Hoodoo Man
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I think its a mistake to debate about whether climate change exists and whether humans are causing it. I think those of us who believe it's real and human's are causing it should not worry about convincing other people. I think if you boil down the position to "Pollution is bad, it harms the environment, and we need to do much less of it" then there is not much to argue with. If we get caught up in arguing over whether we need to look at the weather over 10 years or 100 years or just the temperature today, it sort of skirts the main point: We need to pollute less, period.
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My brother, who happens to be a doctor, had LASIK about 3 years ago and is now having a lot of difficulties. He is back to wearing glasses and/or contacts again but at night his vision is so bad that he can't drive. I'm afraid he may have to have a corneal trasplant before it's all over. I feel very lucky that I've never had enough money to afford the surgery because it's very tempting to try and eliminate the hassle of contacts and glasses.
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At the Memphis show in October they covered Big Star's "In The Street" with Jody Stephens on the drums. John sang lead with Pat on backing vocals. It was outstanding. I think most fans want to hear Wilco play Wilco songs though and I think I fall in to that category. It's so rare that I get to see them, that I want to hear their entire catalog when they do come to town. But hey, any Wilco show is a good show. If they wanted to throw in some covers I could deal with it. The one Tweedy solo show I attended, he talked almost as much as he played and I had a great time. Maybe I'm just easy to please.
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I thought this thread was about Glenn Kotche losing an arm
That's the first thing I thought of too. At least I'm not the only sick mind that went there.
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Great find! Thanks for the link. It's nice to read things like this and get a feel for how the band interacts and how they feel about the music they are creating. Nels seems he'd be a cool guy to hang out with.
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Happy b-day!
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The New Originals!
Seriously though, I'd say Alice In Chains has never really worked for me. Liked the band but not really the name. When I say it it sounds like Allison Chains then if the person I'm speaking to needs clarification, I'm sure the initial mental image isn't pleasant, "No, no, that's Alice...In...Chains, you see?"
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Not too shabby
Indeed. Mr Tweedy looks rather evil with that wig. Like an evil Puritan preacher or the Quaker oatmeal guy on a vendetta.
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What is everyone's opinion on Maladroit?
I got that back out and I don't think there's a single pop culture reference on that whole album.
I think that's my favorite post-Pinkerton album.
That one song sounds too much like Locomotion though.
Keep Fishing should have been a big single, that's a crime.
I really liked Maladroit and still listen to it quite a bit. I thought it was more interesting than Green. I was happy Rivers through out his theory on perfect pop song construction from Green and let the band cut loose more on Maladroit.
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One of my best friends in HS is their manager -- we listened to Black and White and In Color in his basement in the late 70s. Then he goes on to manage them
Cheap Trick forever
Wow! That's a cool story. I hope they need his services for many more years. I still enjoy their music and hope they will find their way down south for a show sometime soon.
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Yeah, I was just coming back to this thread to post "Cheap Trick!"
back to you. One of my goals in life is to convert as many people into Cheap Trick fans as possible. Current conversion total: 7 (but that includes my 3 oldest kids so I'm not sure they count). -
I like Movin' Out and Write me a letter.
ZZ Top - 1969
Aerosmith - 1970
These guys weren't junkies but still very active and still good...
Crap, wrong quote. This was a response to this..
Posted Today, 10:00 AM
cryptique, on 10 November 2009 - 10:38 AM, said:
U2's been around for more than 30 years now. Their debut album will turn 30 next October.
Maybe I should have said 30+ year old bands that were notorious junkies.
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They were robbed! Although I do like Sufjan. His song "John Wayne Gacy, Jr" from that album creeps me out.
Agreed. That song gives me the chills every time I hear it (which I would assume is the whole point and therefore a successful song).
This being a Wilco board and all, it should surprise none that I put YHF at No. 1 and even if I just swapped the top 2, it would be by a landslide. YHF is that freakin' good.
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Wow! Forget flat screen tv's and wet bars, this would be my dream "man cave".
Thanks for sharing the article with us.
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You've gotta refresh your browser, sometimes multiple times. And sometimes it takes a while to show up even after refreshing.
Thanks Brandt. Like I said it wasn't a big deal, but it seemed odd that I could see it on the profile page, but nowhere else. Thanks again for responding!
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Not a huge deal, but I changed my avatar recently and now when I'm signed on to VC, rather than seeing my avatar, I only see the silhouette man. Is there a setting I need to change or am I destined to remain a silhouette for the rest of my VC days?
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I bet she does.
You know, originally I wrote "Honestly, nobody, but you, cares..." but I changed it because I knew it would rob somebody of the opportunity to point out to me that she cares.
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I think Jeff's okay with a few pictures taken sans flash. In Memphis, he never said anything about photos. Although he probably doesn't understand the desire to take photos because he did say that "...you don't need to document everything..." For me the most annoying thing in regards to camera phones are that people feel the need to take 10 or more pictures of themselves at the freaking concert. This is what the drunk girl in the front of our section was doing. Between her and her date they had to have gotten 20-25 pictures of themselves: holding up a beer, standing with arms up in the air, hugging a friend, smiling with stage in background, dancing individually, dancing as a couple...Honestly, nobody, gives a shit that you attended the Wilco concert and did theses things.
