smells like flowers

Great read. I am being sincere.

Deepest sympathy on the loss of your best friend. That really, really stinks. We expect to lose our parents at some point. Friends not so much. I think someone on this board said it best, in reference to Sue's struggles: "cancer is an asshole."

I heard that too! On the Jacksonville, Florida station, WJCT.

Wilco show in Chalottesville, VA in 2012. Happened into John post-show (okay, we were by the bus) and he invited my friends and I out for a beer. Hung out with John, Pat, Josh and a few others and tried to act perfectly normal (a real challenge for the tongue-tied superfan!).

Thanks, Donna!

Ah, a much kinder, gentler label than "washed-up."

1. Drink less 2. Eat more veggies 3. Strive for strength and compassion as my dad continues to endure stage 4 lung cancer 4. Do #3 without negating #1

Is that really alleged? Maybe it explains why not many good acts have come to town since Wilco played back in 2012. The usual fare at that venue is washed-up rock: Heart, ZZ Top, Hall & Oates, etc.

Can anyone find the thread with a YouTube video of Jeff singing Happy Xmas (War is Over)? It was from a couple of years ago and it would make my holiday even brighter to hear/see it again!

Not to split hairs, but it's not that way for me. For one, females metabolize alcohol differently than males do. And the buzz I get off a 7% beer doesn't compare to the buzz off two regularish 4% beers. Plus the higher alcohol brews are headache makers for me. First world problems, to be sure! Hopefully we'll all have tasty choices at the next Solid Sound. Cheers!

Finally! An ally in the quest for, as you so aptly put it, an "all day drinking kind of beer." Is (around) 4% alcohol too much to ask? We need a beer for the long haul!I know it's anathema to the craft beer fans, but year one they had Bud and Bud Light. I'm not ashamed to say that works just fine for me!

Score!

There is a GA standing pit-- a little less nerve-wracking than hoping for great seats in the pre-sale!

That works.

Also still a fan. Don't read 'em if you don't like 'em.

No trick, really. Sign up for an account on Frontgate, which you link to through Wilcoworld Shows tab. At about 9:45, log onto Frontgate and sign in to your account. Then just keep hitting refresh every couple mins til the tix go on sale. And have your credit card handy! I've had pretty consistent luck getting good-- not always great, though-- seats.

There still isn't any Google-able evidence that this is actually happening, but the announcement was made by an employee of the county Parks & Rec dept., which sponsors this event and runs the lovely St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Once the announcement is formally made by Wilco HQ, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more Florida dates added. A one-off in this neck of the woods seems highly unlikely. * I've heard that the wild house party they refer to in that video was at the house of a girl that used to cut my hair. I plied her for details but she said psychedelics were involved and th

Can't wait for the YouTube videos to trickle in. Hopefully somebody broke the rules so we can all share in some of these amazing moments.

Holy shit! Just heard the amazing news that Wilco is returning to St. Augustine to open the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival! Friday night, May 1. Heart palpitating, limbs trembling, smiling uncontrollably. College deejay that broke the news is spinning "She's a Jar" right now. Wilco fans in FLA rejoice!

Toreador Brass --Tijuana Christmas Louis Armstrong & Friends Christmas Collection Ramsey Louis Trio --Sounds of Christmas Any Elvis Christmas album ...and a bunch of the ones Winston Legthigh mentioned in first post (Vince Guaraldi, Jimmy Smith, Ella Fitzgerald) This year I added Oscar Peterson Christmas to my collection and I had a Lionel Hampton vinyl LP in my Amazon cart but I waited (it was $18) and lost it. Loves me some Christmas jazz!

To quote Jeff, "you are not alone." For me, the turn-it-up-to-eleven full-on rock Wilco is the best Wilco. The acoustic songs are nice sprinkled in, but at a live show I really want the rockers. Hope you get sum tomorrow!

Not watching yet, but looking forward to the release of Wild. Screenplay by Nick Hornby, which is promising. I hope they include the scene where Cheryl picks up a guy at a party strictly on the basis that he was wearing an early-career long-sleeve Wilco tee shirt.

That was fun! On a completely UN-snarky note, I did notice that Jeff is wearing skinny jeans. Perhaps feeling the pressure from those TWEEDY youngsters.

That would be great!

I just put in a vote on your behalf! Also, any chance these shows are being filmed? Surely y'all would have noticed the cameras and mentioned it, but if they put together a concert film from this residency I imagine there'd be a few buyers.