Wailin

OK, gang, I need help:

 

Jeff's wearing the Nudie Suit comes on the heels of my developing a serious fascination with these clothes, and this is dangerous.

 

How serious a fascination, you might ask? Over the last few weeks, I bought a book on Nudie and his work (Nudie the Rodeo Tailor); I managed to track down Nudie Cohn's granddaughter (Jamie Lee Nudie) about finding suits similar to her grandfather's; I've talked to Jaime Castaneda (used to work for Nudie, now runs his own place in Hollywood); I've talked to Manuel Cuevas (used to work for Nudie, now runs his own place in Nashville); I have tracked Nudie suits on eBay; I have tried to find local tailors who can replicate Nudie's work; and I have a friend in Nashville who is scoping out Katy K's Western Wear, which sometimes sells used Nudie suits.

 

My obsession has become so dangerous that I now believe that I MUST have one of these suits--or at least a decent copy. Based on the information I have, it seems that Jaime's new clothes are not as expensive as Manuel's. And the used Nudie suits that I have seen online look stained and ugly.

 

Does anyone have any contacts of anyone who might be able to make a Nudie knock-off suit or jacket?

 

Thanks. Anyone else out there who is suffering similarly, let's start a support group. (My wife has given me a stern warning about this Nudie fascination already, but my obsession may have already lapsed into early action.)

I'm in on the support group thing. I am a man in need of a Nudie suit.

When do you think they will be soundchecking? I'm considering skiving class to see it but...

I asked no less an authority than Pat Sansone that very question after the Louisville show. He said they normally do it around 4:30.

Good work on the sellout, Columbus! See you there.

No Shot in the Arm? I think of that song as gospel music for Wilco fans. It is for me. Nothing like it live, either.

it's one of the worst places to go for concerts.

Why so bad?

Presale for Pittsburgh starts Wednesday. What's the word on the Palumbo Center? Where do I want to be? Hoping to take 2 kidfans, 11 and 9. What kind of crowd can I expect there? I'd like to avoid contact highs, drunken stage jumpers, that sort of thing.

I've been noticing lately that shows around here aren't really selling out. When they do, it's usually within a week or so of the event, not right when tickets go on sale.

Presale starts today at "10am." CST I'm guessing. RIght?

hey! it's already been discussed in another thread, but i'm not gonna like, berate you or anything. matter of fact, i'm not even going to link to it. i say we discuss it all over again here.

 

the pavilion is relatively new and at the end of a neat little strip of the city. it's outdoor, but covered and apparently the show is General Admission, which is exciting because Wilco hardly play that type of show any longer. it's on a Saturday too, so my plan is to get there early (i'm coming from Richmond) and try to snag that coveted rail position.

 

very, very exciting!

 

-justin

More dates, including Charlottesville! What's the scoop with the Pavilion?

Just got em through TM with the password (thanks!), but only after I bought em without the password and got stuck in the stands. Section 6 Row F. Sounds like we're six rows back, in front of John and Pat.