and john going into the thai restaurant across the road there were quite a few people singing along with the very new stuff (like hate it here and side with seeds, as opposed to walken, ect

here's the hummingbird dance from last night.. gets better as it goes http://www.sendspace.com/file/5b5ei7

here's the hummingbird dance from last night.. gets better as it goes http://www.sendspace.com/file/5b5ei7

i'm going through my photos now.. will try and post in the next day or so. video of hummingbird dance coming up in half an hour.. hey andrew, why did you snob us off for? thanks for the detailed review... from memory jeff called Hate it here "the domestic song"

here's a short movie (8MB) of jeff comparing melbournians to americans.. enjoy http://www.sendspace.com/file/dqw6lw

just got home to melbourne town... sorting through the pics/videos now. dead tired though as for the afterparty, i spotted tim freedman but not paul dempsey. there were also some other faces that i;ve seen on TV but couldnt put names to them last night great time was had by all.... the brisbane folks should chime in tomorrow when they get home

still in sydney so i havent posted any pictures yet - will try when i get home this afternoon or tomorrow

just back to the hotel. there were 4 melbournians in a row dead centre at the front.... during the kingpin rant when it started, a fellow VC'er did the pirate sound and then i did it. thats when he singled me out - god knows how he knows!. it was a surprise/shock but in a nice way. the sound was much louder than the melbourne ones and the atmosphere was better. the band were smiling the whole time NOW, after the show, a friend had a passes to the backstage party. me and 3 other melbournians and 2 people from brisbane (whiskeygirl) were with her. she asked pat and pat let us into it!. jeff

gearing up for sydney this afternoon

> Kicking Television? Wow. hang on, on 2nd thoughts it was I'm a wheel - sorry for the mix up

> two wilco shows in one week . . . still can't believe it! 2 down, 1 to go it'll be funny to see what he says about the melbourne audiences up in sydney

just got home... better performance than last night. maybe being dead centre in the front helped with that full set: via chicago you are my face i am trying to break your heart handshake drugs at least that what you said muzle of bees shot in the arm impossible germany sky blue sky hummingbord war on war jesus ect walken i'm the man who loves you misunderstood what light late greats kingpin i'm a wheel reservations hesitating beauty california stars passenger side random babble: - jeff wasnt as talkative and more subdued than last night - still took the piss out of us sitting

> i'm coming tonight, but i'm further up the back and arriving late... and i assume we'll both be up the front in sydney... yep, see ya saturday.. just got home and have a morning flight to sydney

felt like he did more last night here... still a tad nervous and he said he caught some bug when he was in brisbane

you can give a pat on the back tonight if you come... the only bad thing about the position i was in was that i could see mikael at all. he looked a bit like roger waters from the angle/lighting - nels amps were in the way

yesterday there was a lady that gave this guy funny looks at the tram stop cause he was quietly mumbling his way through impossible germany - dont know what her problem was with me

i would do it but i'll be at the show

> Um, I don't think I or anyone else here giving our opinions is talking about any point of view other than from the 5th row sound was fine in the 4th row to the left > Acuff Rose was the highlight of the show.. awesome. you're welcome... a will do

> Passenger Side gets played a ton Froggie! First night of the Australian tour! thats what i was implying - i meant most of AM APART from... the mentioned songs wont get played passenger side is the only song from the album that does get regular play

> The important question is: do you wear the tshirt of the band you are going to see or not? i spotted about 6 or 7 people wearing the same wilco t-shirt as me last night

> How bout....When you wake up feeling old....when was the last time they played that. the band did in 2003...... jeff did in 2005 as for new madrid mentioned above, it was soundchecked yesterday but not played. i'm sure it'll show up since its the uncle tupelo song they play nowadays safe bets for never again: most of AM, apart from too far apart (i can see this returning), passenger side, pick up the change and should've been in love whats the world got in store, was i in your dreams, dreamer in my dreams, hotel arizona, cant stand it, elt, nothingsever..., we're just friends, my

jeff's been throwing in a german accent during the current australian shows... i think it started at the april show in chicago

melbourne, january 26 2003. was a fan for nearly 6 years up to that point so i was really looking forward to it. since it was their first trip down here and i'd never heard them live before, it was a great experience. nice long 28 song setlist since it was the last full length show of the tour. http://www.wilcobase.com/event.php?event_key=675

as for the mix, it think it might have been where you were sitting. i was on nel's side in the 4th row.... he was too loud at times (but i even heard that on bootlegs), but fine on others. i much prefer him on lap steel but overall things sounded fine to me. the 2003 show was louder than this one, but i have quieter shows at the palais (the waifs, for example)... recently john fogerty wasnt even as loud as i thought he would looking foward to sitting in the front row tonight! ps: thanks for the mp3 above

woohooo... great day. exact setlist: you are my face i am trying to break your heart handshake drugs shot in the arm impossible germany remember the mountain bed side with seeds war on war when the roses bloom again airline to heaven jesus ect hate it here theologians walken i'm the man who loves you hummingbird california stars late greats kingpin shake it off heavy metal drummer poor places spiders acuff rose random babble: -i went over and loitered around the venue during the afternoon. got to meet jeff and john briefly. damn security guard told that jeff just went in the fr