Patent Guy

This is my first post on this Wilco fan site. We saw them last weekend in San Jose - right smack in the middle of the floor crowd. Tweedy was having a good night, but we are fans of Wilco's older (and quieter) material, and were disappointed they did not work in a few more older songs. I don't know why Tweedy has disowned (is that the right term?) "Venus," which is (pick your superlative) brilliant. "Cars" and "I'm the One ..." are also great, but IMO, Venus is head and shoulders above the other YHF-era recordings. Yes, Nels plays a fast and mean guitar, but he was often over the top (and