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A quorum was declared at Perez before the Bulls game last night when Oley walked in; quickly the discussion became dominated with plans for BIX. With varying levels of success we have in the past assigned blocks of time for control over the selection of songs. The consensus last night, was that we should try this again and as the night grew long other factors started to force some conditions on the blocks.

If memory serves, we should need about 5 hours to assemble the compilation, ideally this would begin about 4:30p. Selections during that time will be based on the final ranking (lists due on 2/6 at Noon) which will be available in hard copy at the big show as soon as I get there, and posted here (watch this space!) shortly thereafter.

Beyond that, I like the idea of completing the comp and moving on to hear some stuff from a smart playlist that would start:

• date added is in the range Jan 1 2008 to December 31 2008
• year is before 2008
• rating is * * * * *
  

And to give everyone a fair shake at getting a slot the the program should be about 45 minutes in length. So, somehow I need to skinny my list down from over 250 down to 9 or 10 tracks.

New applicants for these sessions will be considered based on their response to the following: List your top five albums released in 1979. Applications will be accepted until 6pm CST Sunday January 25th.

To continue the '79 theme, there will be a special 80 min set to kick the party off of Burn It approved excellence, plan to arrive on time. Sign up for sets in the comments; first come, first served. If you'd prefer a certain spot in the order you feel free to claim whatever floats your boat. Although, I have a feeling that Rock Band competitions will have something to say about who's runnin with the big dogs and who should've stayed on the porch.