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Hello my fine feathered friends.

Welcome to Lord of the Pit, the home of my ramblings and minutiae. Let's get right to it, shall we?

Last night we went to see Wilco at the Greek Theater here in Los Angeles. Took a cab up the hill with a couple of friends. Got there a bit late and missed most of The Roots' opening act (I know, please revoke my indie cred ASAP...I've wanted to see those guys since Things Fall Apart). Got a beer and made it to our seats.

Here's the setlist :

Misunderstood
At Least That's What You Said
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Far, Far Away
Hell Is Chrome (started and restarted)
Kamera
Handshake Drugs
Company In My Back
Remember the Mountain Bed
Muzzle of Bees
War on War
A Shot in the Arm
Jesus, etc.
I'm The Man Who Loves You
Poor Places>
Spiders
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The Late Greats
Theologians
I'm Always In Love
(pretending they went off stage and came back on for second encore)
Hummingbird
Heavy Metal Drummer
Kingpin
I'm A Wheel
(thanks bbop on viachicago.org)

This was an excellent show. My second time seeing Wilco, and I am now convinced that Jeff Tweedy is one of our finest living musicians. The guy can write some amazing songs, he can sing, he plays a hell of a guitar, and he's pretty funny too. We didn't get nearly as much between-song banter as when they played the Wiltern in 2004, but he mentioned that he's been watching some live footage recently and he's pretty self conscious about how much he talks between songs. I say keep up the banter, Tweedy! Great songs with funny banter makes for the best live shows ever (please consult your nearest BNL performance for more details).

"Remember the Mountain Bed" was a highlight, and something I've never heard before. According to my 1337 Wilco buddy Brian, this is a cut from Mermaid Avenue Volume 2. I definitely need to get both of these discs, the notion of Tweedy collaborating with Billy Bragg is something I can definitely get behind.

Tomorrow I hop on a plane to go back to my hometown for a few days for a friend's wedding. Should be very fun. We're renting a house on the beach (thanks vrbo.com!) and looking forward to spending 3 days breathing real air and looking at the stars at night.

OK more later, including, possibly...Amazon referrals? Ah yes, only one day on the web and I'm already fixin' to get mine.

JAM