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№ 02 ◍ 07 ◍ 2010

Excuse me while I cater some formsprings.

are you a big lyrics person? i think my favorite thing about wilco is the lyrics, its like poetry set to music, just wondering if your dad’s passed that lyrical sensibility on to you. also, are any particular song lyrics that mean a lot to you? (they dont have to be wilco, but i guess they can be…). much love!

I find myself listening to the production and stuff most of the time. Forever Young by Bob Dylan is special to me because my dad sung it at my bar mitzvah.

how do you feel about sigur ros? if you haven’t done so already, please listen to ‘inni mer syngur vitleysingur,’ because i’ve never heard a happier song, plus it’s got a nice beat. oh, and in icelandic it means, ‘within me a lunatic sings.’ have a good day!

You know Icelandic?!?!?!!! I haven’t heard any Sigur Ros. Thanks!

This has probably been asked before xD, but what are some of your favourite albums? All-time, current, whatever. :)

UH RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD: Marquee Moon – Television, M+S – The Ms, Ram – Paul McCartney, Jewellery – Micachu & The Shapes.

hello. you are so cool. i am the mom of a 1 and a half year old. how do i make sure he turns out as cool as you? he already says wilco (weco) and record (reco) and we watch documentary on The Who and we also watch “i am trying to break your heart” often. we eat a vegan diet. i will buy him a Holga camera for his birthday and send him to Montessori school next year. what else should i do to ensure he turns out as cool as you? unfortunately his dad is not jeff tweedy from wilco, but he is a musician. so he has that going for him right? help me!

Haha Weco! That all sounds good to me. Make sure he eats his vegetabows.

my seventh grade orchestra (public school) is pretty amazing for their ages and experience, but sometimes they just act wacko and manic. do you think it might be because they are seventh graders… or string students? and how might I inspire them to continuously perform at higher levels? btw I asked them and they said “give us donuts” and it’s kind of working but I am running out of $$. well not really but it’s at least partially unethical. and the instruments are getting dirty.

I’ve never heard of wacko manic string students, and having been a 7th grader one year ago I think that’s probably the cause. Solution: find cheap donuts. Solution #2: is the material cool?

have you heard of “fever ray”?

Yeeaup. Haven’t heard much, though. This music video is creepy/beautiful.

hallo. do the kids at your school treat you differently because your dad is in a famous band? do any of them read your blog? do they ever ask you about it?

No not really. Sometimes a kid might make some stupid comment like “well shah cuz he’s fAYmus” / along those lines. I don’t think any of them read my blog (but some parents do).

In one of your past posts, you and your friend took pictures with a cheap disposable camera and since I’ve been on winter break for about a month, I’ve been going through disposables. They are so fun and a challenge at times. The best part of a disposable is knowing that it’s all gone and you get to send them off to develop! Thanks!

Sure thing! They are immensely fun.

Hiya! This made me laugh uncontrollably for no apparent reason and I wanted to share it with you cause you rule. It’s a Jackalope! HA! It’s not real so don’t get to excited yet, but do check this pic out and try not to smile… k seriously! xo. Jaunty Jackalope: http://tinyurl.com/dc4ab5

HAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to you recently?

Mistook one teacher for this other really… uncool one. Laughed at stuff that wasn’t supposed to be funny.

I’m spending a weekend in LA in a few weeks. I have never been there (am coming from NZ) so what do you recommend I do/see/visit? Thanks!

Well, I don’t live there but the auto museum is pretty cool.. and that donut place with the massive donut on top. I can’t say much because we spend most of our time there at my aunt and uncle and other aunt’s house.

Sometimes, I just wanna fly to Neverland. Do you think that everyone in some way is afraid of growing up?

..Maybe. When I was little I wanted to be older SO BAD (SO BAD) to drive and shave and have a cell phone and be a policeman/racecar driver. I feel like that (for driving, only, really) but I also miss being a wee lad and using my imagination more.

Can you roll your R’s? I can roll both my R’s and my D’s for some reason.

YEAH! A cool person named Ellen taught me when I was about 6. How do you roll your D’s?

how many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?

ASK BOB DYLAN WHYDON’TYOU.

I’m curious; do you ever read the reviews that Wilco get? What are your reactions to them?

Nuh-uh.

so suppose someone had never ever ever heard music before, any, at all. they ask you where to start. what would you say?

Fela Kuti.

SOMEONE IS VERY COOL.

SOMEONE IS VERY COMPLIMENTARY.

If you could be the drummer for any band, ever, (besides your own), which one(s) would you choose?

I’M COMING FOR YOU GLENN KOTCHE. COMING FOR YOU.

please poll a few acquaintances: if the internet was a country, would it be communist or capitalist?

Capitalist.

also: how do you feel about people asking you to judge them?

In what context? It is flattering for people to want your opinion.

What’s your blood type?

Um, creepay.

But what should I scream for? This is my theme park!

I googled this and it seems you are a ‘Drake’ fan.

Would you accept candy from a stranger?

