Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 08:11:59 am
Post by: FrankZappa on June 08, 2005, 08:23:00 am
them is some hard first rounds!
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 08:27:34 am
Paul, you can definitely send me your first round votes if you want, since you\'re not gonna be around. can\'t do anything after that though, since you won\'t know the outcome..
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 08:38:38 am
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 08:41:01 am
Post by: weekapaug19 on June 08, 2005, 09:45:43 am
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 09:53:05 am
Quote from: weekapaug19
what is #15 (Funk)...i don\'t think i\'ve ever heard of this before
i\'m going to update the first post and add links to all the tunes...
Funk (http://www.archive.org/download/pb1999-08-13.flac16/pb1999-08-13d1t04_64kb.mp3)
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 08, 2005, 10:08:27 am
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 10:12:21 am
the actual voting will start on sunday..
Post by: Marcial on June 08, 2005, 10:18:11 am
Post by: Igziabeher on June 08, 2005, 10:24:55 am
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 10:31:01 am
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 10:51:30 am
Post by: Gordo on June 08, 2005, 11:01:48 am
Drunk Monk a 7 seed? thats bogus, a second round against Gravity! id like to see the Monk make it deeper, but shit this is how it goes! nice work dave.
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 11:05:06 am
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 08, 2005, 11:13:06 am
Post by: freddiewaht on June 08, 2005, 11:57:39 am
Post by: ellis-d on June 08, 2005, 12:03:41 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 12:14:52 pm
Quote from: Gordo
this is fucking cool. im trying to figure it out though, am i voting for my top choice or am i voting for which song i think will get more votes? is this a battle between .infoers or a battle between breakfast songs?
when the voting starts on sunday, you\'ll be voting for the song you like better in each of the 32 head-to-head matchups. people should make their \'predictions\' in this thread, as to who they think will win (for bragging rights, just like filling out NCAA brackets).
Post by: weekapaug19 on June 08, 2005, 12:15:20 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 12:19:18 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
man i registered for that site like an hour and a half ago and i still havent gotten the email with my password.... fuckers.
cobb, are you using yahoo/hotmail/gmail? if so, check your spam folder.. if not.. wait? i dunno..
Quote from: ellis-d
so im just wondering how exactly you came up with the rankings, was there a system to it? and imo FFT got the shaft!
a small committee was formed to come up with the seedings. songs were placed into brackets randomly.
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 08, 2005, 12:32:43 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 12:37:50 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
yeah not in the spam folder, whatev. do i need to be registered to actually take part in the tourney or is this just for predictions?
just if you wanna use the Predict It feature on their site (basically a click and pick)..
all voting will be done here, starting sunday.
Post by: Stephengencs on June 08, 2005, 12:44:31 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher
I can\'t be expected to choose between Merge and Food For Thought.
No shit.....I am torn from jump street...
Post by: Marcial on June 08, 2005, 01:33:03 pm
Post by: freddiewaht on June 08, 2005, 01:35:07 pm
register>vote.
im still waiting for a confirmation.
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 01:53:37 pm
Quote from: Marcial
I\'m confused... do we vote here, or on the other site??
:hair:
actual voting (battles) for songs begins sunday, and will be done here.
the bracket site is for making predictions (and seeing how the actual brackets look).
NCAA tournament - when you fill out brackets, you\'re not playing the games, you\'re making predictions as to who you think will win, BEFORE the tournament starts. voting starts here on sunday, and we will be doing one round per week.
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 02:08:10 pm
Post by: Rujah on June 08, 2005, 02:46:19 pm
tough choice on that one
Post by: freddiewaht on June 08, 2005, 03:33:07 pm
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 08, 2005, 03:37:04 pm
Quote from: freddiewaht
still waiting for confirmation
Post by: Mark on June 08, 2005, 03:44:06 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
Quote from: freddiewahtstill waiting for confirmation
Post by: Wolfman on June 08, 2005, 04:33:03 pm
Quote from: Rujah
inner glimpse v. dig
tough choice on that one
Oof. Listen to Friday\'s (Lion\'s Den) Dig > Beef Barley, Dig "sandwich" mishap and the choice will become clear.
