If you can play Connections and Spelling Bee, Wordle will be a breeze. Play it fast and loose, give it no more than 30 seconds, and I bet you will be charmed. I think I just crossed my 980th consecutive day.
I used to play Wordle -- didn't stop for any specific reason, just didn't open it one day... I used to make it harder by choosing different, random words every day. First one that popped into my head, I'd use. Even if it was something ridiculous like "DIZZY".
As for your concert question -- I'm going to guess either "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent or "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John. (And I'm not really guessing Ted Nugent... lol)
Funny, the first stadium/arena concert I got tickets for was at the Silverdome -- The Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels Tour in 1989. That's when we moved to Hamilton, Ont. for a couple of years (relatively close to Detroit...) However, we got tickets for Paul McCartney after that for (I think) December 6 at the Skydome in Toronto, so technically saw him first. Definitely some good memories at both!
Oh man, you’re very much in the ballpark with those guesses! I did see Ted Nugent in concert--how could I not, he was the Motor City Madman? You played Wordle exactly as I do: every day I try a different word, often with the idea of digging myself a hole that will be hard to get out of.
That ballpark being the Pontiac Silverdome...? lol
Depending on how you look at it, I either did some research or cheated. Your guest post at What's Curation indirectly mentions the year you were born. Doing some easy math got me the year you're probably talking about. The Silverdome has had a surprisingly small number of concerts in its history -- only two that year, which was about the annual average. Based on the way you worded the question, there is one probable concert you're talking about...
But Ted Nugent popped into my head way before any of this, so I laughed when his name came up in the concert list. Did he write any songs though that you could call "bittersweet"? Not exactly a tear-jerking ballad kind of guy... lol
That's quite some Wordle record - nice one! Thanks to the influence of a certain Mr Tom Pendergast my loyalty to the game has been entirely scotched by his recommendation of Waffle.... I've been obsessed with it for WEEKS now!
What’s funny is that I seem to derive a different kind of pleasure from Waffle than I do from the other games. I think it’s very hard to get a 5 on it, so they fell really satisfying. And the game is just more playful. But it’s my ongoing Quordle competition with friends that I really dig.
Great article over on What's Curation?, and my musical tastes are pretty eclectic as well. As far as country and blues, I like the very old stuff, like 30s-50s. One of my favorite songs is Big Rock Candy Mountain, although that came out a little later. If it's an old guy, a twangy guitar and a barstool, then that's my taste. Your photo of you, and your comment on REM is funny because I have a Christmas photo of me holding a cassette tape of Oingo Boingo. Good times.
I'm gonna guess something by Bob Dylan, but since I didn't follow his music closely I don't have a good guess for the track name. As it happens my first concert was at the Palace of Auburn Hills -- the Led Zeppelin reunion tour in 1994.
Re: Wordle, I used to be a daily player. I started off on like a 70-game win streak on Hard Mode but then lost on one of those where it could've been one of five words with three choices left (e.g., LEAST, BEAST, FEAST). After I turned off Hard Mode and now play whenever the mood strikes.
I did get the Worldle on the first try once. I can't remember the word but I saved the image.
A great head-on-pillow start to my day, Tom. I read your "What's Curation?" piece, too. I'd have a hard time choosing one song to write about, since I walk around to an imagined soundtrack 24 hours a day, and music has always been a big part of my creative life.
I'll always associate Rod Stewart and Frank Zappa with my dad. And Boys II Men wrote the theme song for my first impossible crush.
Now I just have to choose something for my latest impossible crush on 1986 Tom. 😉 🔥
No one "gets" Zappa. 😂 I didn't take the poll because none of the options were for me. I have heard of it. But I am also "the non-Wordle player" you speak of.
I’ve never played Wordle but I start every morning with Spelling Bee, Connections, and Strands. I play the NYT crossword every night to wind down.
If you can play Connections and Spelling Bee, Wordle will be a breeze. Play it fast and loose, give it no more than 30 seconds, and I bet you will be charmed. I think I just crossed my 980th consecutive day.
