Too long story shorter, when Leroy Bach left Wilco after recording "A Ghost Is Born", it was deemed intriguing to ask me aboard. Jeff called Carla [Bozulich - Geraldine Fibbers] first, sounding her out. He knew that any involvement in Wilco on my part would kind of take me out of any serious Carla touring scenarios. But Carla and I both knew that this was a great opportunity. Right?!?! At first, in deference to the seemingly monolithic enterprise that is Wilco, I told Jeff that I should come out to Chicago and see if there was any chemistry. You know, see if it was a better concept than a reality. But after one particularly long and in-depth phone call with Mr Tweedy (there had been a few), it was becoming apparent that this was already kind of working! Now, after months of Wilcoid endeavor, I must say that we were right - - it's working! This is a real pleasure, to be sure. - Nels Cline
