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I feel like Nels is still in awe of the fact that he gets to do this... At the seminar I went to w/him, he was saying that he finds it crazy that people want to take his pic, etc. I also feel like he's just trying to keep his head down & toe the line so he can keep this awesome gig. However, this is all hearsay & conjecture

I agree... and Tommy is incredible, but Quadrophenia is at another level. I appreciated it when I was a teenager, for obvious reasons, but, even as I get older, I find more & more to relate to in it. I've seen them perform it a number of times, including this last time in the UK, and it never fails to give me chills and bring tears to my eyes.

I went to the seminar @The Stone NYC... anyone else? It was actually really interesting, even for a non-musician, even in a VERY hot room. He's very charismatic, and spoke mainly about his equipment, solo and session work. He still seems sort of, umm...amazed and maybe a little embarrassed about his new-found fame. All in all, I'm really glad I went. I know someone was there video-ing it...

Quadrophenia, perfect, brilliant, and unmatched to this day.

I grew up w/music biz parents, and basically spent my youth at Dead shows...my first show was as a little baby @ a Stones show. It's a wonderful, special experience for kids...and they'll always have a great story to tell! But, one thing, I'm 32, always wore earplugs as a kid, and I can't hear a damn thing any more!

That makes Nels all the cooler in my book

I totally remember watching this episode of Unplugged! What a great post!

First of all, I'm sorry for not checking all the links before posting something that answered the question definitively. Just trying to answer the question at hand... Secondly, I didn't say that I found the video boring... I just said that it can be a bit boring. I didn't think it was, I was just giving people a heads up. That's why I posted the minute/second count where you could find the answer, so that people who just wanted to know the answer to that specific question wouldn't have to wade through 6 and a half minutes of guitar talk before finding out what they wanted to know. I don

Nels states that it is, in fact, Kristen McMenamy on the guitar... it's at like 6:25... if you aren't a total guitar nerd the whole video can be a bit boring to watch...

Clearly some people care, and, as MissLaura said, if they talk about it in an interview, why can't we talk about it here? Speaking for myself, when I like a band, I like to know about the people in it. I know I'm not the only one as I've seen people on this forum talk about Jeff's personal life in some detail. Anyway, it's an open thread, and if you don't care, don't read/comment. @jff - I think that was really cool of Carla! The more I read about her, the cooler she seems...

I read the same article Miss Laura linked to... I didn't realize that he had been married before, so I assumed (incorrectly) that his ex-wife & Carla were one and the same...which, I guess, is how rumors get started. Thanks for helping me clear that up! So, to clarify, are he and Carla still an item?

No worries at all... things come across strangely sometimes via computer. Anyway, I'm really not familiar with her/her work other than I know that she was married to Nels. I'll check her music out given your recommendation... and I can totally get behind digging someone because they don't fit in to societal ideas.

Awwww... that is so sweet, on everyone's part! That was very nice of Carla, esp. Nels seems cool as well...the interviews I've read/watched with him always show how humble he is, and how he doesn't take himself too seriously, even though he's probably the greatest guitar player of our time. I wonder what happened between them... they still play together and stuff...

I'll admit I've never seen her play live, but in the pictures that I've seen of her she looked very skinny. Anyway, I don't know that calling someone skinny is an unkind comment, it certainly wasn't meant that way. I'd be happy if someone said that about me. Meanwhile, she's adorable, and seems like she's super cool, which she clearly must be if she was married to Nels, so calm down.

My first Wilco show was last week in Montclair, it was also my first time ever hearing Wilco at all (my friend's a big fan, so I agreed to go with her). I was blown away, not only by Wilco as a whole (I went online & bought 4 or 5 of their albums right away), but by Nels and his amazingly groundbreaking way of playing. I literally could not take my eyes off of him. He is one of the best players I have ever heard in my life, and he has such a crazy range of techniques! My friend & I wound up driving to Philly to see last night's show, and we were right in front of Nels...what a sh