Category Archives: Music

Free Class On The History of Rock? Yes, please.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Call it a keeping myself occupied move on my part- I signed up for a Coursera course and am currently listening to the Andrews Sisters sing “Shoo Shoo Baby” (1938) on Grooveshark. But let me back up a second… …so … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Championship Round!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

A joyous 3.5 weeks on the road came to an end today. I’ll have much to post about it- travel adventures, photos, and even videos.  But all that in due time. We’re on the verge of picking the best opening … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: The Elite 8

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

The Elite 8 basketball games that were on yesterday included the savage injury to Kevin Ware, and at LTD we send positive thoughts his way. Obviously being on the road has been more grueling than Guillermo or I expected.  We … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: The Sweet Sixteen Continues!

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Greetings from the Great American Northwest!  The stretch from northern California to southern Oregon has to rank up there with Montana and the Utah-Colorado pass as some of the most beautiful scenery in our country.   My participation in the … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Sweet Sixteen!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

First things first, results from the last matches. The Boss falls to Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” 56.5-54.3- hurts my heart, but WGO is a strong song and deserving of advancing. Similarly “Come Together” trounces “Purple Haze” 61.5-51.5. On the radio side, “This Is … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 12

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Voters- writing you from a fraternity basement in Cleveland where I’ve just slept the night. The very combination of “fraternity basement” and “slept the night” conjures an incredulous memory of waking up one evening at 4 am in college having … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 11

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Apologies on the brief lull in the tournament- the last few days of closing out my life in Maryland have been ridiculously busy and getting this up fell behind in my schedule. Results from Day 10: Gimme Shelter over Wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 10

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Tonight I post for the last time before hitting the road for the Great American Road Trip, Vol. 5. Who knows what I’ll be posting from the road, but hopefully it will be fun photos, videos, and assorted adventures, all … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 9

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

The second round begins today! It always bears reminding that in every music tournament, the end of the first round represents the halfway point for the tournament as a whole.   Today we have four first-rate match-ups, and if anyone … Continue reading →

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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 8

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Sorry for the late post- the snowquester was just so crazy. Fighting for survival in 2 inches in slush got me off track on prepping this. Moving on to good news- we have reached the last day of matches for … Continue reading →

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