u2roolz

The Tweedy Show Monday July 26 Episode 199

-- Jeff welcomes the clients to the Tweedy Show. He says that it's just him & Susie tonight, so no video intro.
-- Susie announces that they received another Box Full Of Letters from the clients. 
-- Jeff announces his newsletter called Starship Casual on Substack. 
@jefftweedy.substack.com/client

Right now there is Early Bird pricing for the clients. If you sign up for free, you will receive a list of pet names. Once a week for free, you'll get a newsletter from Jeff or a song. Once a week on the paid side, you'll get a lot of songs in progress, talking about songs and stories that didn't make it into his books. He might start a Petty Crime podcast. At least an album's worth of songs that you wouldn't be able to get anywhere else. It might be songs that get finished somewhere else. He wants to do what he's been trying to do with The Tweedy Show by feeling a connection. He wants to have an advice column called "Dear Jeffy or Go Ask Susie." Jeff is excited about it. Jeff explains the Founding Member price which will include some perks like a single, first in line for ticket sales. The details haven't been finalized yet. 
-- Jeff & Susie discuss the Olympics. 
Life In Vain (Daniel Johnston cover)
-- "Happy Birthday, Lori!"
-- Jeff talks about a documentary that he watched on HBO Max or Hulu about women's Olympics diving. 
-- Jeff asks if any of the clients follow anyone on Substack like Neko Case or Patti Smith. [Thanks to Lukestar for pointing out that it’s Neko Case  & not Nico.]
-- "Happy Birthday, Mick Jagger!"
A Long Time Ago (Golden Smog cover)
-- Jeff talks a bit more about his Substack.
-- Susie wants Jeff to play a song for Mick Jagger's birthday. 
-- Jeff strums & sings some of The Rolling Stones' Start Me Up. 
{wifi issues. Stream ends}
-- Susie asks Jeff what her first concert was. Jeff has some trouble remembering. Susie finally reveals that it was Jethro Tull. 
One And A Half Stars 
-- Jeff explains how he came up with the title One And A Half Stars. He says One And A Half Stars is kind of a self pitying kind of thing. That song is very emotional to him and he was joking about how the songs that mean the most to him would get 1 & 1/2 stars. He doesn't understand how music critics rate it. 
-- Susie wants Jeff to tell the clients the first concert that he went to. It was Sing A Long with Mitch Miller @ ASU with his sister. 
-- Jeff talks about the first singles that he bought: Pilot's Magic and Aerosmith's Dream On. 
-- Jeff's first record that he bought was Parallel Lines by Blondie. 
-- Susie asks what the clients want to see on the last show before the break. Susie wants Paul to come over for the show before the break. 
Please Be Wrong 
-- Susie tells Peter that one of the requests for the last show is for Jeff & Peter to be in the tub together. 
-- Jeff explains that he plays Reincarnation with whatever key his guitar is in at the end of the show. 
-- Jeff does a Keith Richard impression. 
-- Jeff does a Peter Miller impression. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Jeff is looking forward to the 200th episode. He wants to renew his vows with Susie.

I need to listen to the Substack membership breakdowns again, so take what I wrote with 65% confidence. Edit: I added some more info about this exciting news. 

— We have 4 prominent figures in VC complimenting The Recapper on a Friday....

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I might have to buy some parchment paper for the last 2 shows...before the hiatus.
 

