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Haha, lucky turn of phrase! Da.

Well, Covid is certainly no laughing matter and leading into this week's second edition of the Sky Blue Sky Festival, I'm sure Wilco was desperately hoping not to have to come up with a punchline to the joke-like query of how many people does it take to replace a band member who tested positive and could not perform. But when keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen unfortunately did just that a few days ago, that's exactly what the headlining act had to figure out — and, no pun intended, pronto. The answer, as it turned out was up to three people, namely the trio of Liam Kazar, his sister Sim

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I forgot how to do this, haha, but I'm parking this thread for now whilst some eyes are shut for a few hours... Just a few words for now, though. What to say about this sold-out show that happened despite an eerie feeling of Covid déja vu as more than a few people who had tickets decided not to attend out of an abundance of caution amid this recent Omicron variant surge and a number of venues in town decided to close through the end of the year and postpone scheduled events on their calendars? It was certainly an interesting one, as always, coming on Sammy Tweedy's 22nd birthday —

Haha, that sounds like me. Once a lightweight, always a lightweight...

Bridget! Long time...great to see you back here, if only for a second. And yeah, I can't believe how many of us were at those R.E.M. shows at Red Rocks. What a time. Back when Red Rocks was still the old Red Rocks (people lining up all day), right?

For that I can take no credit. That was all srmt…remember when she used to post on here? And I know Jeff lurked on here back in the day…

I eagerly await the Master of Culture’s alumni dissertation on the merits of Internet message boards.

Woo hoo! Being There Coffeehouse mugs 2.0 (fingers crossed)!

Hey I heard that this place was turning some milestone birthday today, so I figured I should chime in and annoy you all as usual. Truth is, I don’t think I was quite around here at the very beginning but I’m quite glad that this place still exists (if only as a counterpoint to that annoying social media site whose name shall not be uttered)! This place basically coincides with my own Wilco fandom, so I’ve met a ton of friends on here since I first arrived — some of whom are still around and many of whom haven’t been on in years probably. But I’m grateful for you all. And I’m gratef

I know Tatlock likes it when I throw in the occasional photo, so here’s one I snapped of the stage during the big ensemble finish…

I'll probably get to writing something about this "show" at some point, but it won't be a full recap since Wilco was only a part of a few songs. Basically, the format was each inductee had a short video tribute, then was introduced by a fellow artist and gave an acceptance speech followed by a few songs spotlighting their work — either performed by the inductees themselves, or by other artists with or without the inductees or with the house band, which was led by Lloyd Maines on pedal steel (who, as Jeff noted, played on A.M.; for the record, he was on four songs — It’s Just That Simple, Blue-

Kudos to you for doing your part in helping put the sitting/standing thing to bed early on. Nice to meet you IRL, as well. And yeah, thanks also for your comments here. It's nice to have folks chime in on these post-show threads. Makes me hopeful that not everything has migrated over to that one social media site whose name we shall not utter. It took me a while, but I finally got my last show recap posted above if anyone still has interest. It's been nice to have an outlet to do some regular corresponding, so thanks to anyone who's taken the time to read and/or follow along.

Not yet! Still have tonight’s report to file and one more…🤠

Not really sure what else to say right now except, "Hurray, they did it!" Somehow Wilco and the Wilcrew managed to resume touring amid a pandemic and get through the better part of three months on the road, criss-crossing the country without a single person getting sick with or testing positive for Covid-19 and without cancelling or rescheduling any shows (*except for one, in Kansas City, due to circumstances beyond their control). In these crazy times, I'd say those things alone are achievements worth celebrating. And I suppose you could consider this tour-closing, three-show run

I'll be there with you. Hopefully we can just take the standing/sitting quandary off the table from the start tonight. Thanks for chiming in here.

Haha, I was all set to talk about petty things like sitting-versus-standing challenges and whether Wilco played this song or that song during the band's second of three shows in Los Angeles (and the first of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre downtown), but darn it if Jeff didn't just put things squarely in perspective with some of his earnest and heartfelt comments in the second half of the show — and make me a little bit emotional, too. Before Jesus, etc., Jeff said he wanted to take a minute to share a few thoughts on the occasion of this being Wilco's penultimate show of the yea

Despite the show taking place at what has increasingly become a crappy Live Nation venue — more on that later — it certainly wasn't a bad way to kick off Wilco's three-night stay in Los Angeles with some good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll. And that's exactly what the band ultimately delivered with a back half of the set packed with crowd pleasers and rockers, including a "rock songs, etc." encore during which I'm sure more than a few people lost their you know what. But before I get into other matters, may I just take a brief moment here off the top — since I don't think I really hav

Not sure if you're referring to me here, but it was Manilow! Sorry I missed you IRL at the show. Yeah, that was my initial thought, too. I thought for sure we'd get that one tonight, but I guess they did skip it one other time in Vegas as well (see my post above, which has now been updated).

I heard there were three dummies in the front who were really making spectacles of themselves (hopefully in a good way).😉

[Really have no time or energy to come up with anything super witty right now, so I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...for now.] When a band like Wilco plays a place like Las Vegas, sometimes you just have to surrender to the ridiculousness of it all. I mean, with everything going on in Sin City on a "regular" weekend, I'm sure a working band that has been around for the better part of three decades and achieved moderate acclaim would probably tend to get lost in the shuffle. But on a busy weekend like this — the massive Electric Daisy Carnival, a Las Vegas Golden Knights

No pics necessary, but please tell…what are proper pronouns for “lady gent?” She/him?

[As a certain Scandinavian gent might say...this chattering section must now wait for some moments while the fellow who usually enters the informations puts head on pillow for some hours, and oh by the way, do not get feeling of Dancing Queen because you see Kidsmoke on menu of tunes because it was not most excitement version. Welfare!] I've got to say, of all the shows on this rescheduled/reconfigured Ode To Joy West Coast run, the one I probably had the lowest expectations for was tonight's engagement at the Santa Barbara Bowl. In August of 2007, I was but a wee lad when my frien

Definitely sad they won't be around anymore, at least not in the form we've known and that has put so much good music out into the world. It's not that surprising that the end had to come — especially if you had been following all of the machinations the past few years — but still a sad day.

Yes, very sad news about the esteemed Mr. Bricusse. I always loved the Pure Imagination walk-on music during that era. And thank you for the encouragement (I think)! I have somehow managed to keep my streak of post-show verbiage alive. The quality of said verbiage cannot be assured, of course, but I am indebted to a late-night visit to a nearby In-N-Out Burger for sustenance.