Buford T. Justice
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The year in Kanye/The year in Wilco
Only one of these acts had a twisted, dark fantasy of a 2010. Guess who.
You might find this hard to believe, but Kanye West and Wilco, two of Chicago's biggest musical exports, had very different 2010s. It's true! One had a pleasant year, sleepy and gentle, but pleasant. The other had the kind of all-over-the-place year for which the 21st century was invented. Can you can guess who had what?
The Year in Wilco
Feb. 19: Wilco made honorary citizens of Duluth.
Feb. 23: Leader Jeff Tweedy jokingly admonishes a Madison, Wis., audience because Wilco has not yet been made honorary citizens of Madison. (A few days later the Madison City Council introduces a resolution to declare Wilco honorary citizens of Madison.)
March: Though it opened a few months earlier, the Sky Blue Sky Sandwich Company takes off in Toronto. It's not officially connected with the band, but all of its sandwiches are named for Wilco songs. (The "Casino Queen," smoked turkey with balsamic onion marmalade, is especially good. And only $4.99.)
March 15: California's Langunitas Brewing Co. announces a "Wilco Tango Foxtrot" Imperial Brown ale; it's described as "smooth, dangerous, chocolatey."
May 18: Wilco announces it will be sponsoring the Royals, a Little League baseball team in the Warren Park Youth Baseball League.
Aug. 13: Wilco curates a three-day arts festival in the Berkshires. The Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA (the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) features comedy, films, jazz combos, indie rock bands, a handful of Wilco side projects and headlining, of course, Wilco. (On Dec. 17, the band announced it would put the festival on again in June.)
Sept. 14: "You Are Not Alone," Tweedy's collaboration with 71-year-old soul legend Mavis Staples, recorded at Wilco's Northwest Side studio, is released.
Oct. 30: Tweedy and Staples perform an acoustic number at the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert-led Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington.
Nov. 11: Rahm Emanuel, running for Chicago mayor, tells Time Out Chicago that Wilco is his favorite local band and Tweedy his favorite local artist.
Nov. 22: Wilco announces a partnership with Chicago-based coffee company Intelligentsia. It will lend its name to a "Wilco Selects" signature blend coffee, which is described as having "a light and silky quality … that beautifully compliments the ever-present note of citron, juniper berry and vanilla."
The Year in Kanye West
Jan. 4: Kanye West announces on his blog that he's back in the studio working on his fifth album, compares himself (in all capital letters) to Kobe Bryant and explains that he will soon be working in the tradition of Maya Angelou.
Jan. 22: The "Hope for Haiti" telethon airs; rumors abound that West was pointedly not invited (though a representative for the show later denies this).
June 8: West plays a free concert at Farragut Career Academy for three Chicago Public Schools that posted gains in attendance and grades.
July 28: West joins Twitter. Officially the most entertaining person on Twitter. (Sample tweet: "I specifically ordered Persian rugs with cherub imagery!!!")
July 30: West picks one person to follow on Twitter, British teenager Steven Holmes. ("You are the chosen one dun dun dun dun," West tweets.)
Aug. 3: Holmes tells a British newspaper that he resents the attention from West and really never liked West's music to begin with.
Aug. 20: West begins "G.O.O.D. Music Friday." Every week though November, he offers one new song (for free) on his blog.
Sept. 12: West reportedly meets with Taylor Swift left, backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards and the pair call a truce.
Oct. 6: In Touch magazine reports that West canceled (via e-mail) a rooftop performance for the "Oprah Winfrey Show."
Oct. 19: West shows off his new diamond teeth as part of his interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Oct. 23: West releases a 35-minute music video/short film for "Runaway."
Nov. 8: West picks up a flight attendant's microphone and sings an impromptu "Gold Digger" to a Delta flight traveling from Minneapolis to New York.
Nov. 9: George W. Bush's memoir is released; it includes the revelation that West's comment after Hurricane Katrina ("George Bush doesn't care about black people") was the low point of his presidency. West tapes an interview with "Today" show's Matt Lauer and says he's sorry he said that.
