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Top 20 Tune Swap Votes
Okay, here are the tallies from the Top 20 Tune Swap votes. Every voter expressed my same feelings: 1) There were just too many great tunes to choose from, but that’s what makes Top 5 lists so great, right? 2) We didn’t get to listen to everyone’s disc, which I’m most bummed about because I just don’t have time to track this music down before I leave the country. More importantly, I think this gave us all a fantastic way to connect. Music transcends many of the things that tear us apart and builds bonds centered on our best selves. Thank you all for participating and sharing a piece of your soul with us. Now, I have great tunes to jam to on my road trips this summer and will think of all of you warmly as we embark on separate journeys...jbiii

Here are some of my Top 5’s before the final results (in no particular order with no track names and there may be more than 5):
1. Tie--Derek Dalasta’s “How-to-Block-Sean-Forrestal” e-mail / Musing that anyone could be offended by Sean Forrestal in the first place 2. Not getting 16 of the Top 20 CDs 3. CDs that pushed my boundaries the most—Roberto, Joo, Patricia, and Tony Hurst 4. Tunes that appeared on more than one disc (as far as I can tell)—Over the Rainbow, Halleluia, Theologians, etc. 5. Tom Greenwood asking me to covertly figure out who MacAdmin was so that he could swap his/her tunes 6. Losing a whole planning period setting up the distribution list 7. Losing more planning periods teaching people how to burn CDs 8. Losing even more planning periods typing in track names 9. Most CDs reported exchanged in one day—9 10. Best Band Promoter—Jolene → Michael Franti and Spearhead 11. Amir Osterweil sticking up for me when people were complaining to me about not getting CDs—Thanks, Amir! 12. Awesome e-mails from people giving me feedback on my disc 13. All the gratitude from people who enjoyed this experience as much as I did

Unscientific Tally of the Top 5 Votes (more than five based on ties in no order)
1. Theologians – Wilco (Sheridans’ CDs) / Who’s Got The Crack – The Moldy Peaches (Hugo) [Tie] 2. 5 Years Time – Noah and the Whale (Sarah Caulfeild) 3. Tyrone – Erykah Badu (Julia Sheridan) 4. Timebomb – Old 97’s (The Calm Before The Norm) 5. Veni, Vidi, Vici – Black Lips (Dalasta) 6. Little Plastic Castle – Ani DiFranco (Julia Sheridan) 7. Barbecue – Animal Liberation Orchestra (jbiii)

Actual Votes
jbiii’s Top Five (based solely on tunes I’d never heard before) 1. The Golden State – John Doe (Greenwood) 2. Timebomb – Old 97’s (The Calm Before The Norm) 3. Lovers Who Uncover – Crystal Castle (Crystal) 4. Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwode (Kris & Maureen) 5. Politic Amagni – Amadou & Mariam (Roberto)

Jenn Jacob 1. Autumn Sweater- Yo La Tengo 2. Coax Me-Sloan 3. Love is Noise- The Verve 4. Overkill- Colin Hay 5. 25th December- Everything But The Girl

Kevin Duncan 1. "Your Hand in Mine" -- Explosions in the Sky -- Joo Mix 2. "Jenny Again" -- Tunng -- Hugo 3. "Sand in My Shoes" -- Dido -- Roberto 4. "Tyrone" -- Erykah Badu -- Julia Sheridan 5. "Fire of Heaven" -- Matisyahu -- jbiii

Joo 1. Love Is Noise -Verve (Sterling) 2. Shoreline - Broken Social Scene (Norm) 3. Who's Got the Crack - Moldy Peaches (Hugo) 4. 14 Forever - Stars (Crystal) 5. Come Home - James (Forrestal)

Nies

1- "Sharon" -David Bromberg -Tom Greenwood 2- "27 Jennifers" -Mike Doughty -Tom Greenwood 3- "Theologians" -Wilco -Julia Sheridan 4- "100 Years" -Blues Traveler -Katherine Otis 5- "Money In My Pocket" -The Gourds -Jamie Otis

Hugo 1. Sara Caulfield = 5 years time by Noah and the whale 2. Grogan = I like you better when you are naked by Ida Maria 3. Jess Barga = Airline to Heaven by Billy Bragg 4. Crystal Lang = Private and Police by Metric 5. Shane Kells = Common People by Shatner

Spivey 1. Roberto 2. Ben Harnish 3. Duncan 4. Joo

Crystal Julia - Little Plastic Castles - Ani DiFranco Sarah C - 5 Years Time -Noah and the Whale JBIII - BBQ K Dunc - Gracey and Henry Martin's 1st Summer - Dawson Wells Mr. Hugo - Who's got the Crack - Mouldy Peaches

Kris Feller Heart Cooks Brain - Modest Mouse - from Jess Modern Leper - The Frightened Rabbit - from Kevin The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands - from Hugo Case in Point - Andrew Bird - from Tony This Year's Love - David Gray - from Colleen

Jess 1 - Veni Vidi Vici, Black Lips (Derek Dalasta) 2 - Jenny Again, Tunng (Hugo Cloutier) 3 - Music when the Lights Go Out, The Libertines (Jeong Joo) 4 - In Particular, Blonde Redhead (Norman Schwagler) 5 - Goodbye My Friend, Guido & Maurizio etc. (Tony Hurst)

Top overall discs: 1 - Ben Sheridan 2 - Jeong Joo 3 - Derek Dalasta 4 - Hugo Cloutier 5 - Tony Hurst Why am I such a musical male chauvinist???

Jenn MacSwain Theoologians, Wilco, both Sheridans Tyrone, Erykah Badu, Julia Sheridan’s disc BBQ, ALO, JBIII Scarlet Begonias, Blue Light Rain, Greenwood TIE -Funky Kingston, Toots & the Maytals, Spivey You’ve got Style, Athlete, Crystal

Jolene Disch Scott Nies’ Disc

Roberto I really liked Crystal's Mix a lot (1) I also enjoyed Delasta's Mix (2) and....Hugo's Mix was cool (3) Finally Sterling's Mix (4)

Forrestal 1.) Streetwalker by Delta Spirit DUNCAN"S CD

2.) Anemore by Brian Jonestown Massacre BEN HARNISH CD

3.) Mr. E's Beautiful Blues by Eels HUGO'S CD

4.) Time Bomb by Olds 97 NORM's CD

5.) Veni Vidi Vici by Black Lips Derek's CD

Thomas Greenwood moldy peaches - who's got the crack

serge gainsbourg - bonnie and clyde

blind melon - tones of home

the king - in the ghetto

brian eno - sky saw

Sarah Caulfeild 1. King of Carrot Flowers - Neutral Milk Hotel 2. Change the Subject - Matt the Electrician 3. Theologians - Wilco 4. Little Plastic Castle - Ani DiFranco 5. Lakes of Poctchartain - The Be Good Tanyas

Sara Stoolman 1. Kevin Duncan 2. Julia Sheridan 3. JB 4. Sarah Caulfield 5. Maureen Welberry