Beltmann

More to come

The suspense is killin' me!

I realize now that my post went way off topic and into the personal., which is how it is with those you truly admire. You relate on a personal level. There isn't a helluva  lot of people that make me feel like that. 

Love ya, man. It was a beautiful story and I'm glad you shared!

Heather Cox Richardson's daily blog (which I will say once again, EVERYONE should be reading daily):

Agreed! I eagerly anticipate her posts every single day.

The Criterion channel app. Definitely the best movie streaming service out there. Huge art house / indy / foreign classics library. 

 

I'm a huge Criterion fan. Over the weekend I watched several early short films by the Safdie brothers ("Uncut Gems") on the streaming service.

I have it, too. I have enjoyed other Wilco books much more.

My first movie of 2020 was a re-watch of "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood." Looks even better a second time through.

Welcome! This is a great place. My favorite song, too, might be "IATTBYH."

Good ol' Dad.    

That's fantastic!

Mine would be Citizens. I actually don't dislike it, it's merely the song I like. The rest I love.

I'm in the same spot. Lyrically, "Citizens" is right up my alley, but sonically the song doesn't grab me. "White Wooden Cross" and "One and a Half Stars," on the other hand, are album highlights for me.

Hey everyone!

Hi bleedorange! Great to see you back in these parts!

I like that idea.

We could call it the “highy messed up freaks!!11!”

does anybody remember that?

Meg, I checked your account and made an adjustment. You should now be able to post under your original username of "MegPepper." Please let me or another admin know if that's not the case. Sorry about the technical hiccup!

Well, the new album is finally here. After a dozen spins, I feel confident in ranking Ode to Joy at the very bottom of my list. As a long-time Wilco fan, I'm not happy or sad about this. It is what it is. Given the band's recent trajectory, though, I feel safe in saying that the only thing that could possibly bump the new album from the bottom is the next album (barring some kind of space-time continuum miracle).

AM
BT
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YHF
AGIB
SBS
WTA
TWL
SW

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OTJ

Time-turner, Hermione style!

True. No other drummer would play what Glenn does on Cry All Day. The guitar textures on Common Sense are a perfect Tweedy/Cline matchup. John's basslines are as melodic as ever. And there's usually a solid 20-35% of what is making your ears happy that can later be identified as a Jorgensen, Sansone addition.

This is dead on. "Cry All Day" is major Wilco.

Brian Fallon alludes to the Beatles in "Forget Me Not": And bring a football top and a play that you wrote / And an English song by a band that you love / Here comes the sun, little darling

The joyous music video, it could be argued, also alludes to the Beatles playing at the Cavern Club.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jf4qiIs2AU

Is no one monitoring the SPAM posting anymore or is it just a function of how dead it’s become around here?

Over the last few days I've moderated more than 60 spam threads/posts. Those users are then blocked. We're trying to stay on top of the epidemic!

Not Wilco, but it still feels right to mention hearing: "Graveyard Shift" tonight in a local, independent restaurant. It was part of a playlist created by the owner.

Holy balls, Sarah!! I'm so happy for you!

Been going gaga over the Criterion Channel app since Monday. 

Same here!

boy, i miss her.   to Natopia!

Cheers to both Nat and to you!

Another teacher here. For 22 years I have taught English, primarily honors American literature and film studies, at a large suburban high school north of Milwaukee. I've also sporadically written about cinema for nearly 30 years, including a five-year stretch when I produced a weekly print newspaper column.

If the trajectory of the Brewers follows that of the Cubs then it's their turn for a ring. Which I wouldn't pissed about. There's a rivalry which keeps getting better but I don't hate 'em like I do the Cards. 

You already know how I'd feel about a Brewers championship!

One of my favorites artists, too. My wife and I saw her in June and agreed that it was one of the best shows we've seen in recent memory. The last two records have been masterful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCEYXnDNcrg

“Never Look Away,” an Oscar nominee for foreign language film and cinematography, is an epic 188-minute drama about a German painter haunted by his childhood under first the Nazis and then the East German regime. It’s a sweeping, romantic movie about history, love, and sex, but mostly it’s about art and the creative impulse. It’s the kind of classic cinema that they say they don’t make anymore. I loved every minute and am thankful to have seen it on the big screen.