Brad

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.

That second Belgium goal was brilliantly executed. Tunisia just pulled one back. Could be an entertaining match.

Too bad 32 Jazz isn't around anymore. He brought out some great music.

I saw her in the early 80s when my wife to be and I were dating; it was well worth it.

I didn't see a lot of the other two games -- the matchups weren't scintillating for me -- but I was glad to see Nigeria win. When Brasil plays Serbia, the ref should have a quick whistle because I'm sure the Serbs will try to be extremely physical and the ref needs to make sure Neymar isn't mugged.

I picked up the older version today at the Jazz Bash for $5.

Navas was good as he can be but the dike burst eventually. If you can't score you can't win. I don't see all of the second half but CR had one great scoring chance in the first half but not many after that.

Reminded me of Belushi's rant in Animal House.

I believe that Mosaic employs a third party to mail its packages.

Here's an interesting article from the Times about Peru. Keeping a Fading Language Alive

This doesn’t take away what I said above. As the saying goes you can fire the coach but not the players. Moreover, the team is poor and are lucky to be here. I see Nigeria giving them a tough time.

Messi never seems to enjoy himself with the national team. His demeanor during the playing of the national anthem was a tip off. Perhaps he should retire from the team. In a way, he’s not really Argentine in that he grew up in Spain and spends a considerable amount of time there. Maybe he should become a Spanish citizen.

Are they just copying the original albums on these releases?