Nov. 10: Bush, in his own "Today" show interview, says he absolves West. ("I'm not a hater," the former president tells Lauer.) West unleashes a stream of Twitter messages complaining about his interview with Lauer and saying that the morning show co-host was "trying to force my answers."
Nov. 11: West's squirmy interview airs; West cancels his Nov. 26 performance on the "Today" show.
Nov. 22: West releases his fifth album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," to unanimous acclaim. The New Yorker, in a positive review reflecting on both West's talent and ability to generate press, delivers a poignant backhanded compliment: "Does Kanye West need to be any good?"
Nov. 25: While performing on a float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (on NBC), West is booed and implored by surly New Yorkers to jump.
The author does not say who had the better year, but that should be obvious.
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Does anyone have any recommendations for Joe Strummer non-Clash stuff? I saw him at the Metro in the summer of 1999 or so and thought the non-Clash stuff was pretty good, just never got around to buying any of it.
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One way to know where your food is coming from is to participate in a Community Supported Agriculture ("CSA") program. My wife and I have been members for several seasons - the CSA we are involved with is called Simply Wisconsin. The deal is that the CSA works with small, family farmers and sells "shares" to consumers. Then, they make weekly deliveries to locations around the Chicago and the suburbs (and Milwaukee, Madison, etc.). We order the fruit/vegetable share, but they also have meat shares, cheese shares and egg shares. It's a bit of a crapshoot because you don't necessarily know what you're getting when you buy a share; your share is dependent on whatever grows in a particular season. So, if they have a bumper crop of kale, you might get lots and lots of kale. I love our CSA - really enjoy getting fresh, organic, locally grown fruits and vegetables, and am also pleased that we are supporting local family farms. Also, some insurance companies will pay for a CSA under "wellness" programs. Mine, unfortunately, does not. But it's worth investigating.
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Pogues - Just Look Them in the Eye and Say Pogue Mahone.
5 disc box set - 3/4s of which was previously unreleased.
I did not know this existed until now.
I've already ordered it.
Can't wait for it to arrive.
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Today's Amazon Free Song of the Day is "Hey Lolly Lolly Lo" by Woody Guthrie. Thought there might be some interest for this one ...
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In related news, Buford T. Justice has filed suit against the Bandit for making him look bad.
I resemble that remark.
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For whatever it's worth, $50,000 is the jurisdictional minimum for the Cook County Law Division. That's why Bennett's complaint included language claiming damages "in excess of" $50,000. If he did not specifically plead this amount, he would risk having the case removed to the Municipal Division where, among other things, the case may be subject to limitations on damages and mandatory arbitration. The damages claim does not restrict the amount of money Bennett can seek at trial, it's merely a formality to keep the case in the Law Division.
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Edwards' comments on the Lewinsky matter (2/12/99): "I think this President has shown a remarkable disrespect for his office, for the moral dimensions of leadership, for his friends, for his wife, for his precious daughter. It is breathtaking to me the level to which that disrespect has risen." http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the...edwards_in_1999
Hey John, ever hear what they say about people who live in glass houses?
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I almost bumped into Oprah as she was exiting the residences at Watertower Place. She glared at me.
I used to play golf with the lead singer of 311 when I was a kid.
I took a pee in a bar next to Joey Browner, former Safety from the Minnesota Vikings - the day he got cut from the Vikings - he was drinking his sorrows away. Asked for an autograph and was denied.
Saw John Travolta eating at the table next to me in a hotel in Hawaii a year ago. He had a fair amount of security and I didn't want to incur the wrath of L. Ron Hubbard, so I didn't bother approaching him.
Had dinner at the table next to former Cubs catcher Michael Barrett last May - they were playing the Sox the next day (Sunday) and everbody at his table was getting very drunk. And loud. And annoying.
I met Al McGuire, former basketball coach of Marquette and CBS college basketball analyst - when I was a kid, my dad sat next to him on a flight and offered to drive him to his hotel to save on cab fare. He was a really nice guy.
Had beers with former Bull Eric Piatkowski when he played at Nebraska. Had several beers with former Cub Mark Grace - he used to hand out at Murphy's after Cub games - and usually left with the two best looking women in the bar.
