GA Russell

I have a sentimental fondness for Walter Booker. What is this group's opinion of him?

Week 7 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/09/16/cfl-beat-134/ https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/16/2021-cfl-week-7-predictions/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/09/15/cfl-week-7-preview/ https://torontosportsmedia.com/2021/09/16/2021-cfl-week-7-odds-and-betting-predictions/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/15/weekly-predictor-alouettes-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/15/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-7-picks-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/16/editors-desk-hello-week-7/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/17/3downnation-cfl-picks-backup-quarterbacks-prepare-for-battle/ ***** Week 7 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/16/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-7-4/ ***** Naylor's Kickoff https://www.tsn.ca/naylor-s-kickoff-cfl-navigating-twists-and-turns-of-first-covid-19-season-1.1694645 ***** Today's view count is 175,313.

Week 5 results (Labor Day weekend) https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/07/landrys-5-takeaways-marks-ld-weekend/ ***** Montreal 51....Ottawa 29 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6150/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/04/five-reasons-why-the-montreal-alouettes-smoked-the-ottawa-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/04/discombobulated-defence-dooms-ottawa-13-other-thoughts-on-losing-to-montreal/ ***** Winnipeg 23....Sask 8 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6151/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.tsn.ca/nic-demski-winnipeg-blue-bombers-saskatchewan-roughriders-1.1690144 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/05/willie-was-right-bombers-bring-too-much-heat-than-riders-can-handle-15-other-thoughts/ ***** Hamilton 32....Toronto 19 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6152/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.tsn.ca/dane-evans-hamilton-tiger-cats-toronto-argonauts-1.1690323 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/06/four-reasons-the-toronto-argonauts-lost-the-labour-day-classic-in-hamilton/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/07/ticats-make-it-seven-straight-labour-day-wins-and-nine-other-thoughts/ ***** Edmonton 32....Calgary 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6153/edmonton-elks-vs-calgary-stampeders/ https://www.tsn.ca/trevor-harris-edmonton-elks-calgary-stampeders-1.1690416 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/07/the-resurgence-of-trevor-harris-thoughts-on-the-elks-labour-day-triumph/

Prayers sent, Allen!

It was cancelled this year because everyone who wanted to go refused to get the jab. They are all going to vote for Mad Max.

Klipsch R-26FA Dolby Atmos Floorstanding Speaker - Each (Black) - $349.00 (formerly $599.00) with free shipping https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073WCXDLF

Fleetwood Mac: 1969-1974 (8CD) - $37.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DBHCYXJ/

RIP. He played on my favorite album, Mike Nock's In, Out & Around.

Week 6 results https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/13/landrys-5-takeaways-week-6-4/ ***** Toronto 17....Hamilton 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6154/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-toronto-argonauts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-hamilton-tiger-cats-recap-sept-10-1.6172140 Here are the game's highlights. Fast forward to the 6:00 mark, and see the the last two minutes of the game. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6154/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-toronto-argonauts/#/videos ***** Winnipeg 33....Sask 9 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6155/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-saskatchewan-roughriders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-recap-sept-11-1.6172764 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/11/bombers-beat-riders-in-banjo-brawl-13-other-thoughts/ ***** Calgary 32....Edmonton 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6156/calgary-stampeders-vs-edmonton-elks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-calgary-stampeders-edmonton-elks-recap-sept-11-1.6172772 ***** BC 45....Ottawa 13 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6157/ottawa-redblacks-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-ottawa-redblacks-bc-lions-recap-sept-11-1.6172774 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/12/lucky-scoots-past-the-competition-nine-other-thoughts-on-the-lions-beatdown-of-ottawa/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/13/plenty-of-cause-for-concern-10-other-losing-on-ottawa-being-blown-out-by-b-c/ ***** Week 6 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/13/where-does-lawler-land-in-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2021/09/13/3downnation-power-rankings-bombers-keep-on-strumming-in-the-top-spot/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/13/power-rankings-making-sense-middle/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/12/cfl-power-rankings-week-6/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/14/qb-index-depth-check-couple-contenders/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/09/15/insider-talk-banjo-bowl-challenge-cap-circumvention-cfls-most-expensive-secondary/

Thanks for that, sg! Last month I picked up a copy of The Big Combo for my nephew for Christmas.

