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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.

Covers Tournament: Play-In Day 1 Results

Posted on October 3, 2011 by g-mo

Alright, Day 1 is in the books, 25 voters participated, and we have our first four victors that have clawed their way into the Round of 128! However, it should be noted that scores are looking prettty low. I guess … Continue reading →

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Fall Covers Tournament: Play-In Round, Day 1

Posted on September 30, 2011 by g-mo

Votes are due on Sunday, October 2nd at 8 pm: Well, this has been quite the endeavor of categorizing songs and figuring out which should play logically in these first few rounds. I feel good about this first group of … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before The Storm

Posted on September 29, 2011 by g-mo

Alright everyone- final nominations are in and I am happy to announce that we have 137 songs. There have been a number of different opinions on this whole “Man On The Street” definition of what should and shouldn’t go in. … Continue reading →

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The People’s Choice…And One Last Request

Posted on September 4, 2011 by g-mo

Well, the Summer of 2011 has drawn to a close- the students are schooling, you’ve got one last chance to get your best white apparel in…and the People have chosen a champion. First of all, thank you so much to … Continue reading →

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The People’s Choice Championship

Posted on September 1, 2011 by g-mo

Back in early April as the first tournament was drawing to a close, Janos and I did some brainstorming and came up with a response to the criticism of “where’s that song”- a tournament within which we would each nominate … Continue reading →

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Elite Eight: The Other Two Match-Ups

Posted on August 26, 2011 by g-mo

Votes due Sunday, 8/28 at 8 PM (on my 28 and 1/3 birthday): Beautiful people- what a run we have been on, and how close to the finish we find ourselves. To mirror Lindsay’s post, we have the other two … Continue reading →

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The Elite Eights, Side By Side

Posted on August 25, 2011 by g-mo

I’m sorry, I think my commitment to taking the time to figure out whose scores fluctuated the most, etcetera, etcetera has petered out. Along with my free time. Screw it, I still have the most important graph. And actually this … Continue reading →

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Final Bracket and Wall of 10’s Wordle

Posted on August 25, 2011 by g-mo

1) It has come to my attention that there actually wasn’t a final bracket created. So this is it. Link also in Brackets section. 2) Maybe I tracked the Wall of 10’s this long not because anyone ever looks at … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 2 of 4)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by g-mo

It wasn’t that training hadn’t crossed my mind, but the decision to do the damn thing was rather spontaneous. I was supposed to be doing a 2 mile swim in Lake Tahoe, like I mentioned before, and my ride from … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlalons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by g-mo

Dreamers, I can’t help but feel the need to post an account, minor as it may be, of my adventurous Sunday morning finishing my first sprint triathlon. Sprint not because I sprinted the whole time, but because a regular triathlon … Continue reading →

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