Yours truly, 

Blake Tapper The Recapper

The Tweedy Show Thursday July 22 Episode 198

-- Jeff welcomes the clients to the Tweedy Show.
# animated intro on screen. 
{some glitching causes the opening intro to pause which leads to an abrupt ending.}
{Take 2}
-- Jeff welcomes the clients again.
Your Power (Billie Eilish cover)
-- Jeff admits that he was in the top 1% of Angry Birds Players. He blames it on his IBS. 
It Must Be Love (Labi Siffre cover. Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff shows his shoes to the clients. Susie has the clients vote on the shoes being cute or hideous, while Jeff texts Pat Sansone.
-- Jeff talks about his Harmony 12 string guitar made into a rubber bridge by Reuben @ Old Style in Los Angeles.
-- Jeff discusses his fake band named Haggis that he has written songs & reviews for. Haggis is a glam band from Scotland with a lead singer named Rusty Gooseneck.
-- Susie shows baby pictures of herself and Jeff.
White Wooden Cross (Spencer on thigh slaps and backing vocals.)
-- Susie shows some more family photos.
Ambulance (new song last played on episode 166.)
-- Jeff says that the song doesn't have a title yet, but that the recapper should call it Ambulance. I Made A Friend In An Ambulance, Blue Light and I'm Busy Dying are the other titles being considered by Jeff. 
Drivin' On 9 (Ed's Redeeming Qualities cover sung by Casey with Spencer on guitar & backing vocals.)
-- "Happy Birthday, Steve Albini!"
-- Jeff wants to learn the guitar solo for The Scorpions' Sails Of Charon. 
-- Susie calms down the clients that are worried that the show is coming to an end. She explains that Jeff is about to go on tour and there will be a hiatus. When Jeff comes back, they will try to do some shows.
-- Sammy chats for a bit via FaceTime.
-- Susie confirms that there are 2 shows left, before the tour starts in August. Jeff asks the clients what they want to see on the 200th episode. Jeff hints at another bathtub show and Susie wants a nipslip from Jeff. Jeff wants to find a plastic guitar that he can play in the tub. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

12 hours ago, bböp said:

 

Sir, yes, sir! (But accuracy is important! Requesting that Wilcoworld not use setlist.fm as resource because often there can be inaccuracies...)

I noticed that the FB page for Jeff had Let’s Go Rain for the first Hunter Center show. I’m guessing that most artists have someone that grabs the setlist to post it to FB/social media without keeping track of any additions or subtractions. This seems to happen with lots of bands. 

3 hours ago, knotgreen said:

 

Just two stray thoughts: 1) I'm digging the new one, Story to Tell, which is a real doozy: "I've been through hell / on my way to hell / I only fought with myself / so I'd have a story to tell" 

 

Anyway, great review, as always, Paul.  

Yes! That song really came to life in the Hunter Center. It seemed to quiet the entire crowd & hold their attention. The lyrics are fantastic. It has that vibe of being an album closer.

Yep, another great review, Paul. 

6 hours ago, bböp said:

 

A couple of minor corrections for you, just because I know how much you care about these things...

 

-Eric is Jeff/Wilco's road manager, not the owner of the brewery (though maybe he'd like to be!)

-I, the #ShowPony , was actually sitting in the second row.

-I think the Liam song is called Next Time Around. He has played it on his own IG live stream shows a few times, but I guess it's either newer and/or didn't make the cut for his forthcoming record (unless it has an obscure title that isn't immediately obvious).

Thank you! 
 

Life lesson: I had the volume down low at the very beginning assuming that I could go back and rewatch it right after. The heavy throttling put an end to that. I’m glad though that it was fixed for the rest of the show. I’m guessing this is where Susie refreshed our memories on Eric. I knew that he looked familiar. 

I had a good laugh realizing that it’s most likely a road manager (duh!) coming into a backstage area and not the manager of a venue. Lol “Hey, Tweedy, what are you doing on the couch? We got a show to do here!” - manager of a venue. 

