Eephus

I don't know what got into me last night. This seems too complicated.

Ballots won't be counted anyway

Red Bull closes the gap in FP2 with Perez topping the chart.

This thread from a logistics guy on Twitter is interesting. The empty container problem is exacerbated by lack of storage for them near Long Beach. The facilities that do exist are goverened by height regulations for stacking empty containers. The net result is the empties remain on their chassis and restrict the number of full containers that can be unloaded at the port.

"Marathon of Anger" from the new album sounds a _lot_ like "Slippery People"

Mercedes was a second faster in FP1. Bottas, Vettel and Russell are taking new engines again. FP2 starting in a few minutes on ESPN2.

Album is enjoyable with a solid collection of songs and good variety. I'll have to go back and re-listen to their old stuff to see if the Talking Heads influences were as strong before.

@landrys hat New album from La Luz dropped tonight @Ilov80s it's a self-titled fourth album

It might be better to be able to pick your spot. Manchester would be more fun than Milwaukee. ETA: or randomize a common location for each round, e.g. everybody has to pick a Boston artist

Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Mixtape Draft. Side A - Up Tempo Mix for Saturday Night (dancing, workout, fist pumping) Side B - Down Tempo Mix for Sunday Morning (slower, quieter stuff) 14 rounds, 7 songs per side. Draft for both mixes at the same time. Diversity rule: Each side must include a minimum of three genres. Genre is determined by the artist not the song, e.g. "Fame" would be considered Rock because it's Bowie even though the song's style is R&B. Allmusic is the authoritative source for an artist's genre. It's a mixtape, not a playlist so make 'em flow.

Four years and we still haven't found anything from the city of Green Bay.

I like drafts that produce listenable playlists. We haven't done a mixtape draft in a long time. The downside of those are you end up drafting against yourself although that's usually the case with music drafts isn't it?

Meanwhile in drafts, these are the unrolled cats from the Genrepalooza sheet I See London, I See France (Songs about London or France) Title Tracks of Albums Botany 101 (Songs about plants) "Hand of Doom" - contemporary doom, stoner, psych, and drone. The Fjords (music from Scandinavia) Artie and Paul In the Morning (Simon and/or Garfunkel) Hot 'n Cold (songs about hot, warm, cool or cold) The TBD Miles Davis concept - still needs some woodshedding Patriotic Songs (Lee Greenwood and/or Toby Keith Need Not Apply) Generation Next (daughters and sons of the music biz) Fleetwood Mac and Anybody Who Was Ever in the Band Tennessee Channel (Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and points between) need to decide whether songs about or artists from Beelze and the Bubs (Songs about the Devil) Blonde Ambition- Madonna, Brittany, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga Kidz Bop (music by or for kids of all ages) Associated Acts (Bands with members more famous for another band. Supergroups welcome but no solo material) Vocal Chords (Songs with great harmony vocals) Associated Acts (Bands with members more famous for another band. Supergroups welcome but no solo material) History Channel (songs about historical events) Eephus' Fresh Hell -- songs 15 or 12 minutes long or more The Cloud (songs about the sky and flying fauna) Music Calendar (songs with months or days in them) Squeezebox Redux (songs featuring the accordion) The Medium is the Message - songs about television/journalism/newspaper/movies Pride Mix (songs by or about LGBTQ people) The Love Channel Itchy & Scratchy Show (Songs with turntable scratching) The Remnants (Undrafted songs from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and their members) Emerald Isle (Irish Acts) Remixes not remasters Songs that make you cry Radio Radio (songs about the radio, records, cassettes or streaming services) N'awlins (The music and musicians of New Orleans) IP Theft (Samples, Samplers & Samplees) All Goth Radio