Ok, I know we broke the camel’s back with the “songs that mention other artists” thread in the “Last Man Standing” category, and I’m as guilty as anyone (more guilty) for not giving up and helping to beat the dead horse. I’m awful in an argument, I suck at apologizing and I’m a completely stubborn bastard.
Thus, I want to say that having a hard cutoff time for those threads isn’t “Last Man Standing,” – it’s EBAY. Have you ever looked at other web sites that try to list the same things we’re listing? “Songs about animals” or “songs with triangles in them” or whatever… The RTH lists aren’t just better… generally, they smoke the other lists. So I think it’s a shame to just cut these things off. I really dig the answers everybody posts. At the same time, I understand the need to have things come to a reasonable conclusion.
So I have a suggestion. What if these threads went down for the count? For example, the first answer to stand unchallenged for five hours becomes the winner. Whatever the time period/count, I think it would at least lead to having a LMS with a more satisfying conclusion. And if people want to keep tossing answers in, fine, but they would do so with the understanding that they are crossing the finish line long after the winner took home the trophy.
cher, that’s a great suggestion. Most of the time we keep the LMS competitions open forever, but if there’s a time when we feel like we should wrap it up and prevent people from digging into Google searches for song titles, or whatever, they’ve never heard by bands they’ve never heard of, your solution is a good one.
So it is written, so let it be done!
(My memory is bad, so feel free to remind me of this great idea next time it comes into play.)
As the guy who put an end to both threads (and started them), I take your point.
You should know that another Townsperson (who I shan’t name in order to protect her privacy) contacted me off list to say that while she had enjoyed the thread out there on the west coast, she too was a disappointed that I pulled the plug. I guess I let that thug HBV intimidate me into an calling the game so soon.
I don’t like the time limit because in the past, new folks have stumbled onto a long dormant thread and responded.
So how about if I vow not to pull the plug on any more threads unless they have gone on for more than a week and I get clearance from the townsfolks first?
In both cases, by the way, I was genuinely surprised by the number of responses.
I could just leave the threads open all the time and then we could make fun of the nerds who start posting songs they’ve never heard by bands you know they’ve never heard of.
There was a bar in NYC – I think it was “The Baggott Inn” – that had a photo in the back of Chuck Mangione, who was doing his best to look like an intimidating badass. Like, “Ima smash yo punk ass face wit ma fleugelhorn. Who feels so good now,son?”
You may be onto something gregg, something that any of us who felt kind of wimpy before taking up an instrument may know but has never been fully exposed. I foresee an image-heavy exposee on Musicians Without Their Instruments, like one of those tabloid features on beautiful actresses caught in the wild, without makeup!
Oh! Speaking of paintings, I was at a pretty swell bar with a concert hall thingy in the back a few weeks ago, and I noticed they have a bunch of original paintings on the walls. I don’t think they’re all artists that have played there, because I think I saw a Brooce and a Jimi among several others. But the one that really caught my eye was the one in the back corner by the end of the bar – Phil Collins on his drum kit. The guy that did Easy Lover? What did they have to pay the guy to paint that?
Ok, I know we broke the camel’s back with the “songs that mention other artists” thread in the “Last Man Standing” category, and I’m as guilty as anyone (more guilty) for not giving up and helping to beat the dead horse. I’m awful in an argument, I suck at apologizing and I’m a completely stubborn bastard.
Thus, I want to say that having a hard cutoff time for those threads isn’t “Last Man Standing,” – it’s EBAY. Have you ever looked at other web sites that try to list the same things we’re listing? “Songs about animals” or “songs with triangles in them” or whatever… The RTH lists aren’t just better… generally, they smoke the other lists. So I think it’s a shame to just cut these things off. I really dig the answers everybody posts. At the same time, I understand the need to have things come to a reasonable conclusion.
So I have a suggestion. What if these threads went down for the count? For example, the first answer to stand unchallenged for five hours becomes the winner. Whatever the time period/count, I think it would at least lead to having a LMS with a more satisfying conclusion. And if people want to keep tossing answers in, fine, but they would do so with the understanding that they are crossing the finish line long after the winner took home the trophy.
Just sayin’!
cher, that’s a great suggestion. Most of the time we keep the LMS competitions open forever, but if there’s a time when we feel like we should wrap it up and prevent people from digging into Google searches for song titles, or whatever, they’ve never heard by bands they’ve never heard of, your solution is a good one.
So it is written, so let it be done!
(My memory is bad, so feel free to remind me of this great idea next time it comes into play.)
As the guy who put an end to both threads (and started them), I take your point.
You should know that another Townsperson (who I shan’t name in order to protect her privacy) contacted me off list to say that while she had enjoyed the thread out there on the west coast, she too was a disappointed that I pulled the plug. I guess I let that thug HBV intimidate me into an calling the game so soon.
I don’t like the time limit because in the past, new folks have stumbled onto a long dormant thread and responded.
So how about if I vow not to pull the plug on any more threads unless they have gone on for more than a week and I get clearance from the townsfolks first?
In both cases, by the way, I was genuinely surprised by the number of responses.
Also, I have another LMS in mind that I’m certain only has one answer but as always, I expect to be proven dead wrong.
I think five hours would be too short. That way the last person awake at night would always win.
Songs that mention left-handed dentists on Vespas?
I could just leave the threads open all the time and then we could make fun of the nerds who start posting songs they’ve never heard by bands you know they’ve never heard of.
Songs that mention paintings purchased at Sears.
There was a bar in NYC – I think it was “The Baggott Inn” – that had a photo in the back of Chuck Mangione, who was doing his best to look like an intimidating badass. Like, “Ima smash yo punk ass face wit ma fleugelhorn. Who feels so good now,son?”
I’d LOVE to get a copy of that Mangione photo for our rotating banner!
Anyone ever notice that Jimmy Page looks like a total bad ass in any picture with his guitar and without it he looks like a total wuss?
You may be onto something gregg, something that any of us who felt kind of wimpy before taking up an instrument may know but has never been fully exposed. I foresee an image-heavy exposee on Musicians Without Their Instruments, like one of those tabloid features on beautiful actresses caught in the wild, without makeup!
I hope you do it Mr.M, if you do make sure to include Charlie Watts.
Oh! Speaking of paintings, I was at a pretty swell bar with a concert hall thingy in the back a few weeks ago, and I noticed they have a bunch of original paintings on the walls. I don’t think they’re all artists that have played there, because I think I saw a Brooce and a Jimi among several others. But the one that really caught my eye was the one in the back corner by the end of the bar – Phil Collins on his drum kit. The guy that did Easy Lover? What did they have to pay the guy to paint that?