Maybe All I Need Is a Shot in the Arm

Thursday concert was the fifth installment in my Wilco concert series and in a lot of ways it was my finest experience. Emily had acquired 5th row tickets. 5th row. I've never sat that close for anything, much less for the band that soundtracks my life these days. Wilco was at the top of their game and did not disappoint. They began the show with one of my favorites "Sunken Treasure" and from there bull-dozed through several songs..."Passenger Side" was a pleasant surprise, "Via Chicago" was as powerful as ever, "Kingpin" required a little bit of explanation for the crowd of non-fan med students. At one point Tweedy donned an enormous guitar and introduced a new song...he told us that if we didn't like the song, at least we got to look at his spectacular guitar. Tweedy seemed a little shy leading with that guitar, but the song itself was a crowd pleaser. It (not sure but I think it's called "Waitin'") seemed a little countrier than A Ghost is Born and maybe that's where they'll be moving to next. Who knows. Regardless, the concert was nothing short of a religious experience and a shot in the arm that I needed pretty badly.

(So, anyway, thanks, Dan)