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John, your Deadpool tree is a near-perfect 2020 Christmas tree. It suggests one have a Merry Christmas, while never insisting upon it and trampling everyone's rights. Excellent! Thanks for the Gorillaz recommendation, too. Brownie, your tree has that essential Christmas magic to it, and I love your theme! Don't let the loneliness get to you...I'm there too!...but remind yourself this is temporary. We will all outlast trump, and this pandemic, if we are careful. And then we'll all go to Solid Sound and hug each other! It's going to be good again. Thanks for the Calexico

Congratulations to you both! What a sweet love story! I love a happy ending. Bring her around here sometime!

Vince and I are starting the Easily Amused Club. Who else is in?!

You can thank/blame Neuroglue for the snow effect. It's peaceful and lovely but he finds it mildly annoying that the snow blows in the direction of your cursor. Me, I played with it for a couple minutes. I'm pretty easily amused.

Hi all! How is everyone doing with the holidays? Can we talk about how we are all approaching it, and have maybe some happy decorated-tree pictures, or you could tell us whatever Christmas/Holiday story you've got going? Are there Wilco-related gifts involved? What music is getting you through right now? Holiday music, or something else? What about holiday baking? Are you slapping out dozens of cookies and quickbreads, or did you burn out on that last Spring? Lastly, whaddya want for Christmas? As you can see I have a lot of questions. Answer whichever you choose.

It's driving Susie crazy not being able to follow along! It did look sharper to me, so that's good, but we need Sue's interaction and the new format stifles it a bit. Ziggy, who are you on IG? I also love the TS community that's grown up around the show. I'm dmurphy948 there. Couldn't agree more. I'm glad that it looks like fb will have to divest itself of some of its properties under the anti-monopoly laws. All hail Kristofor, chronicler of Tweedys!

Yep, annoying!

Thanks for the tip-off!

And great news, today Susie posted that their test results have come back and ALL, including Sammy, tested negative!

Thanks Tom!

I could use this lovely word but I'm afraid nobody would have a clue what I was talking about. But then, they do that already so maybe I WILL sprinkle it into conversation. I'm sure the way I'll pronounce it, even the Welsh will be baffled when I say it.

I'll investigate the error message, Jon. Love your photos! Look at all those fringed-up Mardi Gras hippies! Are you sure that photo isn't from Woodstock?

Well by that logic I must've been there too!

Blonde on the Tracks! Thanks for the reminder, I keep meaning to get this!

This has been a year in which the happiest among us struggle to feel cheered, and the truly struggling among us are just trying to make it through winter alive. So I am the first to understand if finding joy and gratitude right now feels like a bitter exercise. But I hope we can find those separate moments of the year just passing where we recognize that life was beautiful for a brief flash. That undercurrent of love that drives life hasn't gone. We just need to focus to see it. Tell me the beauties 2020 brought you, that brought you joy. They are worth commemorating and celebr

With love to all our American members and of course all of the world's most inspiring band and everyone who surrounds them and makes this wonderful community.... I thank you. This is Thanksgiving and I can hardly give enough thanks to explain why this band and their members and families and all of the Via Chicago community are so precious to me. You have no idea. Or maybe you do, because Wilco affects people so deeply. I know from 20 years of first-hand stories how deeply. Tell me a story. Long or short, doesn't matter. Tell me why you are so grateful that you discovered this

Well God knows I am, Vince!!!!

I'm with gogo. There needs to be a name for this feeling. Where's the damned "like" button?

Well if it's any comfort, guys, so did Jeff Tweedy. Clearly, rock 'n roll kills hair follicles.

Hey Diane! This is a sweet idea, and the link works just fine so I removed your edit. I am really going to try to get a picture for you! Show your love, folks!

We love you dearly, Eric, and Via Chicago is so lucky to have you on our administrative staff! You have written such a beautiful tribute to the whole experience of being a Wilco fan and a part of the VC community. This community has always been a treasure trove of entertainment, excitement, support, and looniness. I think we do it well.

I love these recaps, Kristofor! Thanks always for doing them!

Amen.

If we can all just hold on that long! Well, maybe it won't be a concession at all, but I'll bet tomorrow is a total Monday on crack. Something is up.

I wanted to thank you, Yaz, for putting in all the links, what a great idea. Made it very simple to have a quick listen. The Rosa Agostino song, "By My Side" is gorgeous!