Tweedy Bird

I'd just like to add my shock and grief and express my sincere condolences to all the people Jay Bennett touched with his music. I'm so saddened by this news. In Blackwater Woods Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, and every pond, no matter what its name is, is nameless now. Every year everything I have ever learned in my lifetime leads back to this: the fires and the black river of loss wh

Thanks for your reply. I abstain from downloading illegally as a general principal, so I'm not really that concerned about this particular "pledge." I just wondered what the particular (peculiar?) etiquette was in WilcoWorld. So, who are these people who A. manage to get the record before it's released and B. put it up online to be illegally downloaded? Those are the people who need pledges of this sort. I am but a mere though enthusiastic and eager fan. If the HQ has a stream and emails me about it, I'll stream it. I'll also purchase it, and if the band were coming to a town near us we'd bu

We subscribed to Paste since its inception and agree that the mag has fallen off in quality in the last two-three+ years. Personally, I'm not inclined to donate $$ to save it. In fact, if I did send $$ I would almost surely jinx it as I did when sending $$ to DoubleTake mag, the Oxford American mag (I'm still incensed that Marc Smirnoff let all that $$ get stolen), Backstreets fanzine, No Depression. Can't think of another mag I've supported that's gone under but I'm sure there must be more. Nope. It's sad to see these mags go but can't foot the bill for them any more.

Forgive my Cherry-Ghostish ignorance, but is it considered wrong to listen to the stream they have on the website? If it's any compensation, I did then pre-order it. God knows we've purchased enough tix, posters and tchotkes over the years to clear my good name if it's not. Not to mention word-of-mouth, shouting-from-mountaintops and - if that didn't work - twisting-of-arms to the Wilco fold.

Just finished a first listen and immediately did a pre-order (love the tote!). I'm really, really happy with the whole thing. Did I hear a musical saw on one track? Or was that just another of those electronic things? Either way, I liked it. You and I is my fave but the one about Kids Grow up! is right up there, too. Will have to listen again to have more concrete reflections. Just had to sign in after two years or so to share my smile.

Y'all can have your Schadenfreude now. Shut OUT.

For real? So, there's no presale password? I'm sorry I keeping asking this quesstion (3 posts to my name, all on this question), but I have that jittery ticket-getting thing goin on bigtime here. Thanks.

I, too, am confused about the password for the Nashville presale. Can anyone help me out, please? I will be eternally grateful for any help you guys can share. Thank you!