The Tweedy Show Monday July 19 Episode 197

Backstage from Tree House Brewing Co. in Charlton, MA

# Susie films a nice shot of the poster for this show for the show's intro.
-- Susie welcomes the clients to the Tweedy Show from backstage at the Tree House Brewing Co. in Charlton, MA.
Remember The Mountain Bed (Spencer on thigh slaps. Liam on bass.)
-- Susie lets the clients know that they are at Tree House Brewing Co. in Charlton, MA.
John Wesley Harding (Bob Dylan cover with Spencer on thigh slaps. Liam on bass.)
-- Jeff says that he's afraid to do Remember The Mountain Bed in the show because he didn't screw up any lyrics just now in the rehearsal. 
Wait For Love (Spencer on thigh slaps. Liam on bass & backing vocals.)
-- Susie addresses the lie that someone said in the chat yesterday about Nels being a Trump supporter. Nels Cline does not support Trump.
...Ten Sentences (Spencer on thigh slaps. Liam on bass.)
-- Susie says that they're not giving the clients any backstage shenanigans which was promised. 
Next Time Around (Liam Kazar original sung & performed on guitar by Liam.) [Thanks to Paul for the clarification.]
-- Liam explains how he met the Tweedy family.
-- Susie tells a story about Liam's father's band, Animal Farm, in Chicago. 
Jesus Wept (Mavis Staples cover. Lyrics by Jeff. Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals. Liam on bass.)
-- Susie explains that she isn't going to film tonight's show, but she'll follow them to the stage to show what it looks like. She also says that this show might end a bit earlier.
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Susie & Jeff wonder where Paul is.
-- Jeff sings some of Yes' Owner Of A Lonely Heart. 
-- Liam looks for some beer for him and Spencer. He brings back some IPAs. Spencer & Liam discuss the taste of their beers. 
-- Jeff isn't sure about how much live music they have at Treehouse Brewery. 
-- Eric, Jeff & Wilco’s road manager, comes backstage to let them know that it's ten minutes until showtime. [Thanks to Paul for the correction. I had mistakenly thought that Eric was the owner of the brewery.]
-- Susie follows Jeff, Spencer & Liam to the craft services area. We can see the extremely nice outdoor venue which looks packed. 
-- Susie shows Paul who is sitting in the second row. [Thanks to Paul for the correction. I thought that he was in the first row.]
-- Jeff, Spencer and Liam say goodbye to the clients. 

I took a gander at Liam's bandcamp page to find out the name of his song and came up empty handed. 

https://liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/due-north

Tonight’s episode will start at 7pm EST/6pm CST for some “backstage shenanigans”, according to Susie’s IG post.

The Tweedy Show Episode 196 Sunday July 17 Live from Hunter Center @ Mass MoCa.

Susie is amazing to share this with everyone again. If you can only watch one of these two shows, I highly recommend this one! I don't know if the flexibility of the audience rubbed off on the show, but it felt like it with the setlist which was terrific and different than last night. Everything felt laid back and Jeff was very talkative. 

The Tweedy Show Episode 195 Saturday July 17

Live from Hunter Center @ Mass MoCa in North Adams, MA

Thanks once again to Susie for putting her arm(s) on the line for the clients! 
 

I will remove the spoiler tags, once Paul Suwan makes his recap. I figure that’s fair.

2 hours ago, ZiggyBratwurst said:

Cannot verify. I was stepping out of the shower and my wife yelled up to me from downstairs to put it on my phone. So I know they also did Half-Asleep (during which she stopped the feed).

I did a little recap of the 20 minute soundcheck that Susie was kind enough to share. I used spoiler text in case there’s people that want to be surprised.
 

You can find the spoiler button in the toolbar. It’s the little eye next to the quote button. 

Susie just filmed some of the sound check inside the Hunter Center @ Mass MoCa. I was out food shopping and missed most of it, but it sounded like they were doing Jesus Wept. 
 

Mass MoCa Soundcheck 
Saturday July 17

On 12/10/2019 at 5:23 AM, Jerram said:

First post. I’m here on a very specific mission. I watched the documentary The Sun Came Out late last night. There’s a great song late in my the movie called “Calm Down” that I loved, esp. Jeff’s vocal delivery. But it didn’t make the cut for the 2CD album (the doc is about Neil Finn bringing many artists all in to write /record it). Is that song available anywhere? I searched regular Google and this forum to no avail. Are my search skills that bad? Any help is appreciated.

So...I’ve also wondered what early song this was. Anyways, I was listening to a recent show on Nugs.net and I Might came on and the drums were very prominent in the mix. The drumming sounded extremely similar to this song that was featured in the 7 Worlds Collide doc. It’s entirely possible that that was I Might in an early form. 
 

The Sun Came Out is currently streaming on Tubi, if you’re curious. 
 

That recent show was the third night at Sky Blue Sky. 

