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Sep. 23, 2008

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Save The Date

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League presents:

Symphony Style, a Fashion Show Gala at the Milwaukee Art Museum on November 14, 2008. The event begins at 6:30pm with cocktails, fabulous food and a stylish auction. Seating begins at 8:30pm for the runway fashion show.

Featuring couture by Peggy Jennings.

An evening of scintillating music, tantilizing food, beautiful people, and a couture fashion production that rivals New York's Fashion Week. The mood is magic and everyone comes to celebrate.

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Fair enough. But let's not confuse this lawsuit wi...

Fair enough. But let's not confuse this lawsuit with "groveling" for royalties. I'm not sure what will happen to Bennett's lawsuit after his death, but I need to know a lot more than I do about the business inner-workings of Wilco before I can pass judgment on who was screwed and who wasn't. What seems clear, though, is that Bennett was not well when he filed the lawsuit, which came seven years after he exited the band. I won't speculate on his cause of death, but dying in your sleep at age 45 suggests that he might not have been healthy.

Steve Hyden more than 15 years ago

Evan, this post seems a little off to me. No. 1, I...

Evan, this post seems a little off to me. No. 1, I'd disagree that obits for Jay Bennett have downplayed his contributions to Wilco. Really, the only reason his tragic death has received the attention it has is BECAUSE of his contributions to Wilco. It's certainly not because of anything he's done on his own, as good as some of it is. You act like there's a conspiracy to cover-up Wilco's so-called artistic decline! We can be free to disagree on that, but I caution you against dismissing a record (Wilco The Album) that hasn't even come out yet, given how Wilco albums are typically growers (like Sky Blue Sky, for instance.) Also, what about A Ghost Is Born? Is that part of this decline you speak of? Because I think that record is pretty amazing.

No. 2, Bennett's lawsuit is not about getting credit. It was about royalty payments. Read the liner notes. You'll see Bennett's name all over the songwriting and production credits. I don't think anyone who is remotely familiar with Wilco would overlook the importance of Bennett in Wilco from 1994 to 2002.

Steve Hyden more than 15 years ago

I'm still a big Wilco fan, and I've enjoyed their ...

I'm still a big Wilco fan, and I've enjoyed their last three albums, including Wilco (The Album), but I don't think they hold a candle to the Bennett-period albums. And I really do think Bennett has gotten a bum rap, most flagrantly in the documentary "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," which was told largely from Tweedy's account (at one point in the documentary, Bennett just disappears; he never really gets a chance to give his account of the fall out.) While Tweedy enjoyed a triumphant Yankee Hotel Foxtrot victory lap after the album's delayed release, Bennett was left groveling for royalties.

Anonymous more than 15 years ago