damn, Jason - that's the sweetest version ever. I'm getting my guitar back on Friday - just moved from NC to AZ - and P&L will be the first song I attempt. y'all make it seem natural to an amateur like me. -Fred Mills (Blurt, Harp, No Depression, etc etc.).

PS to everyone else: no, I'm not really aiming to start loading up junk on Twitter again, but at the moment its expedient. Plus, I hung with Elon Musk's gal Grimes at Moogfest a few years back, so there's that. .

A shout-out to Jeff Rogers at KXCI-FM @KXCIofficial - Jeff, this is your friend Fred Mills listening to your show over the actual airwaves, as we are back in Tucson. I left a voicemail for you on the main line with my phone number. Meanwhile, more Trudell - miss him always.

Ordered the LP, can't wait to hear it! Meanwhile, here's an Asheville blast from the past - you signed it prior to the 2008 gig to my then-toddler Eli, and it has remained prominently on my office wall next to Patti. All the best to you and Amanda, Fred Mills

Loved today's Velvets trib, @wncw @wncwMartin - that CJs cover of Sweet Jane always slays me. Here's an image of a semi-related VU / REM project I oversaw all those years ago, including the original (later corrected) typo.

RT @backstreetsmag: For the record, @roybittan IS in the original No Nukes cover shot — just tough to fit in a square. They made sure to k….

Holy shit, @wncwjoe, I never take to Twitter anymore, but your last few shifts have had me falling outta trees. Keep it coming. We’re landscaping the yard so @wncw is my go-to soundtrack, go figure. Now excuse me, but some matchstick men are coming up the street… ;-).

RT @RogerMcGuinn: R.I.P. Johnny Rogan.Thanks for keeping the Byrds name alive!.

RT @pulmyears: Feb. 1993, my brother Mike was on SNL, so I came to NYC because McCartney was the musical guest. Magic. Next day, Mike and I….

Trump’s tweets always fascinating, as every armchair psychiatrist knows. To be honest, though, it’s the clown car of fans here that just kills me. Kids, this ain’t Beatles vs. Stones - more like Pixies vs. GG Allin. Whose music has endured? Buh- bye.

RT @tmorello: Not exactly what we had in mind.

Okay, let’s do this. #vote.

“Like a catfish dancing on the end of my line”: Well, citizens, we’ve just about reached the end of that fukken fishin’ line. If you do not vote, please move away from my country and start your own. We won’t miss you one whit.

Hell yeh!.

RT @tavofalco: In the 60s, I read poems of Diane di Prima and was inspired by the jazz tropes of her revolutionary & womanly verses. Rather….

Loving the Jerry Jeff Walker, who we lost last week, set from @WNCW. I’d totally forgotten that Bromberg had covered “Mr. Bojangles” - am I allowed to say here that It’s always Bo Time for this tune? Damn, 1968 seems so far away now.

#ShaveIvankasHead.

Early 90s when he was opening for the Cowboy Junkies at Ovens Aud. In Charlotte NC, he joined the band onstage and I swear the adoration pouring forth wasn't just from the audience - it was from the CGs, too. Pure magic. Torch passing, too.

Drink, Fight, & Fuck, GG Allin.

RT @suntimesobits: RIP #PierreKezdy, 58, bass player for Naked Raygun, one of the most influential #punkrock bands to come out of #Chicago.….