Marble League Rolldown

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: More Notes from the Bandstand

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7 gigs in 8 nights has come and gone, and there was much rejoicing for my bank account, especially after the check to the Treasury Department (aka, taxes) cleared. Which was good in that it essentially cleared dead money in that case. Less good in the amount of money, which

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Hey, I Didn’t Burn Apartment Weaselo Down!

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Hermana Weaselo was supposed to come over Thursday morning and we were going to make the meats together, with Madre Weaselo's general recipe. But then she wasn't feeling great, so she had to back out and wait to come with the rest of the family Weaselo. And I have

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Subtitle Goes Here

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(Wow, nicely done, me.) Well, I didn't finish any gigs after midnight this past week, so I'll take it. That took me almost a week to fully recover, even while I had other gigs that week. Or actually that's part of why. So, let's scramble here! -There's one race left in this

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Recovering from Gigsmas

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…Kinda, he said while on a gig at press time. Here was my schedule from Christmas Day to New Year's Day. 12/25: Christmas Mass in the morning (in New Jersey), rehearsal for a show in the afternoon (in Brooklyn)12/26: Said show12/27: Gig12/28: Taught two students. This was my obvious light day.12/29:

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Your 2022 Marble League Rolldown Breakdown

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Well, the torch has gone out over The Pond in Draklin, and we have our new champions, and boy, are they not who you would have expected if I told you in the summer! Let's go through all 32 teams, both Marble League proper and Showdown squads, and give thoughts,

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Holiday Rush

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It's that pre-Christmas rush, or as musicians know it, time to play the same things we play every goddamn year. Okay, that's a slight mistake. I haven't had anyone ask me to play The Nutcracker this year. Part of that might actually be a soft boycott on Tchaikovsky, due to goings-on

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Hazard Pay

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In that I don't get it for having TWO gigs last week outdoors, in November. I instead get to play in poorly-heated tents. I'm still sick. I'm pretty sure Wednesday and Thursday I had bronchitis. Ain't nobody got time for that! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydmPh4MXT3g We can only hope that she's doing well. How did I

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Your Marble League Rolldown 2022 Preview!

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Yeah, I may still be dragging my feet on the Beaties, to the point that the BattleBots 2022 event (World Championship VII) has actually concluded filming! (Air date TBD) But it's also the time of year for the other non-human sport we follow, the Marble League! It's been a busy year

Marble League Rolldown: Event 16, Closing Ceremonies, and Wrap-Up Thoughts

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Welcome to the final Rolldown of Marble League 2020! At this point we know what's at stake. So let's get to it. Event 16: The Marathon Believe it or not, this is not an outdoor course! Call me surprised, as I was expecting the longest sand rally course yet, or road course,

Marble League Rolldown: Marble League Showdown

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The rush continues! As mentioned in prior installments the marathon, the non-qualifying teams from the 2020 season compete in a B-league event called the Showdown. 12 teams compete for 8 spots in next year's Marble League Qualifiers, where they will be joined by all the non-auto qualifiers from this year's