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Or you could just pick them all up and fly them out of the place & several miles away to some deserted country road in the middle of nowhere.

You are mistaken about your second power. See my note in Superpowers - Part Two. Perhaps your assigned superpower will suit you better than invisibility.

No, no, Don, it is my job to select your secondary power. It has been assigned...see the first post here.

Ok, Don, now head over to Superpowers - Part Two to learn your assigned power. Choosing it from the randomizer...now!

Damn, you guys are such a fun bunch! I'm amazed at the uses you found for all your superpowers! Stuff I'd have never thought of. Linclink, you'll be at Solid Sound, right?! Because your ideas would make an already amazing time into something supernatural. Oh and Diane, the Wilco boys will be your fans if you'll use your superpower to work the merch table.

Actually I think it is....and isn't that Lotti's letter laying on the cart beside him?

Why yes, now that I think of it, that's a much better plan than the one I had! .....now wait just a gol-durn minute! Luckily, I have a small bit of immunity to the superpowers of other VC members. It's an admin perk. But whew, that was close! Oh and Moss, don't forget that with Super Vision you also have x-ray vision and heat vision. After Calvino takes some yappy fool's cell phone and crushes it with his bare hand, you can step in and use your heat vision to melt the remains into a bubbly black blob. (Try saying that 3 times fast!) Please let Calvino set the thing down first since he

Ok, linclink, now go to Superpowers - Part Two. I have drawn your 2nd ("Assigned" ) power for you. Have fun!

I should have clarified in the original "Superpowers Part One" post that the agreeing created by this superpower is always in the direction of the greatest good. For all of mankind. A sort of Cosmic Force guides the power. So I think in the example above, the assholes would agree that talking during songs is just plain rude...while the non-talkers would agree to be mellow about small, inoffensive, non-distracting comments between audience members like, "Oh wow, I was hoping they'd play this!" I think we might be on dangerous ground with The Diplomat's superpower if he could get everyone to a

Welcome to Via Chicago, uhfr! I know I wasn't the only one who was so very grateful you spoke up last night!

Personally, with my chosen power of Freezing Time, and my assigned power of Animal transmogrification, I might start the fun while waiting in line and when the line was getting long, I could freeze time for a moment, change into a giraffe or an elephant or kangaroo...maybe a manatee, the choice would be the tough part...and then restart time. Wouldn't that be a great boredom buster? The looks on the faces of my fellow line-waiters would be priceless. ("Shit! was that giraffe always there??") And then I could switch back to myself and everyone would be inside their own heads thinking, "I KNEW

Ok, so you've chosen a superpower in Superpowers - Part One. You've been randomly assigned a second superpower in Superpowers - Part Two. Now you get to tell us: How will you use your superpowers to make your next Wilco concert experience a more perfect outing? This should be interesting. Ready, go! PS - If you never got around to choosing a superpower, go here: http://viachicago.org/topic/49597-superpowers-part-one/ and then ask to be assigned your 2nd power, here: http://viachicago.org/topic/49607-superpowers-part-two/ and then you'll be good to go.

Ok folks, here's the second part of our Superpowers trilogy. You've made the difficult decision on what superpower would be yours. Debated about it, and finally committed to one. Now it gets fun because in this, Part Two, you get assigned a superpower to go with your self-selected power! That's right, and not by me, but by the gods of randomness. I mean, what superhero ever got to choose his or her own superpower, right? Did Superman? The Flash? Magneto? I have put all 18 superpowers into a hat, stirred vigorously, and plucked one out for each of you, one at a time. I of course returned each

Thanks, Paul. You always sum these up so very well, and remind me of little details I had already forgotten. Really appreciated!

I was going to try to put up Part Two of this today...you'll like Part Two, it's amusing....but it will need to wait until either late tonight or early tomorrow, since I've got a Tweedy solo show to make my way to in L.A. Bear with me. Part Three, the final part of the Superpower Trilogy, will follow hot on the heels of Part Two. See you later then.

I guess I'm going with freezing time. Maybe then I'll eventually catch up with myself.

I was contacted recently by Lotti, who asked if I could get a letter and some Swedish goodies To Jeff Tweedy and his family. I was happy to help, and now that Jeff has shared Lotti's letter to him, I will post it here for those of you unlucky enough to have missed tonight's dramatic reading. It really is a beautiful and extraordinary fan letter. Here it is in its entirety: To Mr Jeff Tweedy and Lady Wilco and childs and not forget Uncle Twopillow, I send little token of affliction for noble Abba tribute deed at Mass Mocking event. We have result of whipping round from all in village and

I'm going to say yes. No getting tired out.

Yes, but could you make correct change? Those of you choosing the Midas Touch should realize that I put this one in as a joke, and that Midas had no control over what he turned to gold. Everything he touched turned to gold! There are a few problems inherent in this. Even taking a piss could be a problem. Golden showers indeed. Now what did I say about making up your own superpower, John? No, you may not be "God" in this game. I'll probably put up Part Two of this game tomorrow or the next day, so everybody have your superpowers chosen.

Ew. I was going to choose invisibility too, but now I'm a little grossed out to think about what I might accidentally see or hear. Nose-picking for instance. Of course one could always leave, but maybe not quick enough. I may want to give this more thought. Same problem with mind reading!

Read #1 again. Yeah, mind reading would be intense.

I love kale too.

Yes, but choose a superpower, Anthony! Only those who choose a superpower will get to participate in "Superpowers - Part Two". You don't want to be left out!

Anchovies. But only on pizza.

Ok, since December seems to call for play and silliness, I give you this, a new game of sorts. It will be a 3-parter. Today's post (Superpowers - Part One) asks that you select the ONE superpower you would like to have, from the list below. Feel free to explain your choice. These are the only superpowers you may choose from, so don't go making up one of your own. 1.) Super Vision : You can see for miles, with infinite clarity! Includes X-ray Vision and Heat Vision. 2.) "Fish Boy" or "Fish Girl" : You are the master of the world's waterways, and can swim endlessly and breathe underwater