The Tweedy Show Thursday July 15 Episode 194

-- Spencer & Basil welcome the clients to the Tweedy Show.
# animated intro on screen.
{wifi issues which cause the stream to end and opening credits run again.}
TAKE 2
# animated intro on screen.
-- Spencer explains that Casey is rehearsing for her show this weekend. 
-- Jeff talks about someone who had hiccups for 10 days due to a bowel obstruction. 
-- Jeff thinks that Diane will be at the show this Saturday. 
-- Spencer mentions that he will be playing a show with Ohmme in August. 
-- Susie says that Jeff won't be home for their anniversary. Jeff says that he won't be home for his birthday either. 
Toys Of Time (The Stone Poneys cover sung by Spencer, while also doing knee slaps. Dedicated to Linda Ronstadt for her birthday.)
One By One (Spencer on thigh slaps. Dedicated to Woody Guthrie who would've turned 109 yesterday.)
I Believe In You (Neil Young cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer.)
-- Jeff believes that he's played every song off of Neil Young's After The Gold Rush on The Tweedy Show. 
I Believe In You (Neil Young cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer. 2nd take due to wifi causing pausing issues.)
-- Susie tells Jeff that it's supposed to rain during his set at Mass MoCa this Saturday. Jeff says to bring a ponch. Jeff briefly mentions the rainbow that appeared during the last Solid Sound. 
Come On Darkness (Camper Van Beethoven cover. With Spencer on drums.)
-- Jeff talks about his "persona" that he's been grooming for 30 years, when Susie asks him to shave. 
Desert Bell (with Spencer on drums.)
-- Jeff knows lots of Soul Asylum songs, but doesn't know how to play them yet.
-- Jeff talks about a record exec that showed up drunk during the last song which was Hoodoo Voodoo. 
-- Jeff talks about his past weed adventures where in one such adventure he wound up on a beach in Boston. This leads to a debate about whether or not Boston has beaches. 
Christ For President (with Spencer on drums.)
-- Basil is hungry. Jeff gives Basil some fun names. Basil gives Jeff high fives. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)
-- Jeff says that the next show will take place at an undisclosed location. Jeff mentions that it might be from the dressing room. Susie hints that she might go live Saturday. It could be earlier or later because it will take place in the East Coast. She tells the clients to follow the social media page to see which time they choose. 

On 7/11/2021 at 2:35 PM, Boss_Tweedy said:

 

I recommend re-watching the first one before seeing the sequel because I'd forgotten much of the first one. As such the sequel made less sense at times. 

We’re not the only ones with this issue. A few of my friends are in the same boat. I’m wondering if it’s because it’s mostly a silent movie. I don’t remember much about The Artist either. I can’t recall any specific scene. I remember a dog being in it. 

14 hours ago, TCP said:

Another great show!! As another youngest child, I felt for Sammy tonight!!

Only 7 left right?? Jeff wanted to finish at 200 or am I remembering wrong?

 

I think Jeff wants to hit 200 episodes before the band hits the road. I believe the plan is to return to some sort of format, once the touring ends. Susie addressed this in episode 191 from last Monday, if you want to hear her say it. I might be mixing up a detail or two...

20 minutes ago, chisoxjtrain said:

I can help!
 

https://viachicago.org/topic/54303-bright-leaves/

Nice! There ya go, Jeff! 
The ever resourceful Via Chicago...

The Tweedy Show Monday July 12 Episode 193

-- Jeff welcomes the clients to the Tweedy Show.
# animated intro on screen.
-- Susie feels like it's been a long time, since the last episode. Jeff says that they had a longer weekend because he didn't work on Friday. 

-- Jeff claims that he wrote both of his books, while standing in water.

-- Jeff mentions that he had some dental work earlier today.
-- "Happy Birthday, Kendall!" "Happy Birthday, Jennifer

Husbands!” “Happy Birthday, Jonah!" 

