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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.

Living The Dream Music Tournament: Round of 128, Division D

Headliner Division D story: I’m a little biased here- the match-up I am choosing to highlight is literally like me trying to choose between my left aorta and my right ventricle. 1 seed “Don’t Stop Believing,” the first song released … Continue reading

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Round of 128, Division B Results

Not just a little superstitious…VERY superstitious. The Zeppelin should have invested in some voodoo dolls and rabbit’s feet- maybe a lesson for next time, because the funkmaster himself and the champion of the first Hands On Gulf Coast music tournament … Continue reading

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Living The Dream Music Tournament: Round of 128, Division C

Stories of Division C: This is our first Round of 128 instance where the 1, 2, 3, and 4 division seeds are still alive…whether that stays the case in the Round of 64 is in the fighting hands of the … Continue reading

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Round of 128, Division A Results

First and foremost, great, GREAT turnout. We had 21 voters put in their scores for these match-ups, which gives us a new record! I know I’ve been blowing up my friends’ in-boxes and trying to get both old and new … Continue reading

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Living The Dream Music Tournament: Round of 128, Division B

Stories of Division B: This is the first serious, serious test for a 1 seed- after posting a juggernaut 8.75 average in the Round of 512 (bolstered by 9+ scores from Missing In Action voters Jordan and Jim Rock), When … Continue reading

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Living The Dream Music Tournament: Round of 128, Division A

Alright voters- it’s starting to get real. Mad real. First, most every match-up is going to rock hard- every song here has beat at least two and in play-in cases, three competitors. So we generally like them. The second story … Continue reading

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Round of 256 Awards!!!!

Alright- awards. I’m going to limit these to 256-centric stats, but at the end we can have some Tournament wide awards. Also, I think we are far enough in and also on democratically equal footing in the competition to include … Continue reading

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LTDMT 128 8 Disc Box Set!

Alright, another halftime is here where I will put up some innocuous posts about things that I did on the Excel sheet while I was bored. First up, yesterday I took the time to put all 128 songs in chronological … Continue reading

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Music Tournament: Division M, Day 1

Division M kicks off with two different contender songs featuring collaborations: the more obvious Under Pressure, but perhaps the less obvious California Stars as well. That, combined with some stalwart classics, have me nodding my head already. Grooveshark link is … Continue reading

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Music Tournament: Division L, Day 1 Results

It’s really hard to prepare a draft of the post for these match-up results when as of 4:45 pm Saturday, two match-ups are separated by under 2 points and one by just over 3 points. So I’m just going to … Continue reading

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