Bryan Dondero

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1. on March 28, 2009 at 10:05 pm | Reply Karen

   Bryan: I enjoyed reading your interview with SD. Never heard of Aikido before, and really like this description from Wikipedia: “Ueshiba’s goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.” That’s a good goal for interpersonal relations as well.

   Pondered your statement about making a decision being better than just letting things play out. Some people say that not making a decision is a decision in itself. Toofar says it is living by default. I’ve done a bit of both, and found that making a decision and then accepting the consequences of it without blaming anyone else makes you stronger, so I agree with you and Toofar.

   Have to disagree about Jeff Tweedy’s “Hate it Here” being dad-rock, however. It’s about a man trying to keep himself sane after his wife has left him, and was the first clue to me that the album was at least in part about rough times in a marriage and subsequent healing. HIH has some interesting phrasing in it too, like here: “I called your Mom and she said you’re not there. . . . and I should take care.” I had just recently discovered Wilco when “Sky Blue Sky” came out, and didn’t know a thing about Jeff Tweedy or his personal life, but the album spoke for itself. “Hate it Here” seemed to me to tie in with the first Wilco song I ever heard, the one that made me an instant fan – “At Least That’s What You Said.”

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLNAZZYnaVg

   Since then I’ve watched quite a few of the documentaries, and in one of them he confirms that SBS was created mainly with his wife in mind.

   I like this quote from “Shake it Off,” the DVD that accompanied “Sky Blue Sky”: [Speaking now about the fans] “I think it would be more brave to just say, ‘I’m gonna come to you. . . I really want to tell you something. I really want you to love this. I really want you to know that I care that you love this, and what’s wrong with that – that’s what I’m here for, that’s what the band’s here for.” Thank you Jeff.

   Don’t want to write a book here, just some thoughts; and continued good wishes as well.
   Karen

   
   
2. on March 28, 2009 at 10:09 pm | Reply Karen

   By the way, it’s a great position to be in — going forward with Wilco, while discovering all their previous music. I’m loving it.