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On Wednesday, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the "unvaccinated" would not be allowed to travel by plane, train or bus. It looks like the policy will begin Dec. 1. For CFL players, that means the Eastern, Western and Grey Cup Finals. This may be a problem for teams playing on the road. I can imagine that the eastern teams might carpool to the games, but the western teams might not be able to do that. As mentioned in an earlier gossip column, some teams might just cut the guys who will not get the jab. This year's Grey Cup Final will be in Hamilton. https://www.tsn.ca/restrictions-on-unvaccinated-travellers-could-affect-cfl-division-finals-grey-cup-1.1703149 https://3downnation.com/2021/10/06/unvaccinated-cfl-players-will-be-ineligible-for-air-travel-as-of-oct-30/ ***** Toronto 35....Ottawa 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6169/ottawa-redblacks-vs-toronto-argonauts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-ottawa-redblacks-recap-oct-6-1.6202713 https://3downnation.com/2021/10/07/redblacks-blunders-prove-costly-nine-other-thoughts-on-losing-to-toronto/ The Argos remain undefeated at home. Not an interesting game, but many interesting plays. Two blocked punts returned for touchdowns! Also, two third-quarter pick-sixes! Here are the highlights. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6169/ottawa-redblacks-vs-toronto-argonauts/#videos The younger brother of Caleb Evans is a student at the Houston high school where there was a shooting Wednesday. Fortunately, he was never in any danger. ***** Week 10 picks https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/10/06/2021-cfl-week-10-predictions/

Power Rankings https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/cfl-week-10-power-rankings/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/05/qb-index-collaros-goes-big-holds-top-spot/ ***** Week 10 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/06/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-10-5/ ***** Week 10 picks https://rodpedersen.com/week-10-cfl-picks/ https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/10/06/cfl-beat-137/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/10/06/cfl-week-10-preview/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/05/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-10-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/06/weekly-predictor-riding-roughriders/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/06/editors-desk-feeling-thankful-week-10/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-10-ottawa-redblacks-toronto-argonauts-preview-prediction/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/10/06/insider-talk-cfl-coaching-changes-zach-collaros-duke-williams/ ***** Monday is Thanksgiving Day, so there are two afternoon games scheduled on that day. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/#week-10 ***** All of the remaining regular season games will be streamed in the US on ESPN+. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/04/espn-networks-espn-carry-entire-2021-cfl-season/ ***** At tonight's game, the Argos will honor their 1991 Grey Cup team. https://3downnation.com/2021/10/05/toronto-argos-hosting-1991-grey-cup-team-celebration-wednesday-night-at-bmo-field/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/05/argos-host-1991-championship-celebration-wednesday/

Following up on this morning's post... Week 9 summary OUT OF THE TUNNEL: A BIT OF EVERYTHING - The Rod Pedersen Show ***** BC has let go Dyshawn Davis. https://3downnation.com/2021/10/02/b-c-lions-part-ways-with-american-lb-dyshawn-davis/ ***** Montreal - Hamilton https://3downnation.com/2021/10/03/ticats-fumble-away-golden-opportunity-in-home-loss-to-als/ ***** Calgary - Sask https://3downnation.com/2021/10/04/stamps-stay-alive-with-win-over-sask-and-other-thoughts/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2021/10/04/3downnation-power-rankings-redblacks-finally-bust-out-of-the-basement/ ***** Duke Williams https://3downnation.com/2021/10/04/saskatchewan-roughriders-sign-former-nfl-cfl-all-star-receiver-duke-williams/

