Games and Prizes: Winter Games 2020

[BlaiseStafford]

Good Morning NERDS!

Another show is in the books. @mccuem was nice enough to donate a pin for the Nerd with the most points scored. That Nerd Just happened to be me with a 3 banger for the opener (Eternity) I am going to turn down this generous prize, which means someone in 2nd from last night will win it. last night was a 4 way tie at 2 points by @mdjabber, @el_jefe, Michael Rothschild, RYAN KNAPP. I will discuss with Martin on how he wants to determine the tie breaker.

There is still so much material that the band has yet to play. Start looking at the "Tour Song Count" tab on the spreadsheet use this as your cheat sheet. In a few more shows this will be extremely helpful to use process of elimination and very well could get you more points of your 1st point Cough Cough @Tyler Jones.Haha love you Tyler just giving you some shit.

As always here are my picks for tonight:

Set One: Ginger Stardust
Set Two: Slip and Squander
Encore: Ain't That Wrong

Enjoy your Sunday Nerds! Relax, watch football, recover from last nights hang over (Damn whiskey did it to me again). Enjoy your day.

Thanks again for everyone who is taking part in this it means a lot.

Thanks,
Blaise

RANK	NAME	TOTAL POINTS
1	EVAN NORTON	12
2	JOSHUA FLOYD	11
2	CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP	11
4	JESSE FIRESTONE	10
4	GEOFF WORKS	10
6	ALEX OBOLENSKY	9
6	JEFF STEWART	9
6	ROSS BORGIAS	9
9	RYAN KNAPP	8
10	JUNE VAL	7
10	BRADY LAMBERT	7
12	JOSEPH PERULLO	6
12	TYLER AKINS	6
12	SEAN WILLIAMS	6
12	ANGIE CASEY	6
12	MARC JABLON	6
12	BLAISE STAFFORD	6
18	CRISTINA RYAN	5
18	JERRY CASEY	5
18	MARTIN MCCUE	5
21	BRENNAN ZELENSKI	4
21	MICHAEL PEARLMAN	4
23	NELSON PAGANO	3
23	MARK ROBINSON	3
25	HEIDI SALLER	2
25	KEVIN ANDERSON	2
25	ELLIOT SMITH	2
25	JOHN CASEY	2
25	PETER CHASE	2
25	ANDY BEESON	2
25	MARC PEDERSEN	2
25	MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD	2
33	COLE BRUICK	1
33	TORY BAGGETT	1
33	DEAN WILLIAMS	1
33	KALEN HOGAN	1
33	KNOT PARRISH	1
33	ANTHONY MARRIOTT	1
33	GARRET PATTERSON	1
40	MARK SPELKER	0
40	DAMIAN SILBERNIFF	0
40	NOAH JEFFRIES	0
40	PAUL JENKINS	0
40	GINA BUCKMAN	0
40	ERICA DANG	0
40	GABRIEL PHILLIPS	0
40	JENNA RICHARDSON	0
40	NEIL LIEBERT	0
40	GRAYSON KLINGER	0
40	JUSTIN MAYS	0
40	JOHN LOVRICH	0
40	WILLIAM PERKINS	0
40	ALEX KIAIE	0
40	TYLER JONES	0
40	WARREN MOLDEN	0
40	GEORGE REICHARDT	0
40	DAKOTA THORINGTON	0
40	CHARLES SALERNO	0

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning NERDS! I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Lets get right into it. Week one is in the books and it did not disappoint.

Going into last nights show we had a 5-way tie for the pin prize. After last nights show with a head to head matchup between those 5 gents we have got a winner.

@mdjabber 3pts
@LR5 2pts
@el_jefe 2pts
Michael Rothschild 1pt
RYAN KNAPP 0pts

@mdjabber is the winner of the Spaffnerds pin. Marc go ahead and hit up @mccuem so he can hook you up with your prize. Nice job going 3 for 3 on picks for the second time this tour!

You gotta love that we are 5 shows in with no repeats and it looks like we could still go a few more without any being repeated.

