choo-choo-charlie

...aaaaaaaaaaaand I’m spent. Goodnight everyone.

Such a great combo

My namesake!!!! YASSSSS.

I’m so glad Jeff has retained the lead guitar part on this. Nels is amazing but Jeff has such incredible feel on this one. And his tone is just nasty. It sounds like rock ‘n roll from another planet.

Locator, the most feel-good family-friendly Wilco song ever! It’s so menacing and intense.

Pat’s piano licks...

Like psychedelic honky-tonk.

I've got encore jello shots for everybody....here, pass these around1

 

They don't have much bell pepper in them...

 

Damn I LOVE this song!!!

Your Jell-O shots are like random pepper generators...

You always know Hummingbird is coming when Jeff goes guitar-less and removes his hat. Hope he does a little high step tonight. Class it up.

They sound like a modern day version of The Band right this minute. I can close my eyes and imagine it’s The Last Waltz...minus the inter-band tension and illegal substances.

Who else is chair dancing?

 

 

Ok, sure....but who else is chair dancing while holding a sharp knife? I thought not.

I’d be dancing but I have a hot, sweaty dog weighing me down. She’s so not impressed with this display of sheer rock ‘n roll power.

Been thinking on that pink SG and remembered seeing something on The Loft’s Instagram page. It’s actually an Abernethy, a manufacturer out of California; but it is basically the exact same cut as an SG.

https://instagram.com/p/BatnVxiFzNg/

Yes! Box Full of Letters. I’ll take an A.M. tune any day, any time.

Ok I'm now predicting Elkington as more likely to "replace" Nels than Spencer "replacing" Glenn...

What is this “replacement” you speak of?

Hey y’all!

Hello there! Pull up a chair and rock out with us!

Jim Elkington is such a doll and such a great musician!

 

Did you all get some of the jello-glazed popcorn? And the beef jerky that I only make for super special virtual events?

 

OOh, these harmonies!!!

The beef jerky is almost as tasty as all this lead guitar playing.

NEW MADRID!!!

Reservations into IG

There’s your IG!

Love that Jeff is finally embracing the Strat again.

Someone please pass the snacks.

Nothing like Reservations to bring the volume down to zero. Please, St. Paul, no whistling or wooing for the next 4 minutes.

I'll always think they are playing Via Chicago just for us at VC.

 

 

Look at the audience moving to Candy Floss! Somebody hand me another beer please.

Here you go.

Funny cut to Nels I expected him to be singing the opera part lol

Camera fail! Give Pat some love!

HOTEL ARIZONA ...

Do doo doo doo doo doo-oooh!

HANDSHAKE DRUGS!!!! Love how Nels quotes “Marquee Moon” in his first lead guitar fill in this song. I’m getting another beer.

I love Nels’ shimmering tremolo chords in “Someone to Lose,” and he and Pat’s screaming duel lead guitar. Throw in Jeff’s circular acoustic riff, a classic thumpy John bass line, Glenn’s swinging drums and Mikael’s organ stabs, and you’ve got a perfect Wilco dark pop song!

Oh, hey everyone!

Lying on the couch. Dog in my lap, beer in hand, show streaming from iPad into my TV.

Love this arrangement of Misunderstood.

I thought it was interesting that the host spoke about the "firing" of Jay Bennett while Jeff referred to it as Jay "leaving the band" - and interesting that Jeff touched on Jay B's substance abuse too.

That's been going on since it happened. Even in the IATTBYH film. It all depends on your point of view...

Hell, yeah, this is just gold to me. I preordered the Being There reissue on faith alone, and I'm already pleased as punch. Imagine if we got it and it was all junky bonus tracks that made us say, "Well, that never should have seen the light of day." Instead, I'm already hearing something I would have listened to throughout the years if I'd had it! I love this period, and I want more stuff like it from the S/T sessions, YHF, and so on. I hope those are in the works.

I’m right there with ya. Only a few more weeks!