Norm MacDonald has died of cancer at 61. RIP. I liked him more than most of his peers. https://nypost.com/2021/09/14/norm-mcdonald-snl-star-dead-at-61/

Seconded!

Here you go! Week 6 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/10/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-6-4/ ***** All four of this week's games will be on ESPN+. Tomorrow will see a triple-header, with kickoffs at 4:00, 7:00 and 10:00.

Some late posts... Week 6 picks https://3downnation.com/2021/09/10/3downnation-cfl-picks-labour-day-rematches-galore/ https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/10/2021-cfl-week-6-predictions/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/safimods-2021-power-rankings-week-6 ***** Naylor's Kickoff https://www.tsn.ca/naylor-s-kickoff-struggling-redblacks-turn-to-davis-1.1691830 ***** I don't see the league's Game Notes column this week.

Week 6 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/09/09/cfl-beat-133/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/09/09/cfl-week-6-preview/ https://rodpedersen.com/week-6-cfl-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/09/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-picks-week-6/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/09/editors-desk-time-week-6/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/08/weekly-predictor-confidence-tiger-cats/ ***** Power Rankings https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-5-power-rankings/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/07/power-rankings-bombers-coming-top-spot/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/07/3downnation-power-rankings-bombers-flying-above-everyone-else/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/08/qb-index-labour-day-brings-change/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/09/08/insider-talk-moncrief-turns-down-riders-player-vaccinations-should-ottawa-trade-for-masoli/ ***** The teams have each released the names of ten players on their neg list. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/09/cfl-teams-each-unveil-ten-negotiation-list-players-including-free-agent-nfl-qb-deshone-kizer/ https://www.tsn.ca/alabama-qb-bryce-young-cfl-negotiation-list-1.1691465 ***** Robert Wettenhal has died. RIP. https://www.tsn.ca/former-montreal-alouettes-owner-bob-wetenhall-has-died-1.1690467 https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/06/cfl-statement-passing-former-alouettes-owner-bob-wetenhall/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/06/former-montreal-alouettes-owner-bob-wetenhall-has-passed-away/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/07/bob-wetenhalls-ownership-of-the-montreal-alouettes-was-a-labour-of-love/ ***** Derrick Moncrief has signed with Edmonton. https://www.tsn.ca/derrick-moncrief-edmonton-elks-1.1690433 https://3downnation.com/2021/09/06/edmonton-elks-sign-former-riders-and-nfl-linebacker-derrick-moncrief/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/elks-sign-former-cfl-all-star-linebacker-derrick-moncrief/ ***** More soon. Today's view count is 174,004.

I started in 1966, and my "connect the dots" was for the labels. First Argo/Cadet, then Prestige, then Riverside, then Atlantic.

Happy Birthday Art Pepper https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/happy-birthday-art-pepper-freebie

This might appeal to some here. It is 25% off, with free shipping. $33.75 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476667470

Week 5 Picks https://3downnation.com/2021/09/03/3downnation-cfl-picks-no-love-for-ottawa/ ***** Naylor's Kickoff https://www.tsn.ca/naylor-s-kickoff-when-it-comes-to-cfl-quarterbacks-it-takes-two-1.1689265

Week 5 Picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/09/02/cfl-beat-132/ https://rileysportsblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/02/1675/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2021/09/02/cfl-week-5-preview/ https://rodpedersen.com/labour-day-weekend-cfl-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/01/weekly-predictor-betting-edmonton/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/01/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-labour-day-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/02/editors-desk-marks-ld-weekend/ https://news.sportsinteraction.com/cfl/story/niks-picks-cfl-week-5-predictions-point-spread-odds-21373 https://torontosportsmedia.com/2021/09/02/2021-cfl-week-5-betting-preview-odds-and-predictions/ https://cflnewshub.com/podcast/show-8/ ***** Week 5 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/02/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-marks-ld-weekend/ ***** Last Thursday's postponed Edmonton at Toronto game has been rescheduled for Nov. 16. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/09/02/postponed-elks-argos-game-rescheduled-nov-16/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-announces-rescheduling-argos-elks-game-nov-16-1.6163199