This is really where you want to start looking at the Tour Song Count tab on the spreadsheet to earn yourself some points with some educated guesses.

Yet to be played originals are as follows:

AIN'T THAT WRONG
ALL IN
CRAZY
DIANA
FUEL
GINGER STARDUST
THE HARD WAY
HOLLYWOOD
LEVILAN SHORES
PALISADES
PART II
RADIO
RIDE (LAST TIME PLAYED 8/09/2015)
ROUND AND ROUND (LAST TIME PLAYED 8/17/2011)
RUNAWAY
SETTLED IN
SEVEN
SIMON & LILLY
SMOOTH, RELAX, DOWN
SPACE GADGET
STEAK SAUCE
THE EVIL
THE MAN
THE REMEDY
THE WALTZ
THIS CITY (LAST TIME PLAYED 6/04/2014)

Very interesting how Part II wasn't played after Doghouse last night that's a first.

As always here are my picks for 1/22 Vinyl Music Hall

Set One: Ain't That Wrong
Set Two: Hollywood
Encore: Seven

You can start submitting picks for this show now if you would like, but please have your picks in by 8pm Central time 1/22.

Thanks,
Blaise!

RANK	NAME	TOTAL POINTS
1	EVAN NORTON	13
1	CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP	13
3	JOSHUA FLOYD	12
3	GEOFF WORKS	12
5	JESSE FIRESTONE	11
5	JEFF STEWART	11
7	ROSS BORGIAS	10
8	ALEX OBOLENSKY	9
8	JUNE VAL	9
8	MARC JABLON	9
11	RYAN KNAPP	8
11	BRADY LAMBERT	8
11	JOSEPH PERULLO	8
11	ANGIE CASEY	8
11	MARTIN MCCUE	8
16	TYLER AKINS	7
16	SEAN WILLIAMS	7
16	BLAISE STAFFORD	7
16	JERRY CASEY	7
20	BRENNAN ZELENSKI	6
20	MICHAEL PEARLMAN	6
20	MARK ROBINSON	6
23	CRISTINA RYAN	5
23	DEAN WILLIAMS	5
23	JOHN CASEY	5
26	ELLIOT SMITH	4
26	PETER CHASE	4
26	MARC PEDERSEN	4
29	NELSON PAGANO	3
29	ANDY BEESON	3
29	MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD	3
29	ANTHONY MARRIOTT	3
33	HEIDI SALLER	2
33	KEVIN ANDERSON	2
33	COLE BRUICK	2
33	KNOT PARRISH	2
33	GARRET PATTERSON	2
33	TYLER JONES	2
39	TORY BAGGETT	1
39	KALEN HOGAN	1
39	WARREN MOLDEN	1
42	MARK SPELKER	0
42	DAMIAN SILBERNIFF	0
42	NOAH JEFFRIES	0
42	PAUL JENKINS	0
42	GINA BUCKMAN	0
42	ERICA DANG	0
42	GABRIEL PHILLIPS	0
42	JENNA RICHARDSON	0
42	NEIL LIEBERT	0
42	GRAYSON KLINGER	0
42	JUSTIN MAYS	0
42	JOHN LOVRICH	0
42	WILLIAM PERKINS	0
42	ALEX KIAIE	0
42	GEORGE REICHARDT	0
42	DAKOTA THORINGTON	0
42	CHARLES SALERNO	0

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Week 2 of tour is under way and night one is in the books.

Points, points, and more points! There were a bunch of points scored last night by everyone. Multiple people getting 3 bangers with "ALL IN" and "AIN'T THAT WRONG". A handful of people went 3 for 3 on their picks. Mr. Marc Jablon was so close to a perfect score. Once again he had another 3 for 3 night (FOR THE THIRD TIME). He had a total of 7 points and would've gotten the perfect 11 points if he didn't flip flop his 1st and 2nd set. Nice Job Marc you were so close.

We had our first repeats last night and there was a few of them.
WHEN IT FALLS
MY ROAD (MY ROAD)
TODD'S TOTS

How about that My Road (My Road) damn was that good. As well the All IN and Down Under Jams. The boys were really groovin' well last night.

