GA Russell

I have been flooded with "pre-Black Friday" emails since the first of the month, but so far not a single stereo system component anyone here might be interested in.

Grey Cup previews https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/grey-cup-bound-ticats-bombers-set-clash-calgary/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/head-head-edge-grey-cup-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/steinbergs-mmqb-drought-ending/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/cauz-no-shortage-storylines-107th-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/gc107-analysis-veteran-leadership-crucial-during-grey-cup-week/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/oleary-steinauer-oshea-share-similar-paths-success/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/oleary-5-unique-storylines-keep-eye/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/numbers-dont-lie-3-stats-will-define-grey-cup-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/grey-cup-game-breakers-10-names-know-sunday/ https://www.cfl.ca/thewaggle#187 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/simoni-lawrence-talked-to-zach-collaros-cfl-grey-cup-1.5364974 http://rodpedersen.com/collaros-on-simoni-lawrence-its-behind-us/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/grey-cup-ticket-sales-organizers-confident-1.5364904 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-2019-preview-blue-bombers-tiger-cats-1.5365605 Hamilton https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/shaw-road-to-the-grey-cup-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/landry-snowy-gc-arrival-doesnt-cloud-ticats-vision/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/gc107-tiger-cats-land-in-calgary-in-search-of-one-more-win/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/tiger-cats-heartbreak-cfl-grey-cup-east-division-final-1.5363369 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-ticats-van-zeyl-1.5364525 Winnipeg https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/shaw-road-to-the-grey-cup-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/blue-bombers-staying-focused-after-arrival-in-calgary/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/morris-bombers-cherishing-every-moment-road-grey-cup/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/bombers-staying-with-road-uniforms-even-as-home-team-in-grey-cup/ http://rodpedersen.com/collaros-leading-bombers-into-the-grey-cup/ ***** first Grey Cup pick http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2019/11/20/cfl-grey-cup/ ***** Ed Chalupka has died. RIP. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/cfl-mourns-passing-former-player-executive-ed-chalupka/ ***** Finals QB accuracy https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/19/accuracy-grades-target-division-finals/

These picks are trending high, and I note that both teams have good defenses. A low-ball pick might be a winner.

Finals Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/banks-makes-outstanding-catch-in-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Finals analyses https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/landrys-5-takeaways-division-finals-3/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/tv-ratings-bombers-riders-delivers-largest-cfl-finals-number-in-recent-years/ Eastern https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/ticats-punch-their-grey-cup-ticket-and-eight-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/17/blackout-mode-ticats-turn-out-the-lights-in-east-final/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/esks-come-up-well-short-against-ticats-thoughts-on-the-east-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-hamilton-tiger-cats-presented-with-east-division-troph/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-recap-hamilton-36-edmonton-16/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ticats-top-ranked-offence-puts-show-eastern-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/harris-im-just-gutted-couldnt-get-done/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-tiger-cats-post-game-press-conference/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-eskimos-post-game-press-conference/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-analysis-key-takeaways-from-the-ticats-victory/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/eskimos-look-back-at-2019-season/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/19/trevor-harris-left-belongings-in-ottawas-locker-room/ Western https://3downnation.com/2019/11/17/bombers-beat-riders-advance-to-grey-cup-nine-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/the-ring-heard-round-riderville-goal-post-rejects-riders/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/18/lack-of-finish-costs-riders-a-shot-at-the-grey-cup-and-10-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/17/fajardo-reveals-he-played-west-final-with-two-torn-oblique-muscles/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/bombers-riders-cfl-playoffs-1.5362896 https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-collaros-silences-mosaic/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-final-drive-had-a-little-bit-of-everything/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-blue-bombers-presented-with-the-west-division-trophy/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-mike-oshea-and-zach-collaros-post-game/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/dickenson-theres-no-shame-battle-well-fought/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/easy-believe-guys-oshea-confident-defence-western-final-victory/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-roughriders-post-game-press-conference/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/wf-post-analysis/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/18/craig-dickenson-reflects-on-riders-2019-season/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/19/green-cast-the-fraser-curse-is-lifted/

I may be wrong. Wasn't Lloyd McNeill's Asha on his own label?

Herbie Mann had Vertigo and Embryo. Later in life there was Kokopelli, which I am not sure about.

Are there other labels whose sound is as bad or worse than Real Gone and Not Now?

John, I've already got that!

