Archive for February, 2010
all they can handle
HUGE thumbs up to the USA squad this afternoon. i’m thoroughly disappointed in the loss. do NOT get me wrong. i LOVE the team the States put together. when you look across and see an opponent that is All-Stars up and down the line, with Hall of Famers in spades, what do you do? put [...]
February 28, 2010
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polyrhythms
i’m not even going to pretend. polyrhythms was going to take up a whole post, so here it is. a Polyrhythm is a different flavor of the idea of two rhythms working against/with each other at the same time. in my experience polyrhythms have always included irrational rhythms. so, let’s start with that. Say we [...]
February 24, 2010
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contrapuntal independence
this is a drum post. i think the only time i’ve heard the phrase contrapuntal independence is when i was studying with a jazz drummer in Lancaster many, many moons ago. he had binders and binders of these rhythms. the left hand plays a pattern, and the right hand plays a different pattern, and the [...]
February 24, 2010
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oh my
that was two hours of sheer frustration. now i remember how much happier my life is without poker. and it was all my fault. which makes it even more clear. it would take me about 45 hours to clear off the rest of the bonus. at that rate i’m looking to end up about $1,700 [...]
February 23, 2010
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prestige 3, meat
looks like i’ll be hitting the poker tables again. i need to play off a bunch of hands to claim a bonus i started at stars several moons ago. it’ll be like starting over. hopefully that means i’ve left stupid habits behind and i’ll be thinking about everything as i play. in other news, i [...]
February 23, 2010
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Lenny Bruce is Not Afraid
although i’m not quite sure that it’s the end of the world as i know it. i haven’t been blogging lately. i figure it’s because: A) i have no poker thoughts to share and B) i haven’t found myself at the ‘puter in a good story telling mode but, to the good, i haven’t posted up [...]
February 14, 2010
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