Week 9 results https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/steinbergs-mmqb-turning-point-week-9/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/landrys-5-takeaways-week-9-4/ Winnipeg 30....BC 9 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6166/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-winnipeg-blue-bombers-bc-lions-recap-oct-1-1.6197572 https://3downnation.com/2021/10/02/collaros-makes-mop-bid-as-bombers-dominate-lions-14-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2021/10/02/outrun-outpassed-and-outclassed-nine-thoughts-on-the-b-c-lions-loss-to-winnipeg/ ***** Montreal 23....Hamilton 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6167/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-winnipeg-blue-bombers-bc-lions-recap-oct-1-1.6197572 It was boring until it wasn't. The second half was emotionally draining. I recommend you watch the entire highlights video. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6167/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ ***** Calgary 23....Sask 17 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6168/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-calgary-stampeders/ https://www.tsn.ca/malik-henry-shawn-bane-calgary-stampeders-saskatchewan-roughriders-1.1701542 Mitchell had his best game of the year, by far, but was hurt late. ***** Week 9 Plays of the Week. You've got to see this, just for Brett Lauther. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/timber-mart-plays-of-the-week-put-the-special-in-special-teams/ ***** Power Rankings https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-9-power-rankings-elks-fall-to-the-floor/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/power-rankings-rise-redblacks/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/10/03/cfl-power-rankings-week-9/ ***** Lucky Whitehead broke his hand, and will miss at least two weeks. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/lucky-whitehead-undergo-surgery-2-4-weeks/ https://www.tsn.ca/lucky-whitehead-surgery-bc-lions-1.1702189 https://www.tsn.ca/b-c-lions-lucky-whitehead-cfl-top-performers-september-1.1699913 ***** Duke Williams has signed with Sask. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/04/report-wr-dhaquille-duke-williams-headed-riders/ https://www.tsn.ca/duke-d-haquille-williams-saskatchewan-roughriders-buffalo-bills-edmonton-elks-auburn-1.1702177 ***** Dave Naylor's mid-season analysis https://www.tsn.ca/dave-naylor-s-kickoff-the-cfl-mid-season-awards-1.1700884 ***** Hamilton has let go DeVier Posey. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/30/deep-threat-dumped-ticats-release-former-grey-cup-mvp-devier-posey/ https://3downnation.com/2021/10/01/making-sense-of-the-ticats-releasing-devier-posey/ ***** Justin Tuggle has signed with Toronto. https://3downnation.com/2021/10/01/argos-sign-justin-tuggle-former-second-round-nfl-draft-pick-jalen-collins/ ***** Hamilton mid-season analyses https://3downnation.com/2021/10/02/terrible-start-injuries-resilience-highlight-first-half-of-2021-for-ticats/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/hamilton-tiger-cats-midseason-review-players-predictions/ ***** Toronto has let go Vontae Diggs. https://3downnation.com/2021/10/02/argos-release-linebacker-vontae-diggs/ ***** Winnipeg mid-season analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/winnipeg-blue-bombers-enjoy-7th-victory-of-the-season-mid-season-bombers-report/ ***** Edmonton mid-season analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/edmonton-elks-mid-season-review-top-players-predictions/ ***** Montreal mid-season analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/montreal-alouettes-mid-season-review-top-players-predictions/

Now that it's 2021, I would recommend the OAS, which is currently $27.99 at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Count-Basie/dp/B00JH53O98/

Tardy Week 9 picks WEEKEND CFL PICKS - The Rod Pedersen Show https://3downnation.com/2021/10/01/3downnation-cfl-picks-bo-seeks-bounce-back-against-riders/ https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/2021-cfl-week-9-predictions/

I read (I think in the booklet of the Bud Shank Mosaic) that the first Pacific Jazz album to earn royalties (if that's the right term) was Bud Shank's soundtrack to a surfing movie called Barefoot Adventure. This was about 1960. Bock called Shank, and said, "I owe you some money. I've never done this before, so I'll give you a choice. I will give you the cash, or I will spend the cash and buy for you wholesale a new stereo component system." Shank took the stereo.

Tuesday result Ottawa 34....Edmonton 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6165/edmonton-elks-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-edmonton-elks-ottawa-redblacks-recap-sept-28-1.6193012 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/30/a-little-qb-play-goes-a-long-way-a-dozen-other-thoughts-on-ottawa-snapping-their-skid/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/29/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-the-elks-are-0-2-against-ottawa/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/29/caleb-evans-offers-the-redblacks-a-glimmer-of-hope/ This was quite a game! Here is the link to the highlights. I suggest you watch the whole thing. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6165/edmonton-elks-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#videos Caleb Evans' win was the first time an Ottawa quarterback won his first start since Kerry Joseph in 2003! ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/09/29/insider-talk-todd-howards-firing-ducks-contract-free-agent-bust/ ***** Week 9 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-9-5/ ***** Power Rankings https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/cfl-week-9-power-rankings/ ***** 9/29 analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/pr-this-week-in-the-cfl-week-9/ ***** Ian Busby tweeted one day last week that there has never been a CFL Playoff (presumably he means since 1958) when both Calgary and Edmonton failed to qualify.

Joe, in the fall of 1966 Prestige released a truncated version of Groove Holmes' Misty (from his album Soul Message) as a 45. It was often played on the New Orleans Top 40 stations, though I have no idea how many copies were sold if record stores could not get them. By the way, I did find a copy of Soul Message at a downtown store on Canal Street, and bought it there.

In the mid-'60s, Billboard referred to various distributors as "jobbers" or "one-stops." I never understood the differences, but surely Chuck would know all about it. In 1966 I wanted to buy Groove Holmes on Prestige, but the owner of my neighborhood record store (in New Orleans) told me that he couldn't order it because his supplier didn't carry Prestige. And this was when Misty was a hit on the local radio! He also once mentioned to me that there was a distributor in Washington, DC, that was so big the market had one fewer middle men. Sure enough, in 1968 I moved to Washington, and all the records were maybe 20% less expensive than in New Orleans. Also, and this may not be relevant, when I was in high school in the mid-'60s, a 45 cost 99 cents. A friend who was my age who grew up in Pittsburgh told me that then they were only 49 cents there.

