Chez

Spoon and Real Estate.

^^ Me too. See you in the old fogie balcony!

I got in on the pre-sale and snagged tickets to the Friday Thalia Hall show in Chicago. As fate would have it, I'm going to be in Dublin the same night YLT is playing there. It's going to take all my persuasive powers to convince my wife to see that show with me. Doubt it will happen. No; it won't happen.

^^ Hell, yes!! One of my all-time favorite bands. Two nights in Chicago! Is there an album coming out prior to the tour?

^^^ A classic.

^^^Yes. On your recommendation, I picked it up this year. I like it, but not as much as Transmissions.

IMO, 2017 was just an ok year in music -- the losses overshadowed the new releases. Usually I have a hard time limiting my list to 10, but this year I struggled to come up with 10 worthy of inclusion. 1. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile -- Lotta Sea Lice 2. Robyn Hitchcock 3. Steve Earle -- So You Wanna Be an Outlaw 4. Spoon -- Hot Thoughts 5. Hiss Golden Messenger -- Hallelujah Anyhow 6. Guided By Voices -- August By Cake 7. Ron Gallo -- Heavy Meta 8. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit -- Nashville Sound 9. LCD Soundsystem -- American Dream 10. The Mountain Goats -- Goths I also need to m

I too am so sick of Winona's over-acting. Then again (as a friend said to me after I complained about it), I guess if my kid had been abducted by aliens or whatever, I probably would by a bit hyper!

Easy. I'm thankful for my amazing wife and four wonderful children.

Donald Trump v. LaVar Ball. We all knew it would come to this.

Wishing for a speedy and complete recovery -- and hoping that Scott has health insurance.

^^ Me too. We may be that last two humans buying CD's.