Post by: Todd on June 08, 2005, 05:05:19 pm
Quote from: Mark
Quote from: Jim CobbQuote from: freddiewahtstill waiting for confirmation
"Registration Complete - Check Your Email
Your information has been saved and a password generated and sent to the email address you entered. Normally you should receive the email within minutes."
:fucktard:
Post by: boombox on June 08, 2005, 05:16:09 pm
Post by: Marcial on June 08, 2005, 05:23:25 pm
Quote from: Mark
Quote from: Jim CobbQuote from: freddiewahtstill waiting for confirmation
Post by: FrankZappa on June 08, 2005, 05:39:20 pm
Post by: galenas on June 08, 2005, 08:11:27 pm
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 08:12:27 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 08:19:53 pm
Quote from: Wolfman
Dave, you should stop using the word "picks" and instead say "predictions". I was very confused too. So we PREDICT who we THINK will win on the bracket site, but we VOTE for WHICH SONG WE LIKE BETTER here, right?
there\'s the word i was looking for. good call wolf. you truly are verbal vinegar for the biters down at the salad bar.
for those of you who aren\'t getting the confirmation emails (has anyone got one successfully?), there\'s this:
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So, make sure you have entered your address correctly or else you will not receive your password. In fact, that\'s why we have created this info box, due to the number of bounced emails we have received on a daily basis.
There are a variety of reasons why you might not receive the email:
* If you use anti-spam or "junk mail" filtering, these filters are not always 100% accurate and may erroneously identify legitimate emails as being junk. Check your filtered mail inbox and also add the bracketmaker.com domain to your whitelist (trusted senders) if you have that option.
* AOL users in particular: Don\'t forget the @aol.com part. Also, your email address is not a website so it does not begin with "www". 8-)
* Former @Home users: Apparently some of you haven\'t heard that your former user@home.com email address is no longer valid. If you have not yet received notice about that, please find out what your new email address is before attempting to register.
* Typos: Be sure to proofread your typing. One simple mistake is all it takes for your password to end up in limbo land.
* Some email providers automatically deactivate accounts if they have not been used after a certain number of days. If you haven\'t checked your email recently, send yourself a test message before submitting this registration form.
If you do not receive the email promptly, try sending yourself a test message to verify that there isn\'t a problem with your mail server. If you do not receive your own test message, that means there is something is wrong on your end. For example, ask your ISP if their mail server is busy.
If you have tested your email and are certain that you entered your address correctly, it may be that our mail server is busy. It happens now and then, but it is rare and should never be tied up for more than two hours or so.
i\'d say if you don\'t hear anything by tomorrow, try contacting them (http://www.bracketmaker.com/contact.cfm) to let them know about the problem.
Post by: Marcial on June 08, 2005, 08:22:14 pm
so when do we predict past the final four?
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 08:23:04 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 08, 2005, 08:25:17 pm
i think their definitions of \'bracket\' and \'tournament\' are different than mine. i created a tournament, and then 4 brackets within, but i don\'t think it understands that the winners of those 4 brackets will face each other. in which case, i\'d need to make a new bracket when the final 4 rolls around. i could have had one 64-team bracket, but then i wouldn\'t be able to put the regions. anyways, i\'m not about to go and do it all over again, so this will have to do..
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 08:26:31 pm
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 08, 2005, 11:00:35 pm
Post by: Wolfman on June 08, 2005, 11:13:23 pm
Pearl Street Bracket:
Scheme sits atop a very strong overall bracket. Scheme is clearly epic, though it may lose some ground due to lack of number of performances. At least one 12 seed always wins, and Phaddy Boom Baddy is the 12 you love to go with here. People love marijuana songs. Look for a hot round 1 matchup with Score. The bottom of the bracket features 3 instrumental underdogs. They all have a battle, but the most likely to emerge alive is Frankly Po Zest over ballad Vera Street. Hardluck Harry was a surprise 2 seed, look for 3 seed Sundance to score the upset in the Sweet Sixteen. I predict a Scheme v. Sundance regional final coming down to the wire.
