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.
I'm quoting this post not so much for its content (which is thought-provoking in itself), but because I find the conversation you & 80s are having interesting. Also, the timing of it, as it touches on what I was trying (apparently, badly) to say in Tim's latest countdown thread.rockaction said:I think that, to a degree, the Rorschach is BS. They really are measuring your answers against everybody else's perception of reality. She explained it to me in some detail. I came away with a newfound respect for the methodology, but they're really not very good at evaluating "normal" people that aren't, say, barking at trees. They've done studies where they make psychiatrists and those trained in the art try and identify crazy people, and unless you're significantly impaired, they have a lot of trouble determining who is functional and who isn't.
To the latter point: I agree. The mind is extraordinarily complex. I don't even bother trying to fathom it. I'm not sure I could ever understand the bigger things, and the more I try, I tend to get awfully lonely (and scared) vis a vis the universe. It's a big, incomprehensible world out there, and we've done pretty good ordering the chaos without knowledge of the reasons or origin of our existence that I'm impressed humanity has gone on without immolating completely or going really berserk. Self-consciousness and self-awareness, which would seem to be a gift, is also an enormous curse.
Are there dice?Eephus said:I don't know what got into me last night. This seems too complicated.
I've woodshedded this a bit more and came up with
The Nineties Twin Minimix Draft
It's basically a 1990s song draft with a gimmick of two distinct mixes as the end products for each drafter. The minimixes can be organized however the drafter sees fit: tempo, genre, artist, theme, whatever in any order. The two mixes are standalone, no connection between the two is required.
Draft is maximum 14 rounds so the minimixes will be short listens of 7 songs each. Drafters can finish at any time after round #10.
If you want to change your concept partway through, errant early picks can be mulliganned out after round #6.
I'll say it: I like this idea. I have absolutely no idea where I'll go with it (all-Ringo minimix?), but I like it.
inI've woodshedded this a bit more and came up with
The Nineties Twin Minimix Draft
It's basically a 1990s song draft with a gimmick of two distinct mixes as the end products for each drafter. The minimixes can be organized however the drafter sees fit: tempo, genre, artist, theme, whatever in any order. The two mixes are standalone, no connection between the two is required.
Draft is maximum 14 rounds so the minimixes will be short listens of 7 songs each. Drafters can finish at any time after round #10.
If you want to change your concept partway through, errant early picks can be mulliganned out after round #6.
I hope things are going well and you're okay, Mrs. R.I'll likely be out of commission for the next few days, so I guess I'll have to pass. Probably just as well. The 90's isn't my musical strong suit.
I'll likely be out of commission for the next few days, so I guess I'll have to pass. Probably just as well. The 90's isn't my musical strong suit.
@Eephus You sure you want to listen to all those 90's drums?
I am in, just let me know what it is and when we start!@ilov90s
I'll be fine, thanks. I'm having cataracts in one eye removed and a lens implant put in tomorrow. I have no idea how well I will be able to see a computer screen. It's just a wait and see thing.rockaction said:I hope things are going well and you're okay, Mrs. R.
Best of luck with your procedure. Hope you're seeing fine in no time.I'll be fine, thanks. I'm having cataracts in one eye removed and a lens implant put in tomorrow. I have no idea how well I will be able to see a computer screen. It's just a wait and see thing.
You know I had to look that up. Pennsylvania slang, huh? Well if that's the way you want your scrapple...I'd be down for a '90s jawn, whatever form it may take.
I don't like Scrapple.Well if that's the way you want your scrapple...
Yep. Didn't think you did. I've had scrapple. I don't like it, either. Strikes me as more Yinzer than Philly, anyway. But I could be mistaken.I don't like Scrapple.
But I love pork roll/Taylor Ham.
It's a Jersey thing. It's kind of like a thicker Canadian bacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_rollI have no idea what pork roll/Taylor Ham is, though. Sounds...edible?
Oh, due respect to your gastro endeavors, but that looks like something I'd avoid at all costs, and I don't avoid much. It reminds me a bit of the canned ham we talked about earlier in the thread.It's a Jersey thing. It's kind of like a thicker Canadian bacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_roll
It's way better than that garbage. But I doubt they have it in CA anyway. Dunno if I've ever seen it outside NJ/NY/PA.Oh, due respect to your gastro endeavors, but that looks like something I'd avoid at all costs, and I don't avoid much. It reminds me a bit of the canned ham we talked about earlier in the thread.
