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i saw mathew sweet play to promote "under the covers". he's got the pipes, fo sho. and greg leisz played with him then. i'm sure that greg will turn up at the l.a. gig, b/c he's always popping in on shows. don't know if he's part of the touring group, tho. still haven't heard the new record. any word?

judy, just knowing that you got to see a neil show makes everything seem right. hooray!

thanks, basil! i can't believe i've missed this band EVERY time they've been in my town. yet, whenever i hear one of their songs on the radio, i crane my ear to listen.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRIEND!!@ these guys want to know why you're spending all your time at ryan adams shows: (and doesn't this look like they were hanging out at the roxy music "country life" album cover shoot? ) xoxoxo! :banana

fuck fuck fuck. last week they announced a venue change for their dublin date, and i took that as a good sign. yesterday was two weeks before their next scheduled show. the doctor must have said, "no soap." ****take it slow jim and be well!****

robert, i've also got xtc on my mind! XTC--All You Pretty Girls Do something for me, boys If I should die at sea, boys Write a little note, boys Set it off afloat, saying Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls Village and city girls by the quayside Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls Watching and waiting by the sea Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls Quiet or witty girls by the quayside Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls Watching and waiting by the sea I think about your pale arms waving When I see the caps upon the green And the rocking roll

i'm planning to see my morning jacket on new year's eve, but this is TEMPTING!!

my morning jacket: at dawn/tennessee fire demos all. day.

i'll bet you could find that song on rockband, paul. just sayin. also: this just in: band of horses added to saturday's line up!

thanks, ocb! i got the email from bowery presents and just made the nyc leap.

matt, they're also playing new year's eve in new jersey!

i don't know anything about the feelies, but THAT makes me want to check them out. came in here to post that the feelies will be opening for Yo La Tengo on new year's eve in new york!

this is a perennial fave in the now playing thread.

joe henry: civilians going from one song about willie mays to another.

just got word from ticketmaster that the cancelled chicago shows have been rescheduled for the last week of december! i choose to see this as a GOOD PROGNOSIS for jim getting better. **continued healing vibes!** :dancing

i've become a real fan girl for his music. his last album "transnormal skiperoo" is terrific, too. np: baseball project!

great news! post war lived in my cd player for a good 6 months. (those neko & jim j. vocal trade offs in chinese translation just slay me.)

jim white-dig a hole in that substrate and tell me what you see learned about this album in this thread back in the day.

for time spent in heavy rotation: helio sequence: keep your eyes ahead.

mitch hedberg: do you believe in gosh?

the bit about "we'll fight our parents in the street to find out who's right and who's wrong?" last weekend i was in detroit. two people came up to us, they were holding armfuls of old records. couldn't tell if they were selling them, or just panhandling, but i could see "don't shoot me..." on the top of a stack. ahh. fun fact: i bought all my elton john records from a dj at a flea market when he was closing up shop. 1983? not so fun fact: i loaned all of them to a friend 9 years ago when my turntable was in storage. he has since moved to the united arab emirates. with a LOT of

just thinking about the version of "steam engine" on this makes me swoon. **be well, jim!** np: death cab for cutie: narrow stairs

just last night "bennie and the jets" came up on the shuffle. terrific song. fantastic album (good bye yellow brick road). my favorite has to be "honkey chateau." the song "amy" gets in my head for days at a time. tumbleweed connection is also a big fave.

tickets for a show that were to go on sale today did not. "postponed." jesus. **e-painkillers on the way**