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I'll be there. I promised earlier that I'd try to make a list of things for the Lowell show. Here's my 1st crack. I'll post more specific directions later. I don't drink but still know from going out the "hot" places. (Let me quote myself from a different thread..if that's ok with everyone? ) Parking/Tailgating: The parking for Spinners' games is pretty fucked up. Let me explain: the big outdoor parking lot is literally in front of old mills-turned-into-posh-lofts. The fools set it up so that all these people park right in front of where those people live. So I'm not sure if they'd l

Hey Chooch, The parking for Spinners' games is pretty fucked up. Let me explain: the big outdoor parking lot is literally in front of old mills-turned-into-posh-lofts. The fools set it up so that all these people park right in front of where those people live. So I'm not sure if they'd let you hang around, especially since they want you to buy beer indoors. I haven't seen much tailgating at a Spinners game. The other big parking lot is a multilevel parking lot adjacent to the park. Not the most fun place to tailgate. If you can make it all the way downtown, I'd try Cobblestones, Old Court

Hey Folks, Not sure if this has been listed on here. I've been away for 10 days. So I was watching the television and saw an ad for Funny People. I remember reading a script review about how a scene takes place at a Wilco show. I haven't heard anything since than. So I decided to take a look at a possible soundtrack listing. There's a live version of Jesus, Etc. (allegedly from Tanglewood August 12, 2008). We'll find out on July 31st, if there's live footage of the band. Though I'd hate for it to be Sandler and Rogen in a crowd and you never see a band. Kristofor PS Do you think it

Well, I came back from Maine and I was dying to see what was done for opening night. I'm pretty satisfied. If anyone finds any live bit torrents let us know. I'll dig later on at Interference. If I find anything I'll post. Kristofor

Wow! So I'm labeling this show on my iTunes..(thanks to the tapers on this tour ) and I thought I missed You Are My Face. Well, shiver me timbers...it wasn't actually played. This must be the first show in a long time where it wasn't played. Kristofor PS Seriously, I was like WTF. What happened to YAMF? Nice to see some tunes get a break to make room for stuff like Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again) and A Magazine Called Sunset. Edit: And I just noticed Handshake Drugs was also NOT played. I need to stop looking at these West Coast setlists when I wake up. I don't remember them

Sad day. Take care of yourselves out there, Kristofor

Yeah, I just saw this on the news. Scary stuff. I hope he recovers. Edit: Hmm...odd about the local news reporting such a thing. I don't really know exactly what cardiac arrest is. Time to go to webmd to look.

Hey Folks, I just got my "commemorative" tickets for Lowell in. A word of caution: be careful when you get your mail. The envelope the tickets were in were smaller than the normal ticketmaster envelopes and a typical postcard. It almost slipped out of my bundle of mail. The tickets don't feature any pictures of the band. But they are blue and have silvery stars on the corners. I'm not sure if that is the Minor League ticket look? Kristofor Edit: I forgot to mention that I spoke to someone who works at the Lowell Telecommunication Corporation (local public access channel). He said t

Thanks Choo-Choo-Charlie for the info! I'll have to dig out the cds and look for myself.

I'll also guess 3. I figure it leaked and some people probably won't buy it. Since I don't typically care about album sales, are iTunes sales taken into account? Kristofor PS I remember Prince did something cool in 2004, where everyone that bought tickets to his show got a copy of his new album when they showed up to the show. It kept him on Billboard for a long time. Well, for as long as he was on tour.

It got me to thinking- How many pictures of the band has there been in liner notes? I only recall Sky Blue Sky and the back of Summerteeth. I forget since we live in the iPod age. Haven't looked at liner notes for awhile. Kristofor PS Just thinking about all the people who don't know Wilco out there and if that's their first impression I wonder what they thought. I don't know what I'd think. I think I would have loved the costumes and would have been intrigued to check them out. Though I'm not sure if the nudie suits would overpower the music?