Down South we call that fried baloney.It's a Jersey thing. It's kind of like a thicker Canadian bacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_roll
I doubt it, too. But I'm a CA transplant by way of CT, so that means I've spent a lot of time in MA and NY, too. Adventuring, we'll say. Often over the Tappan Zee Bridge to get to parts of New York and the NJTP to get through and to Jersey on my way to Pennsylvania. Lots of Jersey friends in college.It's way better than that garbage. But I doubt they have it in CA anyway. Dunno if I've ever seen it outside NJ/NY/PA.
Yup. Also, New Hope, PA's own Ween has a song about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutI8k49xoARegional delight like Wawa's subs, maybe.
That's too bad. Amazing how a little change for whatever reason can go so far or be indicative of changing priorities. The bread for the Philly cheesesteak was so important, IIRC. Everything had to be perfect in those sandwiches, and they were.Yup. Also, New Hope, PA's own Ween has a song about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TutI8k49xoA
As far as Wawa's subs go, they are a shadow of their former selves. They changed the bread contractor a while ago and it hasn't been the same. The chain itself is a corporate behemoth now and has lost most of what made it distinctive.
Yep. Still plenty of places in the Philly region that get it right. I have always maintained that the bread is the most important component, and there's a place in Atlantic City called White House that people rave about for reasons I can't fathom, because their bread is mediocre at best.The bread for the Philly cheesesteak was so important, IIRC. Everything had to be perfect in those sandwiches, and they were.
Down South we call that fried baloney.
... Guess what's on my Sunday menu!
My mom used to make the best fried baloney sandwiches. To keep the slices flat she would perform lasik surgery on the edges.Down South we call that fried baloney.
... Guess what's on my Sunday menu!
Does "Canadian bacon" have peameal on it down there (what we call peameal bacon) or is it more like a ham rind on it (back bacon)?It's a Jersey thing. It's kind of like a thicker Canadian bacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_roll
I have no idea what any of that means. Here's a glimpse of what our version looks like.Does "Canadian bacon" have peameal on it down there (what we call peameal bacon) or is it more like a ham rind on it (back bacon)?
In for whatever and have a few ideas as well. I know the 7/7 mixes are for easy listening but I might need to do two new sets of 7 when we finish. Or try to push through a new alias by the start of the draft.I have so many ideas for this 90s draft. Who is in?
I would love to participate but I’m too busy and unavailable to run it. I could start a spreadsheet though, that would be easy for this kind of draft.Also in for whatever. I know we had close to consensus on the '90s thing but Eephus wanted somebody to run it. I could probably do the @ thing and keep the draft moving along for the first week or so, but I can't set up a spreadsheet. I can enter stuff in a pre-made one like I did during Summerpalooza and part of k4's draft (but then I got scared I'd mess it up), but I'm limited to keeping time and doing that, really.
Cool. I was thinking maybe Eephus or somebody could put out the call and then I could keep time or just oversee it or whatever for the first bit. I could do that. But as far as putting out said call and organizing the logistical stuff, I'm not as good or as sort of present in that way.I would love to participate but I’m too busy and unavailable to run it. I could start a spreadsheet though, that would be easy for this kind of draft.
We need a draft though that’s for sureCool. I was thinking maybe Eephus or somebody could put out the call and then I could keep time or just oversee it or whatever for the first bit. I could do that. But as far as putting out said call and organizing the logistical stuff, I'm not as good or as sort of present in that way.
I can do the startup, spreadsheet set up, calling people out aspect of it, and will do that tomorrow morning if everyone likes but I'm not in here too much during the day so I'd have to pass off the keeping it moving and basic data entry responsibilities to pip, rock, krista, whoever. Hasn't been an issue in the past, that was the set up for the 458 round monstrosity where I was banned for half of it. It takes a village etc.Also in for whatever. I know we had close to consensus on the '90s thing but Eephus wanted somebody to run it. I could probably do the @ thing and keep the draft moving along for the first week or so, but I can't set up a spreadsheet. I can enter stuff in a pre-made one like I did during Summerpalooza and part of k4's draft (but then I got scared I'd mess it up), but I'm limited to keeping time and doing that, really.