simey
Footballguy
Gogo simey!
I don't even know what I'm supposed to do. Do I just post the song? I don't have to talk about the song do I? I have to make a phone call at 10, so I may have to give my pick to someone, or post it at like 9:30. Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
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Charity Music Draft - Theme 1 (1 Viewer)
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I don't even know what I'm supposed to do. Do I just post the song? I don't have to talk about the song do I? I have to make a phone call at 10, so I may have to give my pick to someone, or post it at like 9:30. 
krista4
Footballguy
You can do it anytime, before or during your slot. I don't recall your ever getting the first pick! Exciting!
simey
Footballguy
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I think you can just post a song, but we're all pretty chatty here. I have some reasons why I'm picking my songs.
No sniping, please.
simey
Footballguy
I think I know what I will go with first, and I can think of two others, but need one more. All of those (except my first) could blow up if I'm sniped. I'll just make it up as we go along.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
simey
Footballguy
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
This is a good point. If everyone ahead of you has already drafted, you don't have to wait until your time slot to draft. In simey's case, since she's first, she can start the draft whenever she's ready. However, the rest of the draft would proceed as scheduled with Yo Mama's timer not ending until 11:00. Of course, he's free to draft as soon as simey does.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
Ultimately it's whatever you want to make of it. It may benefit you to attach a story to the song for judging purposes, but that's not necessary.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
It would be hilarious if we all went down the road of making up some crazy, over-the-top stories to go with our selections; each one more sensational than the next.
simey
Footballguy
The judges are going to possibly read a story? I misunderstood this draft. I'm going to just keep it simple.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
You can keep it as simple as you want. I likely will too. I was just theorizing that some may attach an anecdote or memory to give a better sense why the song relates to this particular theme.
simey
Footballguy
The theme of the first draft has already been disclosed: It's a beautiful Spring evening, you're driving home with the windows open after just finding out you received a promotion and a large raise. What song are you blasting in the car?
I just found out I got a raise and promotion and I'm cruising home, so I pop in this song, cause it feels so good...
Round 1
Feelin' Good Again - Robert Earl Keen
I just found out I got a raise and promotion and I'm cruising home, so I pop in this song, cause it feels so good...
Round 1
Feelin' Good Again - Robert Earl Keen
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
i'm attaching a resume, references, a photo of the wish wall in my kitchen and a Robert Frost poem to my pick
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Mine isn't, but it's still a great idea.
Please put me on autoskip unless I say different.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
That's the beauty of it all. You don't need to go on autoskip. Your timeslot will simply come and go and the next person will know when to draft. Then you fill in your slot when you're able and nobody has to manage anything.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I guess what I'm saying is that the person drafting after me (johnnycakes in the odd rounds and OH in the even) doesn't have to wait for me to timeout.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think everyone HAS to wait until their timeslot unless everyone else has picked before them freeing them up to draft earlier.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Although there are "stakes" now, I do hope that no one takes this too seriously - in the end it's the charities that really win after-all. Personally I'll treat it like all other drafts and take songs I like and in this case leave the judging to the judges.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
That's what I'm trying to say here (apparently very poorly). If I don't post differently - like, "Hey, I'm in the thread and ready to make my pick when it's my turn" - then whoever is choosing behind me can go immediately instead of waiting for me to timeout.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think this would only matter where everyone else scheduled to pick ahead of you has picked - otherwise johnny and OH would need to wait until their time-slot. Not trying to argue with you just trying to (hopefully) hash out the rules.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I'm making this more difficult than it needs to be. I'm just saying to the folks drafting behind me, don't wait for me to timeout before you pick. Or do, if that makes Cranks' life easier. I'm veering into squis territory here when I'm trying to make things easier so carry on, good people.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
Your intentions are good but I think it'll just make things more complicated than they need to be.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
If I just got a big promotion / raise, I’m going to want something to shamelessly sing along to at the top of my lungs with the windows down. In fact, I want it to be something the person in the car next to me sings along to with me. Yo Mama selects:
1.02 - Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Cheesy, overplayed, but something I can happily belt out with no shame.
1.02 - Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Cheesy, overplayed, but something I can happily belt out with no shame.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
This is gonna be fun/tough to judge. I'm gonna listen to each song as it's posted and rate it 1-5. I think that'll make it easier to rank the collections later on.
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Mister CIA
Footballguy
I will pick in about 5-10 minutes. Reviewing the going-ons to make sure I did not miss any important updates.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Yo Mama's just a smalltown girl, livin' in a lonely world..............hold on to that feelin', Ma
Yo Mama
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
worldclass strut ri'chere. perpwalk to Happytown
ETA: the O'Jays played the casino i worked @ about a decade ago. their fame for coordinated, wildly-colored tuxedos inspired a tux-color pool among the poker players for each of their six shows. the greatest indicator that poker players are the best prop bettors in the world: they broke down the color blue into Royal, Electric & Powder categories.
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Chaos Commish
Footballguy
I chose three songs for this in about ten seconds after Cranks first posted his idea. This pick has a backstory for me. The better version is jazzy, of course, but it bangs and celebrates in ways we all relate to because of it's association to the original Rocky. Bill Conti composed it for the movie and that version uses a Hollywood orchestra and barely goes over two minutes. It rose to #1 on the charts. Canadian jazz trumpeteer, Maynard Ferguson, took it to another level and his may be the more familair version. His trumpet kills, great guitar soloing, and the percussions demand air drumming. my poor steering wheel.
