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Signore Rule Takes Out Captain & Tennille, Blind Boys of Alabama.
New strategies came to play with both managers able to use the Signore Rule to oust certain groups under the 'Top 5'. Tony took out very lowly-ranked The Captain & Tennille, who has been in every single Star Wars (dating back to 1978). Even when highly ranked, The Bulldogs have never faired well, and maybe it was long overdue to see them bow out. "They took one for the team", said Mark Ewing. "Captain & Tennille knew they might get some opposition, but they paved the way for Devo and Foreigner to move through the reeds into the high ground, which we call 'Signore's colon'". Getting a new plan (Stan), Paul Simon was brought in by Ewing to replace C&T.
Mark Ewing waited a bit longer in the string, somewhat surprisingly allowing The Black Crowes to get in...but when those The Blind Boys of Alabama were nominated by Tony, 7 rungs higher, Ewing was quick to give them the 'bum's rush'. "They Gone!", Ewing said several times for emphasis, drawing a few confused stares from the other patrons. "To imagine 5 blind, black, old, idiotic gospel singers to be whisked away in a big yellow taxi", that is music for my soul", said a jubilant Mark Ewing. Signore replaced the vacant spot with The Flaming Lips.
Next week, the other first time rule, The Ewing Downs Syndrome, can have a group go down 5 rungs, and bring the other corresponding group UP 5 rungs.
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Ewing Flexes Clout On Ties, Going 4-0
A few years ago, Tony won every tie over Mark. This year, Mark astutely ranked good groups higher than Signore could fathom.
Tony tried to slide in Wilco in his 17th slot, Ewing countered the move, getting Wilco locked in at 6th.
Tony then tried to put the Rolling Stones in that same slot. Ewing countered the first-ever double tie, when he announced the Rolling Stones were his Number-One! Signore wolfed down a few potato chips and, with his third option, got in Van Halen...of which, thankfully to Signore, Ewing had not ranked this year.
Tony nominated Star Wars regulars The Beatles, but Ewing had them ranked a very high 4-seed and took them away from Tony. This is the highest-ranked Beatles squad that Star Wars has ever known. Please do not send objects to Ringo or any other congratulatory type notes.
Waylon Jennings-- never before ranked in any Star Wars tournament-- was nominated by Tony at his 7th rung. Ewing, again, blocked this move when he locked Jennings in as one of his Two-seeds. Tony then got the only Solo-Beatle into this year's Star Wars, when he picked up George Harrison. The past few Star Wars has usually had up to 3 solo-Beatles getting invites.
Ole' Waylon: Surprising High Ranking Shocks the Star Wars Masses. Last year, in 2010, Mark started a somewhat new trend when he allowed one group to get into the Star Wars, when on his drive over to the pub, he simply chose a good group that came in off the radio. This year, in the Pub, no one was playing the jukebox, so Mark had to put his own money in. He chose a bunch of groups, Stones, Queen, Idol, etc....when he heard his own play: Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog", he tabbed them as his "random slot" group. "Thats why I keep telling groups, hey keep on playing your songs...I could be riding down the street, I could be sitting at a bar, If your song grabs me at the right moment, by golly you are going to Hollywood dogs, You are in the Star Wars!"
Who Are Going To Be The Strongest Groups?
Top Groups by Mark this year, appear to be The Rolling Stones, Waylan Jennings, Keith Richards, and The Mother Truckers. Top Groups by Tony this year, most experts say, will be Greg Allman, Ian Hunter, The Kings of Leon, and Nick Lowe. Things will get locked in next week.
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