Doug C

Wow1 That Gunners/Milan match was gripping. Excellent performance by Arsenal. That strike by Fabregas was all individual effort. A cracker. I am a Bolton supporter through and through but I certainly enjoy watching Arsenal play. Congratulations to the Gunners supporters. Now come on the Trotters Thursday against Sporting. Quarterfinals for us too1

Didn't people used to say that about the Beatles? Although I guess they got their "poppy rock" out of the way first...

I used to work with a guy. A literal and figurative child of the 60's. A huge Beatles fan. BUT he had no use for anything post-Revolver except a few radio hits. It was unbelieveable. If you only get into poppy hooks, you only get into poppy hooks.

They might like SBS. They might not. But you can't blame a band for playing their most accessable tunes in front of millions.

Oh, hell no1 I agree. They should have played 'The thanks I Get' and 'What Light'. Except one of them isn't on the album...

Yeah, Wilco should've played "Poor Places" and "She's A Jar" on national television, instead of two of their poppiest rock songs.

Nice one. The thing is though, someone that only likes poppy rock isn't going to like Wilco.

I am also perplexed. Those of you saying that tickets have been tough to get the last year or 2... that hasn't been my experience until this tour. I saw Wilco September 1st and 2nd in Denver, general admission, and got tickets as easily as always. The same for Atlanta this past June when I was able to get my usual great reserved seats through the presale. I saw them several times in 2006 and had no trouble getting great seats. But for the Residency, I was shut out. When I switched my choice to Charleston, I was able to get the worst seats, literally, in the venue. I wonder if it this tours trouble was due to ticket brokers speculating. There sure were a hell of alot of tickets for all of the shows at various broker sites. "C'est la vie, say the old folks. It goes to show you never can tell".

I love being able to watch the new episode early on Monday instead of waiting until Sunday. This week's ratchets it up a notch from the Omar episode. Arguably, the best show in the history of TV.

I was searching for a thread to express this in and this one seems to be the only one vaguely appropriate. It is really starting to hit me now. My wife and I would have rolled into Charleston awhile ago. Shit. We would have had this lovely drive, I love driving, listening to shuffle or roadtrip playlists, conversatin' some and smiling alot. pulling into the cheap ass dive hotel, close to the PAC... Whew. It isn't easy typing. This was supposed to make up for her Residency birthday surprise when the scalpers took hold due to, I already posted about that bullshite method. It's tough. If we'd have pulled up to the venue tonight and it wasn't happening because one of the kids took ill or Pat lacerated his hand from windmilling at soundcheck or somebody was incapacitated from having too much fun... well we'd have sounded like Senator Clay Davis, "Sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiit". But we would have just found some fun. But this? Well ya'll know what I think. Our tickets are the worst possible anyway (GTC row S) becasue I didn't even try early because I assumed Fri/Sat residency was a given. Ha ha. I just have to remember that there's a light, either way but I still can't stand it.

Soon I'll be doing my regular Friday on the front porch with wife, dogs, real beer, iPod shuffle and crosswords. I'll feel like a kingpin with a piece of pecan pie.

I just clicked in to recommend Wild Man Blues only to find that, of course, Beltmann, whose film knowledge and insights have always astounded me, got there first. A great doc though. Highly recommended

Carry on my wayward son.

Thanks. Your post is appropriate as your av resembles a drugged out Robby Steinhardt.

Speaking of the moderators, the locked thread posts from the SNL thread were the spark, I would like to comment. go go, msyvon and preferredB have all been very gracious, objective, honest and welcoming toward me in PMs. I want them to know that I greatly appreciated it. I guess that mods are kind of mod, in a transitioning from teddy boy kind of way.

We didn't see much more from the other bomb-throwers, and I can't say I'm surprised.

Thanks to all trying to make me feel welcome. It was welcoming.

Please don't take this the wrong way but in my experience you don't have to survive alot of hell to make it on a board, even if you disagree. I am not trying to start it all up again. "Other bomb throwers" means that you feel that I was throwing bombs. I guess that's the basic disagreement that caused all the trouble. But such is life.

I appreciate the words. Let's let this unpleasantness drift into the ether. See you.

OCD then?

