LouieB

Haven't watched yet. Finally got my AARP magazine with the interview. Still waiting for my free CD. LouieB

At some point everyone is going to have to come to terms with the fact that Wilco isn't the little local cult band we knew and loved. These guys are big time now and it isn't going to reverse any time soon unless about half of you out there fall off the edge of the earth and stop going to their shows. I got into an argument with someone online the other day about the resale of Grateful Dead tickets, etc. At a certain point successful bands become the victims of their own success and can't control the market forces that make them successful. Meanwhile Wilco has hit the point where if they n

Our relationship with Israel is like a rocky marriage you don't want to get out of, but aren't happy staying in. (I am sure lots of people get that analogy.) We can't divorce them, we have to keep supporting them, and we are all miserable. LouieB

How was Netanyahu's speech? Didn't get to hear it. LouieB

Very sad. LouieB

Yet on the other hand they are playing the "cutting edge" Pitchfork. Bottom line - it isn't about the ambiance of the fest, it is about getting paid. I don't object to this at all. Both the jam band and the hipster crowds deserve to see Wilco. LouieB

Yea I have one of his albums on Impulse "Happy" I do believe. I know he is on some Ellington and Basie and certainly a ton of other LPs as a sideman. I knew he was in the Tonight Show band, but did not realize he actually integrated it Strange thought isn't it? LouieB

And although he recorded widely he did not have the hip cachet of other musicians and so is barely known now, which is why we are the only two talking about him. He did not have a tortured private life, nor was he well known as a composer; he was merely a solid musician who was sought after as a sideman, but also had a decent career as a bandleader. LouieB

Thanks to you both. A lot of folks did tune in. That was Funkadelic being uncharacteristic. Will play more of them in the future. LouieB

People keep checking in here, but I am not sure anyone actually listened. Did you? LouieB

I would not mind seeing him one more time, but honestly it is just so I can say I have seen him one more time. LouieB

Yea, he was a survivor to be sure. Saw him a whole lot of years ago. May have seen him a few times, but I remember a show at a club that was amazing. He was a happy guy and made great music. There are very few of his generation left. LouieB

Now that it is released I am going to feature a couple cuts on the R&B Flashback show tomorrow, Feb 22 at 530 PM Central on WNUR.org. Tune me in if you can. LouieB

I know tomorrow is the Oscars, but I am back hosting R&B Flashback (was also on last week and forgot to post.) Tune in this week for a couple from the new Pops Staples LP. Also lots of 45s, LPs, CDs with assorted soul, R&B, funk, and gospel. Don't miss this one if you have not tuned in before. And if you have to watch the Oscars, record it. WNUR.org or 89.3 in Chicago. 5:30 PM central time on February 22. This is my last show for a month. Thanks. LouieB

Whoa. Played Betttye on the R&B flashback show last week. Three in fact.. But tonight is Nels and Glenn and Constellation. LouieB

Didn't get one for Chicago. Will be happy to buy any ticket someone doesn't want for the 29th. Thanks. LouieB

I finally finished Peter Gualinick's bio of Same Cooke. There was some interesting facts about Jimmy (before he was Jimi) in that. Even in the early 60s he was a standoffish character who wore funny clothes. Cool stuff. LouieB

That;s fast. LouieB

Which lesbian are we talking about. At that show we were all lesbians...... LouieB

Compared to Solid Sound a few weeks earlier, Pitchfork will be a stone drag. I am a regular attender because I sell records with a friend, but it is a total mob scene. If you are interested in the entire experience I can understand coming to it, but if you are coming for Wilco only it isn't going to be that much fun. Pitchfork is dead center in the summer and really crowded. But if folks come (and I will remind you again) come see me in the record tent. LouieB

I suppose it depends who says it. If it is a white person, it is racist, if it is Bill Cosby, not racist. LouieB

Forgot to mention. Saw Sleater _Kinney last night. LouieB

Well clearly with a six night run for Wilco and plenty of opportunities to see them in friendly surroundings, a festival gig at Ptichfork doesn't seem all that thrilling to people I guess. LouieB

Looks like someone beat me to the Pitchfork info. So all you Wilco fans from all over the country can come buy used LPs from me at the merch tent. See you there. LouieB

Whoa, they are playing on my birthday at the Riv. Someone buy me a ticket..... LouieB