Feb 19, 2008
The Singles Bracket Declares a Winner
It started in a bar, as so many ideas do: an NCAA-tournament style bracket for singles. A friend of mine and I had been weighing the benefits of one arty activity over another, with the deciding factor being, well, men. As in, when you're over the Saturday night bar scene, where else can you go to meet people? It got me thinking: what if you canvassed the arts & culture scene and plotted out the possibilities on a bracket?
Several people inquired as to the methodology, and it wasn't scientific. I polled my friends (male and female). The marathon training group was a great investment of time for one single friend: she completed her first run last year. But the only men she met were in their 50s. Standing in line for the potties at Pitchfork and Lolla yielded the opposite results: the only guys and gals there were 21.
The guitar class at the Old Town School made it far. Here's why: hookups from "practice sessions." Seriously! In fact, I know a couple who recently married after meeting in a class there. It makes sense: do what you love, or at least something you're interested in, and you'll meet like-minded people. The rest, of course, is up to you.
In the end, I plotted some favorites on a bracket and whittled them down with much input from my crowd. If you disagree with my choices, do so in the comments box. Really, it's just for fun. But, who knows, maybe there's a single dude (or gal) goldmine out there that has yet to be uncovered?
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Coda is a blog by arts and culture editor Cassie Walker, who, love it or hate it, always has an opinion. During the course of her weekly culture hunting, she reviews high art and pop culture events so you'll know what you need to check out and what you can miss.
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Reader Comments:
hey sassprilla! looks like the little froggy's are gonna make some beautiful music together... maybe after class they can share a smoocha. hee hee.