Week 9 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/09/28/cfl-beat-136/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/09/28/cfl-week-9-preview/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/weekly-predictor-confidence-peg/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/editors-desk-time-week-9/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-9-picks/ https://torontosportsmedia.com/2021/09/28/2021-cfl-week-9-odds-and-betting-predictions/

Two great games Friday night! https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/27/landrys-5-takeaways-week-8-4/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/28/ottawa-all-but-done-argos-show-potential-cfl-week-8-recap/ ***** Toronto 30....Montreal 27 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6163/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-montreal-alouettes-recap-sept-24-1.6189091 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/25/four-reasons-why-the-argonauts-beat-the-alouettes-in-week-8/ ***** Sask 31....BC 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6164/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-saskatchewan-roughriders-bc-lions-recap-week-8-1.6189223 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/25/bigger-than-a-game-eight-other-thoughts-on-the-lions-home-loss-to-the-riders/ ***** Week 8 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/27/serious-speed-on-display-in-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Edmonton let Jermaine Gabriel go. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/24/edmonton-elks-release-canadian-db-jermaine-gabriel/ ***** After only one week, Edmonton has taken Trevor Harris off the six-game injured list. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/25/elks-activate-quarterback-trevor-harris-from-six-game-injured-list/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/25/elks-move-trevor-harris-active-roster/ ***** Montreal has changed defensive line coaches. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/26/montreal-alouettes-fire-defensive-line-coach-todd-howard/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/26/alouettes-name-greg-quick-d-line-coach/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/28/montreal-alouettes-appoint-byron-archambault-as-defensive-assistant-coach/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/byron-archambault-named-alouettes-defensive-asst-coach/ ***** Ottawa has placed both Matt Nichols and Dominique Davis on the six-game injured list. This week, they will dress two quarterbacks with no prior CFL experience. That hasn't been done since 1994. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/27/redblacks-move-matt-nichols-dominique-davis-to-six-game-injured-list/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/28/ottawa-becomes-first-team-since-1994-to-dress-zero-qbs-with-cfl-experience-for-a-game/ ***** This year's trade deadline will be Oct. 27. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/28/cfl-sets-2021-trade-deadline-for-oct-27/ ***** Pat Steinberg picks his mid-season awards. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/27/steinbergs-mmqb-handing-mid-season-awards/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2021/09/27/3downnation-power-rankings-ontario-rivals-flip-places/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/27/power-rankings-riders-make-statement/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/28/cfl-power-rankings-week-8/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/28/qb-index-collaros-reilly-set-battle/ ***** Today's view count is 176,365.

I recall that there was a thread about this many years ago. There were three examples that I remember. Herb Alpert had two album covers from the same photo shoot. The cover of Cecil Taylor's Love For Sale was from a photo shoot which was also used for an album by somebody else. Ronnie Hawkins had two albums using the same photo. Also, the Dave Clark Five had two album covers from the same photo shoot. Here you go! 2008!

Halftime! Western 7 . 5 . 47 Melbourne 5 . 9 . 39 As you can see, Western turned it around, and went 6 . 3 . 39 in the second quarter. They took most of the shots, and they made them.

After one quarter, it's... Melbourne 4 . 5 . 29 Western 1 . 2 . 8 Western hasn't shown much.

I'm listening here. https://tunein.com/radio/AFL-Grand-Final-Western-Bulldogs-v-Melb-Sep-25-2021-p1523573/ The game should begin soon.

OK, it looks like the game will start in 3.5 hours from now. I suspect that we will be able to listen to it here for free. https://nirs.org.au/get-live-streaming/

Bob Moore, country's leading bassist, died Wednesday at 88. RIP. Here's one you should all remember.

Wednesday's result Hamilton 24....Ottawa 7 Ottawa was coming off a bye week, and Hamilton on only four day's rest. Hamilton had to start its third-string quarterback. Ottawa's offense showed nothing, and at home! If Ottawa can't win under those circumstances, I can't see them winning again for the remainder of the year. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6162/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-hamilton-tiger-cats-ottawa-redblacks-recap-sept-22-1.6186357| https://3downnation.com/2021/09/23/when-it-rains-it-pours-11-other-thoughts-on-another-redblacks-home-loss/ ***** Naylor's Kickoff https://www.tsn.ca/naylor-s-kickoff-redblacks-slipping-into-the-abyss-at-critical-juncture-in-cfl-s-history-1.1697673

