last cigarettes Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 hey all VCers- not too get too personal on here but i will probably miss the show tonight- my wife had a seizure while driving with my 3 year old daughter and got into an accident. EMT on phone said they're both ok. my son and i are currently in the ER waiting room waiting for the to let us in to see them. i know this is a weird place to share this but i needed to vent some of my fear without upsetting my son and wish the rest of you all a good show... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I hope everything is alright. Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Sending big vibes, last cigarettes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 hey all VCers- not too get too personal on here but i will probably miss the show tonight- my wife had a seizure while driving with my 3 year old daughter and got into an accident. EMT on phone said they're both ok. my son and i are currently in the ER waiting room waiting for the to let us in to see them. i know this is a weird place to share this but i needed to vent some of my fear without upsetting my son and wish the rest of you all a good show... Thank God they're both ok! Best wishes for all of you. I hope your wife's medical news is manageable. You must be so worried.Let us know how it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Low Key video  Did you catch Sammy in there? Love the exercise studio bit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twoshedsjackson Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 hey all VCers- not too get too personal on here but i will probably miss the show tonight- my wife had a seizure while driving with my 3 year old daughter and got into an accident. EMT on phone said they're both ok. my son and i are currently in the ER waiting room waiting for the to let us in to see them. i know this is a weird place to share this but i needed to vent some of my fear without upsetting my son and wish the rest of you all a good show...Best wishes, man. That's a nightmare - glad they're ok! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 hey all VCers- not too get too personal on here but i will probably miss the show tonight- my wife had a seizure while driving with my 3 year old daughter and got into an accident. EMT on phone said they're both ok. my son and i are currently in the ER waiting room waiting for the to let us in to see them. i know this is a weird place to share this but i needed to vent some of my fear without upsetting my son and wish the rest of you all a good show...Vibeage... You guys hang in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold as Gasoline Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 last cigarettes, glad your family members are OK and hope for the best for your wife's help. Â Must be very scary. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
last cigarettes Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 thanks for all the warm wishes, everybody. i shouldn't be surprised, but it is heartening to know that my favorite band has such wonderful people as fellow fans. wish i could have gifted two of you beautiful strangers our tickets- they're just sitting at will-call going to waste. Â at least we can watch the BAM show on youtube whever we finally get home from the ER. silver linings, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 hey all VCers- not too get too personal on here but i will probably miss the show tonight- my wife had a seizure while driving with my 3 year old daughter and got into an accident. EMT on phone said they're both ok. my son and i are currently in the ER waiting room waiting for the to let us in to see them. i know this is a weird place to share this but i needed to vent some of my fear without upsetting my son and wish the rest of you all a good show...Seizures fucking suck. My 9 year old son has epilepsy. PM me if you feel the need to discuss further. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 thanks for all the warm wishes, everybody. i shouldn't be surprised, but it is heartening to know that my favorite band has such wonderful people as fellow fans. wish i could have gifted two of you beautiful strangers our tickets- they're just sitting at will-call going to waste. at least we can watch the BAM show on youtube whever we finally get home from the ER. silver linings, right?  Good wishes to you, man. Hope everything turns out OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 thanks for all the warm wishes, everybody. i shouldn't be surprised, but it is heartening to know that my favorite band has such wonderful people as fellow fans. wish i could have gifted two of you beautiful strangers our tickets- they're just sitting at will-call going to waste. at least we can watch the BAM show on youtube whever we finally get home from the ER. silver linings, right? That's the way to look at it! "Where there's a Wilco, there's a way." Healthy vibes to your wife.  Healthy vibes to your son, too, uncool2pillow. That must be hard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Healthy vibes to your son, too, uncool2pillow. That must be hard.Thanks. Well controlled under meds, but seizures are scary as shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 After many listens I've decided that the album sounds better when I let it play, no skipping around. In other words the sequencing sounds good to me. The only song that doesn't work for me is "Down From Above". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Last cigarettes, I'm just now signing on and saw your news. Oh my gosh, how terrifying. I'm so glad they are OK and I hope you all get to the bottom of the problem. There are worse things than missing a show--something like this puts it all in perspective. Good luck to you all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
