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Edmonton 28....Toronto 20 Good game between two evenly-matched teams.  The Elks might want to keep an eye open for a new kicker. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/recap-edmonton-28-toronto-20/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/elks-ride-justin-rankin-to-victory-over-argos/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/steven-dunbar-jr-s-td-helps-edmonton-elks-hold-off-toronto-argonauts-for-second-straight-win-1.2346723 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/16/murphys-law-season-continues-for-toronto-argonauts-in-loss-to-edmonton-six-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/08/16/justin-rankin-runs-wild-to-give-edmonton-elks-third-win-six-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-edmonton-elks-28-toronto-argonauts-20-rankin-powers-elks-to-home-victory/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-week-11-win-over-toronto/ ***** The World Cup soccer tournament will be holding games in Toronto and Vancouver next year.  This will cause some home games to be relocated.  Argo fans are upset because three home games will be played in Hamilton, Winnipeg and Regina. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/15/argos-lions-to-play-select-home-games-away-from-bmo-field-bc-place-stadium-in-2026/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-b-c-lions-to-play-home-games-on-the-road-during-world-cup-1.2346367 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/15/toronto-argonauts-to-play-three-extra-away-games-during-2026-fifa-world-cup/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riders-score-w-with-preseason-game-in-saskatoon-extra-home-game-vs-argos/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/home-away-from-home-toronto-and-bc-make-way-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/ ***** Sask 29....Hamilton 9 The Ticats dominated the first quarter, but after that it was all Riders.  Lauther continues to have problems.  He missed three field goals he should have made. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/recap-saskatchewan-29-hamilton-9/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/riders-front-shuts-down-high-octane-ticats/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/trevor-harris-leads-saskatchewan-roughriders-past-mitchell-s-tiger-cats-in-battle-of-cfl-s-best-1.2347016 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/15/all-star-db-jamal-peters-three-other-key-players-out-for-hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-riders/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riders-dominate-both-sides-of-ball-in-beat-down-of-ticats/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/3-stats-that-defined-saskatchewans-week-11-win-over-hamilton/ ***** BC 36....Montreal 18 Montreal's defense has been good this year, but not this game.  Evans started for the Als, and got hurt.  So the Als had to rely on their #4 quarterback James Morgan. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/recap-bc-36-montreal-18/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/lions-dominate-als-on-saturday-to-earn-second-straight-win/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/rourke-leads-lions-to-rout-of-alouettes-who-lose-another-qb-to-injury-1.2347101 https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/16/3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-11-win-over-montreal/ ***** David Menard will be an assistant coach at the University of Montreal this year. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/15/montreal-carabins-hire-longtime-cfl-dl-david-menard-as-defensive-line-coach/ ***** Drew Brees is a fan of Doug Flutie. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/16/drew-brees-believes-doug-flutie-was-patrick-mahomes-before-patrick-mahomes/ ***** BC will retire Solomon Elimimian's number. https://3downnation.com/2025/08/16/b-c-lions-to-retire-solomon-elimimians-number-this-fall/  

Well, I'm going to disagree some about the "Fantasy" liner notes. My recollection is that I didn't know what I was buying when looking at the exterior of the twofers. Each OJC included new comments from Ira Gitler putting the album in historical perspective.  The OJC CD exteriors included the recording dates as well.

I bought lots of twofers back in the day, and still have many of them.  The notes on both Prestige and Blue Note tended to be quite good.  Anyone else remember the analogy to French literary theory re 'second removism'?

Pre-OJC Prestige was always good (or bad, depending on how you looked at it) about putting new covers on some items in their catalog every few years, and with that came new, contemporaneous liner notes. That continued into the 24000 series  The OJC juggernaut put a stop to that  There's some interesting reading in there. A dedicated geek with proper resources could compile a nifty  PDF for circulation to fellow geeks.

https://youtu.be/vvOTLtTG5G0?si=LENwszXdH5aW2dcX  Mihai Traistariu "Cât de frumoasă ești !” (= "How beautiful you are!"  That´s my absolute favourite when it´s about non jazz music ! That´s from my country România and it´s the song my love Andreea Irina aka "Miss RA" taught me to sing and to play on piano.  I mean, when a girl gives a boy THAT SONG, she loves him.....