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likeatab
 Post subject: Thread to Organize Tournaments
PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:13 pm 
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Proposed:

User in parentheses is the original proposer, not necessarily the person that will run the tournament.

Velvet Underground (dirtyfrank0705)
My Morning Jacket (ThumbingMyWayToNFLD)
The Smiths (ThumbingMyWayToNFLD)
Nick Cave (ThumbingMyWayToNFLD)
Johnny Cash (SmilinSkullRing)
Nirvana (psychobain)
Van Halen (LostDog1079)
Aerosmith (godsdice)
Built To Spill (likeatab)
Faith No More (koopee27)
Yo La Tengo (wallsofsound)
RHCP (LostDog1079)
80s Hair Bands (Walter Sobchak)
Eric Clapton (SmilinSkullRing)
Tool (pearljamfan80)
70s/80s Metal (likeatab)
Murder By Death (SmilinSkullRing)
Allman Brothers (oasisfan35)
Black Keys (psychobain)
The National (psychobain)

Completed

Alice In Chains - Winner 4bagger
Pink Floyd - Winner dirtyfrank0705
Bob Dylan - Winner punkdavid
Led Zeppelin - Winner Clubber
Smashing Pumpkins - Winner denverapolis
Soundgarden - Winner Dev
R.E.M. - Winner nicatbas
The Beatles - Winner dirtyfrank0705
The Rolling Stones - Winner psychobain
Ryan Adams - Winner zeb
Doors - Winner SmilinSkullRing
Primus - Winner bondhfc007
Neil Young - Winner sherpahigh
Metallica - Winner J38Ryan
Radiohead - Winner Napoleon
The White Stripes - Winner dirtyfrank0705/invention
Nine Inch Nails - Winner zeb
Mark Lanegan - Winner zeb
Wilco - Winner bondcfh007
U2 - Winner Vacatetheword
Foo Fighters - Winner koopee27
Stone Temple Pilots - Winner Mercury
Bruce Springsteen - Winner Bathgate66
Porcupine Tree - Winner ThumbingMyWayToNFLD
Seattle Big 4 - Winner koopee27
The Who - Winner Monkey Driven
Oasis - Winner invention
Tom Waits - Winner EastHastings
Jimi Hendrix - Winner likeatab
1980s - Winner koopee27
1990s - Winner zeb
Guns n Roses - Winner(s) Denver/Bond/Mercury
Sonic Youth - Winner zeb
The Tragically Hip - Winner SmilinSkullRing
Rage Against The Machine - Winner Mercury/Bond
Beastie Boys - Winner Mercury
The Clash - Winner SmilinSkullRing
Classic Rock - Winner Team PMA
2000s - Winner psychobain
Tom Petty - Winner SmilinSkullRing
Bright Eyes - Winner SmilinSkullRing
1970s - Winner SmilinSkullRing
The Black Crowes - Winner whygodeep

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windedsailor
 Post subject: Re: Thread to Organize Tournaments
PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:15 pm 
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i propose a tournament to end all tournaments

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likeatab
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windedsailor wrote:
i propose a tournament to end all tournaments

perhaps you should start a "thread to complain about tournaments" - or bump the one vacate made.

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stip
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:24 pm 
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this is probably a good idea

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pearljamfan80
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:59 pm 
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Maybe you could add "tournaments already done"?

Just a thought.

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done that I remember

pink floyd
bob dylan
led zeppelin
smashing pumpkins
Soundgarden
R.E.M.
Beatles
Stones

I'm sure there have been others (doors?)

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:06 pm 
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likeatab
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stip wrote:
this is probably a good idea

feel free to use your mod-powers to edit as you see fit.

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likeatab
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pearljamfan80 wrote:
Maybe you could add "tournaments already done"?

Just a thought.

good call.

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denverapolis
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:17 pm 
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bravo sir

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I think Radiohead was the first tourney done.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:19 pm 
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Sometime in the future, I plan on running tourneys on RHCP and Foo Fighters. So put those on the "upcoming" list.

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Metallica was done also.

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likeatab
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denverapolis wrote:
bravo sir

you inspired me, buddy.

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cool thread
oh and i'd like to propose The Who tourney

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stip
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:29 pm 
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might it be useful to add who is offering to run them?

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likeatab
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stip wrote:
might it be useful to add who is offering to run them?

sure. when i have some time i'll also try to link to the threads and post the winners as part of the list.

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denverapolis
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likeatab wrote:
stip wrote:
might it be useful to add who is offering to run them?

sure. when i have some time i'll also try to link to the threads and post the winners as part of the list.

nice.

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SmilinSkullRing
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I propose a Bruce Springsteen one, and I think The Who should be the next one.

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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
I propose a Bruce Springsteen one, and I think The Who should be the next one.


I'd be up for either/both of these.

A few months ago I proposed a VU/Lou Reed tourney and it got one response, which was someone telling me the idea sucked. :lol:

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