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Old 10-18-2004, 12:20 PM
DonkeyKong DonkeyKong is offline
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Default 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

Just curious for those of us looking for road-trip listening... Does anything exist in audio form??
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Old 10-25-2004, 10:52 AM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

Oh yes! I'd love audio 2+2. I have the audio book "Positively Fifth Street" by McManus. What a joy to hear that book in the car! How great it would be to hear the 2+2 books too!

I woudn't have a clue how to duplicate the card examples, though. Just describe them, I guess.
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Old 10-25-2004, 01:45 PM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

I spend over an hour a day on the road commuting to work. 2+2 audio books would be an awesome way to work on my game during this time.
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Old 10-25-2004, 02:00 PM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

I think this is a pretty good idea.

P.S. Mason, if you are interested in finding someone with a BBC accent to pay inordinate sums of money to and to arrange for a return trip to Vegas for (charged to the company), look no further. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Old 10-26-2004, 09:53 AM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

I would definitely buy something like this.
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Old 10-26-2004, 12:34 PM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

Add me to the list of buyers.

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Old 10-26-2004, 01:37 PM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

This subject comes up on a regular basis and Mason always says no. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Old 10-26-2004, 03:01 PM
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

C'mon Mason...don't be that way!
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Old 10-30-2004, 11:05 AM
New York Jet New York Jet is offline
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

I've created my own 2+2 audiobooks and listen to them on my ipod. I use three items to create the mp3s:
1. C-Pen 800C
2. TextAloud MP3 TextAloud MP3
3. Neospeech Voices
I basically scan in the text word for word, do a spell check to fix any errors, then manually update the text to correct [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] symbols to s, d, h, c. I’ve also created a custom dictionary so that hands like AKs will be spoken as Ace King suited and hands such as 8h6d will be read as Eight of Hearts, Six of Diamonds. I am an amateur VB.Net programmer (I wrote a SSH preflop quizzer and Sklansky Tournament System programs, but that is a topic for a different day), so it made creating the dictionary for every possible 2-card combination easier than typing 1326 separate entries.
I know this sounds like quite a bit of work, but I travel often and exercise 4 times per week, so I have a lot of time to listen to them.

My 2+2 audiobook library currently contains:
SSH Notes (created by me)
SSH Starting Hands
SSH Hand Quizzes
SSH Q&A
TPFAP Q&A
Sklansky, The Video (stripped out the video and converted to mp3)

I also have some other misc poker mp3s, mostly by Mike Caro (3-4 hours worth). Finally, I have the chapter summaries for ITH. I have about 25 poker books, so I will be adding to my collection.

New York Jet

P.S. Please don't request copies or samples (Mason would be an exception to this).
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Old 10-30-2004, 04:04 PM
Jnana Jnana is offline
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Default Re: 2+2 AudioBooks?? Mason?

Get a mic and start reading. HPFAP took me about 10 days. Also get a glass of water.
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