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Still, Messi thinks Argentina deserved to win the final. Link I can't blame him, though, since I believe the Netherlands deserved to win the semi final.

Pharrell Williams played at the North Sea Playback Festival last weekend. According to the newspapers, he was drunk by the time he got on stage and his backing singers lip-synched to studio tracks. Perhaps Weird Al should have accompanied him instead.

In the past, there were excellent boots of the trio with Lovano and Frisell up on Dimeadozen. On one from Sweden (10 May, 1996) they open with music from Coltrane's Meditations and Lonnie's Lament. Another from the Barbican (1998) is still up and running. Dimeadozen was my introduction to this trio's music.

I've added Pakistani Pomade to my list. Monoceros is not covered in the Penguin guides I mentioned. They awarded a crown to The Snake Decides, but that soprano solo album is currently impossible to find second hand on CD. I was able to download FLACs of Monoceros, so I might track down an affordable CD copy of that album instead.

Luckily both are still in stock at amazon.de. Thank you for the recommendation.

I'm really enjoying my first Evan Parker CD (50th Birthday Concert). Next month I'll try to pick up Topography of the Lungs and the Mad Dogs box. There are a lot of four star reviews in the Penguin Guide (4th and 8th editions). Some titles probably a little hard to get by now.

Congratulations Germany!

10! 10! 10!

http://youtu.be/e2LSoNYMAtY The referee is an incompetent. It was a clear red card.

The night of the game against Argentina (the game finished after midnight here) I listened till four in the morning to Bobby Hutcherson records drinking tea. (I've never heard the RVG of Oblique on CD, but the SHM is very nice.)

But will he agree to have his heart transplanted into your or a loved one's body?

It's just that watching these knock-out games is so stressful. When I was younger I could handle it better. Afterwards I always promise myself this tournament was the last I invested in emotionally.

the result or the performance? The result foremost, but I suspect the game wasn't very enjoyable for a neutral.

Shit.

Cillesen, Kuijt, De Vrij, Vlaar, Martins Indi, Blind, Wijnaldum, De Jong, Sneijder, Robben, Van Persie

Dutchman Lars Boom wins today's Tour de France stage. First Dutch winner since 2005.

Perhaps the Japanese could play a role here? They just reissued the whole Prestige 7000 series, warts and all.

I feel similarly about Dutch club football, Page. Fortunately, the national team is different.

David 'Nostradamus' Luiz

The Netherlands will not be intimidated by the German Mannschaft if they make it to the final.

Four goals in six minutes!

0-1! An all European final on South American soil?

Yes, Costa Rica showed real class in the knock out stage. They created their first chance in the 117th minute. They had real drive throughout the game, having the guts to play for a victory by attempting to score in real time. Not cowardly putting everything on a penalty shoot out. They should be crowned champions as Greece were at Euro 2004.

http://youtu.be/Snph22qSUMU Imperial Starport Frankfurt