ONLINE BRIDGE-Music

[pigpenz]

www.radioparadise.com

 

http://magnatune.com/

 

Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Neil Young...., or something classical.   Wait, these guys are all so old that their music probably qualifies as classics??

LOL - Dark Side is on as I type this :)

 

Anything from the 80's, especially the Clash and Squeeze.

 

Anytime I've had Coldplay on in the car before a tourney I do well. Turning into a superstition for me.

 

Like just about anything but Blues.

have you listened to darkside in 5.1 on sacd, its probably the best!

Derek and the dominoes and very good too, and reviews of Beck are also good, not all SACD in 5.1 are that good but some are really good

 

Neil doesnt matter whether strereo or not just crank it up, loud :P

 

Hard to believe I still have hearing after all these years

[Al_U_Card]

Another vote for Rock/Alternative/Punk here :-)

 

While playing I think "Sugar we are going down" will become a classic here at home :-)

Or are your doubles a "loaded gun complex, pass it or pull it"...lol

[Chamaco]

Oh I forgot Tom Waits, one of my favourites (and Frank Zappa too, but I would not play bridge listening to FZ :rolleyes: )

[pigpenz]

Oh I forgot Tom Waits, one of my favourites (and Frank Zappa too, but I would not play bridge listening to FZ :rolleyes: )

you wouldnt even listen to hot rats or willie the pimp by ZZZZZZZZZz

[awm]

Well I used to listen to techno/house/trance music (using the "radio" feature on iTunes). Personally I find that lyrics tend to distract me and so I prefer music without lyrics when trying to focus on bridge. I certainly enjoy most of the rock/alternative bands people have named but wouldn't tend to listen to them when I need to concentrate on something else.

 

Of course, these days it seems my girlfriend always wants the TV on (amazing how many times per day Simpsons seems to be on) and I tend to let her have her way and then screen all the distractions out when I focus on bridge. This has lead to some funny conversations when she asks me about something on the TV program and I have no idea what she's talking about because I was declaring a hand. :rolleyes:

[Guest Jlall]

It's funny, some have a hard time playing with music, I have a hard time playing without it (online). My typical computer when I'm playing BBO is:

 

on average 3 AIM conversations

music (always)

bridge

1 table of NL texas hold em.

BBO forums (only used when I'm dummy).

 

Now that I have an ipod, I may use it when I play live (if its allowed) as well.

[Al_U_Card]

It's funny, some have a hard time playing with music, I have a hard time playing without it (online). My typical computer when I'm playing BBO is:

 

on average 3 AIM conversations

music (always)

bridge

1 table of NL texas hold em.

BBO forums (only used when I'm dummy).

 

Now that I have an ipod, I may use it when I play live (if its allowed) as well.

Add to that a wife, a job and kids and you're there.... :rolleyes:

[Fluffy]

yeah, very similar to what I do, I tried once to play blood bowl online at the same moment with little success, chess was even worse for obvious reasons, but settlers of catan was fun and playable.

[Guest Jlall]

you play settlers? A lot of the american juniors play that game (johnny hurd and joel wooldridge are obsessed with it) when we go to tournaments.

[Elianna]

you play settlers? A lot of the american juniors play that game (johnny hurd and joel wooldridge are obsessed with it) when we go to tournaments.

I thought that you all play poker.

 

I guess that you can play both.

[Guest Jlall]

nah kev/johnny/joel and sometimes grainger/andy hurd play settlers and not a lot of poker.

 

garnett/me/passell/some caddies/crank/mecks etc usually play poker.

[pigpenz]

Now that I have an ipod, I may use it when I play live (if its allowed) as well.

i was gonna ask that if you ever use your ipod when you play live bridge, why would they not allow it, afraid you have watson play of the hand on ipod :)

 

i remember once somone at a regional didnt like the fact that i was wearing sunglasses they were afraid i was gonna look into their hand without them know ing it

[Elianna]

Now that I have an ipod, I may use it when I play live (if its allowed) as well.

i was gonna ask that if you ever use your ipod when you play live bridge, why would they not allow it, afraid you have watson play of the hand on ipod :)

 

i remember once somone at a regional didnt like the fact that i was wearing sunglasses they were afraid i was gonna look into their hand without them know ing it

I've seen plenty of (mainly juniors) wearing walkmans while playing. Doesn't bother me except if they aren't paying attention enough/can't hear questions. It would also annoy me if they were blasting the music so that I could hear it, but as none of this has happened, it has yet to bother me.

 

What REALLY annoys me is this LA-area pair that does crosswords during bidding/play. This means that they are absolutely unable to keep a consistant tempo, which is highly annoying in a pair as good as they are supposed to be.

[McBruce]

Now that I have an ipod, I may use it when I play live (if its allowed) as well.

I can't wait for the first Committee:

 

"When East led to trick seven, an iPod Pico was found attached to the led card. An examination of the card revealed the the device was playing a track called _Defense and Signals_. When the device's volume was turned to maximum by the Director, East went into convulsions the likes of which nobody has seen since the original Star Trek..."

 

:)

[pigpenz]

What REALLY annoys me is this LA-area pair that does crosswords during bidding/play. This means that they are absolutely unable to keep a consistant tempo, which is highly annoying in a pair as good as they are supposed to be.

hehe....Mike Lawrence used to chew sunflower seeds and spit them in a cup :)

He also played alot of crossword puzzles.

[farfie]

ritong and me usually listen at jeff Lynne stuff....and of course the famous "Joker" by Steve Miller Band.But Pink Floyd Dire Straits Portishead Cure Doors and french stuff are on....even Bach Mozart Schubert...if any of you want french stuff no problem i can send:)

[Aberlour10]

Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Neil Young...., or something classical.   Wait, these guys are all so old that their music probably qualifies as classics??

 

Pink Floyd's "Pulse" is one of my favorite CDs for the long

bridge sessions. A few time ago I terribly missplayed 3NT

while I listened these lyrics from "Brain Damage"...

 

"There's someone in my head but it's not me"......

 

 

THAT WAS TRUE!!!! ;)

 

Robert

[bglover]

Jeff Lynne's "Armchair Theatre", best neglected album of the 80s.

 

Listen to "Every Little Thing" a coupla times and watch how awake and alert you are!

[Chamaco]

Oh I forgot Tom Waits, one of my favourites (and Frank Zappa too, but I would not play bridge listening to FZ  :P  )

you wouldnt even listen to hot rats or willie the pimp by ZZZZZZZZZz

Oh well, I've been known to listen at full volume in the car Willie the Pimp and Stink Foot ;)

[pigpenz]

Oh well, I've been known to listen at full volume in the car Willie the Pimp and Stink Foot :P

Pretty good for almost 40 yr old music ;)

 

just think by the time JLall is my age it will be almost 75 yrs :(

[nickf]

without question

Side one of Led Zeppelin IV

 

nickf

sydney

 

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine

[42]

Bryan Ferry: As time goes by :(

[Al_U_Card]

Puddle of Mudd - Come Clean

[Guest Jlall]

Puddle of Mudd - Come Clean

I listen to blurry (by puddle of mudd) all the time as it's on my itunes playlist and is one of my favorite songs.

[Al_U_Card]

Seether and Eve 6 (especially "All in your head" and girlfriends who are "hotter than I am handsome")