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Great city. A few spots: Comet Cafe and Glorioso's (terrific calls from Winston). While remaining on the east side, head to Wolski's and Thurmans (a Grateful Dead bar that honors Thurman Munson) and then the Nomad. Try another nugget: Swinging Door tavern on Michigan - some great Pabst stuff on the walls. The old bookstores appear to be no longer - Downtown books is no longer in its original site and Rennaissance has closed up. Too bad, though. Both great for browsing. Bay View is terrific - an earlier post captures the key spots. Damn. Have a great time.

I finally got an email with the codes this morning, three days after the initial sale. Grrrr. Either way, I am in. This fall will generate some big buzz towards them with Townshend's autobiography, the Real Me movie, the Olympics, and the tour. My thinking is that they would have one more tour in them after this and then they move on to solo theater shows or enjoy the quietness of their autumn years. If Sir Paul could still bring it in his early 70s, then these guys can still rock. Regardless, to hear the opening riff of "The Real Me" and Pete singing "I Am One" will be terrific.

The presale for this show is a disaster. Anyone have the fan code? I know this request is uncool, but I have had nothing but trouble with the fan club site. I love the band, this album, and will be attending the Rosemont show, but their web designer must be Barney Fife.

I have two balcony seats for the 12/9 Milwaukee show. They are too good to pass up. PM me if interested. I really would like to keep them as a pair. I will be at the show and can meet you beforehand for delivery.

Now it's almost a month later. I just checked the daytrotter website and nothing new. But in 2007 they reviewed the Davenport, Iowa show.

 

They also did artwork for the article of ZOMBIE TWEEDY:

That was a fun show - also known as the "Altamont" concert.

Wolfgang's Vault just added a 1999 show of Wilco's into their concert vault (Calaveras County Fairgrounds 5/29/1999). It has a strong setlist from the Summerteeth era. It should be some good listening.

If you like IPAs, go and get some Gumball Head and/or Alpha King from Three Floyd's Brewery. Run. Now. Fast.

I have a pair for Sunday night at the UIC. PM me if interested.

Umm...sorry for the confusion - this is a live clip of them playing the new song.

Radiohead debut a new song the other night in Austria. The video recording is very good and the song is very good, too.

My wife and I got into a discussion about the Chcago-based food store. I recall my mom referring to it as "The Jewel T" (shortened for Tea). Before you can say "A&P," we are debating the last time the store was called this. Does anyone recall if they grew up with it as Jewel T? Would this have been after 1970?

My first double album was The Who's Quadrophenia and nearly thirty years later, it still finds time on the turntable.

I got floor. Yes!

It was a treat to watch him play the guitar with a burning cigarette dangling from between his fingers. Tough loss.

Same here!

And the same here, too.

Persistence - sitting at the computer from 3:30 am until the W.A.S.T.E window actually opened at 9:10 am, and it helps to have friends also trying to do the same thing at the same time.

The regular ticketmaster quagmire starts tomorrow. Great luck.

wow tics for 4 different shows?

 

how did you pull that off?

I got pit tickets for Indy and reserved seats for Cleveland during the presale. The road trip will start in Chicago for Lollapalooza, then Indy and Cleveland.

I have seen them over twenty times, and last night's show was simply the best. Ever. Thanks.

Four reserved seats for St. Louis.

I can exhale. I scored two five day passes. Now I do not have to have my hour 5 class watch a film as I try to get single seat tickets.

It is great to be a BC Eagle this morning. Second greatest football victory for the program. Top three: 1. Flutie game in Miami; 2. Va Tech shocked, stay undefeated and keep championship hopes alive; 3. ND victory in '93 - defeat #1 ranked team on the road.

If Penn State beats OSU on Saturday night, I will wet myself.

I am a year or two away from joining your ranks as a milwaukee high school english teacher/wilco fan

Toss me into the English teacher mix. I have hit 20+ Wilco shows, and I have been at MPS for the past 15 years doing the literature and grammar thing.

Note to family: early Christmas present. Videotape, Arpeggi, and Down is the New Up are solid.

Feed of Man?

Yes, "Feed the Man" - the Soylent Green Version.

Oops. It's been so long I guess my memory has become stilted.

I want "Feed the Man" because the versions they used to play simply rocked. Sadly, it is not to be found.