Winner: Sundance
Upset Special: Phaddy over Score
The Booth Bracket:
#1 seed Rufus is very hot coming off the other poll that inspired this tournament, as well as frequent airplay on Sirius 17. I will probably be the only person voting for Beer Jubilee, since the song is about going to the afterparty at my house and I\'m mentioned by name in the song. LDZ vs. Eppy 1 in the 8 v. 9 spot is an intruiging old-school matchup. May go to overtime there. Rufus should cruise to the regional final. The bottom half of the bracket features a very hot and underseeded Doughboy at #6. Taboot will have its hand full with Doughboy in round 2. Look for Escher\'s to eek it out with strong lyric play and take on Rufus in the final.
Winner: Rufus
Upset Special: Doughboy over Taboot
Toad\'s Place Bracket:
Buquebus is a lock for a 1 seed but will face an early test against Puppetry in the Sweet 16. This is the most straightforward bracket. Upsets seem unlikely. However, Funky Bill, despite low frequency of performance, should be strong given that it only seems to be played when the show is really getting insane. Unlike the other 2/3 matchups, Gravity will come in as a big favorite over Fiery Ball. The regional final will be interesting, with perennial powerhouse Buquebus taking on young upstart Gravity.
Winner: Gravity
Upset Special: Funky Bill over Sleeping Beauty
Winston\'s Bracket:
#1 seed Mooboo\'s Voodoo also comes in scorching hot, having just become the song mentioned on the first ever unofficial Breakfast T-Shirts. Also, a solid rendition Friday night in New York with an Eppy I sandwich means that Mooboo\'s is peaking at the right time. Conversely, 4 seed Spunk has had limited rotation over the last couple of years, which will hurt its chances against hippie anthem Vermont Song. Just like 13 seed Vermont beat Syracuse in Basketball, look for 13 seed Vermont Song to beat Spunk here. In the weirdest round 1 matchup, I like Lit to hold off Wild Pack. People like Lit beacuse they don\'t know what it is. And it\'s about marijuana. Tribal won\'t be tested until Gladys Pimp in the Sweet 16, but Tribal has the huge advantage of being the first song on Deuce, whereas Gladys Pimp has yet to make an album. That should seal the deal for Tribal. Rounding out a series of 4 bombastic regional finals, the first song on Deuce will succumb to the last song on Deuce.
Winner: Mooboo\'s Voodoo (Episode II)
Upset Special: Vermont Song over Spunk
FINAL FOUR: Sundance vs. Roofus. Sundance comes in with stronger composition, vocal arrangement, and overall complexity. However, Roofus counters with more frequent play, more clutch plays (Baker Quad, Camp Creek, Bona Fide, etc.) and a catchy reggae hook. (This is a popularity contest, after all.) Though both are equal jam vehicles, more great jams have come out of Roofus. I don\'t know how I will vote yet, but I think more people are into Roofus right now.
Gravity vs. Eppy II: The thing you have to love about Gravity is that it has yet to produce its best performance. It is one of the rising young stars of the lineup, and will no doubt be coming through in some huge spots very soon. After the shocker over powerhouse Buqeubus though, it will not have enough legs left to take down the red-hot and well-established Mooboo\'s Voodoo.
FINAL: Roofus v. Mooboo\'s Voodoo (Episode II)
The 2 hottest Breakfast songs have blazed their way to the championship. Both songs have mood-setting composition in the beginning before the verse comes in. Both songs have epic mid-song jams that peak at a chorus reprise. Both songs feature catchy choruses. Roofus features humor, but Mooboo\'s counters with soul. Both songs have been played in huge spots. It\'s a very, very tough vote. However, given all the recent hoopla with the T-shirts, the NYC Sandwich, Freddie\'s campaigning and the Episodes discussions, the force is with Episode II.
Happy Voting!
Post by: leith on June 08, 2005, 11:17:55 pm
Post by: Spacey on June 08, 2005, 11:20:03 pm
Nicely Done! Good Job Wolfman.
Post by: Gordo on June 09, 2005, 02:10:50 am
Rufus vs. Mooboo\'s = my finals, no doubt.
Mooboo\'s should definitely take the cake. there aint another song id rather hear anywhere at anytime.
Post by: FrankZappa on June 09, 2005, 04:58:32 am
actually, just did my brackets and it looks like dave did a good job ranking all the songs. be interesting to see who wins.