DEPENDS. If that stranger was Gob Bluth, this is a definite yes. But I guess he’s not a stranger considering we party on his yacht every weekend. Until he blew it up.

Are you a coffee or tea drinker?

I kinda don’t like either, but some tea is yummy. My coffee experiences extend to instant powder mixed with chocolate milk.

Are you all about the music? What about the fame? fortune? ladies?

I share an opinion with Tavi on this one. Being “famous” has different implications than “well-known,” and a lot of times what it means to be famous is walking down red carpets (speaking of which..) and being engulfed in paparazzi, which isn’t appealing. Being recognized and acknowledged for your work/accomplishments is nice, howevah.

What are you views on deodorant?

I should use it more often than I do!

What the lizard says

№ 02 ◍ 06 ◍ 2010

I’ve seen Charlie on three separate trips. The first time, he was still a tiny intubated n’ incubated preemie at the hospital, surrounded by plastic casing and a configuration of lifesaving instruments. He was [really] cute then – usually in the case of cute things, studies show the smaller, the cuter (can we say a. “teacup dogs” b. “MINI PIGS?”), but if Charlie’s mastered one thing at this age it’s taking critics’ names and beating the odds. He’s still the same baby, just less miniature and with some added flab, boobs (man + boobs = moobs; baby + boobs = boobs).

PART 2: CHARLES THELONIOUS EDISON LLOYD III*

(* extraneous titles added for dramatization)

CHAR SAY WHA?

This is the first time we met him out of the hospital.

(caption “lyk wut are u doing 2 my face?” also, look at Danny and Kendall’s beautiful home.)

My dad and Charlie really connected that trip.

Straight out of the Modern Family “Lion King” scene.

TRIP NUMERO 2. These were taken last week.

Well, that’s about all the best photos I’ve taken of Charlie. There’s a whole other album from the day before we left, but that one is being saved to be on its own..

Fun-sized, exactly

№ 02 ◍ 04 ◍ 2010

I am working on PART DOS of the L.A. recapping (there will probably 3 or maybe even a possible 4, or 2 if I return to indefinite-recapping-hiatus), but I just wanted to say that there are literally 23 squillion .gif possibilities of Charlie Miller dancing from my photo library. I only have ≤ 1000 pictures of him!!!1!1!!1!!11!!

Save your “oh me lordy” comments for the Char-spam you’re about to be served (tomorrow or something).

Mr. Walkway, Mr. Balloonhands, no way, not once, not never

№ 02 ◍ 01 ◍ 2010

Unless you are in a war zone, Florida*, or somewhere else equally suck-ish, it’s always a bummer to leave places. This is especially the case when that place is inhabited by such human beings as Danny Miller, Kendall Hailey, Leah Miller, and Charlie Miller. School is salt in the wound.

* just kidding. this state produces some-percentage% of our ORANGE JUICE and that deserves some R-E-S-PECT.

EPISODE 1: CAR RIDE + CBS STUDIOS

I had an episode of crazy-finger shutter-crazy-CRAZAY in the car ride from the airport, which resulted in the creation of about 400 blurry, sideways photos. All I really wanted was a picture of one of those awesome trees that seem to be in lots of places on the west coast.

Basically practically really literally the two goodies.

Leah is insane. We were on our way to CBS Studios for Wilco’s taping on Craig Ferguson. There was a camera ban inside for the most-part, but we were able to take ‘em out on a mini tour before we left.

THE LIGHT, OH

outside

Leah has a cool feelm cammy-cam.

I love this.

The Price is Right studio.

We could take pictures, but no one was allowed to touch.

More stories and peek-sures after sleep and learnin’.

Go see a Star War singular

№ 01 ◍ 26 ◍ 2010

Remember winter break? And how it was like a month ago? And I was going to talk about all the places we went to go to there (literally can’t mention going somewhere without go to there)? This is when we went to there in Phoenix.

SAM’S HAND IN PHOENIX!

My favorite things about Phoenix were a) fam-times – playing games and opening prizes with Debbie, Sara, Julee, Todd, Jerry, Keegan, Olivia, and those two’s dad Jason (who was unfortunately in the hospital at the time [he's alright now]). 2) receiving a cup of moonsand. MOONSAND. AS SEEN ON TV. 3) being around mountains / warm weather / pewl-swimming. My dad’s solo show was also a chailight.

Keegan! -looking at his new Star Wars helmet.

Olivia! -being a supastah.

My dad! -in Keegan’s helmet.

Eh, speaking of trips, I’m going to (-go to there AAH THIS IS A MEDICAL CONDITION) L.A. tomorrow for a MusiCares benefit – honoring Neil Young – that Wilco will be playing. We’ll also see Charlie & Co. (co. as in, y’know, those other relatives. whatever. Charlie’s the main gig [just joking Danny, Leah, Kendall & everyone LUV U 2]). Oh and I haven’t really “recapped” last time either.. possible combination partay?

Title: A-Dev. Also, I really like this picture but didn’t include it due to possible redundancy.