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I was hoping for several alternate versions of the drone from Less Than You Think.

Wow, the Peninsula is pretty swanky. Great location on the point of Kowloon. There's a really good tailor about a block from the hotel who I would recommend if want some clothes made. PM me if you want that.

For Hong Kong, get an Octopus card. It's a rechargeable "ticket" that works on the subway, bus, Star Ferry, and even in many of the 7-11 type shops in the subway. It's a lot easier than buying single trip tickets. The subway is a breeze there. If the weather is clear at night, the view at The Peak is well worth it. I also recommend the jade market (daytime) and the temple street night market. There is no better city on the planet for people watching than Hong Kong. It's the safest big city I know of. There's not a dark alley I wouldn't go down in HK. I haven't been to Seoul in a whi

Today I find myself with a missed flight to China and an unexpected overnight in Seattle. What to do here??

I believe it's time that Lotti interviewed Gornok. I'd like to see that post soon.

We've Been Had is definitely hard to argue with. Screen Door would be my pick if I only had one choice. Wilcobase shows that it was played a few times back in the mid 90's.

Vibeage... You guys hang in there.

I think this would be the emoticon of choice:

That was pretty adorable. My favorite since the Popeye video!!

My Amazon pre-order finally arrived yesterday evening.... Amazon "guaranteed" delivery by 8PM... the UPS guy showed up at 7:30. sigh. Well worth the wait though. I saw Tweedy live in June, which was the only time I've heard these songs before today. I'm glad I saw them live, even with the unfamiliar material. It was sort of a big listening party which was cool. But the songs didn't really blow me away, and I found myself wanting to hear Jeff play all the guitar parts rather than the guys he brought along (all of whom were quite capable, of course... but not Jeff). And Jeff stayed on ac

Today I got a flu shot. Now I feel like crap.

Great interview... felt like you channeled the whole VC board.

Nice. I found this a little ironic: Live stream of Tweedy concert at BAM, part of Nonesuch Records at BAM. The show starts at 9pm EST. - See more at: http://www.bam.org/TweedyLive#sthash.Vr1xSNgo.dpuf

Nice read. thanks for posting. Loved this quote:

That's who I thought of when I saw this thread. "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" with Brian Eno and the "Love This Giant" collaboration with St. Vincent are excellent records. I loved all his work in Talking Heads (and still do), but I really think that those two records are "essential" to his music catalog. He's really someone who's moved forward and stayed interesting. Another one who I really admire and enjoy throughout his career is Joe Jackson. "Night Music" and "Heaven & Hell" were done in his 40's (OK, technically not eligible for this thread), and those are two of

My daughter and I gave the record half a spin in the car yesterday. She is (was) a huge U2 fan, but neither one of us found this new one to be very interesting at first (half) listen. Will try again but not optimistic.

Califone!

So, not exactly on the radio, but I did win a Califone poster and CD from the venue where they are playing (and I am going!) tonight, for propagating social media about the show on the facebook, which I am happy to do for Califone. I never win anything!! This is like a major award in my world.

Well, there you go.... night 3 on 10/30 posted on FB just now. Presale: 9/9 @ 10am. On sale: 9/10 @ 12pm.

The tickets for the Ryman say 7:30... if it's an 11:00 curfew and an "Evening With" format.... then I have some serious wishful thinking.

Has anything from W(TA) showed up on this mini tour yet? I'm really hoping bull black nova makes its way back into rotation.

Beary cute.

I was in need of a really rockin show this time, and this one really nailed it. Definitely a show to shake the rust off. Glen was a beast all night. Jeff played a lot of electric guitar, more than usual. It was my daughter's first Wilco show, so she definitely got the full rocker version. Not a lot of banter, and I thought Jeff (and all of the guys) looked pretty focused and serious all night. It took probably 8 or 9 songs before even a "howyadoin?". Jeff asked if we wanted him to check on us more often. He offered to talk more (mixed responses), and said he would tell us a joke but h

Nice.... mine tend to work the opposite where I'm out of town when something great happens close to home. Good seats at the Ryman are a thing of beauty. I agree with DownUp that the Balcony is really nice there. The wings / sides are really, really on the side and can be awkward sight lines. And the lower level seats that are tucked back under the balcony (~row P and back) are pretty crowded by the low balcony. So, yeah, there are some bad seats, IMO. But if you avoid those, you'll love it.

No complaints here.... Section 5 Row D for both nights at the Ryman. Multiple attempts and a couple throwbacks, but well worth the anxiety.