Post by: Marcial on June 09, 2005, 08:18:04 am
Post by: davepeck on June 09, 2005, 08:21:28 am
Post by: Spacey on June 09, 2005, 12:26:40 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 09, 2005, 12:31:52 pm
Post by: Spacey on June 09, 2005, 12:47:18 pm
Post by: Rujah on June 09, 2005, 02:00:26 pm
Quote from: Gordo
quality shit wolfy.
Rufus vs. Mooboo\'s = my finals, no doubt.
Mooboo\'s should definitely take the cake. there aint another song id rather hear anywhere at anytime.
got mine this morning as well,
will probably be making my picks shortly. after I listen to each song at least once.
are we basing our picks on the specific verisons of the songs that were linked or what?
havnt been a real big fan of gladys pimp but since I\'ve never heard of late and the great so I guess gotta go with gladys pimp
difficult choice between mayfly and cosmic spaceway rhyme??
after listening to beardslee show from a few weeks back gonna have to go for cosmic spaceway?
Post by: davepeck on June 09, 2005, 04:45:15 pm
Quote from: Rujah
will probably be making my picks shortly. after I listen to each song at least once.
are we basing our picks on the specific verisons of the songs that were linked or what?
no. the links are there to random versions of the songs just to provide people with a listen if they haven\'t heard the song before.
again, the bracketmaker.com site is for your PREDICTIONS, not your VOTE as to which song you like better. your \'picks\' at bracketmaker.com will have no affect on the outcome of the tournament. the VOTING begins sunday.
Post by: Stephengencs on June 09, 2005, 08:11:57 pm
Pearl Street Bracket
There are a couple of tough first round matches here, well for me anyway.
the WTF/Fairy and Score/PhaddyBoom are what i see as tough calls to make.....but I do not see Scheme losing to any tune in this bracket......I would see HLH, Coma, and Score as the final four in this bracket and it would be a HUGE upset to see Scheme loose..... I cant see Phaddy Boom upsetting Score first round.
Toads Place
I see Buquebus making it to the finals here, along with Drunk Monk Bar. I personally like Drunk Monk to take this bracket. There are some ser jammers in this one, Puppetry/Buquebus/Gravity/GBFBITS.... I think HDX may be the best tune in the bracket, but I dont see it beating Gravity.... And old schoolers may tend to lean towards the Puppetry....
Winstons Bracket
For me, this is the tougest bracket to choose....I want to know who was on this small comittee who seeded these songs and made these brackets, because the Winstons Bracket will tear a breakfast fan\'s heart into shreds..
I dont see any other tune winning other than Episode 2. May Fly and Tribal Funk are probably the 2 biggest contenders....Especially the May Flys of recent.. I will be sad to see Food For Thought go down, but I think it will...I hope it can make it at least to the final four of the bracket...
The Booth Bracket
This is where I maybe forsee the bigest upset. If Heather can pull of the upset over Beef Barley (AND IT SHOULD PEOPLE), I think it can take the bracket....It would be a huge upset for it to beat Rufus and that is where she\'ll probably meet her demise, but I am pullin hard for her....Attraction and Doughboy should end up giving Rufus a run for its money....
My Final Four Prediction:
Heather
Scheme
Drunk Monk Bar
Episode 2 (Mooboos Voodoo) (WINNER)
All in all it should be an interesting tournament....I am curious to see how people will vote....will they go with their hearts or will they go with their true feelings on what is a better song? who knows....
Post by: Marcial on June 09, 2005, 08:41:18 pm
1st round loser... confirmed.
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 01:59:33 am
Quote from: Marcial
Heather? Are you ser?
1st round loser... confirmed.
BOOOOOOO!!!!!!
go feed your snakes guy....
Upsets happen.
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 10, 2005, 10:20:09 am
Post by: Blackieshamps on June 10, 2005, 04:26:09 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 04:28:14 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
i will vote for heather. self titled record has been a ser choice in my cd rotation recently and i can see that swinging my votes. i\'ve been teaching myself how to play the songs and it has given me a lot of insight into where their writing style evolved from. first record: definitly gonna be strong in my votes for this tournament.
That is what I like to hear....well confirmed 2 votes for Heather...
Who else is with me and Cobb????? Lets upset the shit outta Beef Barley....