-- Jeff jokes that Jonah's no longer missing cat went on a Rumspringa through the city.
-- Jeff recently watched an episode and realized that he was manspreading when he plays guitar on the chair next to the drums. 
Pot Kettle Black (with Spencer on drums. Dedicated to Jennifer Husbands for her birthday.)
-- Jeff & Spencer play a bit of Bright Leaves. Jeff promises to learn it for Thursday's show.
-- Jeff & Susie mention that next Monday's show will most likely be from the road. Jeff says that it might take place from the hot tub at Porches Inn in North Adams.
-- Susie talks about the recent charity auction to win a tour of The Loft and a private concert by Jeff. https://www.accelevents.com/e/kedziecenter2021auction/A/WLC?fbclid=IwAR2TWXgrodVytvdg2reMU10kWbkSsBymlN4EnUpIdYGAfs3IxwX6_C5Vm3Y
-- Spencer comes up with an idea to have a charity auction to go thrift shopping with Susie. 
-- Susie reads one of the client's suggestions to have a charity auction to go hiking with Jeff. Jeff prefers to go hiking alone. 
Love Is The King
-- Spencer FaceTimes Sammy to show Sammy's mullet to the clients. Sammy ponders going full mohawk and thinks that his hair looks British. Jeff tells a story when he was a kid and a friend gave him a rat tail haircut. 
Hints (with Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff wants to have "Blurbs": where people send him a blurb that you would write for a fictitious record and he tries to write a song for that record. 
With My Face On The Floor (Emitt Rhodes cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer. With Jeff on electric guitar.)
-- Jeff & Spencer try out Neil Young's Don't Cry No Tears. 
Don't Cry No Tears (Neil Young cover with Spencer on drums & backing vocals. Jeff on electric guitar.)
-- Jeff & Spencer jam briefly on some Dick Dale sounding tune. 
-- Jeff & Spencer try out a little bit of Black Sabbath's War Pigs.
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover played to the guitar & drum beat of Neu!'s Hallogallo. With Spencer on drums & Jeff on electric guitar. With bits of the Happy Birthday song for Kendall.)
-- Jeff, Susie & Spencer try to figure out the special birthday song for Kendall. Spencer FaceTimes Danny to get the lyrics. Kendall sings her own birthday song, while driving in California. 

I watched this one over a month ago and I loved it. It was a lot darker than I thought that it would be. That being said, the first time feature director balances the dark tones perfectly with the cleverness. Now available on Starz. 

On 7/1/2021 at 6:03 AM, chuckrh said:

19 hours ago, Boss_Tweedy said:

 

How was it? 

I haven’t watched this one yet, but I believe that it’s hitting Paramount+ this Monday. I wanted to go back to revisit the first one, before I watched the sequel. 

12 hours ago, Albert Tatlock said:

 

It's been a while for that hasn't it? Always wanted to hear that JT solo in person.

If we’re to believe Setlist FM, it’s been a bit over 10 years: April 15, 2011 at The Vic. Edited 3 hours later: Oops! It was performed on The Tweedy Show on episode 53. That seems so long ago...
 

7 hours ago, ZiggyBratwurst said:

I'm having serious deja vu with Casey's song Prodigal Son. It seemed so familiar to me I was sure she'd done it before, but I don't find it on the spreadsheet or if I run a search in this thread. Weird.

It sounded extremely familiar to me too. I know that she said that the alternate title is Buick which doesn’t ring a bell. I’m guessing if she sang it last time, I had to come up with a title for it. 

The Tweedy Show Thursday July 8 Episode 192

-- Jeff & Basil (voiced by Spencer) welcome the clients to the Tweedy Show.
# animated intro on screen.
-- Jeff is wearing a "prototype" Wilco hat that's currently in research & development. [it's a black hat with a white "O" in the center with the letters "W, I, L, & C" inside the "O".]
-- Susie shows her drum set which came from The Loft. Jeff bought them for Susie 25 years ago and left them there. Spencer plays the drums, while Jeff reads off the titles of the songs. 
Cold-Blooded Old Times (Smog cover with Spencer on hand claps & drums.)
Kooks (David Bowie cover with Spencer on drums.)
-- Susie says that Jeff last played Kooks on episode 71 to which Jeff replies "I remember it well." [one of the clients dropped that info.]
-- Jeff tells Bea's kids to go to bed. 
Dear Employer (The Reason I Quit) (The Minus 5 cover with Spencer on drums & backing vocals.)
Maybe She (Arthur Russell cover with Spencer on drums.)
-- Jeff mentions that Arthur Russell is one of the most covered artists on The Tweedy Show.
-- Spencer tries to FaceTime Sammy, so that he can sing Mi Shebeirach. Sammy FaceTimes from the studio at summer camp and talks about his day.
Mi Shebeirach (Debbie Friedman cover sung by Sammy via FaceTime. Dedicated to the people of Surfside, FL.)
"Prodigal Son" (Case Oats original sung by Casey with Spencer on guitar & backing vocals.)
-- Susie & Jeff welcome Rhett Miller who is in the client chat. 
-- Spencer shows the clients his little suit. 
-- Jeff & Casey discuss & show their chipped teeth. 
You Are Not Alone (with Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff & Spencer try to work out John Cale's Gun. [The riff sounds like Only The Lord Knows.]
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

