GA Russell

I have one friend who was in the hospital for a week, and had diarrhea every day. Following that, he recovered quickly.

My nephew and his family gave me a check with which I will buy a year's worth of pipe tobacco.

Darned if I know!

Tuesday Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate was said to have died of Covid-19.

I think of the Young Lions as guys who were born in the early '60s, and who were signed by major record labels. I think of it all as a marketing thing rather than a music thing. Anyone disagree?

Happy New Year everyone!

RIP Eugene Wright! Although not a name well known to the American public, think of how many households owned a record he was on.

RIP Frank! I'll miss your posts here. I will begin the New Year later today by opening up a disc of the Monk's Dreams box.

I see this now a month later! I forgot to mention that the McCoy book was recommended in the Wall Street Journal by a woman who also recommended a few non-fiction books about Hollywood. That's why I picked it up. My parents loved Dean Jones' TV show Ensign O'Toole from 1961.

When the Irish Invaded Canada - Christopher Klein https://www.amazon.com/When-Irish-Invaded-Canada-Incredible/dp/0385542607/ ***** 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses - American Heritage https://www.amazon.com/Words-Almost-Everyone-Confuses-Misuses/dp/0544791193/ ***** Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag - Creek Stewart https://www.amazon.com/Build-Perfect-Bug-Out-Bag/dp/1440318743/ ***** Loserthink - Scott Adams https://www.amazon.com/Loserthink-Untrained-Brains-Ruining-America/dp/0593083520/ ***** Son of Havana - Luis Tiant https://www.amazon.com/Son-Havana-Baseball-Journey-Leagues/dp/1635765439/ ***** The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums - Will Friedwald https://www.amazon.com/Great-Jazz-Pop-Vocal-Albums/dp/0307379078/

Let's all sing September Song. It's been a long, long time... The league has generated a lot of stories since I last posted five weeks ago, but most of them have just been fluff. So for the foreseeable future, I will focus on the more interesting items. Paul LaPolice announced the new Ottawa coaching staff. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/18/redblacks-unveil-2021-coaching-and-football-operations-staff/ ***** The league has announced the 2021 schedule. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/19/cfl-to-release-non-traditional-schedule-on-friday/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/defending-the-grey-cup-blue-bombers-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/road-to-playing-in-the-grey-cup-at-home-ticats-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/new-era-edmonton-football-team-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/cowtown-countdown-stampeders-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/restore-the-roar-bc-lions-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/saskatchewan-roughriders-roll-out-2021-season-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/setting-sail-toronto-argonauts-unveil-2021-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/bird-gang-montreal-alouettes-release-2021-schedule/ https://3downnation.com/2020/11/20/coming-back-from-covid-19-cfl-comeback-schedule-for-2021-season/ ***** Here are nominations for the best teams to not win the Grey Cup. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/21/the-eight-best-cfl-teams-not-to-win-a-grey-cup/ ***** The order for the draft was determined by lottery, and Hamilton will get the first pick. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/21/hamilton-tiger-cats-awarded-first-overall-pick-in-2021-cfl-draft-following-random-draw/ ***** Edmonton is asking its fans for name suggestions. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/23/edmonton-football-team-calls-for-name-suggestions-from-fans/ https://3downnation.com/2020/12/02/10-most-popular-edmonton-football-team-name-submissions-from-fans/ https://3downnation.com/2020/12/04/edmonton-football-team-president-chris-presson-new-name-not-a-popularity-contest/ ***** New reps have been elected for the union. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/27/riders-veteran-charleston-hughes-among-newly-elected-cflpa-player-representatives/ ***** SkyDome/Rogers Centre will be demolished. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/27/former-home-of-the-toronto-argonauts-rogers-centre-to-be-demolished-report/ ***** Over 75 prospects have opted out of this year's draft. https://3downnation.com/2020/11/30/over-75-prospects-have-already-opted-out-of-2021-cfl-draft/ ***** The Als announced their coaching staff, which will include Barron Miles. https://3downnation.com/2020/12/02/alouettes-name-barron-miles-defensive-coordinator/ https://3downnation.com/2020/12/02/alouettes-promote-luc-brodeur-jourdain-to-offensive-line-coach/ ***** Here is the list of the pending free agents. https://3downnation.com/2020/12/04/comprehensive-pending-2021-cfl-free-agent-list/

I see advertisements for new vinyl, but (except for Taylor Swift) they all seem to be best sellers from the '70s.

SanDisk 32GB Clip Sport Go MP3 Player, Black - LED Screen and FM Radio - SDMX30-032G-G46K - $30.00 prime (50% off) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MQ9WNXC ***** What would be the appropriate amount of memory for an SD card dedicated to music for an mp3 player? 128? 256? How many minutes does 128 translate to?

I got this one for Christmas. I'm looking forward to it.

Merry Christmas to all!

Zooey Deschanel

I'm not familiar with Marc Martel, but I like this duet with Amy Grant.

Prayers sent, Allen!

Here is the Bandcamp link for Atlanta. https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-volume-eleven-atlanta

I liked them as well. I read that they were unpopular in England because they were both rich kids. I bought the 45 of Willow Weep for Me, but returned it because of what sounded to me like a defective decrease in volume midway through. I eventually bought their Capitol Best of album.

As long as the speechifying is short, that sounds great!

Are these recordings merely performances, or would there be a lot of talking and conversation as well?

As you may have noticed, I have not been seeing deals on stereo components this Christmas. I wonder why. Does no one have a stereo system anymore? However, today I see two bargains for you late shoppers which are sure to please and amuse. 1) a firelog which smells like Col. Sanders' eleven herbs and spices - $9.88 (51% off) https://www.walmart.com/ip/KFC-Limited-Edition-11-Herbs-Spices-Firelog-by-Enviro-Log/280532214 2) a waffle iron whose waffles resemble legos with which you can construct buildings, etc. - $39.99 (33% off) https://sellout.woot.com/offers/cucinapro-cucinapro-building-brick-electric-waffle

The Microsoft program Nitro Screen Recorder is free for a couple of days. Any opinions of this? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/nitro-screen-recorder-pro-screen-recorder-screen-recording-screen-record/9nqdd85mt0p2

Shut down, as in permanently. https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/nycs-iconic-21-club-to-shut-down-for-good/