Random, Spontaneous Thoughts about UM (Part 1)

Am I having attendance bias on GA with Billy sitting in? Also, that Phil’s?

There wasn’t anything JOTY from the AvL run last year imo. Haven’t listened in a while though.

No, not JOTY, but not HOF worthy? That was my question. Probably replied to the wrong reply.

Usually I would say that JOTY = HOF. But since the sample size is so small and they aren’t letting us vote for some of the best jams of the year…maybe I’ll have to listen to some of those gimmicky sit-ins and what not to fill in the ballot. The Phil’s with Billy certainly fits that criteria. I definitely enjoyed watching him shred that song. And it was awesome that he actually learned the composed sections.

the dude strikes me as someone who picks up on stuff mighty quick

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RC: hasn’t voted for a HOF release since 2014

also RC: complains every year anyways

also RC: has made this joke on the bort for 7 years straight

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+1

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I’m team North Route, Asheville GA and Atlanta Seasons. I also have no idea why they just don’t release more full length shows on streaming services. Seems like a better way to “put new music out” without making us pick from a pitiful sample size

Everything from 2020 is on Nugs except the first WITR sessions. What do you mean?

My bad, I meant putting shows on Spotify/Apple Music like Steele’s Reels, On the Road, LivePhish etc. Official releases of full length shows would be more up my alley this year or even last year than doing a HoF

i dunno how it works, but official releases in this manner might mean they also could crop up on the touchtunes-esque internet-connected bar jukeboxes, too.

which would allow me to annoy a lot more people

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Ohh I see. Yeah, they could definitely benefit from that sort of thing

Also pretty big on the Caverns U Fir

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Memphis is a solid show to revisit if you’re looking to fill out your ballot. But yeah, this feels cheap and weird to me. Although I’m glad that if they do this right that North Route will get released.

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Their best 2020 jam might be the SS from the 2-15 VIP set.

Nothing like dropping a 28 minute Utopian on a dive bar.

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My buddy looked up his Touchtunes stats one time and he realized he played Carini 47 times in a single month.

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Maybe not individually JOTY jams but together one of the best 25 mins of UM from 2020.

  • In The Kitchen (2020-01-25)
  • Plunger (2020-01-23)
  • Miss Tinkle’s Overture (2020-01-30)
  • Nemo (2020-01-29)
  • Kabump (2020-02-01)
  • Sociable Jimmy (2020-02-01)
  • North Route (2020-02-26)
  • Conduit (2020-02-26)
  • Ocean Billy (2020-02-27)
  • Hurt Bird Bath (2020-09-05)

I have a friend who always loves to put on Everybody Hurts by REM as he walks out of the bar. He never listens to it either

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I’ve started a fight between two men in their 40s by simply playing “Who Let the Dogs Out” 5 times in a row.

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