last cigarettes Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 thanks for the love, guys. definitely feeling lucky all things considered- things could have been so much worse. still a lot of sorting out to do to find the root cause and so on, but for now we're hanging in there. i did miss my acuff-rose last night, though. i requested it on the website, but also in a long and pretty personal letter i wrote to jeff earlier in the summer. if anyone else wants to help me campaign to have him play it again in port chester night 2 (10/29), we'll be there. i know it's a long shot with the full band but it would mean a ton to me and my wife... also, probably more oversharing (and definitely in the wrong thread, but i've already blurted all over this one. sorry all) but i wanted to see what people thought about starting a new thread about being fans in recovery. a lot of my letter to jeff was about how much his music has meant to me over the last 22 years, but also about how hearing him talk so openly about his struggles with (and eventual triumph over) anxiety/depression and substance abuse helped inspire me to finally get the right help to get myself healthy this past spring.we could even have pre- or post-show meetups, kinda like the wharf rats used to at dead shows.anyone who's interested, PM me and if there's enough of us maybe we can start a new forum... sorry for the (likely inappropriate) rambling on. it's been a really big help to have somewhere to vent for the last 24 hours. much love to you all...-isaac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
last cigarettes Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 a possible name for it just occurred to me too- saved by rock n' roll.kinda cheesy, but hey, so am i. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brownie Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I gave Sukierae its first listen on a road trip yesterday. The two songs I found myself repeating right off the bat are Please Don't Let Me Be So Understood (wow, what a great sound to open the album with) and Summer Noon. Â It's definitely a great "car" album! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I had an interesting experience earlier today when I was listening to my iPod on shuffle. New Moon came up in rotation and I started singing along with a smile. You know that sense you get when a favorite song comes up unexpectedly and you get a warm, happy feeling? It's usually an older favorite that I haven't heard for a while that evokes that feeling, but this felt sort of instantly nostalgic, not like a new song at all. That's a pretty good sign for how nicely these songs are settling into my head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Some thoughts on this record after two listens: Firstly, I am really digging this album, probably somewhat more than I expected. It's definitely a great "car" album! Agreed. My first listen was on a long walk at night and I came home elated. My second listen was driving through city traffic yesterday, a sunny Saturday afternoon. Beautiful. I had a great moment walking the other night. Had headphones on and I must've looked a fool because Where My Love came on and I couldn't stop laughing with the pure joy of the music whilst emitting various "Ohhh!"s and "Ahhhh"s and "Oh man!"s at how much I was taken by this song. I'm in that phase where the tunes are becoming familiar but I'm not yet matching them up with the titles (that will come). What's the song where you can hear a snippet of what I assume is an iphone recording before it launches back into the song proper? That's a great song. There's also a song in there which reminds me of Pavement's noodling guitar lines. Love the sounds of all the guitars on this album but especially the ever present acoustics. Jeff just has this indefineable taste in the sound of his guitars. So crisp and clear. (Whenever I'm in a music shop trying out guitars it's Mr Tweedy's guitar sounds I always have in my head).The drums are wonderfully played, prominent, but not not over-bearing. There's a woodiness and up close sound to the drums that reminds me of Levon Helm's playing. All hi hats, too. I think I've heard a ride cymbal played on maybe two songs, Slow Love being one of them. What a drum sound on this song! Spencer is obviuosly an intelligent and creative drummer. The sounds and rhythms he brings to this record are wonderful. This is not generic drumming, it's inventive and inspiring. A great record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gornok Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 This album pleases me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 CD finally arrived yesterday and I'm spinning it right now. I did listen to the NPR album stream a couple of times while at work last week in preparation for the Athens show, but this is the first time I've been able to cue it up on a decent stereo system & crank it. I love how bits of the iphone demos surface in the mix, especially on I'll Sing It. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Posts like the ones about how this is a car record really make me want to get my driver's side speaker fixed so that I can appreciate it more. I only get the right front speaker and the back ones, so it's a pain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heart full of holes Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 It's great in the car. That is really the only place I find that I can crank it up and really enjoy it. Loving the CD even moreso than any of the live versions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Playing this pretty much nonstop all weekend since seeing the show on Friday. Seeing the songs live has really made the record "pop" for me. So many great new songs bouncing around in my head.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.