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Doesn't he, though? He and the band were not getting on by this point, and he was so late to this taping that the band thought he wasn't going to show at all. He did show up at the very last minute, however, but he's not really playing; there's a cable from his guitar to make it look as though he's playing, but it's not plugged into anything. He's literally going through the motions, that's it. And his shirt is stupid.

Who's been neglecting this song? Do you mean Wilco isn't playing it anymore, that they're ignoring it? It's a beautiful melody--a Jay Bennett melody, like "California Stars." These two are my favorite of the Mermaid tracks, and Jay's harmony vocal on "She Came Along to Me," it's almost like a second lead vocal in a way. So, three favorites from Mermaid. I love Jay's enormous 60s rocker "fur" coat in this video, like he's a member of Cream or something. Too hilarious. After the show, I told him how fantastic the coat was and he said, "What, that old thing?" with perfect timing. Of cour

This was just posted on the Chicago Magazine website today: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2009/Where-Credit-Is-Due/ A nice remembrance of Jay with comments from Edward Burch, Ken Coomer, and Bob Andrews. No comments from current Wilco members, though. I know everyone's excited about the Wilco cover of Spin, but this may be of interest, too.

Tweedy claims that "two guitars is obsolete," to which Bennett responds "I don't know what that means." And that's why Wilco occasionally has 3 guitars on stage these days (with 2 keyboards)...like on the new Tonight Show. Totally obsolete, eh?

I don't know if any of you saw the DeRogatis blog post the other day, but it made me a bit angry; apparently I'm not the only one. See the post below: http://rockproper.com/blog/jay-journalism-and-health-care.html Within this post is a link to the crappy DeRogatis blog post, as well as a nice piece written by a fan who became an e-mail friend of Jay's. That story is great, I think, in that it demonstrates what a sweetheart Jay was. I miss him, those marathon conversations in person or on the phone, hours and hours, laughing or getting into serious discussions or arguments. Jay could talk

As I posted yesterday, Jay's friends and family members are checking in on this list every once in while--granted, not to read "idol worship"-type stuff, but just to see how folks/fans are doing, and to remind ourselves that Jay reached a lot of people out there in his short time with us. I'd like to think I'm fairly adult, and I know JerseyMike doesn't know me...but I don't think he knew Jay, either. Apparently he gets his information from books written by music critics and fans (talk about "idol worship"), other "various quotes," and the comments of the Blues Traveler dude who worked with

I know y'all are here to be able to talk openly and say what's on your minds...but again, consider following Bob Andrews' advice and don't spread rumors or bother with speculations when, in fact, you may know nothing. Jay's friends (like me) and family miss him terribly. This is very hard for us. I like to visit this forum and read other folks' blogs and posts because I'm seeking to validate my hope that people really did love Jay's work and recognize his immense talents. So it's hard to face people's comments when they're negative, or when they're purely speculative, as the one above. I