How about Nick singing a song. No one saw that one coming.

It's official RUNAWAY is back and here to stay. So happy its back in rotation after 5 long years.

Here are my picks as always:

Set One: Crazy
Set Two: The Waltz
Encore: Radio

"THIS ROAD ISN'T EASY, BUT IT'LL ALL BE WORTH IT"

We are on EASTERN TIME tonight so please have your picks in by 7pm Central time.

Thanks,
Blaise

RANK	NAME	TOTAL POINTS
1	EVAN NORTON	18
1	GEOFF WORKS	18
3	CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP	16
3	JESSE FIRESTONE	16
3	JEFF STEWART	16
3	MARC JABLON	16
7	JOSHUA FLOYD	14
8	JUNE VAL	13
8	ANGIE CASEY	13
8	SEAN WILLIAMS	13
11	ALEX OBOLENSKY	12
12	ROSS BORGIAS	11
12	JOSEPH PERULLO	11
12	MARTIN MCCUE	11
15	RYAN KNAPP	10
15	BRADY LAMBERT	10
15	BLAISE STAFFORD	10
15	JOHN CASEY	10
19	JERRY CASEY	9
19	BRENNAN ZELENSKI	9
19	MICHAEL PEARLMAN	9
22	TYLER AKINS	8
23	ELLIOT SMITH	7
24	MARK ROBINSON	6
24	CRISTINA RYAN	6
24	PETER CHASE	6
24	KNOT PARRISH	6
24	TYLER JONES	6
29	DEAN WILLIAMS	5
29	MARC PEDERSEN	5
29	NELSON PAGANO	5
29	MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD	5
29	JOHN LOVRICH	5
34	ANDY BEESON	4
34	ANTHONY MARRIOTT	4
36	COLE BRUICK	3
37	HEIDI SALLER	2
37	KEVIN ANDERSON	2
37	GARRET PATTERSON	2
37	JUSTIN MAYS	2
41	TORY BAGGETT	1
41	KALEN HOGAN	1
41	WARREN MOLDEN	1
41	CHARLES SALERNO	1
45	MARK SPELKER	0
45	DAMIAN SILBERNIFF	0
45	NOAH JEFFRIES	0
45	PAUL JENKINS	0
45	GINA BUCKMAN	0
45	ERICA DANG	0
45	GABRIEL PHILLIPS	0
45	JENNA RICHARDSON	0
45	NEIL LIEBERT	0
45	GRAYSON KLINGER	0
45	WILLIAM PERKINS	0
45	ALEX KIAIE	0
45	GEORGE REICHARDT	0
45	DAKOTA THORINGTON	0

[GeorgeBailey]

Humble suggestion for next tour: With a 1 point and a 3 point option, what about a 2 point option for correct song/set.

1 point for song played
2 points for correct song/set
3 points for set opener.

That adds more point-scoring opportunities and some separation from nights like last night where a large number of people were aware that Ain't That Wrong had been cut the night before and probably had it somewhere in their picks. Plus, it's easier to get the show right than the set, so it should be more valuable.

Just a thought!

[BlaiseStafford]

@GeorgeBailey absolutely I will definitely make a note of it. Once tour is over there will be discussion between all Nerds on what we can do to make it better. Thanks George

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Another night in the books. I cant say it was a good one for me. I got skunked for the first time this tour with no points. Thankfully we have many more shows until tour is over in April.

Who's ready for the weekend? I sure am. I couldn't think of a better way to start it than listening to past shows and getting ready for tonight's show. One show in particular I would recommend you to listen to would be 1-31-18 Culture Room from 2 years ago to the day almost. This was such a great show and such a spectacular one off jam (CULTURE JAM). IMO I think they need to revisit this jam and convert it into a regular song it was just that good.

Well lets get to it. Here are my picks as usual:

Set One: DIrty Laundry
Set Two: Ginger Stardust
Encore: Fuel

Hope every one has a good weekend. Same as last night deadline for picks is 7pm CENTRAL Time.