9 hours ago, ZiggyBratwurst said:

I had put these songs on the spreadsheet and called it show #189.5. When I add last night’s show later today, I will change this to 190 to match your (Jeff’s) count, and -as always- to keep the spreadsheet in sync with your recaps. 

Awesome!
Thank you again!

The Tweedy Show Monday July 5 Episode 191

-- Jeff welcomes the clients to the Tweedy Show.
# animated intro on screen.
-- Jeff says that he's trying to get episode 200, before Wilco goes out on tour in August. He says that this is episode 191. He wants a very special 200th episode.
-- Jeff asks if anyone was at the show on Saturday evening. 
-- wifi talk
Love Like A Wire (Diane Izzo cover w Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff & Spencer abandon Low's Always Trying To Work Out because Jeff wants to sing it properly.
Always Trying To Work It Out (Low cover with Spencer on thigh slaps & backing vocals.)
-- Jeff claims that he's going to perform the Low song perfectly on episode 200.
-- Susie clears up any confusion that Jeff wants to hit episode 200 before Wilco hits the road, but they should return once the tour ends. Jeff wants a nice round number.
-- Jeff & Susie discuss the show on Saturday. Jeff talks about Susie filming the show and the sound at the venue. 
-- Jeff, Susie and Spencer discuss the etymology of the word queer. 
-- Jeff, Susie and Spencer discuss Questlove's Summer Of Love documentary on Hulu. Susie wants to watch it on the big screen. Jeff talks about Questlove and touring with The Roots. 
-- Jeff talks about someone that organizes their record collection by release date. 
Pigeons 
-- Jeff jokes that Pigeons could be a hit years later, if it was in a Volkswagen ad.
Ashes Of American Flags (w Spencer on thigh slaps.)
Small Talk Town (Bobby Charles & Rick Danko cover sung & performed on drums by Spencer. With Jeff on whistles.)
-- Jeff & Spencer do some pajamming on a song that Jeff wrote for Nona Hendryx. Lyrics include "when are you gonna love me?".
-- Jeff talks about going on a hike today and the hikers that he saw on the trail. 
-- Jeff talks about how much he likes his walking stick that he takes with him when he goes on hikes. 
-- Jeff talks about trying to buy turkey from the deli where the deli worker wasn't a meat eater. 
-- Jeff wants to take Paul on a hike. Susie says that Paul was the star of Saturday's show. 
Reincarnation (Roger Miller cover)

The Tweedy Show Episode 190 Saturday July 3 (Live from Rockford, IL)

(I Know What It's Like)
(World Away)
(Love Is The King)
A Robin Or A Wren
Opaline
Half-Asleep
Don't Forget
You Are Not Alone
Bombs Above>
Some Birds
Having Been Is No Way To Be
Gwendolyn
Evergreen
Low Key
New Moon
Guess Again
Love Like A Wire [Diane Izzo]
Family Ghost
Natural Disaster
Let's Go Rain
---------------------------------------------
Don't Let Me Down [The Beatles]
Give Back The Key To My Heart [Doug Sahm]
California Stars

I originally wasn't going to count this, but Jeff said that tonight's episode was 191, so we'll go with that and help him try to get to 200 before the tour starts. Thanks to Paul Suwan for the setlist. 

Songs with parentheses were not filmed by Susie.