Post by: Rujah on June 10, 2005, 04:30:35 pm
plus I think they should play it more
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 04:33:09 pm
Quote from: Rujah
heather was the first breakfast tune iI heard and will most likely be receiving my vote as well, so that makes 3
plus I think they should play it more
NICE NICE NICE....Rujah...remind me to meet you tonight if you are goin to porters..
Always love the Heatherfull Heather....
Quote from: Blackieshamps
Sundance vs. Uncle Freddy = tough tough call
I gotta go Uncle Freddy all the way......
Post by: Mark on June 10, 2005, 04:39:31 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs
The Booth BracketA no brainer in my book!
This is where I maybe forsee the bigest upset. If Heather can pull of the upset over Beef Barley (AND IT SHOULD)
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 04:41:05 pm
Post by: Rujah on June 10, 2005, 04:51:13 pm
I was going to give Heather my vote anyways, and Im always hopefully for a heatherful heather any bfast show I go to
next show probably be in Aug. for hte Rocks of hte Boat Cruise, but that is still somewhat up in the air? Anyone know what time the breakfast will be playing and how late they usually run too. But I\'ll definately be at moedown
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 04:52:59 pm
Post by: Wolfman on June 10, 2005, 05:18:00 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on June 10, 2005, 07:13:43 pm
Quote from: Wolfman
.........But please, let\'s not go nuts here, Uncle Freddy is a 3-minute instrumental noodle, whereas Sundance couldn\'t be played by any other band that exists right now. Maybe people haven\'t heard Sundance. If you don\'t have a CD version handy, cue up Radio Joe 5/5/1 (it\'s the first track), close your eyes for 12 minutes, then come back to the thread.
Although Sundance is vintage breakfast and couldnt be played by any band other than the breakfast, I still get such a charge out of the Uncle Freddy licks...just soothing like the sounds of a rainstorm through your window on a sunday afternoon when you are just chillin on the couch with your girl....
The question that begs to be asked then, is how did a 3 minute noodler get paired up agains a friggin monster like sundance......
Regardless I have made no real final decisions other than I am definatly pullin all tourney for Heather.....
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checkin out that 5/5/01 sundance right now....SER jam>...
Post by: Rujah on June 10, 2005, 08:59:18 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs
Quote from: Wolfman.........But please, let\'s not go nuts here, Uncle Freddy is a 3-minute instrumental noodle, whereas Sundance couldn\'t be played by any other band that exists right now. Maybe people haven\'t heard Sundance. If you don\'t have a CD version handy, cue up Radio Joe 5/5/1 (it\'s the first track), close your eyes for 12 minutes, then come back to the thread.
Although Sundance is vintage breakfast and couldnt be played by any band other than the breakfast, I still get such a charge out of the Uncle Freddy licks...just soothing like the sounds of a rainstorm through your window on a sunday afternoon when you are just chillin on the couch with your girl....
The question that begs to be asked then, is how did a 3 minute noodler get paired up agains a friggin monster like sundance......
Regardless I have made no real final decisions other than I am definatly pullin all tourney for Heather.....
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checkin out that 5/5/01 sundance right now....SER jam>...
son of a bitch stole my idea
Post by: Todd on June 10, 2005, 09:05:04 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
i am registered, and it seems dave and i have similar predictions. it seems great minds DO think alike.
GET A ROOM!!!
Post by: Rujah on June 10, 2005, 10:06:34 pm
maybe ill give rufus a closer listen too, but Ive been a fan of LDZ for a while
shit just listened to the link to Rufus and I might have to change my vote.
one question I do have though, are we voting on inverted STL or regular one.
The Booth is the my hardest bracket so far but Im only have way though it,it havent picked any of hte other brackets yet
pretty much a toss up I can really chose between any of them.
Might be easier to have people vote who\'ve never heard the songs before that way your get a more instinctal response. this shit is gonna be hard
its good a thing that the bracketmanager predications are what we think other people will chose instead of what I enjoy more.
