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Shit loads of student essays (Emerson's "Self-Reliance" and The Bacchae" and soon to be followed by Chris Bohjalian's Double Bind

Got dragged into Kohl's with my daughter and wife and You and I was on. They call me whenever they hear it out and about, which seems to be more regularly over the past couple of years.

Not enough - four. My 16 year-old daughter has caught up so I'm going to need to do something about that.

Anyone know where this "high quality vinyl rip" is available? I'd love to hear it for comparison.

I was going to say the one on her chin, but these are all good choices.

A former student who graduated last year emailed me last night to let me know that he'll have his own show on the UConn radio station next semester. "I'll be sure to squeeze in as much Waits and Wilco as possible." Yes, it's true: we are blatantly trying to indoctrinate your children. And sometimes it works.

Glen's snare roll on "Everlasting Everything" at the beginning of the verse that starts with the line "Every wave that hits the shore." The surf rolls in with that soft drum part, beautiful.

You listened to what they just made without him, right?

Yes, and I love the hell out of it. So why are you put out by my comment? Seems like a lot of people around here would like to redo damn near everything Wilco has done - substitute songs, change the tracking order, different configurations of the band etc. I'm not saying let Jim take over, just that I love what Jeff has done with Jim.

An album with Jim O'Rourke?

We love this one end to end. One of my favorite road memories is driving home from norther Vermont with my then 13 year-old daughter, blasting Being There and singing our way through it like blissed out idiots as we cruised through the Green Mountains. When my daughter immitated the wet-lung hack late in "Dreamer..", before the band kicks back in, I almost pissed myself.

Billy Cobham/George Duke Band Live in Europe. Great record with Alphonso Johnson, but a downright creepy image of their heads grafted onto hands, marching across the globe.

Those are some inspired pontifications.

"Not so much a reflection on the album as much as a fan base that evolved with the band. Am I all wet?" I think that's a pretty fair assessment.

It's not on the top of my list, but I do like AM and it does show a nacent band getting its footing in the wake of an acrimonious break-up. I've never seen them crank up Casino Queen and would love to hear that in a future show. Wilco (the Album) is a great batch of songs with great playing and nuance; it's just a bit mellower than the previous albums. I love them all for what they are and appreciate every incarnation of Wilco. I don't get the nostalgia for what was to the detraction of what is; those bands arent' coming back so it's useless to pine for "the good old days." Love the band your with, eh? I don't know if there are any King Crimson fans here, but it has always been grating to hear the older fans piss and moan about the American members tainting a British band and how much they loathe Adrian Belew (another alien guitarist; I'd love to see Nels and Adrian work up some glorious noise) and it was always so much better in the 69 band or the 73-74 band, blah-blah-blah. It's all good and nobly executed; if you don't like it, listen to the ones you prefer. We all know what they say about opinions, right? And mine stinks, too. Off the soapbox and into the kitchen - a nice bottle of temperanillo and a woman await.

What, that wasn't a documentary? And we burned the evidence?!

I've got one word for you: Goretex. It has saved more than a few wet concert events for me.

We were in row N and everyone was up and dancing from the start except the stodgy couple seated next to us. They sat for 90% of the show. My daughter was wondering why they came. Killer show from start to finish. We were relieved that they actually told the crowd to get up and make noise at the Sullivan Theater last night. Sitting through Wilco would just plain suck.

You picking up the tab?

Yes! I'm itching to hear some sonic cleansing

I missed the streaming of the album earlier in the month, but I sense you folks have been listening to this since then. Did folks download it from somewhere? I heard the handful of songs they did at SS and the few they have posted and would love to hear some more of this. Any suggestions on where I can get this? (I've already pre-ordered the deluxe set so I'm not looking to screw the band out of their hard-earned dollar). Thanks, George

I am interested. Please send me a message or email me at thingfishp@yahoo.com

Thanks,

George Peterman

PS Where are these located?

I agree on the album full of tense noisy song a la BBN. I could totally see Jeff, Nels and Jim O'Rourke cooking up some angular magic, but I guess with O'Rourke in Japan that would be a very long shot. I love King Crimson (most) and this could be something of that genus.

I am desperately looking for 2 tix for any of the NYC or Boston shows. If one were available, I would gratefully snap that up. Now to reach really deep, if 3 were available my 16 year-old daughter would be in heaven.

Looking for a miracle,

George P

New Haven, CT