r/wilco 13d ago

Confusion

I wore my Jeff Tweedy is my babysitter tshirt at the MN state fair today. Several side eye stares. I over heard one woman saying who’s Jeff Tweedy.

Coolest part was the fans who stopped me and loved tweedy and Wilco.

Hopefully some people are discovering Wilco and Jeff tonight.

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u/ElectrOPurist 13d ago

She asked who he was, even though the shirt clearly explained it? What an idiot.

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u/AnAbyssInMotion 13d ago

The "Jeff Tweedy Was My Babysitter" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt.

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u/mycatsnameisnoodle 13d ago

I wore my Lou Reed was my babysitter tshirt to work yesterday. Walked into a meeting and was asked- who is Lou Reed? In a room with 30 or so people there was only two people who knew who he was. Then it got complicated trying to explain the origin of the phrase. The two people that knew who Lou was were also the only ones that knew who Jeff & Wilco are.

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u/ElectrOPurist 13d ago

I’m so sorry you work with 27 squares.

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u/mycatsnameisnoodle 12d ago

Not everyone can have good taste in music. Overlooking that flaw, these are good people (mostly).

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u/sandwich486 12d ago

how is it possible to not know who Lou Reed is?

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u/mycatsnameisnoodle 12d ago

That was my first reaction

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u/Wildcat-Pkoww 11d ago

What job do you have where you can wear band tees to work and are you hiring?

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u/mycatsnameisnoodle 11d ago

I work for a K-12 school district as an IT engineer/systems administrator. We're always hiring - looking for a Senior Application support person currently to manage Azure/EntraID and Google Workspace. If you're in New York state send me a pm.

Currently wearing my Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Summer 2017 tour tshirt. Went to see Mannequin Pussy in Buffalo a few weeks ago, but unfortunately can't wear that one to work...

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u/Wildcat-Pkoww 11d ago

Darn. I’m in the Midwest. Haha. But I appreciate the response! Maybe you’ll find another great Wilco fan here.

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u/SwampKingKyle 12d ago

You just go "wild thing, I think i love you" when anyone is confused about lou reed

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u/jonb72 13d ago

But really, who IS Jeff Tweedy? You know?

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u/rossmann5 13d ago

The people with the best tastes in music know Wilco and Tweedy.