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by dwd500
Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: Improving Power Percentage
Replies: 9
Views: 3970

Re: Improving Power Percentage

Well, since someone in the future might have a similar question and search for a post with this title, let's stop the "beating of the dead horse" and generalize this so that we're not just parsing the details of this one kid's question. What are some good ways for players that are already ...
by dwd500
Fri May 19, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: I've Heard That Song Before: A Musical Theatre Audio Set
Replies: 7
Views: 4033

Re: I've Heard That Song Before: A Musical Theatre Audio Set

Same here, I'd be very interested in this, if the time and format were convenient enough.
by dwd500
Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:48 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Fixing Anderson buzzers
Replies: 3
Views: 1755

Re: Fixing Anderson buzzers

You're fine, there's no soldering to the case or anything like that. What's likely busted is the little plastic retainer that holds the LED up in place. I've never been able to find a suitable replacement for that. One time, I tried CA glue, but that failed after somewhat moderate use. Bending the l...
by dwd500
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Announcing MSQBRank
Replies: 13
Views: 8090

Re: Announcing MSQBRank

I have serious doubts about a lot of high schoolers' ability to be mature about stats and public rankings.

Doing this with 13-year-olds seems really unwise.
by dwd500
Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Notable Buzzers
Replies: 32
Views: 20579

Re: Notable Buzzers

A set I'd never seen before showed up in one of my saved eBay searches the other day - Bible Bowl buzzers by Cross Electronics.

Saved a photo

Whoever had it sold two sets with a day or so.
by dwd500
Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The majority of high school tossups on the Mali Empire are terrible.
Replies: 22
Views: 9538

Re: The majority of high school tossups on the Mali Empire are terrible.

Consistently expecting some intellectual version of a religious experience out of a game seems like a great way to set yourself up for a lot of disappointment in life.
by dwd500
Thu Jun 03, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2021 IQBT NASAT - Congratulations Illinois Blue!
Replies: 47
Views: 33264

Re: 2021 IQBT NASAT - June 19-20, Online

What online platform will this use?
by dwd500
Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/21]

9A/9B: Back in Black
10A/10B: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
11A/11B: Karma Chamelon
12A/12B: Here I Go Again
13A/13B: The Power of Love
14A/14B: Ace of Spades
- Even though this stylophone cover may be my favorite version.
15A/15B: Islands in the Stream
16A/16B: White Wedding
by dwd500
Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/18]

9A/9B: Money For Nothing
10A/10B: Walk Like an Egyptian
11A/11B: Gimme All Your Lovin
12A/12B: Edge of Seventeen
13A/13B: Cruel Summer
14A/14B: Express Yourself
15A/15B: I'm So Excited
16A/16B: Celebrated Summer
by dwd500
Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/14]

19. The Head That Talks Once in a Lifetime 20. Pick ‘em: U2 (“With or Without You” is untouchable) No, thank you. - I'm not entirely convinced these are different songs. 21. Calling The Police for a Second Song (“Every Breath You Take” is untouchable) - I'm saying No , because I'm deciding to side ...
by dwd500
Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

10. Wham!? Careless Whisper 11. Mostly muted English-sounding post-punk (Pick One) Blister in the Sun 12. Sops for the Indie Community (Pick One) You Made Me Realise - Whole category was new to me. This is the only one I managed to listen to all the way through. Killer riff. 13. Punk pummel-fest No...
by dwd500
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

1. Clash of the Clash Rock the Casbah - Catchiest middle finger to Khomeini that I know of. 2. Country Crossover Corner Always on My Mind - Islands is more representative of what 80's Country sounded like, but it's a substantially weaker song. Plus, I'm not passing up the chance to vote for Nelson'...
by dwd500
Sat Oct 31, 2020 7:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

Some others to consider: Always on My Mind - Willie Nelson Sweet Love - Anita Baker Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross (Album came out late 1979, single released Feb. 1980) Get Down on it - Kool and the Gang (or, even though I can't stand it , Celebration) I Just...
by dwd500
Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
by dwd500
Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Wish You Were Here


Superstition vs. Born to Run
- Stevie had three albums in a row that won Album of the Year. This song isn't on any of them, and yet it's the song most people still associate with him. That's how good that groove is.
by dwd500
Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

For me, a lot of the value in What's Going On goes to the album, and that song is the key to unlocking everything in there. It's no accident that the A-side closes with the similar-sounding Mercy Mercy Me, but it really hits when (the excellent) Inner City Blues brings the groove back at the end of ...
by dwd500
Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

