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Thursday, November 12, 2009

A Melody Bar Top 100? Pete Santiago Wants To Know...

Pete Santiago's always been committed to the annual Old-School Melody Bar Reunion (which should be happening this year a bit earlier than usual - late January dates are being tossed around [UPDATE! Looks like it's actually late February! See this post for the hot-off-the-press details.]) but this year he's going further.

How much further? If you've ever tried to create a top-100 list for anything, you know how much work that can be...but that's what Pete wants to do, and we're fully behind letting him do it.

He continues:

Anyone who has ever gone to the Melody can play along... all you have to is have gone to the melody 1 time between 1984 and 2001 ...I would like everyone to simply send me your top 5 songs and artist that you loved to hear at the Melody...I know only 5 that’s all ya get!!! That you would either ask the DJ or just hear and say... What is that? I love that song!!!! I will post the top 100 a few weeks before the next MELODY REUNION......

...and for emphasis, FIVE SONGS ONLY! If you send more, he's only going to take the first five. I've got my own idea of what'll be Number One, but I only get my five votes...let's let the polls do the talking.

Here's the address he wants you to send your list to. Make it good - all decisions are Pete's, and they're all final.

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