Almost a year since I started playing and I've finally hit 600 #ELO.
I've seen some IMs say that the 'hell wall' in #chess is around 600, and my play is highly volatile depending on how tired/well/hungover I am, so I'm not expecting to get much better quickly.
I'm not sure what to aim for next. Double my rating in the next year? Hit 1,000 by end of the year? Maybe six months? Something like that.
The Electric Light Orchestra's Richard Tandy has died at age 76. His bandmate, Jeff Lynne, announced the news on Facebook, saying, “He was a remarkable musician & friend and I’ll cherish the lifetime of memories we had together.” Here's more from Stereogum.
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“We never did any TV-throwing – I’d rather nick ’em than throw ’em out the window”: Jeff Lynne recalls how easy it was for ELO to take over the 70s
From working with Roy Wood and hanging with the Beatles to finding that songs simply poured out of him, the bandleader still can’t believe his luck
This weekend I did a little remastering. I scored an original Australian pressing of the Xanadu soundtrack on Discogs. It sounds great but is very low in volume and lacks bass. The 1998 remaster is an ear bleeder! #Xanadu#ELO#AudioHijack#Fission#Remastering
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How JEFF LYNNE's Bout Of Crippling Depression Spawned This ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Classic Voted "The Happiest Song Ever"; PROFESSOR OF ROCK Investigates (Video)