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  1. For competetive sorts

    in Blindfold Test

    Posted · Edited by randyhersom

    I'd like to throw an additional and very optional wrinkle into the Blindfold tests. Anyone who wishes to may post their guesses/determinations of Group/Leader, Title, Composer and up to five musicians for each blindfold test track. On the honor system, what you post here must be typed or written down *before* viewing any threads discussing the blindfold test in questions, and without any use of references. No printed or internet research, not listening to another CD to help decide. After the tracks are revealed, if you are not sure an answer is correct, post a request for a ruling. For example, I personally would rule "correct" if you answered Sun Ra and the CD was Sun Ra and his Myth Science Cosmos Arkestra. I would rule incorrect however, if the guess was Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the answer was Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Anyone but the asker may rule and the decision of two of the first three rulers is final.

    No point penalty for incorrect guesses. I realize this will encourage some way off the wall guesses, and that's part of the fun. 5 Points each for Group/Leader, Title and Composer, one point for each of up to 5 musicians named correctly, which may include the leader.

    I suspect many others, like me, are already disqualified from guessing on Blindfold Test #1, so I'll be starting this out with Blindfold Test #2.

    Don't discuss the selections at all here. I don't want to take anything away from the other threads. Just post your guesses, than come back and tally and post your final score after the answers are revealed.

  3. Organissimo Blindfold Test Poll

    in Blindfold Test

    Posted

    The question is unclear, and perhaps unfairly limited. It sounds like the first item on the ballot is to allow the listener to somehow choose what will be on their blindfold test CD. Perhaps you meant to say the user would choose the distribution media, but that wasn't clear. In order to vote for the second option you must also vote for a 6-10 track limitation over the compilers option to include as many tunes as they would like.

    I have no problems with compiler and participant agreeing to a different distribution method than the norm. It is important that organissimo.org not participate in distribution. I would vote against any prior limitations on the compiler. I wouldn't object to an agreement that one board member listen to the disk for appropriateness and general interest before it is sent to everyone. We don't want press teams or devotees of other genres to have our street addresses just by asking.

  6. Scrabble

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Matt Hopkins would love to have her visit the Philly club. Maybe her school can get involved in the School Scrabble championships next time around. We've had children as young as ten participate in sanctioned tournaments playing against adults. If you're interested I'll get you Matt's e-mail address.

  7. Scrabble

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Jim R - on the tournament scene, the way to even out the luck of the draw is to play enough games. It's not 100% effective, but in longer tournaments skill and word knowledge will rise to the top a large majority of the time.

    There is a variant called duplicate scrabble, popular in French language play, where everybody tries to find the highest score with the same letters. The highest scoring play gets made and letters are drawn to fill out the rack and shown to all. It's a very different game, and less strategic than one on one Scrabble. The luck is evened out, but it's not nearly as popular in the US.

    Boggle is a very common side event after hours at Scrabble tournaments. I'm good because I know a lot of words, but I have seen some jaw droppingly great Bogglers that I'm very lucky to steal an occasional round against.

    Thanks to all for the best wishes.

    Randy Hersom

  8. Scrabble

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    I've qualifed for a couple of big invitational Scrabble tournaments recently. This weekend, August 16-18 is Scrabble All-Stars 2003. It will be shown as a one hour program on ESPN later this fall. October 21-24 is the World Scrabble Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both will be covered at www.scrabbleassociation.com .

    Any other Scrabble ® players out there?

    Randy Hersom

  13. Charlie Haden

    in Artists

    Posted

    Haden is my favorite bassist. I realize that William Parker, Richard Davis and Ron Carter may be technically superior, but Haden gets to me. There are a few different reasons why.

    1. Deep resonating soulful slow playing. Try Prayer from Keith Jarrett's Death and the Flower.

    2. Bass that feels like strummed flamenco guitar, very Spanish feel. Hear Paul Motian's Tribute album.

    3. Funky grooves that often incorporate #s 1 and 2. Ornette Coleman's Law Years from Science Fiction, Keith Jarrett's De Drums from Fort Yawuh.

  21. Shared birthdays...

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by randyhersom

    Thanks, Jim, but the site disagrees with two other sources on Mose Allison's birthday.

    I share a birthday with Marvin Hannibal Peterson, Ernestine Anderson, Gunther Schuller and Mose Allison if my other two sources are right.

  23. Bennie Maupin

    in Artists

    Posted

    I love all of Live at the Lighthouse, and also his great organic bass clarinet funk on The Call from a Michael Howell album called In The Silence. That's another LP only issue that I'd love to see Fantasy reissue.

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