This year's Grand Final is Saturday, which I think means in a little more than 24 hours. The Melbourne Demons will meet the Western Bulldogs. I think the game will begin at 5:15 am eastern (US), which would be about five hours later than usual. You can watch it here for $30.00. https://www.watchafl.com.au/ Here is a preview. https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3738#match-preview

Week 7 results https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/20/landrys-5-takeaways-week-7-4/ ***** Hamilton 23....Calgary 17 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6158/calgary-stampeders-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-calgary-stampeders-hamilton-tiger-cats-sept-17-1.6180732 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/18/steeltown-shocker-undermanned-ticats-beat-bo-for-first-time-and-eight-other-thoughts/ ***** Sask 30....Toronto 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6159/toronto-argonauts-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-saskatchewan-roughriders-sept-17-1.6180733 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/18/the-good-the-bad-and-the-dumb-of-the-riders-30-16-win-over-the-argos/ ***** BC 27....Montreal 18 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6160/bc-lions-vs-montreal-alouettes/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-bc-lions-montreal-alouettes-recap-week-7-1.6181349 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/19/lions-survive-through-feast-and-famine-eight-other-thoughts-on-b-c-s-third-straight-victory/ ***** Winnipeg 37....Edmonton 22 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6161/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-edmonton-elks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-winnipeg-blue-bombers-edmonton-elks-week-7-1.6181358 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/19/bombers-defence-bails-out-rookie-kicker-to-beat-elks-ten-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/19/elks-suffer-expected-outcome-other-thoughts-on-the-edmontons-fourth-home-loss/ ***** Week 7 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/20/bouncing-off-tackles-in-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Ottawa analysis https://3downnation.com/2021/09/20/the-state-of-the-redblacks-at-the-quarter-mark-of-the-2021-cfl-season/ ***** Chris Jones resigned his high school job in Tennessee, and has signed with the Argos as a "defensive consultant." https://3downnation.com/2021/09/21/official-toronto-argonauts-hire-chris-jones-as-defensive-consultant/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/13/chris-jones-resigns-as-south-pittsburg-high-school-head-coach-to-join-toronto-argos-coaching-staff/ ***** The first two quarterbacks of both Hamilton (Masoli and Evans) and Ottawa (Nichols and Davis) are hurt. ***** Kenny Stafford has signed with Ottawa. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/12/redblacks-sign-veteran-receiver-kenny-stafford/ ***** Patrick Lavoie has signed with Toronto. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/14/argonauts-sign-veteran-canadian-fullback-patrick-lavoie/ ***** Trevor Harris has hurt his neck, and will miss four weeks or more. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/16/elks-place-qb-trevor-harris-on-six-game-injured-list-with-neck-injury/

TTK, Chuck would know the answer, but I don't think the GI generation ever bought many records in the first place. My understanding is that record sales exploded when the '50s teens bought singles; and the LP sales exploded when the teens bought '64 Beatle albums and then again post-'67. I'm pretty sure the best selling albums of the Kennedy administration stayed on the chart for a full year, and even then their sales were small compared to, say, Jefferson Airplane albums.

There are only three games this week, and the first one is tonight. So I'll post the picks now, and last week's results soon. Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/20/power-rankings-little-clarity-week-7/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/20/3downnation-power-rankings-house-call-simmy-hov-helps-hamilton-move-up/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/22/cfl-power-rankings-week-7/ QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/21/qb-index-pivotal-meeting-vancouver/ Week 8 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/09/22/cfl-beat-135/ https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/2021-cfl-week-8-predictions/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/09/22/cfl-week-8-preview/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/21/editors-desk-half-way/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/21/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-8-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/22/weekly-predictor-full-confidence-hamilton/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/22/3downnation-cfl-picks-they-play-games-on-wednesday-now/ https://torontosportsmedia.com/2021/09/22/2021-cfl-week-8-odds-and-betting-predictions/ ***** Week 8 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/22/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-8-4/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/09/22/insider-talk-hamiltons-qb-injuries-the-cfls-best-canadian-receivers-winnipegs-s-disturber/

Well; there's a reason I don't make a living as a political analyst! Not all the votes have been counted, but this Parliament will be very, very similar to the last one. The PPC got 5% of the vote (up from 1.6% two years ago), and won no seats. The Bloc Quebecois got 6% of the vote, and won 29 seats. The Liberals have won 153 seats, and will form another minority government. The absentee ballots will be counted tomorrow, so the final numbers may change a little bit.

Today is Election Day in Canada, and we will soon know the results. I would like to make a small prediction. There are five established federal parties, and all five support the idea of a vaccine passport. There is a new party called the PPC which is the only one opposed. The PPC was not allowed to participate in the debates, and has been pretty much ignored by the media. The polls show them at 6%. I predict that the PPC will do much better than 6% because they will not have to share the anti-vaxx-mandate voters with anyone else.