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it was, indeed, the afternoon sun thanks guys. you caught my intent, precisely, i will look for that, for sure.

auld lang syne bassist barry guyexcerpts from the full length performance of harmos leader bassist barry guythe london jazz composers orchestraif there is finer music, i have not heard it.http://www.youtube.c...h?v=HVtg2lQ5OQo

thx i missed that news. how man qbs starting today don't belong in the league?

wosu am history wosu-am has ceased broadcasting after being on the am dial since 1922. the station will continue on the fm dial. the am operation has been sold to a catholic broadcaster for 2 million dollars. a 5 hour sunday morning classical music with real live local hosts ran for generations. i always looked forward to sunday morning classical. i rarely missed the hour of quiet classical dinner music hosted by mary hoffman for generations. in the bookstall with gene girard reading the classics was another favorite. noncommercial live football play by play with marv homan and kenner keller was superior to the commercial broadcasts. fred inderle hosted informative call in shows for decades. i shall greatly miss wosu am. http://wosu.org/about-wosu/history/ why do we so love the familiar old ways????? rachmaninov robert shaw festival singers bless the lord oh my soul http://www.youtube.c...h?v=NYxklAuKkao

i strongly agree with dave.

when amc pursued a similar programming policy, genial host bob dorian filled a very similar role.

robert osborne article in slate After a five-month absence, Robert Osborne, the primetime host for Turner Classic Movies, will return to the network tonight at 8 p.m. And it’s not a moment too soon for his diehard fans: As the day has neared, a surprising number of blogs—some created for the occasion, likeWelcome Back, Bob: The Officially Un-official Robert Osborne Welcome Home Party—have been celebrating his resumption of duties, some even launching countdowns to his “homecoming.” Since TCM’s on-air debut in April 1994, the film historian has introduced and provided commentary on movie classics nearly every night for the network. In that time, Osborne has amassed a considerable following, with fans looking upon the anchor as an “old friend” they’ve invited into their homes for well over a decade now. While his apparently encyclopedic knowledge of classic movies is much appreciated by these viewers—Osborne has written multiple books about the Oscars—his personal charm seems to play an equally large role in his appeal. As the blogger Noir Girl says in another of the “welcome back” posts, Osborne exudes “a genuine warmth of feeling and care not only for the films but for you as a viewer.” “To say that Bob has been missed is a serious understatement,” writes Brandie at another blog, True Classics. “TCM without Robert Osborne is like Veronica Lake without her peekaboo hairdo, like Charlie Chaplin sans mustache, like Fred and Ginger minus dancing shoes. It’s just not RIGHT.” Another fan described the months leading up to Osborne’s return as “agonizingly long”—though there has also been praise for stand-in hosts like Ben Mankiewicz, Eva Marie Saint, and Kenneth Turan, who have held down the TCM fort in his absence. The 79-year old anchor took a break starting in July of this year, after undergoing minor surgery for an unspecified ailment. Prior to his sudden departure, apparent signs of deteriorating health—including slurred speech and seemingly severe weight loss—leftfans speculating about “kidney problems,” strokes, and even terminal illnesses. It wasn’t long before “death rumors” hit the Internet—and, in October, Osborne shot a brief promo assuring fans he’d return in order to quell the gossip. Questions concerning his reasons for departure remain unanswered, with Osborne casually brushing off speculative chitchat. “Honestly, it was no big deal,” he told Atlanta Magazine recently. “Essentially, I had worked 17 years straight without a vacation. I wanted a lump of time just to relax and unwind. I wanted to go get an MRI and a CAT scan. I wanted to get a facial and get some crowns put on my teeth. I wanted to start going to a gym regularly. I wanted to pamper myself a little. I feel really good and very well rested.” TCM representatives—similarly tight-lipped about Osborne’s medical circumstances—could not be reached for comment. Whatever the case may be, TCM’s iconic anchor seems more than ready to fill his old post. He’s been back in New York City since October, shooting the entire 2012 season of The Essentials with new guest host Drew Barrymore. This month, if all goes as planned, he will attend TCM’s first “Classic Cruise” and appear on additional TCM features, including the Guest Programmer Series and Race & Hollywood: Arab Images on Film. And it looks as though he’ll have plenty of time to do these shows and more: He recently signed a new, multi-year contract with Turner Classic Movies.

i cannot understand why anyone who saw the blow administered to mccoy and his reaction would not know he had suffered too much force to his brain. where is the common sense? the nfl has a representative in each press box with a hotline to league headquarters in ny about such important things as players wearing headbands, religious wear, or the wrong color and style of shoes or halftime being too long. apparently it isn't used for trivial things like concussions.