Week 4 Recap https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/30/landrys-5-takeaways-week-4-4/ https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/30/steinbergs-mmqb-quarter-mark-breakout-stars/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/09/01/1o-way-too-early-cfl-predictions/ Hamilton 27....Montreal 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6147/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-montreal-alouettes/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-tiger-cats-aloutettes-week-4-august-2-recap-1.6156661 https://3downnation.com/2021/08/28/four-reasons-why-the-montreal-alouettes-lost-to-the-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://3downnation.com/2021/08/29/ticats-feast-on-fowl-to-earn-first-victory-of-2021-and-seven-other-thoughts/ ***** BC 24....Ottawa 12 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6148/bc-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions-ottawa-redblacks-week-4-august-28-cfl-recap-1.6157272 https://3downnation.com/2021/08/29/lions-sing-an-ode-to-cottoy-eight-other-thoughts-on-b-c-s-win-over-ottawa/ https://3downnation.com/2021/08/29/ottawas-home-woes-continue-13-other-thoughts-on-losing-to-the-lions/ ***** Winnipeg 18....Calgary 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6149/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-calgary-stampeders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-week-4-1.6157658 https://3downnation.com/2021/08/29/liegghio-lifts-bombers-over-stamps-12-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2021/08/30/paredes-falls-just-short-of-walk-off-winner-nine-other-thoughts/ What an ending! Here is the link to the video highlights. Fast forward to the 5:30 mark, and see the last two minutes. https://www.cfl.ca/games/6149/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#videos ***** Week 4 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/30/thomas-erlington-leaps-to-top-spot-in-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/30/power-rankings-riding-labour-day-weekend/ https://13thmansports.ca/2021/08/31/cfl-power-rankings-week-4/ https://3downnation.com/2021/08/31/3downnation-power-rankings-ticats-make-massive-leap/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/31/qb-index-setting-big-stage-ld-weekend/ ***** Naaman Roosevelt has signed with Winnipeg. https://www.cfl.ca/2021/08/30/bombers-sign-veteran-wr-naaman-roosevelt/ https://3downnation.com/2021/09/02/mike-oshea-says-roosevelt-signing-is-about-overcoming-injuries-not-dropped-passes/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2021/09/01/insider-talk-nfl-cuts-elks-covid-outbreak-riders-dl-micah-johnson-isnt-overrated/ ***** The Scouting Bureau has issued its fall rankings. https://3downnation.com/2021/09/01/dontae-bull-tops-fall-cfl-scouting-bureau-rankings-for-2022-cfl-draft/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-s-top-20-list-fresno-state-ol-dontae-bell-1.1688519 ***** Today's view count is 173,477.

Bertrand, I'll listen to the CD as soon as I get it. That's some lineup for her CD release party, isn't it?

