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The day I was born, Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at the top of the Billboard 200. I've been trying my best to live up to that expectation ever since.

UPDATE: 2nd Annual People’s Choice Tournament- Nominations Open!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by g-mo

Note: Starting at 5 PM EST on 8/22, anyone that has already hit their limit on nominations can nominate exactly 1 more song. We can see timestamps so don’t cheat. We’ll cut it off when we get to our 128 … Continue reading →

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HCS (III, 7): The Hot August In John Henry Beck Park

Posted on August 16, 2012 by g-mo

“Talkin’ bout a dream, try to make it real, you wake up in the night and the fear is so real.” -Bruce Springsteen There was a problem with the skid steer, John told me. What was the problem? Well, we … Continue reading →

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HCS (III, 6): How To Chain Yourself To A Door, How To Wear Tyvek, and Other July Tutorials

Posted on July 21, 2012 by g-mo

“Until you say you don’t know, you won’t know until you begin.” -Van Halen The conference wasn’t a conference per se. When you think of a conference, what do you think? You probably think of some convention center next to … Continue reading →

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HCS (III, 5): Welcome To Atlanta

Posted on July 14, 2012 by g-mo

“I pull up in the black Lotus, your plaques are bogus, so I stripped them off the wall waiting for my cue to corner pocket eight balls.” -Ludacris  My life was already defined by Hope VI in mid-June, but once … Continue reading →

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HCS (III, 4): Maybirds

Posted on July 5, 2012 by g-mo

“Don’t think twice. It’s alright.” -Bob Dylan In the midst of everything happening that I’ve described, Janos started making out with a girl on the Sacramento AmeriCorps team. Her name was Evelyn and I still remember his excitement at presenting … Continue reading →

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HCS (III, 3): Presidents, Governors, and Golf Course Burials

Posted on June 17, 2012 by g-mo

It honestly seemed like a joke the first time I heard it. Hope VI was going, Ryan had just left, I was charging forward with setting up my mold experiment, working with Rohde and Mark on prepping the houses, getting … Continue reading →

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Led Zeppelin- The Last Band Standing

Posted on June 11, 2012 by g-mo

Ladies and gentlemen, we began the Last Band Standing tournament on February 20th, 2012. It was a time where I was still 28 and there had still only been four Marathon Days. Today, nearly four months later, we are ready … Continue reading →

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Royal Rumble, Game 7/8: Double Header

Posted on June 6, 2012 by g-mo

The scores are in, and Led Zeppelin now finds itself one game away from victory! “In My Time of Dying” defeats “Do It Again,” 58.7-53.6. We now stand at the cusp of the end of this tournament and our coaches … Continue reading →

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Royal Rumble, Game 6: And Then There Were Two

Posted on June 5, 2012 by g-mo

The above video, first of all, has nothing to do with the tournament, but I appreciated it. Moving on- low turnouts mean easy swings…and sometimes tough times for people on the wrong side of the scoreboard. After keeping this last … Continue reading →

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Marathon Day Five Has Dawned

Posted on June 2, 2012 by g-mo

Morning has finally broken through the clouds and rain of yesternight, and the marathoners are lacing up their shoes. Check out the schedule over at Untapped New York’s feature– whether we see you at the Ferry Terminal at 11 AM … Continue reading →

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