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The Beatles
My parents were fans when they were young, just like anyone else who grew up while they blew up in America. Because of this I had some introduction to their music, but never in the form of an album or actually listening to the music critically. Beyond that, my knowledge of them was hearing other people talk about how they shaped rock music and blah blah. I decided they were over-rated and never really took any steps to listen to their works.

Fast forward to a year ago. Evan tells me he’s going to make me listen to four Beatles albums, because I’m missing something by having not heard them. Ok, whatever. Evan proceeds to be lazy and not get the albums.

Fast forward to just under two months ago. Evan finally gets off his ass and gets the four albums.
He hands me Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper and The White Album.
The clouds part, the sun shines down, birds and angles sing.

Fast forward to now. I’ve listened to each album a couple times though, so I feel I can start making comments. Do be honest, I usually just stick to listening to music and not talking about it, so don’t expect lots of profound explanations to go with my comments.

My Rank of the Albums as of Now

4. Rubber Soul
We get it, love, where are the drugs? Stand out tracks: The Word, Wait, Run for Your Life.

3. The White Album
Long. The one down side of a double album is that it’s hard to get a feel for the whole album. Maybe I should try just doing it one disc at a time. The plus side is lots of songs means lots of good songs. Stand out tracks: Glass Onion, The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Yer Blues, Helter Skelter

2. Sgt. Pepper
Kinda at a lose for words. But then again I didn’t really make many real comments about each album, so why start here? I can say it’s one hell of a first third of an album (With a Little Help from My Friends, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Getting Better) Other stand out tracks: She’s Leaving Home, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, Good Morning Good Morning, A Day in the Life

1. Revolver
From the first time I listened, I felt it. Every track is very good. With the exception of Yellow Submarine, everything fits in it’s place. Stand out tracks: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Got to Get You Into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows

So there you go. Don’t think that Rubber Soul being 4 means I don’t like it. My mind can’t hold enough information at once, so the stand out tracks are just picked by re-listening to a few seconds of the middle of each track.

Not in the “I did really well” way, more of the “really entertaining” way.

All hands are .5/1 NL Holdem 6max and at the same table over a period of 3 hours.

Seat 7 – Hero ($92.85 in chips) Button
Seat 8 – SB ($31.95 in chips) OSUFORMULA
Seat 9 – BB ($66.60 in chips) RAILBENDER
Seat 2 – UTG ($215.71 in chips) LLFISHLL
Seat 6 – CO ($222.05 in chips) RUKUX
SB – Posts small blind $0.50
BB – Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qc Qd] 2 folds, Hero raises $4 to $4, SB folds, BB calls $3
*** FLOP *** [10s 10d 8s] BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB calls $8
*** TURN *** [10s 10d 8s] [6d] BB checks, Hero bets $15, BB raises $35 to $35, Hero raises $55 to $70, BB – All-In $19.60
Hero returned ($15.40) : not called
*** RIVER *** [10s 10d 8s 6d] [Ah] *** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero – Shows [Qc Qd] (Two Pair, queens and tens)
BB – Shows [Ad As] (Full house, aces full of tens)
BB Collects $130.70 from main pot

Seat 5 – Button ($41.65 in chips) CAGPD129
Seat 6 – SB ($29.50 in chips) KRISAMAGUS
Seat 7 – Hero ($88.25 in chips) BB
Seat 8 – UTG ($31.60 in chips) OSUFORMULA
Seat 9 – MP ($120.70 in chips) RAILBENDER
Seat 2 – CO ($238.01 in chips) LLFISHLL
SB – Posts small blind $0.50
Hero – Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kc Ac] UTG calls $1, MP raises $3 to $3, CO calls $3, Button calls $3, SB folds, Hero calls $2, UTG calls $2
*** FLOP *** [10c 2c 2d] Hero checks, UTG bets $3, MP calls $3, 2 folds, Hero calls $3
*** TURN *** [10c 2c 2d] [5h] Hero checks, UTG – Bets $3, MP calls $3, Hero calls $3
*** RIVER *** [10c 2c 2d 5h] [7c] Hero checks, UTG bets $3, MP raises $9 to $9, Hero raises $24 to $24, UTG folds, MP raises $62 to $71, Hero – All-In(Raise) $55.25 to $79.25, MP calls $8.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero – Shows [Kc Ac] (Flush, ace high)
MP – Shows [7s 7h] (Full house, sevens full of twos)
MP Collects $192 from main pot

OK, now here is the one that is awesome beyond description. The player chat is included.
Seat 6 – Button ($22.15 in chips) KRISAMAGUS
Seat 7 – Hero ($112.70 in chips) SB
Seat 9 – BB ($208.35 in chips) RAILBENDER
Seat 2 – UTG ($181.51 in chips) LLFISHLL
Seat 4 – MP ($67 in chips) SLOWDAWG
Seat 5 – CO ($58.75 in chips) CAGPD129
Hero – Posts small blind $0.50
BB – Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ah Qh] UTG raises $2 to $2, MP calls $2, 2 folds, Hero raises $6.50 to $7
RAILBENDER:alright, will donate some of your money to the cause
BB calls $6,
LLFISHLL:me to
LLFISHLL:cant help myself
UTG calls $5, MP folds
*** FLOP *** [9s 5c Qs] Hero bets $10,
RAILBENDER:now you are in trouble
RAILBENDER:just kiddeing
BB folds,
LLFISHLL:one more
LLFISHLL:what does the table think?
SLOWDAWG:kq here
RAILBENDER:live up to your name
UTG calls $10
*** TURN *** [9s 5c Qs] [7d] LLFISHLL:NICE
Hero bets $22,
SLOWDAWG:all the way
LLFISHLL:lol if i c one more he might not b to happy
UTG calls $22
*** RIVER *** [9s 5c Qs 7d] [9c] SLOWDAWG:if you got it
LLFISHLL:i know what he has
Hero bets $30,
SLOWDAWG:get em
UTG – All-In(Raise) $142.51 to $142.51, Hero – All-In $43.70
UTG returned ($68.81) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
UTG – Shows [6c 6s] (Two Pair, nines and sixes)
Hero – Shows [Ah Qh] (Two Pair, queens and nines)
Hero Collects $231.40 from main pot
RAILBENDER:nh
LLFISHLL:close
SLOWDAWG:oh
LLFISHLL:nh
LLFISHLL:put him on Ak
SLOWDAWG:me too
LLFISHLL:back to the start
RAILBENDER:i thought he had the pocket qqs

