T.D.

Ouch. I threw in the towel and tuned out at 38-18.

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Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Interesting. I recall Torben Ulrich as a tennis player, but didn't know he was a musician.

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I never heard of the dude (thank God; there are definite benefits to not watching TV), but he's lucky not to have gotten uh, more than his tongue bitten.

Z-list infomercial "celebrity" gets his schlong bitten by hooker...

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Well, the World Champion (Anand Viswanathan) hung his Queen on the 25th move of one of today's blindfold games, which should give hope to us mere mortals ...Unfortunately, even with sight of the board against a blindfold Anand, I'd probably have gotten into a totally lost position by that time.

Oh yeah. Definitely.

Off topic, but I saw an article about a college pitcher who throws 103 mph, and was disappointed that the author made no mention of the legendary Baltimore farmhand Steve Dalkowski.

Al, as much as I dislike JJ (and have never liked the Cowboys in any case), he has a long way to go to match the unspeakable Davis's achievements in running a once-proud franchise into the ground. I'd love to see him do it, though. Talk about Schadenfreude... Thanks for alerting me to the ironic Turkey Day matchup. I'll make a point not to watch. TV images of Davis and Jones tend to nauseate me, and the effects (imagine a split-screen shot) would surely be worse on a Thanksgiving full stomach.

Uh, guys, the issue's been out for at least a month. I subscribe, and it seems to arrive in mid-February every year.

I agree, what I'm referring to is what I read about Parker dates and Parker being pissed about Jordan not being a reader and sometimes playing unfitting stuff (in Parker's opinion). I think that's what I read in the liner notes to the Savoy 5LP box (those notes are reprinted in the Savoy/Dial 8CD set).... In addition, Miles Davis's autobiography had some highly (I mean, really harsh) uncomplimentary remarks re. Jordan and his time with Parker. Didn't help the reputation at all. Jordan was really bitter about it (there's a retaliatory remark by him on Miles buried in some old threads here).

More from Saint Petersburg: WGM Cherednichenko, Svetlana UKR 2367 WIM Majdan, Joanna POL 2351 IM Khurtsidze, Nino GEO 2421

RIP. This is really horrible. Reading between the lines, the family may have faced a decision re. turning off the respirator. Not sure if we'll ever find out exactly what happens. I don't really know, but think that the family would have to request an autopsy and then disseminate the results. From wire service accounts, the original fall sounded so minor that no one may have taken particular note of it.

I always follow and enjoy Amber. The occasional hung pieces (including a couple of Queens so far this year) in the blindfold games can be off-putting, but some "blind" games are incredibly good. [Added] After 4 rounds, Kramnik's leads the combined by only 1/2 point due to his 3.5/4 in the blindfold, in which he's the perennial favorite. He's 50% in the rapids.

Funny pic of Ernesto "Che" Inarkiev wearing a wristband picturing his namesake:

Holy crap, colossal upset in the "World Baseball Classic": Outsider Netherlands beats the fancied Dominican Republic twice, advancing to the second round and eliminating the D.R.

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