Brian F.

I think nonplussed was what they were going for. I thought the ending was really powerful.

That "Caught in the Past" couplet is powerful. I look forward to hearing that song.

"White Wooden Cross" sounds like it would be perfect for this treatment. Maybe this year's Tweedy Largo shows can be Tweedy Creek. The Watkinses have a regular gig at Largo. (The next one is March 18.) I have a friend who sometimes joins them on violin at their shows.

Thanks, bbop. I'm pretty sure Jeff has related the story about the protest and his dad saying he would've crawled through the desert etc., but I don't specifically recall if it was in onstage banter or in an interview he did promoting Cruel Country. I do not recall the "Robert E. Lee Tweedy" detail, though.

The lyrics in the box set say that the line in "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" is "all these telescopic bones." In the original release, it's "telescopic poems." I don't know what to believe anymore...

Something I usually do: pre-order directly from the artist. Something I rarely do: order from Amazon, especially music. For this release, I changed things up. I pre-ordered the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot deluxe boxes and grossly overpaid, especially for the LP set. I have historically bought Wilco LPs along with the CDs (even though it's the CDs I will listen to) because I like having full-size artwork and, in at least a couple of instances (Kicking Television, The Whole Love), there were extra tracks on the LPs. The YHF LP box was such a waste. The artwork was identical to the CD box, a

Since you didn't ask: The day before Oscar nominations were announced, I shared the list of my ten favorite films of 2024. Only films released in theaters during the 2024 calendar year were eligible for inclusion on this list. All ten films and the Honorable Mentions were seen in the theater except for Nos. 5, 8 and 10. Incidentally, “Five, Eight and Ten” is a great song by Mineral, the chorus of which is appropriate for this list: “I want to know the difference between what sparkles and what is gold.” Here’s what sparkled in 2024, and here’s what I’d give the gold to:

How about we trade Trump for some stale poutine?

We can't afford to lose a blue state.

You forgot to mention at least one show Wilco played at the Higher Ground in Winooski, Vermont, in 1999. I can still remember the smell of maple syrup and politeness in the air, so close were we to Canada.

Just noting that I added a full writeup above.

I also saw it yesterday and enjoyed it.

Ending on "Baba O'Riley" feels appropriate since it's often performed as a show closer by a band I fell in love with at 16 and have seen 82 times since: Pearl Jam.

Feel Free A Lifetime to Find Annihilation Ashes of American Flags Mine Forever I Know What It's Like On and On and On Either Way One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) You're Not Gonna Win Spiders (Kidsmoke) Cold Slope King of You Acuff-Rose California Stars Lou Reed Was My Babysitter Jesus, Etc. A Shot in the Arm A Robin or a Wren (with Spencer and Sammy Tweedy) The start was delayed slightly (to 8:43 p.m.) because of what Jeff implied was a throat issue, allowing for an extend

Love Is The King Ambulance Remember the Mountain Bed Sunlight Ends Box Full of Letters I Am Trying to Break Your Heart Don't Forget Everlasting Everything Country Song Upside-Down Pot Kettle Black Normal American Kids Guaranteed Passenger Side Pecan Pie [in F] Evicted Love is for Love (new song) I'm Always In Love Lou Reed Was My Babysitter I Found Reason [Velvet Underground] (with Spencer and Sammy Tweedy) Cry Baby Cry (with Spencer and Sammy Tweedy) Opener: Mike O'Brien Jeff on sta