Wish You Were Here vs. Ohio
Let It Be vs. Stairway to Heaven
Born to Run vs. Long Train Runnin’
Superstition vs. What’s Going On
by dwd500
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Proud Mary vs. Long Train Runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers have been putting out some nice versions of their old stuff that they filmed during the quarantine. Born to Run vs. Layla What’s Going On vs. Beast of Burden It's only fitting that the Stones got this far, but this song just isn't their stronge...
by dwd500
Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Psycho Killer vs. Ohio - I'd have voted for this song even if it were up against Bohemian Rhapsody. Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd's lyrics get deeper every time you hear them. The Who only managed to pull off something similar with one couplet in this song. Stairway to H...
by dwd500
Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Beast of Burden vs. Me and Bobby McGee
What’s Going On vs. Zombie
Midnight Train to Georgia vs. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Superstition vs. Jolene
by dwd500
Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Long Train Runnin’ vs. Maggie May
Proud Mary vs. It’s Too Late
Born to Run vs. Ramblin’ Man
Tangled Up in Blue vs. Layla
by dwd500
Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

The Chain vs. War Pigs
Stairway to Heaven vs. Free Bird
No Woman, No Cry vs. American Girl
Let It Be vs. Just What I Needed
by dwd500
Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Psycho Killer
Lola vs. Ohio
London Calling vs. Wish You Were Here
Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Only the Good Die Young
by dwd500
Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Me and Bobby McGee vs. Black Magic Woman - Janis' voice vs. Carlos' guitar. Since we're not including Gypsy Queen, we don't actually have the best of the guitar. Janis wins by default. Beast of Burden vs. Mr. Blue Sky - The Concerto for a Rainy Day is a poster-child for the excesses of prog-rock. B...
by dwd500
Tue May 26, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

The Gambler vs. Maggie May
Turn the Page vs. Long Train Runnin’
Let’s Stay Together vs. It’s Too Late
Proud Mary vs. I’ve Seen All Good People
Born to Run vs. Surrender
Life on Mars? vs. Ramblin’ Man
Tangled Up in Blue vs. Mississippi Queen
Layla vs. Brass in Pocket
by dwd500
Fri May 22, 2020 10:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. War Pigs Runnin’ with the Devil vs. The Chain September vs. Free Bird - One of the new things I've added to my trash-viewing diet over these past couple of months is music "reaction" videos on YouTube, especially ones featuring this song. There's something about watching ...
by dwd500
Thu May 21, 2020 8:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Riders on the Storm
Psycho Killer vs. Gloria
Bridge Over Troubled Water vs. Ohio
Hotel California vs. Lola
London Calling vs. La Grange
Wish You Were Here vs. Sultans of Swing
War vs. Only the Good Die Young
Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Take Me Home, Country Roads
by dwd500
Tue May 19, 2020 6:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

ValenciaQBowl wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 10:24 am
this Gordon Lightfoot sounds like music for wusses
When physical distancing restrictions are lifted, I will fly to where you are and wreck you like the Edmund Fitzgerald.
You better take care, if he finds you've been creepin' 'round his back stairs....
by dwd500
Sat May 16, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Wow, what a stacked bracket! Ain’t No Mountain High Enough vs. Lawyers, Guns, and Money - Not a lot of songs can stand up to that bridge's payoff. Killing Me Softly with His Song vs. Move On Up Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. If You Could Read My Mind - We're really going to see a Steve Wonder/Elton J...
by dwd500
Thu May 14, 2020 8:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Black Magic Woman vs. Pink Moon - It's pretty common to hear Black Magic Woman with Gypsy Queen attached, and they were released that way on Abraxas. Do you just want us to vote on Black Magic's strength or should we consider the whole thing, as that's when Carlos gets to shine? Me and Bobby McGee v...
by dwd500
Sun May 10, 2020 9:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Born to Run vs. Cars - Cars isn't even the best song about cars in this matchup. I Will Survive vs. Surrender - Talk to me when Gloria Gaynor starts playing a 5-neck guitar. Life on Mars? vs. American Woman - The only part of American Woman I hate is the spelling section at the beginning. There's n...
by dwd500
Thu May 07, 2020 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Live and Let Die vs. The Gambler - I've never liked how Wings-era McCartney would just take 3 or 4 mini-ideas and just slap them together with almost no coherence, and this is a prime example. Matching it up against a great, simple, storytelling country song just throws it into stark relief. Maggie ...
by dwd500
Sun May 03, 2020 8:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) vs. I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) - For me, Captain's length catches up to it here. Long Cool Woman's main riff is too good. No Woman No Cry vs. Fly Like an Eagle - I'm not really a Bob Marley listener, so I can't really speak to whether or not this is the rig...
by dwd500
Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. Smoke on the Water - Basically come down to which song I'd change the station away from. I will say that when it comes to recording engineers, ABBA's way out in front. War Pigs vs. California Uber Alles - The most menacing hi-hat solo of all time. Runnin’ with the Devil vs. Search ...
by dwd500
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

London Calling vs. More Than a Feeling - But if this were an album bracket, Boston all the way. That More Than a Feeling is the best track off that album says a lot for it. Unfortunate matchup. Run Through the Jungle vs. La Grange - Another case of the best song on a strong album. A song so good Jo...
by dwd500
Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Yeah, yikes - a 22+ minute "song."