It's that time of year again! It's time for the annual Grey Cup contest. Past winners have included Noj (twice), indestructible, Bright Moments, brownie, paul secor, Soulstation1, danasgoodstuff, B. Clugston (twice), ejp626 (twice) and BFrank. Here are the rules: 1) Pick the winning team. 2) Pick the number of total points scored by both teams (aka the tiebreaker). Since approximately half of us will pick the winning team, picking the total points is necessary to win the contest. Your total points prediction must be a number which is a multiple of five (5). The winning tiebreaker will be the one closest to the correct answer. If two are equally close, the winner will be the lower pick. If two people pick the same thing, the first to make the pick will be the winner. We going to do things a little different this year for the prize. In the past the prize has always been a $17.00 Mosaic Records Gift Card. The $17.00 represents one CD of a Mosaic box set. However, the international postage rates over the years have changed, so we will do this: If you live in the US, you will have your choice of a) the $17 Mosaic gift card or b) a bundle of three jazz-related books. If you live in Canada, your prize will be a Canadian football book. If you live anywhere else, I will paypal you the $17.00, and it will be up to you to decide what you will spend it on and in what currency. Deadline: Sunday Nov. 24, 6:00 pm eastern ***** The Grey Cup game: The Grey Cup is awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football. That is to say, the champion of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup was first awarded in 1909. They have played for it every year since then except three years during World War One. Therefore, this year's will be the 107th Grey Cup game. Fans from throughout Canada will attend the game. This year's game will see the Western champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers face the Eastern champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats. These were the two teams picked by most pre-season pundits to play in the Grey Cup, but it has been a crazy year for the whole league, and no one expected what we have now. Hamilton's quarterback was Jeremiah Masoli, but he hurt his leg and was lost for the season. His backup is Dane Evans. Nobody had heard of him a year ago, but he has filled in nicely. He played his college ball at Tulsa. Hamilton's biggest star is a little guy named Speedy Banks who is the fastest runner in the league. Banks was voted the Eastern Most Outstanding Player. We will find out Thursday if he wins the award for the whole country. He grew up here in Raleigh, and I once met his dad at a gas station when we were filling up our tanks! Winnipeg's quarterback was Matt Nichols. He too hurt his leg and was lost for the year. His backup is Chris Streveler, who was a rookie last year. He played his college ball at Minnesota and South Dakota. On October 9 (just before the trading deadline), the Bombers obtained Zach Collaros from the Toronto Argonauts. Collaros was Saskatchewan's quarterback, but suffered a severe concussion in the first game, and never played again for the Roughriders. Saskatchewan gave him away to Toronto, who never took him off the injured list. Collaros was a star for Hamilton in 2015 when he too hurt his leg and was lost for the season. He has never regained his success. He played his college ball at Cincinnati. Winnipeg's big star is running back Andrew Harris. So it looks like we will see Hamilton's passing offense against Winnipeg's running offense. (By the way, the Hamilton Tigers were founded in 1869, the same year as the Cincinnati Red Stockings.) The location of the game is chosen years in advance. This year's game will be played in Calgary. Eastern fans always root for the Eastern champion, and Western fans always root for the Western champion. I expect the majority of the crowd to be cheering for the Bombers, who have not won the Grey Cup since 1990. The Tiger-Cats last won it in 1999, so it has been a while for them too. ***** The game will be carried live in the US on ESPN2, starting at 6:00 pm eastern Sunday. You can listen to the game here: http://www.tsn.ca/radio (To listen to the game, you will need Windows Media Player which you can download for free. So you might want to plan ahead if you don't already have it.) You can study articles analyzing the upcoming game as well as articles about the season as it unfolded in the CFL thread, which I will be updating during the course of this week. Good luck everyone! ***** Here's my pick: I'm going to do you a favor. I expect Hamilton to win, so I'm going to go with the Blue Bombers. Winnipeg - 50

Finals results Eastern Hamilton 36....Edmonton 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2644/edmonton-eskimos-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/tiger-cats-eskimos-east-final-recap-1.5362921 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/80485 Take a look at this Speedy Banks catch. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/17/ef-banks-makes-unbelievable-td-grab-to-extend-ticats-lead/ ***** Western Winnipeg 20....Saskatchewan 13 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2645/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/blue-bombers-roughriders-west-final-recap-1.5362969 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/80486 https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-punch-ticket-to-grey-cup-for-first-time-since-2011-with-win-over-riders What a finish! As time expired, Fajardo's pass to Moore in the end zone hit the crossbar.

Dan, I hadn't heard that, but it is very believable. But a pitcher's retaliation is very different from the commissioner's office looking into something, don't you agree?

Thanks, John. Eight albums for six dollars makes me not care too much about the other matters, so long as they sound good.