wish they all could win, I mean I love Attraction but its up against D5
Post by: leith on June 11, 2005, 03:12:14 am
01 The Grand Scheme Of Things
09 Fairy
05 Score
13 Dig
11 Wake Up In A Coma
03 Sundance
10 Frankly Po Zest
02 Hard Luck Harry
The Booth Bracket:
01 Rufus
09 Episode 1 (Happy)
12 Heather
04 See The Light
11 Cut Me Some Slack
03 Taboo Or Not Taboot
10 Attraction To Shade Ditty
02 Escher\'s Etchings
Toad\'s Place Bracket:
01 Buquebus
09 Garcian Fishbowl
05 Puppetry
04 The Chase
06 Sleeping Beauty
03 Great Big Fiery Ball In The Sky
10 Son Of Simpleton
02 Gravity
Winston\'s Bracket:
01 Mooboo\'s Voodoo (Episode 2)
08 Superfly Phaddy Fat
05 Merge
04 Spunk
06 May Fly Disarray
03 Gladys Pimp & Kangaroos With Me
10 Lit
02 Tribal Funk Affliction
Post by: skalnbyc on June 11, 2005, 06:03:52 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs
Quote from: Jim Cobbi will vote for heather. self titled record has been a ser choice in my cd rotation recently and i can see that swinging my votes. i\'ve been teaching myself how to play the songs and it has given me a lot of insight into where their writing style evolved from. first record: definitly gonna be strong in my votes for this tournament.
That is what I like to hear....well confirmed 2 votes for Heather...
Who else is with me and Cobb????? Lets upset the shit outta Beef Barley....
Not to be a follower, but I\'m with you on Heather.
Quote from: Rujah
heather was the first breakfast tune iI heard and will most likely be receiving my vote as well, so that makes 3
plus I think they should play it more
Playing it more would simply entail playing it 1 time. That song has been in storage for too long.
Post by: davepeck on June 11, 2005, 07:41:05 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 12, 2005, 12:09:46 am
Post by: Spacey on June 12, 2005, 12:15:23 am
Post by: skalnbyc on June 12, 2005, 01:20:39 am
I hope the band gets a copy of the final bracket.
Post by: Spacey on June 12, 2005, 01:31:21 am
Post by: skalnbyc on June 12, 2005, 01:44:40 am
Quote from: Spacey
It\'s going to be something when people log on in the morning and realize all the new threads. Will it be discouraging to play catch up?
I\'m lucky here on the west coast as I began voting at 9pm, before heading out on the town for the night. All I have to do now is sit back and read all the comments. I would feel a little overwhelmed sifting through all the bracket threads on Sunday afternoon.
Post by: Spacey on June 12, 2005, 01:46:29 am
Post by: boombox on June 12, 2005, 03:55:23 am
Post by: Spacey on June 12, 2005, 11:06:37 am
Post by: Rujah on June 13, 2005, 05:05:21 pm
dont know but if someone is capable to place a bracket on a link from the homepage or even on the homepage itself, if you know what I mean. Would love to see them there instead of clicking on the thread itself but its know big deal.
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 14, 2005, 01:05:21 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 14, 2005, 01:08:34 pm
Quote from: Jim Cobb
is it possible to have one page where we can view the current scores for ALL the songs? that way i wont have to open like 9823732984723 threads to see how everything is lookin.
believe me, i\'m trying.. don\'t know if it\'s possible though..
oh, and i\'m pretty sure it\'s only 32 threads.. ;)
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 14, 2005, 01:11:07 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 14, 2005, 01:46:04 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on June 15, 2005, 01:43:38 am
Quote from: davepeck
just sent out an email to ALL users about the tourney.. hopefully we\'ll see a lot more voting, and a few blasts from the past...
Saw Cori Payne logged in among others.
Post by: Rujah on June 15, 2005, 12:15:03 pm
Quote from: davepeck
just sent out an email to ALL users about the tourney.. hopefully we\'ll see a lot more voting, and a few blasts from the past...
when does the voting end for this round according the .info timelag. anyway still havent voted on any of the songs yet but will be today, so look for m votes to swing the percentages/
Post by: davepeck on June 15, 2005, 12:22:42 pm
Quote from: Rujah
Quote from: davepeckjust sent out an email to ALL users about the tourney.. hopefully we\'ll see a lot more voting, and a few blasts from the past...
when does the voting end for this round according the .info timelag.
not sure what you mean by timelag?
the polls all say when they end, but basically they all end saturday/sunday ~midnight EST..
Post by: davepeck on June 19, 2005, 12:31:13 am
Post by: davepeck on June 19, 2005, 11:32:41 am
it doesn\'t seem to show our points on the \'leaderboard\' yet..
