Brad

If Spain and Uruguay won their groups, we could be looking at Spain vs Russia and Uruguay vs Portugal, the latter being a very interesting match.

I’m more sympathetic to the Austrians as they were tired of all the provocations from the Serbs. However, the basically unconditional letter they sent to the Serbs didn’t help the situation nor did the German attitude. Notwithstanding, this can be traced back to Serbia and the Black Hand.

Very cool photos. I was never a big suspenders fan. Call it vanity, but I get my hair colored. I hate gray.

When I say again, I refer back to 1914 as I hold them responsible for starting WWI. Back on the anniversary of WWI, I recall reading an article where many Serbians were still proud of the shooting of the Archduke. It seems what Faulkner said was correct: "the past is never dead. It's not even past."

Adjust the glasses, maybe?

Politics Ensnare Salah and Switzerland at World Cup The Serbians again.

Falcao! Y Cuadrado!! Buen hecho muchachos!

My cousin lives in Princeton and we're meeting her for lunch next Friday so I will take a look.

That has basically happened as Messi is picking the players for the Nigeria match. The inmates are running the asylum.

Meet the 11-Year Olds Whose Music Wowed the Philharmonic They are part of of the Philharmonic's Very Young Composer initiative.

They are now level with Belgium and should be ahead by the end of match. Panama is dreadful. This is the team that beat out the US for the final spot in the CONCAF region. As terrible as the US was, I'd have to think they'd acquitted themselves better.

I think it depends on which part of the bracket they will be. You don’t want to end up in the same one as Germany, etc. I’d think by the time England’s next match rolls around, they’ll have an idea where they could wind up.

Maybe the EC can put a tax on the air that idiot breathes

Time to start thinking about England Belgium. Belgium has a three goal advantage over England — so far — so England needs to score as much as possible.

It’s supposed to be healthy but I’m not crazy about the taste.

This was in the Mosaic Gazzette a week or so ago. Michael Cuscuna writes: “Adam Shatz is up to his usual high level as a writer and thinker, in this piece that captures the color, flavor and inner conflicts of Charles Mingus’s music. A deep thinker like Mingus deserves such thought-provoking treatment. No wonder Nat Hentoff was one of his closest friends.” An Argument with Instruments: On Charles Mingus

Real Madrid announced that they have shut the door to any move.

He’s not going anywhere i was just reading Marca, the Spanish paper, and they said in part “Sweden lived under the siege of the selection that does not have four stars by chance.”

You have to admire the perseverance, the tenacity and that shot. Most compelling match so far.

I don’t believe what I just saw!

Things are not going well for Die Mannschaft.

A good victory. South Korea were a little unlucky with that handball. The goal by SK was a heck of a shot. I have to think Germany would have preferred a Mexican loss.

For those who may be interested, I received the following email from Princeton: Just Arrived: 2,000 Jazz LPs! We have put out hundreds of jazz records over the last few weeks, but they’ve come in small batches from smaller collections. It’s been a while since we had a large one come in, so we are happy to have a very nice one to talk about today. But, before we get to far, you should know that we have dubbed this “The Slightly Warped Collection”. The previous owner had custom-built shelves that were, alas, slightly too short so that the records leaned a little on them. Because of this, around 35% have a slight warp to them. We have tested them all (it took some time!), thrown out the bad ones, and condition graded the rest. Those with a few lines under the “99” on the price tag have a slight edge warp, and the VG’s are a little worse. We have, of course, adjusted the price when appropriate, and, as with all our product, they are fully guaranteed for refund or exchange. So, that said, this collection is still pretty awesome. It is almost exclusively late 70’s and 80’s, both music made in that time period, and later pressings of earlier classics and is chock full of good stuff. You can see a short video featuring some of the titles below: This collection features many of the smoother West Coast artists and quite a few vocalists. Along with later pressings of Blue Note and other major labels, there are many on smaller such as Discovery, Concord, Famous Door, Bee Hive, Mode, Muse, Sea Breeze, and many more. It is also heavy on imports, particularly U.K, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Except for the warp issue, the titles are exceptionally clean. The gentleman who owned them took excellent care of them, so the covers and LPs are for the most part pristine. There are no real rarities here price-wise, so these records are quite affordable. The majority are in the $1.99 to $14.99 range with just a small percentage higher. If you are looking for a nice cross-section of inexpensive jazz records, it’s a great time to come visit us! Please note: as always, these records are sold first come, first served. No phone calls or holds please.