And just when I thought I might come out of this on the good side.
Seat 4 – Button ($91 in chips) SLOWDAWG
Seat 5 – SB ($52.75 in chips) CAGPD129
Seat 7 – Hero ($231.40 in chips) BB
Seat 9 – UTG ($202.25 in chips) RAILBENDER
SB – Posts small blind $0.50
Hero – Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 3d] UTG calls $1, Button calls $1, SB calls $0.50, Hero checks
*** FLOP *** [4s 2d 6h] SB bets $5, Hero calls $5, UTG calls $5, Button folds
*** TURN *** [4s 2d 6h] [8s] SB bets $15, Hero raises $40 to $40, UTG folds, SB – All-In(Raise) $31.75 to $46.75, Hero calls $6.75
*** RIVER *** [4s 2d 6h 8s] [4d] *** SHOW DOWN ***
SB – Shows [4c 6d] (Full house, fours full of sixes)
Hero – Shows [5s 3d] (Straight, two to six)
SB Collects $110.50 from main pot

The biggest pot I won at this table, excluding the one shown, was a net of $10. Managed to leave down just less than $200.

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Edit:
So around 1 I decided I was ready to take another crack at pushing north again.

Well, the poker gods thought otherwise.

Seat 3 – Button ($125.33 in chips) BAD GUY
Seat 4 – SB ($93.18 in chips) BIG_BOBTAIL
Seat 5 – Hero ($97 in chips) BB
Seat 7 – UTG ($27.95 in chips) MONGOOSE
Seat 9 – MP ($121.25 in chips) GLIP
Seat 1 – CO ($65.30 in chips) BAADSHAH111
SB – Posts small blind $0.50
Hero – Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7h 9h] UTG folds, MP calls $1, CO calls $1, Button folds, SB calls $0.50, Hero checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 5s 8h] SB bets $1, Hero calls $1, MP calls $1, CO calls $1
*** TURN *** [3d 5s 8h] [Kh] SB bets $2, Hero calls $2, MP calls $2, CO calls $2
*** RIVER *** [3d 5s 8h Kh] [4h] SB bets $5, Hero – Raises $17 to $17, MP folds, CO – All-In(Raise) $61.30 to $61.30, SB folds, Hero calls $44.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CO – Shows [3h Ah] (Flush, ace high)
Hero – Mucks
CO Collects $140.60 from main pot

I say that here I knew the flush was the only thing he’s raising there, and it was the tilt calling. Unbiased people feel free to comment on all hands.

Seat 5 – Hero ($97.70 in chips) Button
Seat 4 – CO ($89.63 in chips)

*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6c 7c] UTG folds, MP calls $1, CO raises $5 to $5, Hero calls $5, 3 folds
*** FLOP *** [10d 7h 6h] CO bets $5, Hero calls $5
*** TURN *** [10d 7h 6h] [2c] CO bets $5, Hero raises $20 to $20, CO raises $35 to $40, Hero – All-In(Raise) $67.70 to $87.70, CO – All-In $39.63
Hero returned ($8.07) : not called
*** RIVER *** [10d 7h 6h 2c] [7d] *** SHOW DOWN ***
CO – Shows [10s 10c] (Full house, tens full of sevens)
Hero – Shows [6c 7c] (Full house, sevens full of sixes)
CO Collects $178.76 from main pot

The next hand, no time to reload or sit out.

Seat 9 – SB ($121.30 in chips) GLIP
Seat 4 – UTG ($178.76 in chips) BIG_BOBTAIL
Seat 5 – Hero ($8.07 in chips) MP

*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qh Qd] UTG calls $1, Hero – All-In(Raise) $8.07 to $8.07, CO folds, SB calls $7.57, BB folds, UTG calls $7.07
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7h 6d] SB bets $10, UTG folds
SB returned ($10) : not called
*** TURN *** [Qs 7h 6d] [8c] *** RIVER *** [Qs 7h 6d 8c] [Ad] *** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero – Shows [Qh Qd] (Three of a kind, queens)
SB – Shows [Qc 10s] (One pair, queens)
Hero Collects $23.96 from main pot

Yeah, I’m gonna take a break. See you in a week. What a shitty birthday present.

The Internet Gambling Bill passes.
I get throat-checked and punched in the helmet at practice.
Twice in two weeks the following happened:
-Some one bailed, you wanna see Tool?
-Yes
-Oh, wait, they can come.

I’m so looking forward to tomorrow’s Electronics test.