So I just got back from my honeymoon, and the lady and I spent a good twenty plus hours in the car over the course of the whole trip to and from Bar Harbor, Maine. To pass the time, we played “Classic Rock Fantasy Football” – a game where you draft 11 bands/acts and you score a point each time you hear them played on the radio. Every boondock town has a classic rock station, and there are regional nuances to draft strategy too.

It was a tie game, with my diverse attack keeping a slight lead over the lady’s Beatles-centric offense until a late score by Joan Jett, who’d been quiet all game, left the game in a late tie.

Here is the box score:

DJ Apt One – 16, Mrs. DJ Apt One – 16

DJ Apt One – 16
1. Led Zeppelin – 3
2. Bruce Springsteen – 1
3. Bon Jovi – 1
4. Creedence – 1
5. Guns & Roses – 2
6. Fleetwood Mac – 1
7. U2 – 1
8. Hendrix – 1
9. Queen – 2
10. ZZ Topp – 1
11. Mellencamp – 2

Mrs DJ Apt One – 16
1. The Rolling Stones – 3
2. The Beatles – 7
3. Genesis – 0
4. AC/DC – 1
5. Neil Young – 0
6. Boston – 2
7. The Who – 0
8. Meatloaf – 0
9. Paul McCartney – 2
10 Joan Jett – 1
11. Duran Duran – 0

Stations: WWFX Worcester, MA, WZLM Boston, WSAK Portsmouth, NH, KUFO Portland, ME, WKIT Bangor, ME, WBLM Portland, ME, WFNK Lewiston, ME, WWMJ Bangor, ME, WYNZ Westbrook, ME, WPDH Poughkeepsie, NY

Obviously, Paul McCartney wins player of the game, with a writing credit on over a quarter of the scoring songs. In hindsight, it was kinda dumb to leave Skynyrd, Tom Petty, CSN/CSNY, Elton John, The Kinks and the Doors undrafted. There were also way too many Dan Fogelberg songs played for some reason. We heard America but no Neil Young, although I suggested making a half-point allowance for an America song because they are such biters. I was pretty suprised not to hear The Who or Meatloaf. The lady’s whole team was basically a mirror of the Dallas Mavericks – leave the scoring to Dirk Nowitzki while Tyson Chandler and Genesis play cards in the corner. Next trip we’re gonna officially retire the Beatles.