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Here it is.

Yeah, we talked for a few minutes before another customer entered the checkout. What was funny is that I then drove to a video store and the clerk there also mentioned the shirt--but I've talked Wilco with that guy numerous times before, so that wasn't surprising.

Several days ago I was in OfficeMax and the clerk noticed my T-shirt, saying, "Wilco! Cool, man." Thing is, the T-shirt was the "Kaysettes Starring Butchers Blind" one, which only a serious fan would immediately grasp as a Wilco shirt.

As a Brewers fan, I've had the good fortune of watching Mike Fiers for several seasons. Despite the ups and downs of his average pitching career, he's one of the easiest guys to root for. Plus, he often managed to perform above expectations given his skill set. I loved watching him pitch last night; I was thrilled for him.

Yesterday my 7-year-old kept trying to get our Amazon Echo to play music from Star Wars, the movie. Each of his voice requests ended with the Echo playing "EKG," much to my boy's chagrin. I was in the office, cracking up.

I have a good friend who was born in Iran and lives in Tehran. She says that most Iranians are disgusted by the hard-liners in the government and are generally hospitable to Western ideals. Last year she said something interesting to me--she said that it's interesting how most Iranian citizens don't believe their government's propaganda about America, while so many Americans accept the propaganda they hear about Iran. I don't mean to minimize the threat from hard-liners in Iran, but I think it is wise to always clarify the distinction between the Iranian government and the Iranian people.

The '67 version is very good, but the new one is solid, too.

Fitting, yes, but oh, that's gonna take some getting used to.

It was spit-take worthy when Entertainment Weekly placed "Taste the Ceiling" on their list of "Hot Midsummer Jams," alongside Taylor Swift, A$AP Rocky, Miguel, Vince Staples, and Carly Rae Jepson. Strange company.

"Star Wars" was the featured review in this week's print version of EW, which was surprising. Besides the "A-," they also stamped the album as the "Rock Record of the Summer."

There's a pivotal plot moment in the movie Paper Towns that involves Woody Guthrie and then "Walt Whitman's Niece" from Mermaid Avenue. The vinyl album cover is prominently displayed in the shot.

That's likely true, but I got on board with YHF and would place BT in my top three.

Same here. That's the version that seared itself into my memory as a child. (If I remember right, it was aired over two nights, with a cliffhanger-style break when Lois Lane fell from the helicopter. I also remember having nightmares about Miss Teschmacher being thrown to the lions.) I never saw that version again. In fact, years later I watched a DVD and wondered whether certain vivid scenes had disappeared or perhaps had only existed in the dreams of my 8-year-old self. Both the 1978 theatrical release and the 2000 expanded edition are included in the excellent "Superman Anthology" bl

Fixed it for you!

Indeed. After all these years, it still feels good. I'm happy to be able to love a band this much.

Same here. Jesse has been generous to so many of us in so many ways!

The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber: "Star Wars, the band’s ninth album, released by surprise and for free on the Internet, reminds that Wilco aren’t just reliable, safe rockers; they’re some of the most generous experimentalists to ever pick up guitars."

Is it safe to assume that "Where Do I Begin" is about Sue's health? That track is an early standout for me partially for the melody but mostly because of the palpable, raw emotion; it reminds me a little of "On and On and On," in that it feels like I'm listening to an exposed nerve.

Overall I was lukewarm towards A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, but I'm thrilled/fascinated that it exists and the ethereal scene scored by White Lies' "Death" would make my list of favorite fragments of the year.

We started a running list of strong movies last summer, too. Here are my five favorites of 2015 so far, based on availability in southeast Wisconsin (which means I haven’t yet had a chance to see many likely contenders): 1. Leviathan / Andrey Zvyagintsev / Russia 2. The Homesman / Tommy Lee Jones / USA 3. When Marnie Was There / Hiromasa Yonebayashi / Japan 4. Mommy / Xavier Dolan / Canada 5. Love & Mercy / Bill Pohlad / USA Best Short Film: World of Tomorrow / Don Hertzfeldt / USA Best Summer Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road / George Miller / Australia Most Unfairly Dismissed: Far from the M

Yes, it looks and sounds fantastic.

Dropbox link works great. Downloaded in about 15 minutes, and after putting it on a flash drive, it looks beautiful played through my Blu-ray player on my big TV. I'm on "Art of Almost" and no glitches so far.

I remember watching that episode when it first aired and thinking, Gee, that's what I wish new Wilco sounded like.

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