The Eastern Final will be on ESPNews at 1:00 pm eastern. The Western Final will be on ESPN2 at 4:30 pm eastern. https://www.cfl.ca/watch-2019-playoff-broadcast-schedule/ The radio broadcasts of the games will be on the websites of the teams' regular season stations. https://www.tsn.ca/radio https://globalnews.ca/radio/cjob/ https://www.620ckrm.com ***** Finals picks https://3downnation.com/2019/11/17/slam-dunk-cfl-picks-blackout-your-bank-account/ ***** Finals analyses Eastern https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2019/11/16/tiger-cats-face-nemesis-harris-now-with-edmonton-in-cfl-east-final.html Western http://rodpedersen.com/dutch-king-preview-west-final-winnipeg-at-saskatchewan/ http://rodpedersen.com/west-final-all-about-the-quarterbacks/ https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/barnes-continuity-from-the-top-down-key-to-string-of-winnipeg-playoff-appearances

I received an email today from oldies.com that suggests that all of their Enlightenment 4-CD jazz boxes are on sale for $6.20. Do Enlightenment's releases sound good?

Finals picks https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/11/16/niks-picks-east-and-west-finals/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/16/3down-division-finals-picks-blackout-and-back-out/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/cfl-division-finals-preview-and-prediction/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/podcast/cfl-weekly-pickem-show-division-finals-preview-w-robert-drummond/ ***** BC has cut Sergio Castillo. Something must be up. He was the Western All-Star kicker. I suspect he wants to spend the off-season making a few bucks playing in the XFL. https://3downnation.com/2019/11/15/lions-release-all-star-kicker-sergio-castillo/ ***** Finals game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-division-finals-3/ ***** Finals analyses https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/status-report-whos-whos-sundays-finals/ https://www.tsn.ca/dave-naylor-s-kickoff-hamilton-tiger-cats-winnipeg-blue-bombers-aiming-to-end-title-droughts-1.1398417 Eastern https://3downnation.com/2019/11/16/eight-ticats-questions-ahead-of-sundays-east-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/ef-ticats-looking-to-win-the-battle-in-the-trenches/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/ef-analysis-the-gamebreaker-for-the-eskimos/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/ferguson-sparks-set-fly-trenches/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/sutton-among-ticats-inactives-eastern-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/ef-analysis-previewing-the-eastern-final-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/games/2644/edmonton-eskimos-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#/preview https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/tiger-cats-eskimos-east-final-outlook-1.5362502 Western https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/wf-analysis-special-teams-gurus-face-off-in-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/oleary-mcadoo-overseeing-growth-riders-offence/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/fajardo-listed-starter-western-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/streveler-active-western-final-collaros-start/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/oleary-sundays-western-final-entering-uncharted-territory/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/16/wf-analysis-previewing-the-western-final-4/ https://www.cfl.ca/games/2645/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#/preview https://www.tsn.ca/quarterback-plotlines-dominate-cfl-west-final-between-saskatchewan-roughriders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-1.1398996

It was my understanding when I was a boy that the sign stealing objected to involves positioning oneself inside the scoreboard where the visiting team does not have access. Nobody objects to a base runner stealing signs, because both teams can do that.

