While I am slightly pained to write a relatively unimportant post following Steve’s meaningful post (a preemptive apology, Steve), I would like to speak to the grueling touring life of this band.
Last weekend we traveled to Connecticut, NYC, and Philadelphia and while enjoying very difficult sleeping and off-duty accommodations (thanks for sharing your wonderful home as always, Mr. and Mrs. Gretz), I decided that we should have a Good Night, States typing test. Why? Well, because the last time I took a typing test was in high school, and Steve types with only one hand (but shockingly fast), so I wanted to see how well he would fare in a heated battle. A quick Google search for “typing test” yielded www.typingtest.com as the first result, and after all parties warmed up with “Zebra - Africa’s Striped Horse”, we then began the actual competition with “The Enchanted Typewriter”. The results are all from memory, and may or may not have been blurred with the passing of time…
Megan - 200 wpm
Dan - 86 wpm
Steve (one-handed)/Joe/Trevor - couldn’t break the 60 wpm mark. Feel free to dispute, gents.
The winner: Megan!
Also, Joe invented a game called “Be The First To Pick Your Opponent Off The Ground”, which is a refreshing change - imagine if you had to pick your opponent up instead of tackling them down in football or pinning them down in wrestling. If you ask me, football and wrestling are obviously for girls (typing, too!) because gravity is helping you. BTFTPYOOTG is obviously a greater test of strength.
The winner: Dan!
We also played a surprising amount of Fluxx this tour. Really, it’s just not that fun of a game, but helps to pass the time.
The winner: Trevor once! and Dan once!
I also think I took Joe at a single game of backgammon.
The winner: Dan!
Um, and I think Steve’s brother Jeff was playing a lot of World of Warcraft while we were there.
The winner: reality!
Also, at our friend Kristen’s house, she had a Nintendo 64, but we sadly did not partake.
The winner: eating lunch!
Somehow, in the midst of this gaming frenzy we also were a part of three amazing shows. I’m sure we’ll tell you about that soon.
The winner: everyone who saw us play!
Tags: backgammon, by Dan, Connecticut, Fluxx, gaming, NYC, Philadelphia, Philly, typing test
January 21st, 2009 at 11:25 am
while that is technically true, i think my 57 words per minute should mean more because it was executed with 100% accuracy, and WITH ONE HAND.
plus, as a keyboardist, megan basically types music semi-professionally, so i think she’s actually disqualified.
i mean, really, if you look at it that way, i did win.
January 21st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Duly noted: 57 wpm one-handed x two hands = 106 wpm for Steve.
Megan - you are a cheater and a scoundrel. I had forgotten that you play QWERTY’s musical equivalent. You neglected to mention thus during the qualifying time trials.
The winner: Steve!
January 21st, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Yes… now how would you all fare typing on a French keyboard, where all the keys are in different places? God willing, the band will one day tour there and we will see whether Megan is as versatile as she is fast.