Post by: Wolfman on June 19, 2005, 12:43:52 pm
Round 1 of the first annual .info Tournament of Tunes has come and gone. There was action and excitement, late combacks, joy and heartbreak. But really, the party begins in round 2. Round 1 was a good opportunity for some songs to get some tourney experience, but at the end of the day there were only 3 upsets...two 10 seeds and one 11 seed. (Unless you want to count the three victorious 9-seeds as upsets.) Let\'s rundown some of the more interesting matchups:
Pearl Street Region:[/SIZE]
In the most surprising bracket, top seed Scheme pulled the only shutout over hapless Prom \'97. In the closest battle of the week, the fans showed their emotional side in voting #9 Fairy over #8 What the Funk by one vote. #5 Score rocked #12 Phaddy Boom Baddy by thirty-four votes, proving that Phaddy is a program in trouble. 3 years ago it would have been a contender to win, now it faces near Bouncing-Around-The-Room-Status. It\'s not a bad song, but the fans seem to have turned on it for the time being. The 10, 11, and 14 seeds were all instrumental underdogs, but two out of three emerged victorious. #10 Frankly Po Zest doubled up #7 Vera Street, while #11 Wake Up in a Coma beat #6 No Regret going away. While I did predict FPZ over Vera Street, your humble author is very surprised that two old-school instrumentals that do not get played very often so easily defeated two songs on the newest album. That would have made for a hot parlay.
The Booth Region:[/SIZE]
#1 seed Rufus easily defeated Beer Jubilee, but Beer Jubilee became the crowd darling of the first round. Team Jubilee did an excellent job getting the name and the song out there, and for the first time in three years there were many "Bring Back Beer Jubilee" posts. Beer Jubilee is a song on the rise right now. In a surprisingly lopsided old-school 8/9 battle, #9 Eppy I crushed #8 LDZ. To some extent Eppy I is riding on the coattails of the en fuego Eppy II. Two more old-school vs. Real Radio matchups showed that there is a lot of old-school sentiment coming into the tournament. #6 seed Doughboy only held off #11 Cut Me Some Slack by two votes, while #10 seed Attraction pummeled #7 Dimension 5 by thirty votes. Doughboy has opened a ton of sets in the last year and is on the new album, yet could only win by 2 over a rare old-school instrumental. Attraction, which is 90% instrumental, took down another Real Radio song in a battle of Ron songs.
Toad\'s Place Region:[/SIZE]
A very straightforward region featured a see-saw battle between #8 Garcian Fishbowl and #9 Question Mark and the Mind. In the end old-school won out again as Garcian pulled through by four votes. Other than that, this bracket really begins this week.
Winston\'s Region[/SIZE]
No close matchups and no upsets. Further advancing the old-school powerhouse theory, #8 Superfly handily took down #9 Fresh Cut. Real tourney begins now.
Round 1 was a nice appetizer, and the heavyweight battles are yet to come. Check out my Totally Tubular Round 2 Predictions post!
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The Totally Tubular Round 2 Predictions![/COLOR]
Now that we know how many people are voting, we can do some point spreads and money lines :) Note: I am not taking action on these lines, as it may compromise the integrity of the tourney. These lines are being provided as a service if you would like to place wagers amongst yourselves.
Pearl Street Region:[/SIZE]
1 Scheme
9 Fairy
Spead: Scheme -55
Money Line: Scheme -2800
Odds to win it all: Scheme 6:1, Fairy 10,000:1
Comment: Scheme should win handily, but will be tested later.
4 Inner Glimpse
5 Score
Spread: Score -7
Money Line: Score -140
Odds to Win It All: Score 225:1, Inner Glimpse 400:1
Comment: This one\'s gonna be close! After a tough first round for Real Radio, it will be forced to lose another song.
3 Sundance
11 Wake Up In A Coma
Spread: Sundance -17
Money Line: Sundance -225
Odds to Win It All: Sundance 125:1, WUIAC 500:1
Comment: Lots of composition go into this heady mathchup, but Sundance has too much versatility for WUIAC.
2 Hardluck Harry
10 Frankly Po Zest
Spread: Harry -23
Money Line: Harry -330
Odds to Win It All: HLH 12:1, FPZ 475:1
Comment: HLH does not need assistance badly...yet.