Irene Jalenti Makes a Confident Self-Introduction on "Dawn," Releasing October 29 On Antidote Sounds Vocalist-Composer's Debut Features Blend of Originals, Standards, & Covers In a Quartet with Pianist Alan Blackman, Bassist Jeff Reed, & Drummer Eric Kennedy, Special Guests Cristian Perez, Sean Jones, & Warren Wolf CD Release Show at Keystone Korner Baltimore, Oct. 21 August 31, 2021 Vocalist and composer Irene Jalenti claims a place in the jazz world for her vast musical talents on her long-awaited debut album, Dawn, set for an October 29 release on Antidote Sounds. The album collects four of Jalenti’s scintillating originals along with six smartly chosen covers and a stunning array of Baltimore’s finest instrumentalists, including guest appearances by two international stars: trumpeter Sean Jones and vibraphonist Warren Wolf. Although Dawn is her first recording, Jalenti has for over a decade been an esteemed part of the jazz community in the combined Baltimore and Washington, DC areas (known locally as “the DMV,” for the District, Maryland, and Virginia). While fans, friends, and colleagues have often urged her to record her work, it was the recent COVID-19-imposed seclusion that finally let her conceive, develop, and execute a vision for her debut album. “It wasn’t until last year that I felt I had what it takes to make a record,” Jalenti says. Quarantine, she adds, “allowed me to have time to dig a little deeper into myself… what do I have to say? Who am I in this?” The answers to those questions are on radiant display throughout the album. She plies her rich deep tones and masterly delivery to gripping performances of the standards “How Deep Is the Ocean,” “You and the Night and the Music,” and “Beautiful Love,” the latter two featuring Jones’s gleaming trumpet work. She also discovers new layers of emotion and meaning in the Brazilian classic “Carinhoso” and the Beatles’ “Let It Be,” and evokes an aura of profound mystery with Howard Blake’s “Walking in the Air.” That’s to say nothing of the joys and marvels to be found in Jalenti’s own songs. She offsets the constructive criticism in the lyrics of “That’s How the Story Goes” with a hard-driving scat line. With “Moon and Sun” she concocts a dramatic meditation on the cycles of day and night, and thus of life. On “Alma Desnuda” and “Dawn,” Jalenti demonstrates her imaginative knack for musical settings of poetry—here the words of Alfonsina Storni and Meleager of Gadara, respectively. It is a testament to her artistry that Jalenti was able to attract such formidable talents to accompany her. Along with Wolf (who illuminates “Dawn”) and Jones (who appears on five tracks), she demonstrates great synergy with her ace working rhythm section of pianist Alan Blackman, bassist Jeff Reed, and drummer Eric Kennedy. In addition, Argentine American guitarist Cristian Perez puts his sublime stamp on two tracks. Together they help to elevate Dawn into a triumph by helping Jalenti to find and express herself. “My sound came out when I finally allowed my own music to come out,” she says. Irene Jalenti was born October 28, 1980 in Terni, in the central Italian region of Umbria. She is the scion of a musical family that includes her uncle, pop-star Sergio Endrigo, and cousin, guitarist Francesco Jalenti, among others. Her father, a record-store owner in Terni, immersed his daughter in music of all sorts and encouraged her to take piano lessons from a young age. Jalenti’s unusually low singing voice had at first convinced her that she had no place in the family’s musical tradition. However, a workshop at Umbria Jazz Clinic changed her mind, and she began cultivating her vocals as a means to a career. She studied at Siena Jazz, made pilgrimages to hear and sing jazz in New York City, then ultimately earned a full scholarship to Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory in 2010. She followed her Peabody degree with a master’s at Howard University in DC, then cultivated both a reputation and a following on the scenes of both her adopted cities. Jalenti formed a quartet with her respected Baltimore colleagues Alan Blackman on piano, Jeff Reed on bass, and Eric Kennedy on drums—which now forms the core of Dawn, Jalenti’s first album that fans and collaborators have spent years asking her to make. Irene Jalenti will perform a CD release concert at Keystone Korner Baltimore on Thursday 10/21, alongside Sean Jones, tpt; Alan Blackman, p; Christian Perez, g; Jeff Reed, b; and Eric Kennedy, d. Jalenti also plans concerts at AMP by Strathmore, Washington, DC, Fri. 11/19; at Creative Cauldron, Falls Church, VA, Fri. 2/4/22; and at the Cultural Center at the Opera House, Havre de Grace, MD, Fri. 2/11/22. Photography: Alessandro Mari Irene Jalenti "Dawn" EPK  Irene Jalenti Web Site ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Is there an existing thread where you want said posts?

Episode Eighteen https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-episode-eighteen-2 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-episode-eighteen-3