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rumor is record store day (April)

Merry Christmas Clean Up Day!! It was certainly a wonderful day here... but the Wilco B-side "Glad It's Over" seems like an appropriate tune to spin today

Basement East. It’s bigger but still not that big. They did two nights there. So good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tough to rank, but here's my top 12 (in chronological order...). Good grief there were a lot of great shows. Yo La Tengo Basement East Nashville Mavis Staples Memorial Hall Cincinnati Jeff Tweedy Vic Chicago Mt. Joy Burl Lexington Jeff Tweedy LRS Chicago Guided by Voices Headliners Louisville Radiohead US Bank Arena Cincinnati David Byrne PNC Pavillion Cincinnati Jayhawks Mercy Lounge Nashville Lucero Ryman Nashville Jeff Tweedy Moore Theater Seattle Aaron Lee Tasjen Burl Lexington

I do supply chain stuff. Semi-retired.

The Bottle Rockets

Good read... thanks for posting.

Arlo McKinley

Somehow the really heavy songs tend to grab me first. On Sukierae, it was "Nobody Dies Anymore". On Warm, it's definitely "How Hard It Is For A Desert To Die." I heard that for the first time solo acoustic, and it was one of those songs that just stops you in your tracks. All I could manage to say was "wow". The album version is beautiful. I love all the open space in the song, and the unhurried and sparse, condensed lyrics. Gorgeous. It's tracked right before "Let's Go Rain", and I think that's because you really need a jolt of lightheartedness right after it. Kinda the way that "Yo

(I posted the following on the FB, but some of y'all just don't go there). Today… …marks the one-year anniversary of my retirement from Lexmark, where I worked for 33 years. My “plan” a year ago was to take a year off, decompress, travel, catch up on domestic honeydo’s… oh, and see at least 50 concerts. Then figure out years 2 – n. I did take the year “kinda” off. An opportunity to do some independent consulting came along in the summer, so I did that for about 3 months. I liked it, and hope to do more. Travel was great… new places like England’s countryside and Vancouver, and excell

"pass the hat" and just do it.

Thanks bbop! Sure sounds like a fun evening. You could definitely see the smiles from the webcast, especially from Jeff. And yes, judging from Jeff’s attire, it must have been a very relaxed evening. Would love to hear more about the second half of the set.

John Butler Trio. No idea what to expect.

Wonder no more!! Additional Europe dates announced.... https://wilcoworld.net/shows/ 06.12.2019 Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET06.13.2019 Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET06.16.2019 Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET06.18.2019 Lille, FR - Aeronef Club On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET06.19.2019 Rouen, FR - Le 106 On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET 06.20.2019 La Rochelle, FR - La Sirene On sale Thurs., Nov 30 @ 10a CET PS - y'all gettin really slow around here

Any idea what’s up with the 7pm presales and onsales? Both TM and the venue sites seem to have that. Strange.

I think we’re all amongst friends here. Oh, and TCP’s ______ is unnecessarily harsh. Use your imagination. Cheers peeps! Vince Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Would I pay $500 for "uninterrupted eye contact" for Jeff to play Bull Black Nova to me? I suppose the real question is "would that be just too creepy, even for charity?" Probably yes.

My turn for Jeff's book signing tour in Cinci!

Thanks all... it's been a really fun year. that 1998 streak is really something tho. Vince ps - I realize now that my screen name makes a lousy acronym. just sayin.

50 shows in the year after I retired (which was 12/4/17). The hiatuses(?) aligned, so not a single Wilco show on my list!!

aw shucks .... thanks man. No, I'm not counting Friday (3 songs??? nah.... ). But I am certainly not opposed to latter idea, and I do think I'll get a couple more shows before my deadline (12/4).

Aaron Lee Tasjen. #50... mission accomplished!

And Darin Gray (touring member of Tweedy band) just tweeted that “we” will be playin with Jeff on the show tonight. And I believe that Spencer is with them... so I think it’ll be a Tweedy reunion!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Kansas. I fully expect to be transported back to my bedroom as a 14 year old. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

heavy stuff there.