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Considering how fast the news of the lawsuit hit the media, I'm pretty sure news of his death would travel just as fast. Looks like b.s. to me.

Thanks Kalle! Downloading now and will hopefully have a chance to listen today. Any chance you'll be doing any shows in the UP between June 26-29th? I'm going to be visiting my in-laws in Gladstone and going to a family reunion in Trout Lake.

I don't have a recording of that one, but it seems like I've heard it. Could be wishful thinking on my part.

Some of the guys from Coffee Creek (with one notable exception) and some other St. Louis musicians have an outlaw country cover act called Diesel Island. They tend to do really small shows without a lot of publicity. There's one coming up a week from Sunday. I'll be there, and with any luck I won't have to touch anyone hard. I'm just young enough to have missed the Coffee Creek days. I started college at MU in 1991, and quickly became a UT fan since they played a lot of shows in Columbia. It's funny that nearly 20 years later, I wound up living on Main Street in Belleville. A lot of peo

Brian's always more than willing to share his fantastic stories. I talked to him at Record Store Day last year and told him it was my daughter's first "show". She was four at the time. He launched into talking about his first shows. He's just about as congenial as they get. He actually sang lead vocals on . I think it's a shame that so many people think UT = Jeff and Jay, when Brian played a big part in the band, especially live. Nevermind that he was the lead guitarist on A.M. while he was recording The Brooklyn Side with the Bottle Rockets. He deserves a lot more credit than he gets.

I'll reiterate: I did not hit her. I just touched her harder than I should have. Lou, I was so excited to see you and Rosie on Saturday. I love the BRox, but I think I was just as excited to see Rosie on stage with her camera as I was to see the band. Fantastic show, as always. I've never encountered a band that's so in tune with their fans as the Bottle Rockets. Aside from a handful of assclowns in my vicinity, BRox shows bring out some amazing fans. There's such a strong community vibe at their shows, and I can't wait to see how that plays on the DVD.

Sold to members of the MB clan, which makes me happy! Have fun with the boy, MB!

It's there.

I'm selling two tickets for the Blooming, Indiana, Wilco show on Thursday, April 16th. Orch-E1, row 30, seats 403 and 404. Face value for both tickets is $60. I'll cover priority shipping. Tickets are marked "IUB Student ID Required". Not sure how serious they are about that, but it's something to keep in mind. Email me at robindawn@gmail.com if you want 'em.

Happy birthday! Here ya go.

Occasionally. I'd rather go alone than go with someone who doesn't care about the music, just for the sake of having company. I almost always wind up running into people I know anyway.

Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1996. I came down with food poisoning an hour before time to leave for the show. I gave the ticket to my neighbor. Can't say I was too disappointed. Technically I had a ticket to see the Stones in 1997, but I'm pretty sure I would have had to put out in exchange for the ticket. Not worth it. In 1968, maybe. Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds in 2005. It was at a shitty outdoor venue in Kansas City. It rained, and the venue was two or three hours late opening the gates. Total chaos. We decided it would be more fun and less annoying to go play elsewhere.

Why do you come to VC regularly? Partially out of habit. Mostly for the kicks and hijinx. It's a good source of music news, too. But the hijinx ... that's the biggie. What do you get out of coming here? Entertainment How did you get into VC? After a show in 2007 I was looking for a download of the show. I think I first heard of VC from an article in Paste a few years earlier, and I'd occasionally checked in for album and tour news. After that '07 show, I got sucked into the discussion about the show and haven't left the vortex since. Do you consider yourself a Wilco fan, even if you hate

I get to see them this Sunday, opening for Andrew Bird! I haven't listened to the new album yet, but will probably buy it at the show. Four years ago, I saw them opening for either Kings of Leon or Drive-By Truckers at a fairly small club. They were excellent.

I get so distracted by my videos that I always forget to mention - she's obsessed with Wilco's "Austin City Limits" from last year. She watches it at least once a week. Nels mesmerizes her.

Any excuse to drag out these videos. Clara Jane, age 2, pontificating on "Candy Floss": Clara Jane, age 4, singing "Heavy Metal Drummer": At age five, she'll listen to just about anything by Wilco. Of course, she prefers the upbeat stuff. "I'm the Man Who Loves You", "Hoodoo Voodoo", "Just a Kid" are favorites. And "Candy Floss" and "Heavy Metal Drummer", of course.

Things are pretty rough in St. Louis. Lots of factory closings in the past few years. My husband's job's pretty secure, though. So much so that he recently got a raise. I landed a good freelance writing job last week with a regular schedule. So it's not hopeless. Not great, but there are good things happening out there. Good luck, Dondo!

You forgot "shopping for monkeys". I saw some blurb on cnn about the monkey being given tea and Xanax. It was a video, so I didn't watch it. I'm opposed to watching videos on cnn's website. But I'd really like to know how this tea and Xanax combo could prompt a chimp to attack. It sounds like my regular evening routine that prevents me from biting people's faces off.

I was all pissed off about the Travis incident last night, and how awful it is for people to keep wild animals as pets. And yet now? I'm laughing. Hard. In public. It's a damn shame Travis attacked a visitor instead of the dumbass who thought having a monkey for a pet was a smart move. Travis was probably sick to death of having to wear underpants. I know I would be.

I'm thinking Bloomington or Athens might work for me. We shall see...

I've been meaning to get the Belleville one. The only reason I haven't - and this is so silly - is because it's 1814-1914. My house was built in 1928, as was most of my immediate neighborhood. That discount might change things, though. I don't even know where to begin on the St. Louis books. So many I'd love to have! Cool! I just checked and there's one about Sedalia, Missouri, where I grew up. I definitely need that one. I'm familiar with the author; I remember her coming to my classes when I was a kid to talk about local history.

My husband moved from northern Michigan to Missouri in 1992 and he still panics at thunder storm and tornado watches. He never can remember that a watch is nothing. It also freaks him out that I can "see" and "smell" a tornado long before we have one. Then again, he thinks it's funny when we all lose our minds and buy hoards of bread and milk at the first mention of snow flurries. I do take shelter when the sirens blow, though. My hometown was decimated by tornadoes twice before I was ten years old. I think I was young enough to have the fear put into me. On that same token, I can be pre

Happy Fluffday, dearie! Here's to the beginning of a really amazing year that hopefully includes the Bourbon Trail and some KC frolicking. :rock (Remedial emoticon skills.)

Nah. I'm not that interested in the topic, aside from making what appears to be a paltry attempt to share some information. But thanks for the suggestion.

I just saw that two remastered Buddy Holly set came out last week. One is 3 disc, 60 song "memorial collection". The other is a 2-disc rarities set called "Down the Line".