Love The Year of the Cat.
by dwd500
Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

No Kraftwerk, either. Anti-robot propaganda!
by dwd500
Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood I think Bohemian Rhapsody is going to bow out surprisingly early, but not this round. Riders on the Storm vs. Heart of Glass Morrison may get a lot of credit, but the rest of the Doors are just crazy good at what they do. Psycho Killer vs. Life’s ...
by dwd500
Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Drift Away vs. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - Drift Away is a great example of how Country and Soul aren't all that different. But still, I think Croce's really underseeded here. Just off that same album, there's You Don't Mess Around With Jim, and freakin' Time in a Bottle! If You Don't K...
by dwd500
Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Walk on the Wild Side vs. Funk #49 Funk #49 has a great bass line. Walk on the Wild Side has two. Joe Walsh is already through to the next round, and Lou Reed needs to make it. Lawyers, Guns and Money vs. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) Obligatory "why not Werewolves of London?" comment. The ...
by dwd500
Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Stay with Me vs. Rapper's Delight Never really listened to Rod Stewart with any seriousness before, this was nice. Rapper's Delight has some really nice flow for early rap, but it's about two and a half minutes too long. O-o-h Child vs. $1000 Wedding Again, another artist that I've not listened to ...
by dwd500
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Yikes what a tough round. Cruel to Be Kind vs. The City of New Orleans - Why does Cruel to Be Kind remind me of White Plains' My Baby Loves Loving? Ramblin' Man vs. Radar Love - I was going to wonder why not Midnight Rider but then I got to the later round. I need to read faster. Coal Miner's Daught...
by dwd500
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Goodbye Stranger vs. Cold as Ice - Tough call. Boiled down to which one I'd turn the radio up for. Move On Up vs. The Man with the Child in His Eyes - I was going to be biased towards Curtis Mayfield as it is, but this is maybe the 5th best song I've heard by him and it still wins this one easily. I...
by dwd500
Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Doctor, My Eyes vs. Roadrunner (Once) - I got to listen to Roadrunner for the first time ever tonight, and it won't be the last. I'm not picking it over my favorite Jackson Browne song, though. Cherry Bomb vs. Easy - I recently found The Runaways in the middle of a Wikipedia rabbit hole after Fanny...
by dwd500
Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

OK. No "70s-ish-ness." But for all you know, I'm breaking ties based on drummer's hair length this time. Surrender vs. Right Place Wrong Time - BTW this draw sucks for Cheap Trick. This song, with a higher seed, could have gone a lot further. But it's going to take a lot for me to vote aga...
by dwd500
Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Heart Of Glass vs. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight - Maybe just a bias because I'm new to the other song, but Blondie in disco mode is much more of a 70's sound to me. Radio Radio vs. Burning Love - Elvis vs. Elvis. I see what you did there. One of those belongs in the 70's. It's Presley's, wh...
by dwd500
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959
Replies: 47
Views: 5911

Re: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959

What'd I Say
by dwd500
Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959
Replies: 47
Views: 5911

Re: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959

#1 What'd I Say vs. #12 El Paso
#2 Shout (Parts 1 and 2) vs. #6 Mack the Knife
by dwd500
Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959
Replies: 47
Views: 5911

Re: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959

#1 What'd I Say vs. #9 Kansas City
#2 Shout (Parts 1 and 2) vs. #7 Money (That’s What I Want)
#14 Memphis, Tennessee vs. #6 Mack the Knife
#13 Back in the U.S.A. vs. #12 El Paso
by dwd500
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959
Replies: 47
Views: 5911

Re: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959

What'd I Say vs. What a Diff’rence a Day Makes Shout (Parts 1 and 2) vs. Love Potion No. 9 There Goes My Baby vs. Memphis, Tennessee I Only Have Eyes For You vs. Back in the U.S.A. Ne me quitte pas vs. El Paso Mack the Knife vs. Somethin’ Else Money (That’s What I Want) vs. Sea of Love A Teenager i...