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    West Coast Shows / Cancellations / Coronavirus

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Ticketmaster isn't going to refund anyone for "postponed" shows. Based on the way our governor is talking, I'm assuming the California shows will be postponed until sometime in 2022...

    I am not at all a fan of TM. But yesterday I did get a refund of the Roger Waters tix I bought several weeks ago. He rescheduled his whole tour to sometime in 2021.

    West Coast Shows / Cancellations / Coronavirus

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    The Portland, OR show (night #1) is rescheduled to November 9, 2020.  New tickets were emailed to me last week. 

    I assume that show #2 will be on November 10th (I did not purchase tix for show #2 -- was supposed to be out of town).

    The Portland show that was 3/24 (night 2) at Arlene Schnitzer is now Nov 10 at Keller.

    (although the email I got with the ticket change says that it was changed from Sept 30 at Schnitzer... strange).

     

    Haven't seen anything new on Wilcoworld for any shows yet, nor have I heard anything about the other PNW tickets.

    Silver lining...

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I start work from home tomorrow, and was considering all the benefits of that. 

    - Riley (the family dog) curled up on the rug beside me all day

    - Eating my daily salad from an actual bowl instead of a plastic container (bonus points for a non-plastic fork!!)

    - Music from speakers instead of earbuds

    - Wayyyyy better view out my own window

    - Not having to decide in the morning what snacks I'll want that day (there will be snacks!)

    - Lack of white noise attempting to drown out the cubicle drone

    - Coats / umbrellas not needed

    - My Wilco (and others) poster walls

    - A REAL whiteboard

    - Did I mention Riley? 

     

    So, yeah, I think I'll dig it.  Will miss the ability to interact with co-workers, and some things will be more difficult to get done, but I think the environment will be pretty darn cool.  I have a really good office space at home (nearly empty nesting), and it's a very comfortable place to be. 

    Live(stream)! Tonight!! ... a while-we-wait-it-out-thread

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    As we suspend our in-person live music outings for a bit, I thought it would be good to have a special place for the virtual gatherings we're all enjoying. 

    If you get the luxury of going to a REAL show, please post in the other normal thread... but maybe we could put our interwebs stuff here. 

     

    In some ways, this is a nice little bonus in that we can see some acts/bands that we normally wouldn't go see and check them out in a free / no risk kinda way. 

    (Yes, I'm an optimist).

     

    nalafej had this link for a calendar (thanks!)

    The livestreams have been cool. Jambase just started a calendar.

     

    https://www.jambase.com/livestreams

    I watched the Low Cut Connie stream last night.  He's doing more, and I highly recommend it. 

     

    But the biggest news of the day was JEFF TWEEDY IN A BATHTUB.

    Yes, you heard that right.  Sue has an Instagram account called "stuff in our house" where she posts cool pics of the most random collectible items she has.  Last night she did an IG Live feed of, well, yes, Jeff in a bubble bath in their home with the kids (and dog) hanging out (not literally) and just chatting.  It was priceless.  I can't wait for the bbop review!!! And I think there's more to come on that, so you just might want to check out IG for that (or sign up if you're still anti social media - trust me it's worth it). 

     

    Cheers kids!! See ya @ the show. 

    (see what I did there?  "@" is an internet thing but "see you at the show" is something we used to say when we could actually GO to shows, so I substituted the "@" for the .... aw, what the hell, you get it). 

    Vince
     

    COVID-19

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    after trying for over 2 weeks, i'm finally getting tested today. i pointed out that it would seem logical to test at risk people with some of the symptoms. the testing situation in seattle is still dire.

    Congrats (I think?).  I'm sure it's a relief to be getting some answers.  Hang in there and let us know how it turns out.

    Vince

    2020 Touring

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I decided on 2 lawn tickets for ATL. I was very pleasantly surprised they were $27.50 each, plus fees.The final price? $112.50. No.

    Oh, and fuck you.

    Nashville GA pit was 2x what Asheville GA was once the fees kicked in. 2X!!!

    Wilco — 18 January 2020, Riviera Maya, Mexico (Hard Rock Hotel) [Sky Blue Sky Festival; Day 1 of 4]

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Color me a tiny bit chagrined, as I'm a non-attendee for this one.  I agree that it's a little surprising to see the deeper "pro fan" friendly cuts. 

    I can see why the Ode to Joy songs don't really fit in with the whole beach vibe, and why the band might want a little break from the rather heavy set they're touring lately.  But I would have expected a little more "greatest hits" theme - certainly an IG and Jesus etc crowd pleaser in there.  And maybe a little more poppy fluff (Candyfloss, The Song...).  But then again there's two more nights for that. 

    And any set without a Nova, or the prize-winning NovaCat, is only going to warrant a very faint moment of chagrin here.  Definitely a cool set tho. 

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