 

Most normal people get kind of fed up with covering the same territory over and over and over again. All you're getting is negative attention and to some folks I guess that's better than nothing. You really want to be part of the VC community? Bring something else to the table. I mean unless this is the kind of attention you prefer.

 

Or unless it's just to go back and giggle like school girls about it on the other board.

Again, not my experience of normalcy nor is that what I did. As far as farrar, please go read about my VC adventure. I chose not to post things here because I knew htat it was verboten to criticize. I wasn't trying to hidde anything. It is appropriate there but not here. Big deal. Thank you all for the grabbing the olive branch. I'll likely go back to being the wilco fan that is a s big a fan as anyone on VC but doesn't post there. If you are ever at a Wilco/Tweedy/Jay/Volt/Gob Iron/B Rox show, I'll be the guy wearing a black Johnny Cash flippin' the bird T shirt that says FUCK UNCLE TUPELO. Say hi and I'll shake your hand and buy you a drink. Hey irony alert! That shirt was created for the '96 Wavefest in CHARLESTON1 HA!

did you not read my reply?

 

I think the problem is that you are complaining so much about Charleston that no one has paid any attention to your other posts. you're known, at this point, as just complaining.

 

 

calm down.

I missed it. Thanks. It would have been nice to have seen something in Nashville thread, not from you, youmay not have read it.. We obviously have things in common. I assume that Wilco is your favorite band too. I have only complained about Charleston over an over because people call me out. And I'll be happy to reply. Again, my message board experience is very different. Not better, just different. I am on the verge of just ah, forget it.

That sums up my experience, Reni.

Hey, you passed the test.

Thanks for the kind reply. Now maybe someone will reply to other posts in other threads. I've talked about my Wilco history, how I came to SBS, my feelings for the music, hoping to find tickets to a show, seeing Roy acuff at the ryman as a youngster, etc. Not that I am fishing for attention but other folks posts get responded to either empathetically, "hey cool', 'thanks', constructive criticism, etc. I have been sincerely trying to become a part of the board. Other than the soccer thread, the only reponses I get are negative. In my cyber-experience, peole are welcomed regardless of their opinions, within reason, of course. Extreme views should expect a shunning. I would hope questioning a band's decisions logically and civilly, as I have done since the beginning of the SNL debacle, would not be seen as extreme. I'll hang in awhile longer though.

Totally normal.

In my message board experience, it is quite normal. I have noticed it here also.

I will never admit they had a choice in the matter. They had no choice.

If you honestly believe this, I think that you need to take a step back. I believe that you are simply trying to wind me up, though.

I do not need attention. I did the same thing many of you do. I read something on the board that I thought was wacky, responded to it and was amazed that no one else found the statement outlandish. Normal internet message board behavior.

Thank you!! You are the first people who are in favor of the cancellation to at least admit that it wasn't the only possible outcome. I appreciate your candor.

And that, my friend, is the key to Bolton's recent-ish success. Polishing turds players who didn't do as well as they should.

Megson himself said that all of the money spent in the transfer window was money that they already had and that the 15 mill was there for the summer window. That is great news. I am glad to meet you. Cheers!!

116 users active and I can't get a witness or an amen of the simple fact that Wilco had a choice in the SNL matter. Up is down, black is white, etc. etc.

BOYCOTT SNL in PROTEST of making Wilco Cancel Charleston. Corporate greed wins if you watch this show...... SNL SUCKS>>>>>

 

Who's greed???

I think All Charleston folks should boycott Saturday Night Live in Protest of making our band cancel on us....

We southerns are proud folk.......

Come on ya'll!!! Saturday Night Live didn't make 'our' band do anything!!! Even if someone feels that the cancellation was the right move, can we at least agree that Wilco had a choice in the matter????

I bet they will add one, and then cancel it at the last minute, those big jerks!!!

As long as it's because a member or members are unable to play due to illness, family emergency or too much drugs/drink, they wouldn't be jerks for canceling. That would only be true if they canceled for a 'better' gig. Don't be so hard on Wilco.

Unfortunately, though many will likely find it fortunate, I was unable to find reasonable tickets on ebay, craigslist or broker sites. None of any price materialized here. Therefore we won't be able to meet ya'll and no birthday Wilco roadtrip for my wife to any venue. Enjoy the show. The last time I was at the Ryman, I was in elementary school and saw Roy Acuff with my folks. It is a special venue.