Thanks,
Blaise!

RANK	NAME	TOTAL POINTS
1	EVAN NORTON	20
2	GEOFF WORKS	18
2	JEFF STEWART	18
4	CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP	17
4	JESSE FIRESTONE	17
4	MARC JABLON	17
7	JOSHUA FLOYD	15
8	ANGIE CASEY	14
8	ALEX OBOLENSKY	14
10	JUNE VAL	13
10	SEAN WILLIAMS	13
10	MARTIN MCCUE	13
13	ROSS BORGIAS	11
13	JOSEPH PERULLO	11
13	RYAN KNAPP	11
13	BRADY LAMBERT	11
17	BLAISE STAFFORD	10
17	JOHN CASEY	10
17	JERRY CASEY	10
17	BRENNAN ZELENSKI	10
17	DEAN WILLIAMS	10
22	MICHAEL PEARLMAN	9
22	TYLER AKINS	9
24	ELLIOT SMITH	7
24	CRISTINA RYAN	7
24	KNOT PARRISH	7
24	MARC PEDERSEN	7
24	NELSON PAGANO	7
24	MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD	7
24	JOHN LOVRICH	7
31	MARK ROBINSON	6
31	PETER CHASE	6
31	TYLER JONES	6
34	ANDY BEESON	4
34	ANTHONY MARRIOTT	4
34	COLE BRUICK	4
37	HEIDI SALLER	2
37	KEVIN ANDERSON	2
37	GARRET PATTERSON	2
37	JUSTIN MAYS	2
41	TORY BAGGETT	1
41	KALEN HOGAN	1
41	WARREN MOLDEN	1
41	CHARLES SALERNO	1
45	MARK SPELKER	0
45	DAMIAN SILBERNIFF	0
45	NOAH JEFFRIES	0
45	PAUL JENKINS	0
45	GINA BUCKMAN	0
45	ERICA DANG	0
45	GABRIEL PHILLIPS	0
45	JENNA RICHARDSON	0
45	NEIL LIEBERT	0
45	GRAYSON KLINGER	0
45	WILLIAM PERKINS	0
45	ALEX KIAIE	0
45	GEORGE REICHARDT	0
45	DAKOTA THORINGTON	0
45	KEVIN NISBET	0

[BlaiseStafford]

Hey Nerds I just updated the leaderboards. Josh Floyd pointed out to me I forgot to switch his encore pick last night. He switched to The Evil which worked out well and gave him a 5 banger. He is now tied for first at 20 points. Great song switch Josh!

PLEASE NERDS!

Do yourself a favor and go through the spreadsheet and make sure I am submitting your picks correctly and that I am updating your picks if you decided to change your mind. I'm only human and will make mistakes throughout the course of this tour. I'm trying my best to keep track of all the emails I get everyday to make sure I enter your picks correctly.

Pleas help me help you make sure you get the points that you deserve.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Another great night is in the books. Who's ready for another one?

We have had a decent amount of repeats and still have a lot of original material that has been left on the table and yet to be played.

CRAZY
DIANA
FUEL
GINGER STARDUST
THE HARD WAY
LEVILAN SHORES
RADIO
SETTLED IN
SEVEN
SMOOTH, RELAX, DOWN
SPACE GADGET
STEAK SAUCE
THE MAN
THE WALTZ
As always here are my picks for tonight:

Set One: Ginger Stardust
Set Two: The Postman
Encore: Settled In

Please have your picks in tonight by 7pm CENTRAL TIME.

Hope everyone enjoys their Saturday. Should be a fun one for me going to the casino later tonight. Then having a poker game at my place while hopefully streaming the show. Lets hope I come out on top.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Week 2 is over and in the books. Man did they go out with a bang with last nights show. I'm very excited to listen to the second set. I only streamed the first set last night and damn was that good or what?

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. We now have a 2 day break until they start back up again on the 28th in Bama.

Picks for the 28th will have a 7pm CENTRAL time deadline. I will send a reminder the morning of and will also send my guesses for that show as well.

