
My Dad hails from the small town of Belleville, just across the river from St. Louis. Although it would seem that nothing of any merit(other than my family) has ever come out of this Illinois town, there is one huge exception. Jeff Tweedy, front man and mastermind behind the band Wilco, grew up there as well. I just recently made the trek out to visit the family and in addition, I have discovered some new Jeff Tweedy, and Wilco related material. Therefore, I felt this was a great opportunity to make this post. [...]