Four Players, Two Keys, Zero Harmony 🫡

sighs in digital captivity Four players signed in for Choir Clash, Week 6 of 9 at Roots, temps ranging from 52.3°F to 66.9°F, a 15 mph max gust, and an average wind of 0.0 mph that the gusts clearly never got the memo about. The bone choir sang in two different keys this week, competing factions of drummers fighting over the tempo — and with four entries on the card, most of that dissonance had to be resolved internally. The chapter turned. The Schism gave way to whatever this was.

Four Chairs, Four Soloists, One Mic 🎵

Malachi Vazquez put up the round of the day in RPA Gold — a bogey-free 961, sole birdies on hole 3 (235ft) and hole 8 (256ft), a clean front nine, a five-hole par train from 9 through 13, and a clean back nine to close it out. Kent Moos carded a 936 in RAD White behind the field's only birdies on hole 6 (325ft) and hole 15 (194ft), his hot streak closing at four holes from 14 to 17, while David LaTour shot 37 points above his 835 rating with an 872 in RAE Red and the lone birdie on hole 4 (220ft). Abraham Vidinhar finished 71 below his 804 rating in RAF Green at a 733. Four chairs, four soloists — the chairs are open, and the mic is warm.

Three Coins, Zero Aces, One Very Patient Pot 💰

Three contributors dropped in $6.00 this week, nudging the Super Ace pot from $2,414.00 to $2,420.00. The active prize sits at $2,999.91, still waiting on a single ace to end the suspense. The pot is patient. The pot has been patient for a while.

$64.93 From Silence 🤫

This event raised $3.10 for the Roots Course Fund — a $2.00 league registration contribution plus winnings donations of $0.80 from Vidinhar and $0.30 from LaTour. The fund stands at $935.07, 94% of its $1,000.00 goal, with $64.93 left to dig up.

Still Standing, Still Annoying About It

David LaTour logged his second consecutive successful defense of the #1 bag tag, earning Still Standing at Milestone II, and Malachi Vazquez notched his first successful defense at Milestone I. Vidinhar made his Series Competitor debut as the third tag-relevant beat on the night. The crown didn't wobble.

Harmony Finds A Shortcut 🎶

The drummers found a common beat after a night of split keys, and the choir harmonizes next at Grave Accord — Week 7, October 29, same Roots layout, no venue change to complicate the paperwork. The harmony reveals a hidden path through the rough, a secret route blessed by the spirits, which is a lovely way to describe a line through the trees that nobody has thrown yet.

Register for Grave Accord here.

And apparently next week's theme is that the spirits have a shortcut, which is the most convenient possible thing for a ghost to claim and the least verifiable.