The Booth Region:[/SIZE]
1 Rufus
9 Episode I (Happy)
Spread: Rufus -29
Money Line: Rufus -1350
Odds To Win It All: Rufus 5:2, Eppy I 750:1
Comment: Eppy I will make a strong showing against the top seed, but Team Rufus will ensure victory.
4 See The Light
5 Beef Barley
Spread: STL -7.5
Money Line: STL -170
Odds To Win It All: STL 110:1, BB 160:1
Comment: Super old-school matchup, STL has the early edge off of an impressive squashing of Bugs.
3 Taboo or Not Taboot
6 Doughboy
Spread: TONT -4.5
Money Line: TONT -130
Odds To Win It All: TONT 30:1, Doughboy 60:1
Comment: As an oddsmaker I have to make TONT the slight favorite, but I\'ll stick with my pre-tourney prediction that this will be Doughboy\'s money day.
2 Escher\'s Etchings
10 Attraction to Shade Ditty
Spread: Escher\'s -22
Money Line: Escher\'s -450
Odds To Win It All: Eschers 10:1, ATSD 400:1
Comment: ATSD will always be a fan favorite, but Escher\'s will be transcending the mood in this matchup.
Toad\'s Place Region:[/SIZE]
1 Buquebus
9 Garcian Fishbowl
Spread: Buquebus -37.5
Money Line: Buquebus -2250
Odds To Win It All: Buquebus 3:2, Garcian 2500:1
Comment: Eat Your Buquebus \'Cross The Nation
4 The Chase
5 Puppetry
Spread: The Chase -2
Money Line: The Chase -115
Odds To Win It All: Chase 180:1, Puppetry 190:1
Comment: Toughest to predict of them all. The Chase gets the slight edge due to a couple of people who are super-rowdy Chase fans.
3 Great Big Fiery Ball in the Sky
6 Sleeping Beauty
Spread: Fiery Ball -13
Money Line: Fiery Ball -170
Odds To Win It All: Fiery Ball 180:1, Sleeping Beauty 500:1
Comment: No sleepers here...Fiery Ball moves to the Sweet 16.
2 Gravity
7 Drunk Monk Bar
Spread: Gravity -24.5
Money Line: Gravity -420
Odds To Win It All: Gravity 12:1, DMB 300:1
Comment: This means war! Going against the old-school power theory, new muscle Gravity eliminates Drunk Monk Bar.
Winston\'s Region[/SIZE]
1 Mooboo\'s Voodoo (Episode II)
8 Superfly Phaddy Fat
Spread: Eppy II -60
Money Line: Eppy II -3250
Odds To Win It All: Eppy II 1:1, SPF 5500:1
Comment: Eppy II will have its voodoo in SPF\'s head all week long.
4 Spunk
5 Merge
Spead: Pick \'Em
Money Line: Merge -100
Odds To Win It All: Spunk 600:1, Merge 600:1
Comment: Dead heat. Choose wisely.
3 Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me
6 Mayfly Disarray
Spread: Mayfly -2
Money Line: Mayfly -115
Odds To Win It All: Gladys 210:1, Mayfly 200:1
Comment: Mayfly comes into the second round as the only lower seed to be a favorite due to much more frequent rotation.
2 Tribal Funk Affliction
7 Wild Pack of Asscracks
Spread: TFA -31
Money Line: TFA -550
Odds To Win It All: TFA 19:1, WPOA 124:1
Comment: Nice showing by WPOA in round 1, but TFA and Eppy II seem pre-destined for a showdown in the regional final.
Happy Voting!
Post by: Ron on June 19, 2005, 11:02:52 pm
Post by: davepeck on June 26, 2005, 11:23:20 am
Post by: skalnbyc on June 26, 2005, 01:56:39 pm
Doughboy vs. Escher\'s
Sundance vs. Hard Luck Harry
Sleeping Beauty vs. Gravity (though Gravity will probably win by a landslide).
Post by: Spacey on June 26, 2005, 02:02:46 pm
Post by: leith on June 28, 2005, 02:04:34 am
Post by: davepeck on June 28, 2005, 06:47:36 am
Post by: Spacey on June 28, 2005, 09:46:08 am
Have a good time out in Vegas. Safe travels!