Happy Sunday have a good day Nerds!

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

HOLY BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JAM.

If you're wondering why there is so many "E's" (57 to be exact) its because they gifted us 57 minutes of very explorative jams that did not disappoint.

Could you ask for a better Tuesday night in Bama? You gotta love TWO 3 SONG SETS.. Only 7 songs played in total all night.

They really got weird just like they said they would and made sure to keep the night interesting.

As always here are my picks for tonight:

Set One: Ginger Stardust
Set Two: Virtual Bean Dip
Encore: Fuel

Please have your picks in by 8pm CENTRAL time please.

Have a nice day Nerds!

Thanks,
Blaise

[jeenot]

Take note that the set list has been updated to include "Aliens" in between B jam and Settled In.

(Bummer for those of us who were bent on Space Gadget)

[damian]

@jeenot I'm getting confirmation on Aliens. The official Facebook didn't cite it. It may not have been played.

[damian]

It was not played. I am removing it.

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

I wish I could've been at the show last night. That venue looked nice and small and must have felt super intimate.

We had the first 3peats of the tour last night and there was a handful of them.

Broken Wing
Mind's Unchained
My Road (My Road)
People

How about that Simon & Lilly, damn was that good. I'm not sure if I'm correct or not, but I believe that was only the second time they have ever jammed that song. (First jam 10/12/19 @ the 8x10) That being said IMO the Simon & Lilly from last night is the GOAT in my book.

That entire 2nd set was just fire. They Killed IT. IMO that 2nd set was the best set they have played all tour thus far. That almost 40 minute Memphis in the Meantime was just absolutely phenomenal.

As always here are my picks:

Set One: Red's Jam
Set Two: Dirtbath
Encore: Galisteo Way

Deadline for picks tonight is 8pm CENTRAL time.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds! Happy Friday!

Jeff Stewart has taken 1st place and has given himself a nice cushion, but don't get too "Comfortable" He currently has 30pts with a 5 point lead over 2nd place. Nice job Jeff can you keep it up?

Tonight the Gents head to Atlanta. I cant wait they always kill it in ATL, but we don't have to wait until the show to enjoy some live Spafford.

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Make sure to tune in for this if you're able to. It should be a fun time.

As always here are my picks for tonight:

Set One: Dirtbath
Set Two: Red's Jam
Encore: Virtual Bean Dip

We are on the East coast now so please have your picks in by 7pm CENTRAL TIME

Thanks,
Blaise!

RANK	NAME	TOTAL POINTS
1	JEFF STEWART	30
2	GEOFF WORKS	25
2	EVAN NORTON	25
4	JESSE FIRESTONE	24
5	JOSHUA FLOYD	23
6	ANGIE CASEY	21
6	CHARLIE BLANKENSHIP	21
6	MARC JABLON	21
6	TYLER AKINS	21
10	ROSS BORGIAS	20
11	ALEX OBOLENSKY	17
11	DEAN WILLIAMS	17
13	JUNE VAL	16
13	MICHAEL ROTHSCHILD	16
13	JOHN CASEY	16
13	JERRY CASEY	16
17	SEAN WILLIAMS	15
17	RYAN KNAPP	15
17	BRADY LAMBERT	15
20	BLAISE STAFFORD	14
20	KNOT PARRISH	14
22	MARTIN MCCUE	13
22	JOSEPH PERULLO	13
24	PETER CHASE	12
24	MICHAEL PEARLMAN	12
24	JOHN LOVRICH	12
27	BRENNAN ZELENSKI	10
28	MARK ROBINSON	9
28	TYLER JONES	9
28	MARC PEDERSEN	9
28	NELSON PAGANO	9
32	CRISTINA RYAN	8
32	ANDY BEESON	8
34	ELLIOT SMITH	7
34	COLE BRUICK	7
36	ANTHONY MARRIOTT	4
37	HEIDI SALLER	2
37	KEVIN ANDERSON	2
37	GARRET PATTERSON	2
37	JUSTIN MAYS	2
37	CHARLES SALERNO	2
42	TORY BAGGETT	1
42	KALEN HOGAN	1
42	WARREN MOLDEN	1
42	KEVIN NISBET	1
46	MARK SPELKER	0
46	DAMIAN SILBERNIFF	0
46	NOAH JEFFRIES	0
46	PAUL JENKINS	0
46	GINA BUCKMAN	0
46	ERICA DANG	0
46	GABRIEL PHILLIPS	0
46	JENNA RICHARDSON	0
46	NEIL LIEBERT	0
46	GRAYSON KLINGER	0
46	WILLIAM PERKINS	0
46	ALEX KIAIE	0
46	GEORGE REICHARDT	0
46	DAKOTA THORINGTON	0

