Song in my head

All my lies are always wishes. I know I would die if I could come back new

Strong to the finish

Not much to say so I'll keep posting videos until I figure it out. As a kid, I loved the Max Fleischer Popeye cartoons. I think they'd approve of this.

They Didn't, Then They Did (Love Us, That Is)

A couple of weary people went to see Wilco at the Mershon Auditorium on Monday night.

Liam Finn was the opener, he had Eliza Jane Barnes (Jimmy Barnes' daughter) with him. Finn plays with sound loops, a lot, and bashes the drums hard. It was an energetic set from the son of one of my favorite musicians.



Before we arrived at Mershon, my wife asked me if Wilco provided any banter, if they interacted with the audience or if they just played without talking to the crowd. I assured her that yes, there was banter.

For over a half an hour I felt ignored. They were on stage, playing as though it was a sound check, a rehearsal. All of them standing around, admiring each other. And I had made this promise to my wife!



Sometime in the midst of Impossible Germany, during Nels Cline's incredible solo, it all changed and they seemed to realize a crowd was out there and all became right with the show.

The energy level kicked up. I'm not sure if the kicked up energy came from the older material. My wife was happy they did California Stars.





They also did a kick ass Monday and brought it home with a killer Hoodoo Voodoo. It was an impressive and satisfying ending. Still, I can't think that Tweedy and company are coasting, and have been for the last three records. Maybe it was all the travel we had been through, and the lack of sleep that had me worn out. Live though, the band is a force.

At My Window Sad and Lonely

I never saw him play with the group, but he was a member of Wilco when I started listening to them.

Jay Bennett's death at the age of 45 was quite the shock.

Condolences to all his friends and family.