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Late to the conversation so I'll try not to rehash too much. The show was outstanding. Liam Finn put on an entertaining set. I was not and really still am not familiar with his music but really enjoyed watching he and Eliza Jane working all of their effects and programs to actually build a song in front of an audience. The songs with Glenn were excellent as well and really got a lot of enthusiastic cheers on "Cinnamon Girl".
Wilo was awesome. I think it might be impossible for them to put on a bad show. I enjoyed hearing a lot of tunes off of (The Album). There's always a list of tunes I would have liked to hear, but understand that some have to go away to make room for the new ones. Every time Wilco plays the Memphis area, Jody Stephens makes an appearance. First time I saw them, he played percussion and sang on "Cali Stars". The next time he played drums on "Box Full Of Letters". I was blown away when he did both of these and then the brought out "In The Street". Maybe not as awesome as seeing a Beatle playing a Beatles song, but someting akin to that. Glenn played cowbell and rocked it on the cowbell "roll" or whatever that would be called. Nels, of course, was impressive. I thought his "IG" solo was one of the best I've heard. Glenn = greatness, no surprise. Mike was Mike. He never falters. Special props to John and Pat. Pat always impresses me with the understated touches he adds to songs. It's hard for some to get past his rock star poses, but he really is an important part of the live Wilco experience. John nailed the Chris Bell vocals on "In The Street". He and Pat took over the stage for that song and got the harmonies just right. Let's see, I think I left somebody out...oh yeah, that Tweedy guy. His voice was in fine form in spite of his having a cold. His guitar playing is getting better and better. In fact, my near-sighted son commented after "ALTWYS" that Nels was a beast. I had to explain to him that that was Jeff.
Random comments: Yes, Jeff revisted flaskgirlgate too many times (accidentally giving her the extra attention she probably wanted), but it bothered him. I was glad he called her out, but was ready to forget about her and move on. As for the flask comment, I think in his anger over her total disregard for the band's video policy as well as his personal plea, he was pointing out that in the middle of being called out she was flaunting her disregard for the theater's policies. I don't believe it was some kind of anti-drinking comment. As for the rest of the crowd, Memphis does not get a whole lot of rock shows. Maybe there's some kind of pent up frustration and causes people to really show their asses. I don't know. This crowd was way, way better than the crowd in Oxford. I'll never go back to Oxford for a show, but the Orpheum is a great place for a concert. Sotzo - I saw you and your daughter standing by the stage door before the show and I said to myself, "They are backstage for sure!" I should have brought my little girl in a custom made t-shirt or maybe my 14-month old in a Wilco onesie! That was just too cute. I'm glad she got a shout out from Jeff. That's a memory she'll keep forever. Finally, on a similar note, took my 2 oldes sons to the concert for their first ever. Final result: they loved it and think Wilco is the greatest band ever and Jeff Tweedy the funniest guy ever. Thanks Wilco for a great night!
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haha im not that old, either...just used to work on the street...maybe we should all consider a meet up after the show???
Sadly, I'm probably considerably older than you two and can't meet up after the show. As a matter of fact, I'll be there propagating the belief that Wilco is dad rock by bringing 2 of my sons to their first rock concert. I figure if Wilco at the Orpheum doesn't make a positive impact on their musical growth, then nothing will.
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I think Rowboat gave you lots of good info. I would just like to add that while Beale Street is definitely a tourist spot, it's worth checking out because it gives you a great feel for what Memphis was, is and could be. Beale Street is Memphis. Lots of blues, kind of seedy but trying like hell to impress you. Memphis was the first stop for blues as it left the Delta and finally grew up to become rock and roll. Like most folks from Memphis I have a love/hate relationship with the city, but it truly is a historic and important place in the history of American music.
Depending on how long you are going to be in town and what you're interested in, Memphis does have Sun Studios (as mentioned above), the Rock and Soul museum (downtown), the Stax Museum (not downtown but near Colleta's Pizza which is always a bonus), National Civil Rights museum (downtown), Graceland (not downtown but safe during the daytime, plus I grew up very near there, although my old home is not as cherished as G-land).
And as Rowboat stated, if you're just looking for restaurants and bars, there's tons downtown just walking distance from the Orpheum.
Hope you have fun in the Bluff City.
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What's the name of your book, and what’s its Amazon sales ranking?
Nevermind, I'd rather not read this book.
Confessions of a Bore
I don't need to read it. I lived it.
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As M. Chris noted earlier, a child - no matter the age - cannot be a "willing partner" to a guardian figure in a sexual relationship, because the guardian relationship is inherently without equality.
What she meant by the phrase "put a face on consensual incest" was that she hoped there are other victims out there who will speak up or seek help after seeing that they are not alone in their suffering.
To have been sexually assaulted and be under the impression that it was, in fact, consensual, comes with a world of mixed feelings that I can only imagine would involve some really, really indescribable self-loathing, guilt and self-blame.
I'm sure that's the case and she just misspoke. Thankfully I am naive about such things. Good parents, good family, good life. I got nothing to bitch about. So it's hard for someone like me who has never experienced such trauma to understand a 28 or 29 year old person continuing to have sex with one of their parents. To put it in terms that befit my advanced years: it's icky.
Obladi Oblada, Why all the hate?
in Someone Else's Song
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Oh my! I've never heard of this site and it is playing into my obsessive tendencies. There's not enough free hours in the day for me to enjoy this! And yet, I'll try.