lost highway Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I heard Hillary has been at the loft rehearsing her tambourine skills. Like Janis, but more mom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well it won't be all of Wilco at the show because Nels has a show in Colorado that night. I don't see any gigs lined up for Mike, Glenn, Pat, John or another local Obama supporter, Andrew Bird... not saying he couldn't be there, but Mike's not local. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
purplestallion Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 Heaven Forbid! That would put the brakes on Wilco for at least 4 years. Not really. Touring may be a secret service nightmare but they could continue to record, no problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 speaking of, does anyone know where the loft is? sorry, i had to...Chicago..... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweetheart-mine Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Chicago..... LouieBand in a building, with walls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Maybe Wilco will play at the convention. The days in between the SF show and the Ireland show are when it's going on. Hmmm? (Probably not the 28th, since they'd need a little more time than that to get to Ireland and set up. Unless Phil Collins wants to loan them his Concord.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Jeff and Wilco mentioned in an AP story wrapping up last night's fundraisers, which of course is mostly about Bernie Mac's gaffe. Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event By ASHLEY M. HEHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 26 minutes ago CHICAGO - Comedian Bernie Mac endured some heckling and a campaign rebuke during a surprise appearance Friday night at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, the 50-year-old star of "The Bernie Mac Show" joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. "My little nephew came to me and he said, 'Uncle, what's the difference between a hypothetical question and a realistic question?'" Mac said. "I said, I don't know, but I said, 'Go upstairs and ask your mother if she'd make love to the mailman for $50,000.'" As the joke continued, the punchline evoked an angry response from at least one person in the audience, who said it was offensive to women. "It's not funny. Let's get Barack on," a man shouted from the crowd, which paid $2,300 each to support the Illinois senator. About 15 minutes later, Obama tried to smooth things over with a joke of his own. "We can't afford to be divided by race. We can't afford to be divided by region or by class and we can't afford to be divided by gender, which by the way, that means, Bernie, you've got to clean up your act next time," Obama said. "This is a family affair. By the way, I'm just messing with you, man." The incident drew response from Obama's campaign, which criticized Mac for his choice of material. "Sen. Obama told Bernie Mac that he doesn't condone these statements and believes what was said was inappropriate," spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement after the event. Mac, a Chicago native, said he's a longtime Obama supporter and called the presumptive Democratic nominee a "man's man" while offering him advice for the duration of the campaign trail. "People like rumors. They're going to say things like you was at the club with Lil' Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight," he said. "You can't get upset. You've got to keep hope alive." Mac's appearance was Obama's first celebrity event of the evening. Later at a Lincoln Park nightclub, Obama spoke to a raucous crowd of music fans, who paid up to $500 per person to see a performance by Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy, and two other band members. "Before these guys go, I want them to know that I had heard a rumor that they had suggested that I had nothing by them on my iPod," Obama said. "That is not true. I love Wilco." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 holy shit, some people need to lighten up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Jeff and Wilco mentioned in an AP story wrapping up last night's fundraisers, which of course is mostly about Bernie Mac's gaffe. Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama eventYea, you just can't say shit anymore....(I was going to post this, but actually this article is more indepth than the one in the Trib.) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I love the fact that Obama loves Wilco. It makes him that much cooler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I love the fact that Obama loves Wilco. It makes him that much coolerDon't forget to vote.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jc4prez Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I love the fact that Obama loves Wilco. It makes him that much cooler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 indeed, i dont want a cool president, i want good president Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I am Wendy's video. Watch me.What about the bison, asshat? Should we not protect the bison? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Maybe Wilco will play at the convention. The days in between the SF show and the Ireland show are when it's going on. Hmmm? (Probably not the 28th, since they'd need a little more time than that to get to Ireland and set up. Unless Phil Collins wants to loan them his Concord.) For Obama and Wilco fans looking for insight into their schedule, Wilco is currently on a tour that conveniently wraps up its U.S. leg in San Francisco Aug. 24, the day before the start of the Democratic convention in Denver. The band doesn't have another show scheduled until Aug. 29, in Ireland, after the convention concludes -- so an appearance in Denver by Obama's favorite Chicago band is not out of the question. Yeah. I called it. Full story from the Washington Post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 indeed, i dont want a cool president, i want good presidentWilco making one cooler or not is debateable. But it does show good decision-making skills. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Yeah. I called it. I actually thought of that the other day without seeing your post. That might be the only time I'd feel okay about Wilco playing in a stadium I wonder if they'd be invited to play during the inaugural festivities? It's too soon for us to start thinking about that, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 is there a better damn song than "Be Not So Fearful"?? Id love to see Tweedy singing that solo to a stadium on national TV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 is there a better damn song than "Be Not So Fearful"?? Id love to see Tweedy singing that solo to a stadium on national TVNow that's a great idea. Highly improbable, but a great idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 If Wilco does play at the convention, I highly doubt that they'd be on TV. Unless of course they are the house band and back up Stevie Wonder on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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