Hey, This is too bad, but at least she isn't suffering anymore. Earlier in June I saw her on Comedy Central's Roast to William Shatner. I don't know how old that special was but she looked to be doing fairly well. I guess I can check IMDB. Edit: That was done all the way back in 2006. Kristofor

Interestingly, I think Jeff looks younger when he has/had shorter hair. Especially around 02/03...that German Festival show is a good example. The long hair makes him look a bit older. Not sure why. Kristofor PS Would you pay to see a puppet show performed by Jeff?!

Please allow tapers at least 2 weeks before requesting anything. Kristofor

Elton John - Goodbye from Madman Across The Water John Lennon - Love Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed Pearl Jam - Man Of The Hour James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt - Somewhere Out There Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle - On My Own The Killers - All These Things That I've Done R.E.M. - The Great Beyond Wilco - Everlasting U2 - The First Time And I've always had this fantasy that some beautiful, tearful woman would insist on "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" by Gladys Knight. But who would that woman be?

Would that be considered experimental? LOL I agree that experimentation is more about technique. And in the end it's all about the songs. I'm lucky to have liked everything Wilco has put out. It's not that I don't have standards, it's that everything has eventually grown on me either through the album versions or live. Kristofor

It would be great if they did a mini tour where they just went on stage for 2 hours and just played music like in the Book cd. I remember someone in the band mentioning discussing a tour like that. It certainly would mix things up somewhere down the road. Kristofor Edit: Or for the next Residency have one night's 2nd set be strictly like mentioned above.

Hey, Yeah, I think I hear a little bit of what everyone has said and than some. Panthers didn't even cross my mind until someone just mentioned it. The intro to Unlikely Japan reminds me of Deeper Down's intro. But it still is unlike anything they've done. I like that notion. Would you pay for a box set of such stuff? I think it would be an interesting idea if such material popped up on the official site and was offered like The Jolly Banker. But with a different charity for donations. I know sometimes they've given away tracks like Cars Can't Escape. I'm not sure how well a Wilco box set

Thanks for putting this up here tonight! Kristofor PS If anyone wants a link in the next couple of hours while I watch a movie in my room PM me...i'll hear it "ding". Edit: OK...bed time...hope those of you that got it enjoyed it.

An MP3 would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to whoever sends it here..i'll pass it along if I get it to others. Kristofor

WOW!! Simply breathtaking. Why can't this be on a cd single?! How does it sound? It fits in nicely with A Ghost Is Born and the Wilco Book cd. Very 70s sounding..has a T-Rex (Cosmic Dancer) feel to it in certain sounds that weren't typical for Wilco to use. Similar in acoustic sound to Muzzle Of Bees and Company In My Back and electronic stuff added in a la Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. There's even an interesting "ending" that sounds like Bull Black Nova's intro. I use quotes because it's like a fake out ending and turns into Jeff singing "Impossible Germany, Unlikely Japan" that turns into an e

Hey Folks, I just picked up the 7 Inch single at Bull Moose Records in Salem, NH...they had 4 copies left. About to eat than put it on to find out what Unlikely Japan sounds like. Kristofor

Now I'm getting excited!! AtU2.com posted a link to the dress rehearsal setlist for the 360 tour. Lots of typical songs are missing which I like. Also there's a great handful of tunes that I've never heard live that have been rehearsed. The dress rehearsal was in Barcelona on June 17, 2009. Kristofor http://forum.atu2.com/index.php/topic,6366.0.html

Hey Todd, Well that throws a wrench into the system. When in doubt call the place. They should know what's going on. You can take the "i'm confused as to the doors opening time"... or "the I really want to see the opening act when will he/she/they be on ... at 8 or later...?" The best they can do is probably say "well, the opener goes on at 9 and after that we don't know, but the curfew is at blah blah blah." Kristofor

I heard You Never Know at a local steakhouse establishment known as T-Bones. I assume that they use satellite radio. In the same town, down the road, at the local Burger King they played Impossible Germany as soon as I walked in. Pretty weird. I told the girl behind the counter "Wow, Burger King is playing my favorite band." To which she looked at the giant menu behind her and looked back at me with a deer in headlights look. Kristofor PS I forgot to reveal my location...ha....Hudson, NH.