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Sorry I'm posting a little later than I usually do.

We finally got that damn Ginger Stardust. I think I've had that as a pick at least 7 times and of course when i don't pick it they play it.

The boys are at the Variety Playhouse again "Night After Night"

As always here are my picks:

Set One: Double Time
Set Two: Virtual Bean Dip
Encore: Night After Night

Please have your picks in by 7pm CENTRAL time

[BlaiseStafford]

Good afternoon Nerds!

Happy Supberbowl Sunday! Go Chiefs

I'm a die hard Bears fan, but since they didn't make it I will be cheering for the Chiefs today because my cousin works for the team. Lucky bastard gets to be in the press box for the game and his wife got a free ticket to the game.

That being said there was a bunch of points scored last night. I want to say at least 10 people guessed LTLO in the correct position. Nice job!

We have one day of rest until we start up the new week again. The leaderboards are getting heated and tight.

I will send a reminder tomorrow morning for the next shows picks as well as my picks.

Everybody enjoy the Superbowl and pig the fuck out. Please drive safely.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

There's nothing like a rare Monday night show.

Congrats Cristina Ryan with the "Stormy Monday" opener pick. (Only the 2nd time played)

We had our first song count reach 4 last night with "Broken Wing" I could've never guessed that would be the case.

We have got ourselves another day off before we approach the 5 nights in a row with Brooklyn Bowl on the back end. After that we will have a long 19 day break before the gents start up again on their 10 run Colorado leg.

I will be sending out a reminder email tomorrow as well as my picks for the 2/5 9:30 Club.

Enjoy the rest of your day and think of some good educated picks for tomorrow nights show.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

No one had a good night with picks last night. I think maybe a handful of people got 1 point, might have only been a couple. Lets hope we can all bounce back tonight in Boston.

Here are my picks as always:

Set One: All In
Set Two: Todd's Tots
Encore: Levilan Shores

Please have your picks in by 7pm CENTRAL time.

Thanks,
Blaise

[BlaiseStafford]

Good morning Nerds!

Well it looks like everyone bounced back from the awful night of picks from 2/5. There were a lot of correct guesses and "It's A Bunch" of 5 bangers and 3 bangers going up on the leaderboards.

It's "Crazy" to believe that they played "Parody" for a second time this tour already. I would be shocked if they played it a third time, but who knows the setlists have been quite different this tour. I'm sure all of you Nerds have your "Mind's Unchained" just as much as I do with these setlists. Damn you BLLOYD you put a rift in the ALGORITHM. We still have yet to hear 9 originals.

I think "DIANA" is "CRAZY". I hear she likes to put "STEAK SAUCE" on prime cuts. She really needs to jump in the car and "FUEL" up and turn that "RADIO" to channel "SEVEN". I know she has GPS, but damn does she always like to take "THE HARD WAY' to get to "LEVILAN SHORES" Who knows maybe she'll make her way to "THIS CITY" (BROOKLYN) for the first time since 06/04/2014 and join fellow Nerds tonight in dancing "THE WALTZ" to some Electric Funk Therapy.

Here are my picks as always:

Set One: It's A Bunch
Set Two: My Road (My Road)
Encore: Levilan Shores

Please have picks in by 7pm CENTRAL time tonight.

Happy Friday and enjoy the BK Bowl if you're attending.

Thanks,
Blaise