2005 SOTW Player Identification Challenge Results!

Thanks for playing the SOTW PYO Player Identification Challenge!
(SOTW = "Sax on the Web" and PYO = "Post Your Own" thread!)

Clips:
(Click on the "Submission" link to hear the clip!)

Submission #1

rcwjd

(15 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
rcwjd: 11 73%
pgaylord 1 7%
billmecca 1 7%
nobbi 1 7%
sw3119 1 7%

Comments:
* Grabbing the tenor for this one could not fool me.
* Easy!
* That was quite clear to me
* Rich, I would recognize you amongst 1000 !
* I only had to listen to the first bar...

 

Submission #2

madgrocer

(15 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
madgrocer 9 60%
Keith Ridenhour 5 33%
pgaylord 1 7%

Comments:
* Fathead Newman! No, it's madgrocer... just cuz Greg showed him how
to growl doesn't mean he can fool me.
* No mistaking that sweet sound!
* This is mad's voice

 

Submission #3

BayviewSax

(15 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
BayviewSax 9 60%
rcwjd 5 33%
billmecca 1 7%

Comments:
* I recognize this guy!
* like there's any doubt!
* Yeah, guess its Bayview
* SOMEONE likes his new bari!

Submission #4

Keith Ridenhour

(14 vote)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
Keith Ridenhour 7 50%
billmecca 2 14%
madgrocer 1 7%
BayviewSax 1 7%
sw3119 1 7%
nobbi 1 7%
larry 1 7%

Comments:
* The White Shadow rocks on!!!
* Hmm, not so sure
* Waouwwwwww !!!!!
* Altissimo makes me want to shake my booty.

 

Submission #5

pgaylord

(14 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
pgaylord 5 36%
nobbi 3 21%
madgrocer 1 7%
Keith Ridenhour 1 7%
billmecca 1 7%
sw3119 1 7%
larry 1 7%
marc 1 7%

Comments:
* You can funk, but you can't hide
* quite sure?
* This guy rocks! Ok, ok, so it's me... I had to give myself
maaaaad props (power of positive thinking).

 

Submission #6

billmecca

(14 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
larry 4 29%
billmecca 2 14%
pgaylord 2 14%
sw3119 2 14%
marc 2 14%
madgrocer 1 7%
BayviewSax 1 7%

Comments:
* This is more or less an elimination guess. If this IS Cass, he's
going WAY out of his way to maintain control.
* Hmm...
* Not as familiar with his playing, but I think it's him...

Submission #7

sw3119

(14 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
sw3119 5 36%
pgaylord 3 21%
nobbi 2 14%
larry 2 14%
billmecca 1 7%
marc 1 7%

Comments:
* This is a semi-guess... the recording says bow to Mecca.
* could be ?
* Right to the finnish line?

 

Submission #8

nobbi

(14 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
nobbi 6 43%
madgrocer 2 14%
BayviewSax 2 14%
billmecca 2 14%
sw3119
1 7%
marc 1 7%

Comments:
* Two notes: Nobbi. Totally distinct.
* THis is me!
* The best lines !
* Very original...

Submission #9

larry

(13 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
larry 5 38%
BayviewSax 2 15%
sw3119 2 15%
madgrocer 1 8%
Keith Ridenhour
1 8%
pgaylord 1 8%
nobbi 1 8%

Comments:
* Das' mah boy, LG!!!!
* ?? Just a guess
* Larry, you do have a Bari, right?

Submission #10

marc

(14 votes)

Guessed as Votes Percent  
marc 8 57%
billmecca 4 29%
sw3119 1 7%
larry 1 7%

  Comments:
* Marcus! Damned near fooled me!
* sounds like marc



Breakdown of Guessers:

Total of 16 guessers

Bayview Sax: 8 (80%)
madgrocer: 7 (70%)
marc: 6 (60%)
Pete Gaylord: 6 (60%)
GREG, aka... LoveTheBlues: 5 (50%)
nobbi: 5 (50%)
bill: 4 (40%)
bill mecca: 4 (40%)
sw3119: 4 (40%)
rcwjd: 3 (30%)
anonymous: 2 (20%)
Randall: 2 (20%)
T-MAN: 1 (10%)
HC: 0 (0%)
Tenor11: 0 (0%)


Other Statistics:

Percentage of male players: (by photo observation)
100%
Percentage of player with primarily Caucasian features (by photo observation)

100%

Percentage of players wearing external eyewear:
70%
Percentage of players considered "fashion challenged"*
50%
Percentage of players going through or having gone through a midlife crisis**
50%

* (based on shirt selection)
** (i.e. "old")

The editors do not wish to impose any judgements on these observations - we merely report them in the interest of scientific accuracy and apologize to any old, white, blind guys with bad taste who may be offended by their presentation.


Thanks to everyone who participated! Special thanks to Harri for giving this contest his blessing and supplying his signature for the certificates. Oh yes, and for running The Best Sax Site on the Web!

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