Thanks for coming on as a guest, Tom. I'm happy that you contributed your story.
I used to play Wordle -- didn't stop for any specific reason, just didn't open it one day... I used to make it harder by choosing different, random words every day. First one that popped into my head, I'd use. Even if it was something ridiculous like "DIZZY".
As for your concert question -- I'm going to guess either "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent or "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John. (And I'm not really guessing Ted Nugent... lol)
Funny, the first stadium/arena concert I got tickets for was at the Silverdome -- The Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels Tour in 1989. That's when we moved to Hamilton, Ont. for a couple of years (relatively close to Detroit...) However, we got tickets for Paul McCartney after that for (I think) December 6 at the Skydome in Toronto, so technically saw him first. Definitely some good memories at both!
~Graham
Oh man, you’re very much in the ballpark with those guesses! I did see Ted Nugent in concert--how could I not, he was the Motor City Madman? You played Wordle exactly as I do: every day I try a different word, often with the idea of digging myself a hole that will be hard to get out of.
That ballpark being the Pontiac Silverdome...? lol
Depending on how you look at it, I either did some research or cheated. Your guest post at What's Curation indirectly mentions the year you were born. Doing some easy math got me the year you're probably talking about. The Silverdome has had a surprisingly small number of concerts in its history -- only two that year, which was about the annual average. Based on the way you worded the question, there is one probable concert you're talking about...
But Ted Nugent popped into my head way before any of this, so I laughed when his name came up in the concert list. Did he write any songs though that you could call "bittersweet"? Not exactly a tear-jerking ballad kind of guy... lol
~Graham
That's quite some Wordle record - nice one! Thanks to the influence of a certain Mr Tom Pendergast my loyalty to the game has been entirely scotched by his recommendation of Waffle.... I've been obsessed with it for WEEKS now!
What’s funny is that I seem to derive a different kind of pleasure from Waffle than I do from the other games. I think it’s very hard to get a 5 on it, so they fell really satisfying. And the game is just more playful. But it’s my ongoing Quordle competition with friends that I really dig.
Fives are hard, I agree! I feel EPIC whenever I manage it!
Great article over on What's Curation?, and my musical tastes are pretty eclectic as well. As far as country and blues, I like the very old stuff, like 30s-50s. One of my favorite songs is Big Rock Candy Mountain, although that came out a little later. If it's an old guy, a twangy guitar and a barstool, then that's my taste. Your photo of you, and your comment on REM is funny because I have a Christmas photo of me holding a cassette tape of Oingo Boingo. Good times.
Thanks Brian. I know “Big Rock Candy Mountain” for sure--I may have to go track that down.
I'm gonna guess something by Bob Dylan, but since I didn't follow his music closely I don't have a good guess for the track name. As it happens my first concert was at the Palace of Auburn Hills -- the Led Zeppelin reunion tour in 1994.
Re: Wordle, I used to be a daily player. I started off on like a 70-game win streak on Hard Mode but then lost on one of those where it could've been one of five words with three choices left (e.g., LEAST, BEAST, FEAST). After I turned off Hard Mode and now play whenever the mood strikes.
I did get the Worldle on the first try once. I can't remember the word but I saved the image.
"I did get the Worldle on the first try once" 🙌
AMAZING!
I know! First try would be awesome. No on Dylan: he never really spoke to me.
A great head-on-pillow start to my day, Tom. I read your "What's Curation?" piece, too. I'd have a hard time choosing one song to write about, since I walk around to an imagined soundtrack 24 hours a day, and music has always been a big part of my creative life.
I'll always associate Rod Stewart and Frank Zappa with my dad. And Boys II Men wrote the theme song for my first impossible crush.
Now I just have to choose something for my latest impossible crush on 1986 Tom. 😉 🔥
Oh boy, I had a few Rod Stewart songs going for a while. Never got Zappa. Are you the non-Wordle player Meg?
No one "gets" Zappa. 😂 I didn't take the poll because none of the options were for me. I have heard of it. But I am also "the non-Wordle player" you speak of.