BOTB RESULTS: 2019, MARCH 15 (Or, THE BEACH BOYS VS. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL)

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STMcC’s Vote On '2019, March 15th: Battle Of The Bands' (BOTB) - Or, The Beach Boys Versus Creedence Clearwater Revival - And The Final Tally:
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Virginia City, NV., cemetery photo by STMcC

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Before I can even address the last 'Battle Of The Bands' Results...
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It is my sad duty, my heartbreaking responsibility, my crappy job, to make y'all aware of the following:
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On occasional weekends, just to earn a little extra pocket money, The Magic 8-Ball would work as an ordinary 8-Ball at New York pool halls. On March 16th, at 6:66 PM, The Magic 8-Ball was working at Carlo & Rossi's Billiard Parlor on 5th Avenue. Bruno Bancini and Rocco Martini were engaged in a friendly game of pool ("friendly" = less than $500. wagered), when Rocco attempted a complicated 3-cushion bank shot meant to deposit the The Magic 8-Ball in a corner pocket. Rocco struck the cue ball too hard, which struck The Magic 8-Ball too hard and knocked it off the table, propelling it through the open door of Carlo & Rossi's Billiard Parlor.
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The The Magic 8-Ball flew out onto 5th Avenue just as the Number 86 bus to Newark, New Jersey, driven by "Fats" Brown, was passing Carlo & Rossi's establishment. The bus driver, Mr. Brown, getting just a quick glimpse of the round, black object seemingly thrown from the pool hall, thought it was a bomb that had been tossed by some wiseguy, and he swerved to avoid it.
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Unfortunately, the Number 86 bus to Newark, New Jersey, jumped the curb and ended up on the sidewalk. And just as the rear tires of the bus were running over and crushing to death The Magic 8-Ball, the front end of the bus struck and killed a pedestrian who was carrying a grocery bag of bread, peanut butter, watercress and milk. By an amazing coincidence, the pedestrian who was heading home to make a peanut butter and watercress sandwich for lunch was The Amazing Sixwell! 
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Yes, I'm sorry to have to report that, in the same freak accident, our two favorite psychics, The Magic 8-Ball and The Amazing Sixwell, were hit and killed by the same bus. I guess neither one of them saw that coming. 
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Well, in our last Battle, which took place HERE, The Magic 8-Ball (15-9) and The Amazing Sixwell (17-7) both predicted the outcome correctly. By necessity (unless there's a doctor in the house who can raise the dead), this brings to an end BOTB's Battle Within The Battle, with The Amazing Sixwell winning the contest by 2.
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Virginia City, NV., cemetery photo by STMcC

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Well, doggone it, all good things must come to an end, but Battle Of The Bands just keeps rollin' along.
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I thank all y'all for taking time to come by, listen and vote (bote) in my last Battle. The song was Lead Belly's 'Cotton Fields' and the contestants were The Beach Boys & Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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When I was a teenager, I owned CCR's album 'Willy And The Poor Boys', and that's where I first heard 'Cotton Fields'. I always enjoyed it, and still do to this day. But many years later, I discovered The Beach Boys' version, with their marvelously intricate and beautiful, trademark harmonizing (ain't nobody ever done it better!), and I came to like their rendition even better. (Plus, after several years - even though I always liked them - everything CCR did started sounding the same to me.)
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Nevertheless, this BOTB installment was Blowout City:
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The Beach Boys = 4 votes
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Creedence Clearwater Revival = 14 votes
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We bid a sad farewell to The Magic 8-Ball 
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and to The Amazing Sixwell 
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They won't be here for my next Battle Of The Bands contest on April 1st - April Fools' Day - but I hope YOU will be here! Be here or... bring a note from your doctor undertaker!
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
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