Man that went really fast. Fast and furious and beautiful. Maybe it's because it's been a long time since we had a match around here that was built on such sophisticated and lush and playful illustrations, but this afternoon's back and forth really blew me away. As much fun as it was to be a part of it, I almost wish I could have been enjoying this one as it unfolded instead of just trying to keep up. If it weren't obvious from my accelerating incoherence, Veerle and Cindy can draw way faster than I can write.
I'll need to go back and look again and then probably again before I can decide who I think won, but you don't need to demonstrate such measured deliberation. Go to the Layer Tennis Forums right now and vote for a winner.
Mercifully for me, the content of this match was fresh and original and neither Cindy nor Veerle resorted to the oft-played LT cliche that always gets my goatee. So I'll be sending the winner of this match (as designated by you and by LT HQ) a copy of McSweeney's 22 as promised in my preview. And I'll send the loser, if that term is appropriate, something that's at least of similar mass, if not literary value.
Thanks everybody. And please remember to vote, today and on primary day, too.
Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by Kevin Guilfoile.
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Tomorrow we continue our series of live, experimental Layer Tennis Exhibitions with a motion graphics match between Matt Smithson and Daniel Oeffinger. As usual, the action starts at 2pm Chicago time. Check the time in your area. What is unusual is that the match won't finish until next Thursday. We'll be posting two layers per weekday. We've always wondered what would happen if we gave a couple artists a lot more time to do each volley and this week we'll find out. Commentary is by Jason Koxvold, who knows a little something about LYT and mo-graf. Jason's Match Preview has been posted and so has the coin-flip.
Naz and Sam Peeling Back the Layers on last Friday's amazing photographic and musical live Layer Tennis Match. No Tennis this week by the way, we'll be back live on the 19th
Layer 10 is up. And that's a wrap! Big thanks to Sam, Naz, Mark, and all the fans. No voting this week, but be sure to sign up for Season Tickets and be the first to get match info and learn how to play in our qualifying matches. Layer Tennis is taking a week off, we'll see you back here on March 19th for our fourth exhibition match.
The coin-flip and Match Preview are up for today's live Photographic Exhibition Match. We're almost set to go. Tweet your comments and include #lyt and then follow the chatter on our Crowd Page. And if you don't have 'em already, sign up for Free Season Tickets for news, contests and maybe even a chance for you to take the court this season.
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