One of my life long best friends is an accomplished sax player. In 79-80 he led the high school "small band" that occupied the upper southeast corner of our gym's bleachers for high school basketball games. I was on a great team. I mostly rode the pine, but we just destroyed teams at home. We beat both Saugus and Hart, two storied SoCal programs, both by 50+ points. Oh, the fun and the memories.
Know how football teams bust through a banner when the take the field before a game? We did that for bball games.
My good buddy the sax man would start the song soloing... we'd bust through, the crowd goes wild, the layup drill would last the duration of the song. Goosebumps reminiscing. haha
Because of it's use in the movie, it's associated with hard hard work resulting in uncommon and unexpected success.
1.04 Maynard Ferguson - Gonna Fly Now
One of my life long best friends is an accomplished sax player. In 79-80 he led the high school "small band" that occupied the upper southeast corner of our gym's bleachers for high school basketball games. I was on a great team. I mostly rode the pine, but we just destroyed teams at home. We beat both Saugus and Hart, two storied SoCal programs, both by 50+ points. Oh, the fun and the memories.
Know how football teams bust through a banner when the take the field before a game? We did that for bball games.
My good buddy the sax man would start the song soloing... we'd bust through, the crowd goes wild, the layup drill would last the duration of the song. Goosebumps reminiscing. haha
Because of it's use in the movie, it's associated with hard hard work resulting in uncommon and unexpected success.
1.04 Maynard Ferguson - Gonna Fly Now
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Hey, you’re in my neck of the woods. We used to play in the Hart and Saugus basketball tournaments every year in high school. Used to hate those 8am games over Christmas break with the gym still 40 degrees.I chose three songs for this in about ten seconds after Cranks first posted his idea. This pick has a backstory for me. The better version is jazzy, of course, but it bangs and celebrates in ways we all relate to because of it's association to the original Rocky. Bill Conti composed it for the movie and that version uses a Hollywood orchestra and barely goes over two minutes. It rose to #1 on the charts. Canadian jazz trumpeteer, Maynard Ferguson, took it to another level and his may be the more familair version. His trumpet kills, great guitar soloing, and the percussions demand air drumming. my poor steering wheel.
One of my life long best friends is an accomplished sax player. In 79-80 he led the high school "small band" that occupied the upper southeast corner of our gym's bleachers for high school basketball games. I was on a great team. I mostly rode the pine, but we just destroyed teams at home. We beat both Saugus and Hart, two storied SoCal programs, both by 50+ points. Oh, the fun and the memories.
Know how football teams bust through a banner when the take the field before a game? We did that for bball games.
My good buddy the sax man would start the song soloing... we'd bust through, the crowd goes wild, the layup drill would last the duration of the song. Goosebumps reminiscing. haha
Because of it's use in the movie, it's associated with hard hard work resulting in uncommon and unexpected success.
1.04 Maynard Ferguson - Gonna Fly Now
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
1.06 For Once In My Life, Stevie Wonder
Stevland Morris is the delivered Sound of Joy upon this impatient orb.
Though tempted to select something from his 70s independent work which rivals Chekov & Michelangelo among creative runs, this here is just soooo pure.
@Hov34
Stevland Morris is the delivered Sound of Joy upon this impatient orb.
Though tempted to select something from his 70s independent work which rivals Chekov & Michelangelo among creative runs, this here is just soooo pure.
@Hov34
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Captain Cranks
Footballguy
Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
When I saw the Stevie song, I was like sniped right in front of me... and while that one was in the top 3 for me, this is the one I wanted and I'm not taking a chance it's not there tomorrow, so I apologize for taking back to back song from the same artist.
1.07 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
@Manster
1.07 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
@Manster
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
When wikkid picked my first thought was there gonna be a lot of Stevie up in here. No apologies
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
Slightly different than my first thought which was, "....is Mmmbop really gonna slip to me?"
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
if it wouldnt be spotlighting, this would be the time to show Youtube clips of the Stones all giddy backstage listening to him open for them back in '73(?)
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
1.09 - Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
Check the mirror, I'm lookin' fly
Round up the posse, jump in my ride
Radio rockin', a monster jam
Feel the rhythm, pump up the sound
I'm feelin' so good
Don't you know I'm just groovin' to the beat
Check the mirror, I'm lookin' fly
Round up the posse, jump in my ride
Radio rockin', a monster jam
Feel the rhythm, pump up the sound
I'm feelin' so good
Don't you know I'm just groovin' to the beat
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
1.10 Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious BIG, Mase and Diddy
Now, who's hot, who not?
Tell me who rock, who sell out in the stores?
You tell me who flopped, who copped the blue drop?
Whose jewels got rocks?
Who's mostly Dolce down to the tube sock?
Now, who's hot, who not?
Tell me who rock, who sell out in the stores?
You tell me who flopped, who copped the blue drop?
Whose jewels got rocks?
Who's mostly Dolce down to the tube sock?
Yo Mama
Footballguy
This was top of my list for one approach I was going to take (hip hop songs about getting paid). Mo Money was on that list too.
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