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Mavis Staples

I'm not even into vinyl and I want a copy of this. And you're right - there are a lot of great offerings for this year's RSD.

Mountain Man with future Solid Sound performer Jake Xerxes Fussell. If I can make it to a Monday night show.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not a big fan of musicals, but Hamilton is brilliant. I'm a history nerd, so it was especially enjoyable. Most of the time musicals and plays don't live up to the hype for me. I didn't care much for The Book of Mormon. But Hamilton is outstanding.

Hamilton (the touring production)

I'm a few days late with this, but congrats & best of luck!

I loved everything about last night's show. It was my first ever Wilco or Jeff Tweedy show for which I was in the very front. I totally dig the songs from "Warmer" that he played. Having a couple of Uncle Tupelo songs in the set is always a treat. Buck Meek was great, and Jeff's interactions with the audience were very entertaining as you said. Also, the Lyric Theatre is quite a gem in Birmingham. I'd never been to a show there, but I was very impressed with the intimacy and the beauty of the building. I needed something to lift my spirits, and last night delivered.

Jeff Tweedy!

Congrats! That's awesome!

Looks like the Ladd Brook is booked up now.

Yikes. I was afraid of that. I might have to wait and plan ahead for 2021. Thanks for the advice.

I'm strongly considering taking the plunge for my first Solid Sound. Are there still places to stay that don't cost a fortune (other than camping)?

This forthcoming gem, which is streaming at NPR:

So who's more crazy - Trump or Ann Coulter? I try not to follow the news closely these days because it's just not good for my mental health. However, I noticed a story about Coulter attacking Trump and his supporters like a rabid dog. Or at least that's the way I read it. What the hell is going on?

Sure did. Jerry Lee Lewis has certainly been self-destructive and is also a less than stellar person. However, I've never heard of him being a predator. Bad judgment? Yes. Odd? Definitely. I've talked with a couple of people who have been close to him, and I've met a couple of members of his family. They're definitely an odd bunch. But Ryan Adams seems to be a whole different kind of terrible.

Just watched "At Eternity's Gate." Willem Dafoe is incredible as Vincent Van Gogh, and to me the movie is better than a lot of this year's best picture nominees. I also finally watched "Bad Times at the El Royale." It was good but not great. Definite reminders of the Coen Brothers and Tarantino.

Not surprising at all if true. I stopped being a fan of his in 2005 when he walked offstage early in a show after an incoherent rant. If this is true then he's just a bad person all the way around. And his musical talent doesn't and shouldn't make up for that.

Yeah, I'm jealous about this one as well. Hope you had a blast.

Finally saw "Bohemian Rhapsody." I don't see it as a best picture contender, but it was entertaining enough and the music was good. Now I just need to see "The Favourite" to have seen all of this year's best picture nominees.

I'm very sorry. Hope something more stable comes your/our way very soon.