I had assumed we'd take a week or two off and start up again. With changes, perhaps. People have suggested: Inviting more members, inviting a community school student, removing the mandatory 11-song cap, removing people who want out.
This post was created to collect thoughts as we go forward.
6 comments:
Quickly:
1 -- Absolutely continue.
2 -- Naturally, let anyone out who wants out.
3 -- Let's try to keep a roughly similar number to what we've got. After a point it gets onerous to burn that many copies.
4 -- Keep the 11 song limit. That's what makes this a challenge.
5 -- To keep it interesting, we could impose a new limitation. What if we required a theme or genre this time, just as an example? Or, each person takes a favorite song from the last round and uses it as a catalyst for a new 11 song mix. I kind of like that, actually.
I dislike the theme idea. Instead let's keep it open. If you want, do a theme. If you want to go all random, that's fine.
The only constraint should be 11 songs, I think.
As for the addition and elimination of new members: Adding one or two is a good idea. And we should probably drop a couple to balance the numbers.
But to my mind, this 11songs group runs deep. You can't just up and leave. There's only two ways out:
1) Survive a round of Russian roulette.
2) In a coffin.
The only other thing I was wondering is we're going to continue to go daily or look at a different time span.
I like the idea of getting good music without having to pay the musicians or those corporate "fat cats." In fact, fat cats really creep me out. It's like, "Hey, stop feeding your cat so much! Duh."
I like the idea of a theme as long as it's catalytic and not restrictive. Sort of like the challenges on Project Runway, they seem like they have nothing to do with fashion but they inspire some interesting designs. So, instead of themes like "country music" or "love songs" they could be "songs for when you're driving angry" or "songs for raking" or "songs with a smell" or something.
Theme or no theme, I say let's forge ahead. I say this as an outsider, though.
I'm not saying give everybody the same theme. You guys are dumbasses. And I thought you were my friends. My friends are dumbasses. Dumb, dumb, dumb asses.
Let everyone choose a theme, then we can all play quarters at Mason's house and guess what everyone's theme is. Ok, I'm a dumbass, too. Anyway, Mason's only objecting because he's the only one who went theme the last time.
Or how about this, playing off that dumbass Chris's idea. Let's make up a bunch of themes like those he's suggested (I agree, catalytic, not restrictive) put them in a hat, and we'll each draw at the start of the new cycle, but no one tells what theme they got, and at the end, we make up a big matching game and play it together and drink dark beer.
(BTW, the spellcheck on this thing tells me in one instance that "dumbasses" is not misspelled, but it another instance it is. This machine is a dumbass. (sp?)
Dumbass Matt is making my head hurt.
If you were in at the beginning, you shouldn't be able to leave. This is a fucking COMMITMENT, people! And I'm ashamed of you.
Just kidding, of course. Godspeed, you weak-asses.
That said, my weak ass has enough trouble keeping up with this, without having a theme. I'm going to burn the tunes I'm feeling, and if you don't like it, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you.
Also, I am a particular fan of huge, fat cats. But not the corporate ones.
Keep it at 11 songs.
Pretty much have to agree with Tad on all points.
Let's keep it moving.
Theme optional. Freestyle. At 11.
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