kidsmoke

Hmmm, echo-y in here.

Ah, what a shame. Here's the news story. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_obit_solomon_burke RIP, Solomon. You'll live on in your music.

Damn, that clip is delicious.

Now that's devotion! Bosco, so glad you are ok.

Ok, try these. They are all terrific! BASED ON THE MOVIE by Billy Taylor (One of the funniest things I've ever read. Had me roaring. ) DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES by Jonathan Miles STRAIGHT MAN by Richard Russo WONDER BOYS by Michael Chabon That's all that's coming to mind at the moment, but they'll keep you for awhile. Wonderful, wonderful books! By the way, I picked up "This Is Where I Leave You" on your recommendation, and of course LOVED it. So thanks! EDIT: Late additions, equally incredibly great: LIGHTHOUSE by William Monahan CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE by George Saunders

From his lips to God's ears!

How cool it must be to manage such a brilliant talent, Judy!

My order is in! Nice that the first 500 pre-orders get autographed copies! These are beautiful songs.

:lol thank you for sharing that, Andrew! Made me lol.

I would totally love to read this! It's going on the list. Tropper is brilliant! I haven't read this one yet, but it's on my reading list. I strongly recommend "How to Talk to a Widower"...just fantastic. I've also heard that "The Book of Joe" is wonderful. If you like Tropper, I have a few authors I could recommend who are along the same lines, which I guess I would describe as being both funny and poignant at the same time. A lot of authors try for that blend, but only a few do it really well.

So glad those strict earthquake-proofing building codes are in effect. The damage looked fairly bad where brick buildings were involved, but I'm sure it might've been far worse if not for the building codes. It's amazing that so few injuries have been reported. Hope it stays that way. And yes Robert, thank you for reminding us all to spare a worry for the Sauvignon Blanc! I'm sure they'll recover from their trauma.

I know we have some New Zealanders among our members, and having just looked at the photos from the quake on cnn, I'm hoping none of you had any serious damage to your homes and workplaces. Here's the link: New Zealand earthquake

And thanks to kidsmoke for financing his plane ticket! Just thought I'd slip that in there I feel exactly the same about So Much wine, Diane. You're right about how intimate this recording feels!

At Supreme Pizza We raised up our glasses, and toasted absent friends The Autumn Defense Rang like a bell, pure and sweet in Hunter Center

Josh, Brennan says thanks! (I'm his mom) And we both think you take stunningly gorgeous photos! WOW.

That sounds like a thoroughly satisfying evening!

Good old home sweet home! So glad you are back into your space and all is well! Your original story gave me chills, so I can only imagine what it was like to live it! It might've been so much worse. My dad, now 87, tells of when he was a boy in school & was riding the schoolbus home one day. The bus came up a rise in the road from where he could always first see his family's big old farmhouse...only when he looked, there was no house where it should have stood. It had burned to the ground while he was away at school that day! I'm so glad your story had a happier ending and you & the

On the plane ride home Brennan's shirt read, "I spill things" His coffee? On me.

So often these days I am back at Mass MoCA Inside my own mind Came to North Adams Dry sponges ready for music Soaked up every bit

Credit for this thread goes to our lovely Sue K. (known here on VC as "holyshit") who composed and shared the following lovely bit of Solid Sound rememberizing: Weathered walls embrace the giddy celebration--- Wilco are we all. Isn't that beautiful? I know that all of us who attended have hearts and minds full of snapshot memories of everything we saw and did and were a part of. Please feel free to use this thread to unleash your inner creative beast, adhering of course to the time honored format of 5 syllables/then 7 syllables, then/5 syllables. Oh! Hey! I feel a haiku coming on!

Wilco rocks. Wilco fans rock! Yay for us! (We'll stack these beer mugs when we're finished)

I wanted to add my thanks for your lovely photos, cracked & hooked! They brought so much back. God, what a weekend! Brennan & I are still floating. One of these years I may post some of my photos as well, but right now, alas, real life beckons with its ugly little crooked finger..."Do the laundry", it hisses.

Hugs back, darlin'! That's a wonderful haiku, may I use it to begin a haiku thread just for Solid Sound? I think all of us attendees are bursting with words we'd love to spill about the experience, and haiku might be just the right format! Whether good or bad, the luster of our experiences would surely glow through the words.

My son Brennan got their lovely set. He hasn't had time to really listen yet but thought the recording had come out fine. He'll put it up on etree once he gets to it. Glenn almost certainly headed straight home after Saturday's show. His wife was due to give birth. Another Wilco baby!

I'm home and happy to be, but my heart is wistful for the company of so many wonderful friends, both newly-met and old. See you all next year, same bat time, same bat festival grounds. You won't keep me away if I have to hitchhike cross country barefoot. I can't imagine a festival being more beautifully organized and beautifully realized. Everyone involved should be tremendously pleased with themselves. The love and joy and happiness were so thick you could open your mouth and chew on it. I almost choked on it a couple of times! Wilco, you have once again outdone yourselves! Encore, please