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Originally Posted by vlmagee
Taking down the set list is actually a lot of fun!
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a method that I have often used relies on a word/number association
procedure. A method once demonstrated on BBC-TV by one
TonyBuzan
I have his useful book "Use Your Head" that was published by the Beeb in 1974
in which he describes his "Mnemonic" system for remembering any list of items
this method is well described on this web page
http://www.msoworld.com/brain/mag/20...e3/bpm3_5.html
"In
Use Your Head, Tony Buzan presents a wonderful method for memorising up to ten items in a list - the Number-Rhyme System. As most readers of this magazine will know, it uses object '
pegs' which rhyme with the numbers one to ten. One is bun, three is tree, five is hive and so on. The even numbers follow the old children's ditty: one, two, buckle my shoe / three, four, knock at the door / five, six, pick up sticks / seven, eight, shut the gate / nine, ten, the big fat hen!"
I have successfully used this for setlists: the main problem is thinking and then recalling "peg" words to associate with numbers larger than the obvious first ten.
In 2005 I demonstrated it to some of the Lightfoot Orchestra, and young Barry was so impressed that at the next concert
he saved for me the stage copy of that nights setlist that had been relegated to the trash can after transposing to Gord's
master setlist book.
that book I saw Gord consulting after one of the four Florida concerts back in February
As post stroke writing legibly is difficult for me I made a determined attempt to remember all four setlists but inevitably
I forgot a few and the more time went on the more I got them all mixed up in my head.
the first (Gainesville) concert was easy. Gord opened with Triangle therefore all I had to remember was that a bun (=1) is usually round not triangular geddit?!!
Luckily Wayne has a network of informers, who he once informed me tell him the true setlist but I believe that the setlist for the private 2005 concert at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino
http://www.lightfoot.ca/051023.htm is there due to my memory
I note that he has so far only uploaded 2 of the 4 Massey 2008 setlists so perhaps CHar should gently remind him to read her corfid posting.