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Thanks ... I am debating biting on a good pair of Loge Box seats from a season ticket holder, first base side for a not-too-terrible price (considering the $85 face value and inevitable service fees) but I will hold out a bit longer.

Thanks caliber - just anyday now huh? Keeping the fans on their toes ... I like it. I sure hope I can get a liter cola there - what kind of place would it be otherwise?

Have single game seats (the small amount available, at least) gone on sale for the whole year yet? The Red Sox's site shows single game seats for April/May/September on sale, but I am going to be in Boston for the 7/18 (Wednesday) game against the Royals and I would like to go to Fenway for the first time. Buying tickets right from the source is ideal but I'm sure also unlikely. If they have gone on sale, and thus sold out, does anyone have any suggestions on the best place to buy tickets? I'm fine with paying over face value, I just don't want to get completely ripped off

Nope - certainly not if you've been watching in the past ... eight years or so.

If they had repeated another song it would have almost been a feat. They even had repeats in sequence, which I thought was cute All in all, a good show, but there was really nothing out of the ordinary - even the spots where they usually freak out a bit were cut a bit short (especially Handshake) ... Ashes of American Flags was great - even Tweedy commented on it.

Exactly ... there seems to be success and adoration for his music on at least a certain level. I think if I was a musician who had attained at least that level of success, I would find some comfort that my music was able to piss off this critic who seems to make a living of being pissed off at shows. Having said that, Oh. My. Dear. God.

I don't suppose there was any chance this was taped?

Sorry that happened ... just because they call it Clinton now doesn't mean you weren't in Hell's Kitchen

Jeff did appear to have a song list on his stool next to his harmonica, but he also took at least 3-4 requests from the audience ... it was too much of a coincidence that he played Bob Dylan's Beard, Lost Love and Screen Door right after well timed requests for those songs. Overall a great show!

Was it? I thought it was one of the Dark Tower books ... I could be wrong. Edit: I was wrong It was Carrie.

I bet that new transfer makes the opening shot even more black. You can't dust for vomit, though.

You can stream the version I mention above here: http://www.archive.org/details/gd95-03-18....1362.sbeok.shnf "In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose." (Shelter From The Storm) "He hears the ticking of the clocks And walks along with a parrot that talks, Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailers all come in." (Simple Twist of Fate) Up on Housing Project Hill It's either fortune or fame You must pick up one or the other Though neither of them are to be what they claim (Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues)

Hearing Garcia sing that song is the best, especially on a top notch version like Fallout From the Phil Zone. Neko Case also does a great version of Buckets Of Rain ... wonderful take on the phrasing. Now Ophelia, she's 'neath the window For her I feel so afraid On her twenty-second birthday She already is an old maid (Desolation Row)

He tried to grab the woman's hand, Said, "Here's a ring, it cost a grand." She said, "That ain't enough." (Black Diamond Bay) I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees, while the springtime turned Slowly into autumn. (Idiot Wind) You lose yourself, you reappear You suddenly find you got nothing to fear (It's Alright, Ma) I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose. (Shelter From The Storm) Like your smile and your fingertips Like the way that you move your lips. (Buckets Of Rain) and on and on and on

blueroom.att.com has three songs from their webcast archived ... they were not allowing recording rigs into the grounds, nor did I see any set up, unfortunately.

No, a big part is the sheer history and breadth of their catalog that you can buy. Any number (50+) of officially released live albums (untold countless on the trading market), years of studio discs and many band changes make for a tough place to find an "entry point". Add to that the general stereotype and "hippie aura" of the band and I think many people who would genuinely enjoy their music are stopped from listening to it before they would even start. Even if you never make it through a long Dark Star or grow to like "Live/Dead", the quality of their songwriting is incredible ... someth

They have a big, vast catalog of live albums that can be overwhelming. They span so many years and a few different configurations of the band that you can get drastically different sounds as you delve into them. I would start with American Beauty and Europe '72 - roughly the same time period, one studio and one live (albeit doctored a bit). Both will give you a good base of exposure to their songwriting side and the second disc of Europe '72 will give you a good intro to their improvisational prowess. Have fun!

He definitely seems to be loving the upper registers more. I really enjoyed hearing the new songs at the fest this weekend, I've been hoping to hear some new Wilco for a while. Walken I had heard, but the rest of those were breand new to these ears and I really, really enjoyed one in particular, not sure which one it was. I really don't like the phrase "impossible Germany" at that point in the song for some reason ... it's such a minor quibble but for some reason I hear that and wince. Briefly, but I still wince.

MKW is good, but dbPowerAmp will convert virtually anything to anything ... you have to download some plug-ins to add certain audio formats (iTunes M4A, for example), but once you have everything you need you're set for good.

Wow ... I had no idea they were going to be on Letterman - they just played Schubas here in Chicago a month ago!

You guys are ridiculous I'm with you cryptique ... 9 and 18 are just teasing me. Just so you know, if I do actually send in the winning entry, I'd either done the $500 winning to a music charity or buy everyone that helped a CD

Hey! I was just posting one to come clean To be fair, I'll give you the one's I've gotten already ... I just want to figure them out. http://www.hydeparkrecords.net/covers_contest.htm #2: The Beatles - Let It Be #3: Joni Mitchell - Blue #4: The Cure - Staring at the Sea: The Singles #7: David Bowie - Let's Dance #9 I think is some jazz fusion album or something ... it's familiar. #10: Ozzy Ozzbourne - Blizzard of Ozz #11: Black Flag - In My Head

It's so familiar but I can't place it! (it's only part of the cover )