PopTodd

Brian Eno - Another Green World Start him near the beginning.

Latcho Drom (OST) Los Lobos - Kiko The New York Jazz Ensemble - The Bunk Project (dixieland project feat. Woody Allen) Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

Go to Geoff Benge's Guitar Shop on Damen (and Addison). Many of the guitars will be out of your range, but he may have some cheapos, too. Also, Geoff is a great guy and a MASTER repairman and luthier. www.geoffbengesguitarshop.com Seriously. Call ahead though, to see if he has anything for you. He just may. And, if he does, it'll be better than anything you'll get for the same price at Guitar Center.

You're in TX. There have to be a billion little, independent guitar stores near you. Go to one of those and pick up a decent used instrument. You can get a good deal there and also build a relationship with somebody who actually KNOWS guitars and will help you out in the future. It's like getting to know a good mechanic that you can trust.

Yeah, it's for WXRT "VIPs". But, you know, that's how I met Louie and Wendy (we all won tix to that Steve Earle show a couple of months ago) and, therefore, found this place to begin with. So, it ain't all bad. Just an FYI for you Chicagoans. And a "NEYAH-NEYAH" to you non-Chicagoans. (sorry.) EDIT: Sorry if this was covered in the "Residency" thread, but I wasn't gonna sift through all 10 pages there.

12/10/07: www.iacmusic.com/thegoodstuff

Tried downloading, but being at work kinda throws a kink into that whole thing. I will check you out at myspace though, when I get a chance. Thanks.

You absolutely stole my answer. This one is a lot of fun, if not wholly representative of the man. It's RT solo/acoustic (as you wanted), but covering songs from -- as you could have guessed -- the last 1000 years. Literally. From Olde English and Welsh ballads to Cole Porter to Britney Spears. It's a lot of fun.

12/6/07: Bloque - Bloque Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - Raising Sand Willie Nelson - 16 Greatest hits Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatior Blues/Lyre Of Orpheus

I said, "I'm so happy I could die." She said, "Drop dead," then left with another guy... -"The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes"

I forgot about that one! Might be mu favorite of theirs since The Biz!

Although, with only one vote, I have to go with Christmas Story. And also, Nightmare... is right up there, too.

Thanks. Forgot the link. I'm listening now...

Foods Of Chicago: A Delicious History Great show. Love those food-tour shows on PBS!

Thank you for the update, Sue! Wife and I are def. going to try to make it! -Todd (former Sub Rosa guy who misses you and Julia)

12/4/07:

I've heard that one before.

Kinda inspired by the "Rock Star's Guitars" thread: I just want to know what I asked up there in the topic subhead. Do you? What's the story behind the name? My main electric ('88 Squire Strat): "Susan" for the first person to ever tell me that they liked one of my songs. My main acoustic ('93 Epiphone EO model): "Sharon" for my wife My new guitar (Regal resonator): "Barbara" for my grandmother, who was thrilled when I picked up the guitar. (Mods: move this to the "Ummmm" forums, please? thx)

12/3/07: Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die? Velvet Crush - Teenage Symphonies To God Jason Isbell - Sirens Of the Ditch Arcade Fire - Funeral Apples In Stereo - Fun Trick Noisemaker Carlene Carter - Musical Shapes

Randy Rhoads Signature Model Jackson "V" sweeeeeeeeetttttt

So yeah, I know that this is a Wilco forum and all, but this album has kicked my ass from the day that I heard it. If you like garage/psych/acid/rock/r'n'b that sounds like a cross of: Syd's Pink Floyd, DirtBombs, White Stripes, 13th Floor Elevators, and stuff..., this is your record. PM for a small taster. Or go to their MySpace if I can't manage one: www.myspace.com/kingkhantheshrines

Oh yes, I almost forgot: Young Frankenstein: "Puttin' On the Ritz" scene. It's so juvenille, but so genuinely funny at the same time. Peter Boyle, RIP. EDIT: Forgive me if one of those YouTube clips showed this scene... I have no access to YouTube either.

11/30: Paul Weller - Stanley Road Minutemen - Double Nickels On the Dime Kinks - Something Else Sun Ra - Supersonic Jazz

np: