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Definitely jelly (I think that term is still in circulation). I love that someone asked him to play Smile (in reference to last year's question, what song would he would to play).

Why so few songs? Did 30 people not brave the weather to get their requests in?

Am I the only one who thinks Flatness is the best Tweedy song on this album, not Screen Door?

Maybe the density of the crowd was bad where others were, but I was about 3 rows of humans back on Nels side, and it wasn't crowded at all. I mean, maybe I'm just used to indoor shows at venues as opposed to festival shows, but it was a warm, muggy night, and I'm sure I would sure I would remember standing nuts-to-butts with other stinky Wilco fans. Still, found it confusing that as the band was playing there were still unfolded chairs strewn about with no one sitting in them. Maybe there would have been more room if people put the chairs away as were more considerate of those around them.

Jeez, such a heated thread! To anyone who was disappointed by the set, know that you probably have mostly Wilco fans like myself to blame for this calamity, but there was a good chance you could have seen it coming if you're on VC and peeked at the thread. On the bright side, they didn't go for some of the more far-out requests. While I too dream of a time where Wilco will play their greatest hits (ie, all songs from UT, AM and BT) again, this will likely never happen, because there's a limited audience that would appreciate it, even amongst Wilco fans. Remember that they weren't selling o

I would like to believe that Cabin Fever is not the standard by which we pick our in-line whiskies.

Yes, all of these things you say are facts. For me, I think that from the moment Amber and I got in line til the end of the 2nd night, it was just like being in this clip: For anyone who hasn't done on of these shows before, I have to say that it was one of the most amazing experiences I've had (awake or asleep). I had been in line early at a couple Wilco shows before this, but this was the first show where I got to meet some real fans of Jeff Tweedy and the band, and it was a ton of fun just exchanging stories and getting to know you people. I'm a pretty social person (I'm discove

I also get annoyed with the flashes and the recording, but at the same time, maybe we should try and take a page out of Jeff's book. Ranting on this site (and I'm guilty of it as well) about people who do that sorta thing is ... well ... I guess it's just to get a load off. They're not reading this, and even if they do they won't change. We all need to sing the Community Song to ourselves a little more, and maybe we'll all be a little less annoyed. On a side note, I had a great time at both shows, from meeting everyone in line, to nearly getting hit by a car as I fetched a box out of the

Day after tomorrow. Yeah, that definitely makes more sense. It's not like this is a new iPhone launch.

Looking forward to meeting other VCers tomorrow. It looks like the weather is supposed to be crappy (no offense to Chicagoans, but I'm coming from California), but I should be in line early to ensure that I can have my request played (assuming he's doing it this year). I'll be wearing a faux leather jacket with a grey hoodie. Come say hi! Rodion

Is "My Darling" widely considered to be a Jay Bennett song? I noticed they stopped playing it in 1999 (save two shows in 2008).

http://www.owlandbear.com/wilco-archive/ http://youtube.com + http://keepvid.com

For me, the great thing about Wilco being so open to audio recordings is that JB is gone but not forgotten. A lot of the guitar solos, the stupid things he would say, the "Corky Sunflowers" will live on in those recordings. A friend of mine introduced Wilco to a friend and he just couldn't get behind Nels. When she played him a shows form the 90's, he immediately knew that JB was a guitarist he could like. I think that Nels does some amazing things for the band, but I miss the era of 20 different versions of Passenger Side. I just don't think that Nels has that in him, no offense. He bri

I'm not attacking anyone, but unless you're standing behind me, you're probably bothering me with the screen glow. Unless you're in the back of the venue, you're probably bothering someone. And if you're at a Wilco show, you're probably doing something the band doesn't really like.

I was at a Band of Horses show where the lead singer flipped out at people recording him with their cell phones/point-and-shoot cameras when they played The Funeral. I didn't get why he flipped out (and subsequently apologized), but I do honestly believe that people who take pictures/videos during a concert are being bad fans. I think they're ruining the experience for those around them and not really enjoying the show in the moment. And for what? For a grain video or underexposed photograph? If you want to prove you were at a show, take a picture of the billboard or the ticket. When you

Cool! I'm totally down for that. I haven't really "met" Wilco fans, just people who know of Wilco, so I'm really looking forward to this. Can't wait to geek out about which lead guitarist was best (hint:it's JB), which version of Passenger Side is best (hint: it's the punk version), and which is Jeff best song (hint: it's The Long Cut). Yeah. I'm stuck in 1997, but this latest tour has me rethinking my nostalgia. I'll be the 30-something hapa guy, and I'll be sure to say hi to you, Bumble Bee. Also, this'll hopefully be my second encounter with Paul, and I hope to not sound so stupid

Man ... how quickly did the Golden Circle tickets sell out? Lucky you, Wilco Me. I'm down to get in line early (since I'll be coming in from far, far away, I'll have nothing better to do), but I don't think it'd be fair to hold spots in line just so people can make a request. Just my thoughts ...

Thanks for the info! This'll hopefully be the first time that I've seen Jeff solo since he came to SD in 2006, and I'm looking forward to showing up as early as necessary to request "The Long Cut"! I hope he's still taking requests from the first 30 in line.

For those of us who have never gone to one before ... how do you get tickets?

1996-11-05 audience: It's Gram 's birthday! Jeff: I don't care. Gram, who? audience: Jeff: Graham Parker's birthday? Alright. audience: Parsons! Jeff: Oh, that's great. Jay: Hey, it's Ken Coomer's birthday! Jeff: It's Ken Coomer's birthday. Jay: 56 years old and still rocking! Jeff: I'm just kidding. That's great.

Oops. I was referring to the 2000/09/19 Irving Plaza show.

That's the major difference between JB Wilco and NC Wilco. Old Wilco was sloppy, rocked out, and improvised with musical genres. New Wilco is well oiled machine that has nearly perfected what they do. Depending on my mood, I like both. No offense to Nels, but I really hope there's some alternate dimension where Jeff and Jay (Bennett) figured out how to keep it together and TWL had Jay as lead guitarist. And while I'm coming up with alternate universes, how about one where Jeff and Jay (Farrar) figured out how to keep it together and Uncle Tupelo was still playing tiny dive bar gigs.

That one isn't on owl & bear ... anyone have a clue on where to get it? Sadly, I was back at college at the time of that show, or else I would definitely have been there too.

Yeah, 2/15/97 was my first Wilco show as well. It's a damn shame that there isn't a video of the whole show, because there were so many memorable moments. Did you ever look through the Reverb episode and see if you can find yourself in the crowd? I think I'm able too, but it ain't no HD image, that's for sure. So, I reiterate my question: does anyone know of any show so ... different. The only ones I can think of were some shows from late 2000, where they were would just Woody Guthrie song after Woody Guthrie song. Made for a very bizarre opener in my opinion. But they seemed to do that

I know that this is a little after the show, but I have a propensity to look back (particular at shows that I never attended). Every time I listen to this show, I'm caught off guard by how different it is. If you haven't had a chance to listen to this one, you really should. The explanation that I've fabricated in my mind for this is that they were out partying hard the night before in DC and knew they were going to do it up again big with Johnny Cash the next night in NYC, so they decided to have a quiet acoustic evening with Wilco in Jersey. This was a year before BT got released, but yo