a friend writes----- I probably shouldn't be commenting on this as I absolutely....positively....without a doubt......hate football. But, I do have an opinion. My great grandfather played professional football. To the day he died he had ears the size of grapefruit for a special play they used to use to stop someone with the ball. I consisted of grabbing the player by both ears and pulling them to the ground. (before the days of modern helmets). Football players back then played until their bodies were so broken they could not walk much less play football anymore. All for the spirit of the game. They did not make the money they do now. My grandfather not only had to quit because his body was destroyed, but also as he could not make enough money to support his family. Look, football has always been a very rough and dangerous sport. That is the why they get paid so much money for playing a game that most people play for free in high school, jr. high, or in their own back yards. It just amazes me when people are so concerned about "next season" when a person gets injured and neglects the fact that a human being is having the hell beat out of him when he is severly injured. To blame the blood on the NFL and money, it kind of hypocritical when fans are sitting in their seats or on their couch still watching when the player is injured and still playing. I saw the result of what a career in football can do. I guess that is why I hate the sport so. By theory, if their football career ends many have had a quality education in their college days to fall back on. Unfortunately, for most, the education is just a side effect of the drive to play football. So anything other than an ESPN sports reporter or a coach is out of the question. Against my better judgement my son played in high school, and like a good mom I sat and watched as 2...and sometimes 3 or 4 players pummeled him into the grass. I watched them hold up fingers on the field and have him count them. I watched him shake his head to gather himself as he was walking back to his spot 10 seconds before the next play. All the time my grandfathers "grapefruit ears" stuck in my head. Sending hurt players onto the field in not exclusive to big money. It's all connected to the drive that makes them go out there and get beat up in the first place. Just my two cents.....

thx for the thoughtful comments dave and guy, in particular.watching the nfl last night was like seeing the girl you took home without make up. it's not at all pretty. all of a sudden, the masks came off the coaches.

yesterday afternoon, i after drinking 3 bottles of stealth 10%abv bell's expedition stout russian imperial stout, i went to the nature center from a nearby farm market. the trails were treacherous, translated muddy, hilly, and slippery as hell. i negotiated the trail well with a couple slight slips. when i was near done, and down near the soggy pond trails, i found myself flat on my muddy back and my trusty cam went flying into the mud. slight misstep i thought. no biggy. the camera read, lens cap error, remove your lens cap when it was remove. drats i thought, this will be a good excuse for a new zoomer. after another bell's, i investigated the camera, carefully removed several ounces of caked mud from the lens, viewfinder and zoom mechanism(i fell with the zoom full out), resetting all the functions. when i apprehensively lit it up, there was no error message and the zoom went fully out to 72. it miraculously worked and and took shots. christmas came early for aloc. i may return today.

last night's national nfl telecast was a chance for the nfl to show off it's true colors. unfortunately those colors are sickening. roethlisberger, the pittsburgh qb, dragged his leg around for an entire half and more was a sitting target for players hoping to main him. mccoy, the cleveland qb, received a vicious shot to his head, brain, and neck and was surely knocked out. after missing one play, a dazed mccoy reentered the game until it's end. tv lights weren't allowed at mccoy's post game news conference. hmmmmmm. what does that sound like to you? i love football, but not enough to continue watching it after i saw 2 players treated like cattle last night.

thx, john. southern ontario is very much like ohio. i love being in the extraordinary city of toronto.

winter's first kiss winter's tease--first a gentle gentle kiss on the cheek.next willl come the doublecross fully vicious as one from the.ex-wife. steve goodman

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and mine as well--harry morgan, spring byington, dean jones, verna felton.

harry's roles were too numerous to mention, or even recall. the timing between morgan and webb on the first dragnet was magnificent. he must have been a really quick study. he was also on a 50s show december bride. do i remember him from the film stalag 17?

saban stepped over convulsing player

sport magazine!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhh what a team the cubbies were then. lou boudreau was one of the announcers with vince lloyd. i loved to hear pat hughes and ronnie do the games on radio. pat is one of the best, and classiest ever. he called every inning of every game with ronnie, with just one inning off. that's a lot of play by play.

it seems that every team in the league is changing coaches and general managers.

ronnie drank a little in those days, which is never good for a diabetic, which may have helped his legs fell off. the committee listed a bunch of extraneous irrelevant junk, like his passion for the game and broadcasting. ronnie should have been in the hall of fame when he was alive on his playing merits. inducting ron santo in this sorry way leaves a very bad taste in my mouth. I guess those who wanted to could make that argument about his offense, but what about his defense? Santo made some pretty nifty plays, so was Wrigley a "thrid base friendly" park? ron was an awesome defensive 3rd bagger, one of the best ever.

now that's a puzzlement. freight cars from many regions are seen by folks who look at trains. how real graffiti spans oceans.......i'm sure there have been, or may still be, graffiti coltranes and ellingtons. it is certainly a deeply felt, highly developed talent. it may well be from frustrated would be commercial artists.

rail graffiti is one of the few things in our life unregulated without corporate fingerprints and tentacles. i love it.

I'm pretty sure this is the guy I saw playing solo at The London Jazz Festival last year as the warm-up act for Bobby Bradford. It's true that the sound he made from this enormous saxophone was impressive but listening to him playing it solo, soon became pretty boring. A bit of a "one-trick pony" unfortunately. now, if he could overblow it, we might have something!!!!!!!

the vibrations this video set up in my house, even with crappy youtube sound, are incredible. hell, threadgill will probably compose a piece for a sub quartet, if he hasn't already, and it will sound great.