sweetheart-mine Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 my mum thinks jeff looks goofy, but in a cute kind of way opinions, ladies??not goofy. i'd say he's a unique combination of vulnerable, "cool," ironic, raw, warm, organic, brilliant, shy, and almost always ambivalent. and because he'sa genuine poet, sexy is a part of it. "cute" is too small for what he is, i'm afraid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I took my dad to Wilco's recent show in Philly. He loved it. Although my dad is 53 and he grew up with good rock and roll, so its not surprising he'd like Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweetheart-mine Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Why?i think it's a universal experience, conscious or not, because i've never known anyone -- no matter how extroverted -- who didn't need, on some level, to be alone at times, to feel true solitude and aloneness, even if for just a moment. could be any of a variety of reasons: some kind of "centering" need, or replenishing, or re-learning of self-reliance, or relationship fatigue even if the relationship is as right as one can be, not because of the person you're with but because life is so fast and reflection by oneself, alone with your thoughts, so elusive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I thought it was cute when Wilco was on SNL, my mom told me she was going to try to plan her period of insomnia to be up to see Wilco. I don't know if she was successfull and wonder what the hell she would of thought about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweetheart-mine Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I thought it was cute when Wilco was on SNL, my mom told me she was going to try to plan her period of insomnia to be up to see Wilco. I don't know if she was successfull and wonder what the hell she would of thought about it.watching jeff in the nudie suit, she probably assumed she was hallucinating due to lack of sleep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 ]watching jeff in the nudie suit, she probably assumed she was hallucinating due to lack of sleep.Oh My God,I forgot the Nudie suit!Really, I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
altrock Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 My college age son likes Wilco......It was his dad who turned him on to them..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoodoo Man Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 "I hate that fucking Wilco." I thought she was going to finish that thought with something like, "The bathrooms are never clean and they way overcharge on the malt liquor." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I just wanted to get ol' dad involved here also. My dad has always been mostly ambivalent about Jeff Tweedy, but to give him credit he made Anodyne interesting to me. I was 17 when I bought Anodyne and I remember thinking this sounds a little too country or something, and my dad came in my room over hearing and said that is not bad (actually sitting on the bed and listening for a while). I think what he meant was that is not nearly as noisy as Dinosaur JR. Anyway, he loved "No Sense In Lovin" and would always make me uncomfortable when he sang the line "i can't stand it when you get....so....intense" (there is so much we don't ever want to know about our parents). Well he never really said anything about Tweedy again until Mermaid ave II and he overheard "Feed of Man" and he turned to me and said, "that song is so bad that it is good". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 overheard "Feed of Man" and he turned to me and said, "that song is so bad that it is good". i'd say it's bad-arse, rather than bad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 My kid's mom loves Wilco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I took my dad to Wilco's recent show in Philly. He loved it. Although my dad is 53 and he grew up with good rock and roll, so its not surprising he'd like Wilco.Gawd..I am older than your dad....I always end up taking MY kids to Wilco shows.......I need a kid who will take me for a change..... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Oh My God,I forgot the Nudie suit!Really, I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My mother cares not one whit about Wilco. This is a good thing, because it means I always have a babysitter for my kid when I go to shows. No way am I going to jeopardize that. In fact, I might play her some Gwar and tell her it's Wilco, just to be on the safe side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My mom tried to get Jeff Tweedy to sign a petition, I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andshewas Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My mom gives enough of a shit about Wilco to tape silly things like SNL and listen to me babble on about what they're doing that I'm excited about. She knows who Jeff Tweedy is......which is one more person than she knows of from any of the other bands I've liked. I think she's beginning to pay attention! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Aren't those Jeff's Nudie-suited legs in your avatar? Wow! I need a Freud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
entropy Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've made my Mom a couple comps, which she keeps wearing out and demanding new ones. She'll do things like stay up to try and watch them on SNL, but fall asleep before they play. We watched the ACL episode together when I happened to be home for the weekend. Good times. I'm still trying to sell her on Refused. That one's a little more difficult. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcogirl Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My mother cares not one whit about Wilco. This is a good thing, because it means I always have a babysitter for my kid when I go to shows. No way am I going to jeopardize that. In fact, I might play her some Gwar and tell her it's Wilco, just to be on the safe side. I already lost my mom as a baby sitter, when Wilco comes around its expected that she wants to come, so I don't even ask. My mother-in-law, on the other hand . . . I may employ your tactic poppydawn, don't want to lose her, too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm the only one in my family who listens to Wilco and they all think I'm fucking insane. Granted, I listen to Wilco enough to make up for the rest of them not listening to them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 My mom loves that I love them, and that is good enough for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Papillon Parade Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 my mum thinks jeff looks goofy, but in a cute kind of way opinions, ladies?? There's nothing sexier than a man and his guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 my mom loves wilco. she called me after the grammys to tell me that the foo fighters suck and that was wilco's grammy they had. she taped saturday night love and only needs A.M. to complete her wilco collection and ... well you get the picture. Please, we call them the POO fighters (per JT's son) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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