Now that I've found out that the lead in the gas my parents used to fill up their cars is the cause of both my criminal ways and occasional insanity, I feel so much better. Like any human, all I want is something to blame that isn't me.
Wilco at the Crossroads was a great show! I didn't get down there until the opener was almost done, the Mizzou game was running so long. Boo Sooners!
Wilco played a fantastic show, though I thought it was odd that they opened with such a mellow start to the set. "Via Chicago" from Summerteeth was the first tune and it's a very slow song. It didn't start the night off with a bang, that's for sure.
The crows was huge though, and the energy was fantastic. Many thanks to Doug for getting me a beer when I realized I was out of cash. I wish they had Boulevard down there, but the only choices were Coors, Dos Equis and Heineken. That's so strange that there wouldn't be a local brew in the Crossroads, where hipsters and us older folk meet to groove out. Hey Stretch, get Boulevard in there!
Wilco played for more than two hours. At times Tweedy gave a shout out to the Elton John concert at the Sprint Center, though he called his audience a bunch of jerks. Then he said "I totally hope he hears that". The crowd loved it and loved him. One thing I thought Tweedy did that was kind of odd was when he said that the audience was the best audience of the tour. I don't know what bands hope to get out of it, but it works every time, the crowd went nuts. Who knows, it was a good crowd. Maybe the rest of the tour has sucked, but I know they played Columbia and they have a good history there, so the crowds couldn't have been too awful.
The Pitch has a good review of the show on their Plog. They also link to this video of some kids playing some old song.
Oh, as an aside they use a really good ticketing system at the Crossroads called Front Gate. There's about 66% fewer fees than those jackholes at Ticketmaster.
This is coming soon! I can't wait for it to be broadcast on Cartoon Network since those bumbling morons on FOX can't tell a good show from crap like "Back To You". Buy It Buy It Buy It