Have met several reality show stars - two of whom live in my building and one of whom was a roommate in college. But I don't think those really count.
Wow. My claims to fame are pretty damn thin . . .
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Does it show you the row number after you finalize the purchase?
Yes - after going back into the Ticketmaster website to confirm the purchase, it shows that I'm in row W.
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I got thru & got a pair -- however, it says I got seats in Section 102 but doesn't identify a row or seat number . . . so that's a little screwy.
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According to today's Chicago Tribune, the tickets are on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m., available only at ticketmaster.com. So says page 13 of the "On the Town" section.
The venue is Black Orchid. I've never heard of the place - anybody know what the story is with it?
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Be sure to bring your own cooler full of beer -- surprisingly, you are allowed to bring in your own food and drink -- so long as the cooler fits under your seat. Plenty of food stands are around, both inside and outside of the Speedway, but beer inside gets pricey -- better to BYOB. As others said, sunscreen is a must. I never get the earplugs, but if you think they're necessary, you can buy them outside the Speedway for $1. Re: parking, we typically park in somebody's front yard for $20 or so and walk -- we usually come from downtown on 16th Street and park about a mile away -- traffic's busy, but shouldn't take more than 30-45" from downtown. The expressway, however, is another story -- 465 is a madhouse for miles. Also -- the seats are bleachers -- for about $7 you can rent a seatback -- it's money well spent -- if you sit on the bleachers for 3+ hours, your back will be killing you for days. One last thing -- I'm not much of a race fan, but generally enjoy the event -- so gambling helps to keep things interesting -- $5/person to pick a driver with payouts (and re-up the bet) every 25 laps. Good luck.
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Try Philly's Best -- the best cheesesteak in Chicago - around the corner from the Vic.
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When I was in high school, some cool guy working at the local independent record store told me that Double Nickels on the Dime "changed his life." Was never able to get into it. What's a good starting point for the Minutemen?
Re: fIREHOSE, I still like "Down with the Bass" - even though Flyin' the Flannel wasn't the greatest record in the world.
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Halloween by the Misfits.
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While I'm sure this has been thorougly discussed somewhere else, what would your recommendations be from the Blue Mountain catalogue?
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I'm not particularly concerned about what Oliver Stone has to say on anything.
However, the fact that Jimmy Carter -- insert bias comment here -- has gone on the record stating that Bush has brought U.S. "international disgrace." I respect Carter's opinion, regardless of claimed bias, more than I do Stone's.
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I think Jesus Camp for kids in North Dakota is the solution. It's the subject of a feature film. And apparently, a story on ABC News (would have preferred Katie Couric to attack this topic).
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I downloaded this one off of Soulseek a while back and wasn't too terribly fond of it, ultimately deleting it from my hard drive. I think it's relatively widely circulated and, with a little bit of looking, you can probably find it somewhere to download. Don't recall the era of the recording -- it's a live recording, though. If you're looking for a great Spiritualized live album, check out the Live at Royal Albert Hall.
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What would happen, though, if everybody stopped buying things they really didn't need? Would not our entire economy collapse, or at least contract severely? I remember after 9/11, Bush took great pains to tell people that they should continue to lead their normal lives, which I took to mean, "For God's sake, don't stop spending money!"
Isn't that what Jeff Tweedy advocated at one of his shows at the Vic in the Spring of 2005 (right after singing "Dear Employer")? He told people to stop buying shit. And to live on baked beans. Sage advice.
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The Spirit of East St. Louis
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Free Beer
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From the Wall Street Journal's opinion page . . .
This prompted one of Eugene Volokh's readers to post the following anecdote:
There's a sign near a ravine at a golf course I played with an Asian friend that said, "Caution, dangerous slope."
We spent the next two holes debating whether it would be funnier to complain to management in mock indignation, or hide in the ravine and suprise [sic] the next foursome with some beligerent [sic] actions.
The debate apparently was unresolved, leaving an "unstable compromise slippery slope."
The Jayhawks (including Louris, Olson, and related)
in Someone Else's Song
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The non-deluxe package is $4.99 on amazon. Not sure how long that price is valid.
I'm going to invest.