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I'm actively looking for a copy of Penn's great solo debut record "Nobody's Fool" on vinyl, if anybody happens to stumble across it.

I'm sure you're probably joking, but in case you're not, this actually isn't true. Mike's dad was the late Joe Jorgensen, a very respected recording engineer. More info on him here.

If you mean the origin of the song, it's just a song they apparently sing at Jeff's kids' school (which is why he has played it at the benefit shows for that school).

Ooh, I would do just about anything for a Kogi (short rib) burrito. I'll see what I can do Ms. Y! I think I would like to try throwing footballs at Joe Canale's privates this year as well.

I'm very much looking forward to BabyCo, as I do every year. (BPB at 6 am should be pretty interesting too, and that Jeff guy as well. )

I was not perplexed, fwiw. And I hope that the Zwarte Piet bonanza and especially that weird croquette made it an extra special day for you!

A pretty loose, fun show to wrap up the year (one which Jeff jokingly said Wilco dominated, or something to that effect). Of course it was a special show for several reasons, including the 30th birthday of a certain VC moderator, which Jeff acknowledged at the start of the first encore as he led a happy birthday singalong to Brianne and noted that she "didn't look a day over 12," before dedicating "Via Chicago" to her. It was also the 15th anniversary of Wilco's first live show, which I think had pretty much zero effect on tonight's set but which Jeff also mentioned. I think even Jeff, thoug

For those not well versed (or at all versed) in Christmas traditions of the Netherlands, like me before this trip, that would be translated as 'Black Piet,' who is a companion of Saint Nicholas. Zwarte Piet is apparently black because of the soot from climbing down chimneys with presents for the children. Yes, it is kind of weird to see a parade with a Santa Claus figure and bands of black-faced guys running around throwing candy, which happened here the other day.

It's actually the 17th now. But yeah, you're right -- the gig was on Nov. 16. Oops! Anyway, I fixed it. Thanks for the correction. It's late here.

Just so this doesn't get more confusing than it already is, since the other Paradiso thread refers to the show there two and a half years ago (even though I know some posts at the end were about tonight's show) and the lengthy webcast live thread in Just A Fan doesn't have the complete setlist, here's exactly what was played at tonight's gig: Ashes of American Flags Remember The Mountain Bed Company In My Back Bull Black Nova You Are My Face IATTBYH> One Wing A Shot in the Arm Side With The Seeds Deeper Down Impossible Germany Passenger Side Handshake Drugs Sonny Feeling Jesus, etc. (crow

Some great friends and great acoustics made for a killer evening. Must get some sleep, though, so for now, just the setlist as played: Ashes of American Flags Remember The Mountain Bed Company In My Back Bull Black Nova You Are My Face IATTBYH> One Wing A Shot in the Arm Side With The Seeds Deeper Down Misunderstood Impossible Germany Via Chicago California Stars Handshake Drugs Sonny Feeling Jesus, etc. Hate It Here I'm The Man Who Loves You Hummingbird ------------------------ The Late Greats Heavy Metal Drummer Poor Places> Reservations> Spiders (Kidsmoke) -----------------------

I tried to post this last night after the show, but I guess it didn't go through. I'm sure about three people were waiting in anticipation. Anyway, what I wrote basically was that the Florence crowd was a little tamer than I thought it would be. That might have had to do with the very posh, beautiful theater setting. Nobody got up until Jeff asked them to toward the end of Spiders. I didn't even see that many heads bobbing on the main floor. I base my some of my expectations on footage I've seen of Italian crowds from Springsteen shows in stadiums, and obviously I didn't expect that here, but

Back to the Wilcos...I also forgot to mention, for the nerds out there, that Glenn was sporting a Swiss wristband (red with a white cross).

Sorry 'bout that, Greg. Internet access is kinda spotty over here (unless you want to constantly pay), so I haven't been able to chime in with much... Here's a stream-of-consciousness bit for you for now: I think the Backstreets recap is pretty solid, as always. Honestly, I do wonder if that might be only time we ever get the record start to finish because it's so long. We were sitting behind the stage and it was kind of cool to see Max wail away and some of the backline (Tallent, Bittan, etc.) that you sometimes miss from the front. To me, it was a little tough to sustain the energy for the

Nice to be back on board... No support act. Jeff didn't say all that much, except to note that they had played this venue like five years ago and no one had been at that gig (and also that Portugal had won some sort of big football match today, so maybe that kept all the Swiss home--the show was not a sellout). He also mispronounced the German word for some sort of festival (carnival?) that started today. He also said that the Swiss had sung much better than the Germans on Jesus, etc., and tried to convince people yelling out for "Freebird" that Lynyrd Skynyrd didn't really exist in Switze

Oh, lord. Sounds like a tremendous show. I love the Bruce "epics" and seeing Thundercrack and Kitty's Back in the same show (though I've seen them separately before) would have been amazing. Seemed like a little bit of a shorter setlist in terms of the number of songs. I wonder how much other stuff they'll get to tonight with 19 songs of The River to perform. I'm subscribing to "the second night's always better than the first" rule of a two-night stand, so here's hoping!

Looks like a pretty nice main set, Sam! Glad you had a good time. Hope you didn't have any problem with that ticket.

Yeah, definitely. Had to go up to Boston since I couldn't make either of the NYC MOF shows. Had already bought tix for Bruce on Sunday. It all worked out well, as it turned out. Of course sorry I'll miss you, but enjoy both shows and we can rehash afterward. Here's to a great weekend! And Evonne, good to know about the curtain. Probably a part of the production requirements. The dramatic effect it kind of adds is too good for it just to be a one-time thing.

nope, i can't make it to either of the shows in NYC (traveling to a wedding on nov. 6; springsteen at the garden ("the river" show!) on nov. 8) so i caught them last night at the orpheum in beantown. we didn't get any costumes, of course, but damn, they played a long time! a total of 36 songs over about 2 hours and 50 minutes. loved that their intro music was william devaughn's "be thankful for what you got." and i agree with you, evonne, that "his master's voice" was a neat closer. not sure if this was possible at other shows, but the orpheum has one of those old-fashioned curtains that com

For some reason I like this string of words as it relates to Wilco: "a standard digital tasty bonus suggestions tactile and fetishistic."

Sounds like you guys got a pretty awesome Halloween show! I'm looking forward to seeing them on the East Coast this week. I know Will Johnson of Centro-matic is playing drums. Are there any other band members?

You could visit Don Mattingly's boyhood home.

You can't say a band has ever truly "made it" until they've got people hawking bootleg shirts outside their shows...

Long story short...I won't be able to make it to this gig and I'm hoping to get back what I paid, which was basically 30 quid plus shipping. We can figure out the shipping charges, but if you're interested in the ticket, please let me know via PM or e-mail (paulsuwan@gmail.com). Thanks! By the way, it's a hard ticket and not a printout if that makes any difference to you.

Hey Lou, the place I loved was Sweet Maple Cafe on Taylor, just past your place, Bar Louie. Maybe you can transpose it to that Chicago thread for me.