Finals picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2019/11/14/cfl-beat-108/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-division-finals-picks/ ***** Finals analyses https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/13/berg-vs-ferg-non-qb-vital-success/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/swoop-airlines-aerial-report-deep-dive-finals-pivots/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/sundays-best-x-factors-change-division-finals-3/ Eastern https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/13/ferguson-williams-game-breaker-eastern-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/13/ef-addison-we-have-the-strongest-unit-in-the-league/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/13/ef-analysis-tiger-cats-running-back-situation/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/ef-eskimos-determined-to-make-history/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/whynotus-eskimos-focused-on-making-cfl-history/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/swoop-airlines-aerial-report-eastern-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/landry-mccarty-contines-grind-shine-esks-attack/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/ef-hamilton-looking-to-add-new-wrinkles-during-closed-practice/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/ef-mccarty-process-over-prize/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/ferguson-qb-battle-ages-eastern-final/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/15/ticats-offensive-weapon-bralon-addison-slices-defences-in-a-variety-of-ways/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/steinauer-tiger-cats-east-final-preparations-1.5356196 http://rodpedersen.com/hamilton-going-ticats-crazy/ Western https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/13/wf-blue-bombers-looking-to-silence-fans-in-mosaic-stadium/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/oleary-collaros-change-become-constant/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/dickenson-signs-point-fajardo-starting-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/swoop-airlines-aerial-report-western-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/wf-riders-prepare-for-the-leagues-best-run-defence/ https://www.cfl.ca/thewaggle#186 https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/powell-riders-looking-keep-balance/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/morris-johnson-esks-focused-shutting-banks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/wf-richie-halls-men-readying-for-another-defensive-battle/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/wf-analysis-fajardos-status-remains-a-mystery/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/oleary-qb-injuries-age-old-dance-coaches-media/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/dickenson-riders-may-use-three-qbs-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/wf-riders-may-utilize-all-three-qbs-this-sunday/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/13/riders-receiver-shaq-evans-game-time-decision-for-west-final/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/green-cast-west-final-time/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/riders-qb-cody-fajardo-plays-soft-toss-range-of-throwing-motion-improving/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/quarterback-cody-fajardo-limited-at-closed-riders-practice/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/taking-on-the-riders-in-west-final-provides-extra-motivation-for-zach-collaros/ https://3downnation.com/2019/11/14/riders-defensive-coordinator-jason-shivers-knows-zach-collaros-can-be-dangerous/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-ready-for-roughriders-1.5358606 https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/11/13/cfl-west-final-a-storyline-machine/ https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/game-breakers-the-players-who-could-make-all-the-difference-in-cfl-west-final-between-bombers-and-riders ***** 11/14 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/14/checking-news-notes-division-finals/ ***** Bakari Grant has retired as a Ticat. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/11/15/bakari-grant-announces-retirement/ ***** Wally is consulting with the Als in their search for a new GM. https://3downnation.com/2019/11/15/cfl-legend-wally-buono-consulting-for-alouettes-general-manager-searach/

This is a new Enlightenment release. Stanley Turrentine - The Classic Blue Note Collection (4-CD) - $6.20 https://www.oldies.com/product-view/84576R.html

Verlander. deGrom again!

The Myers Swingset "Song For Lydia" from the live album The State of This City out now Impacting Now! Sparked by the decision to split time between Austin and Kansas City, pianist Jackie Myers is more and more becoming a model citizen in the jazz scene of Missouri. Myers’ assimilation was assured early on with the release of a live album, The Instrumental One, recorded at The Green Lady and by picking up a gig as musical director on the nationally syndicated program 12th Street Jump at local NPR affiliate KCUR. As leader of The Myers Swingset, she has managed to turn The Green Lady’s sister establishment, Black Dolphin, into a town hall of tunes for a new live instrumental release The State of This City, out now. The strut and swagger of “Song For Lydia” came down (and was named after) the street from Myers’ home where “the neighborhood kids were blasting music.” With her practice session competing with predominantly hip hop and pop tunes, she decided to play along with the sounds to ear pleasing results.

Artist Title Time Van Morrison March Winds In February 04:35 Van Morrison Fame Will Eat The Soul 04:51 Van Morrison Dark Night Of The Soul 05:57 Van Morrison In Search Of Grace 03:42 Van Morrison Nobody In Charge 04:13 Van Morrison You Don't Understand 06:18 Van Morrison Read Between The Lines 03:42 Van Morrison Does Love Conquer All? 04:43 Van Morrison Early Days 03:41 Van Morrison If We Wait For Mountains 02:43 Van Morrison Up On Broadway 06:23 Van Morrison Three Chords And The Truth 05:00 Van Morrison Bags Under My Eyes 04:06 Van Morrison Days Gone By 07:43 Van Morrison “Three Chords And The Truth” - Impacting Now – Van Morrison Three Chords And The Truth Exile/Caroline International, released October 25th 2019 First track – Dark Night of the Soul - online everywhere now UK & US tour dates including five London Palladium shows

Just wanted to share the good news... my latest CD, " I Remember You: the Music of Nat King Cole" is still riding high on the Jazz Week Charts since it's release on August 30, and has garnered rave reviews by jazz critics on both sides of the ocean. “Powerful and engaging vocalist Nicolas Bearde releases “I Remember You: The Music of Nat King Cole... a superb tribute to “the King” “A master class in straight ahead jazz vocals”... an inheritor of Cole’s cool. We celebrated this release in London at PizzaExpress Live and at the Pula Jazz Festival in Croatia in August, The Merc in Temecula and at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz in So. California in September, and Yoshi's Oakland, Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz, and in Ft. Bragg at The Sequoia Room at North Coast Brewing Co. Taproom, Restaurant & Bar in October. The album can be purchased from all brick and mortar stores nationwide and on all digital platforms, i.e. itunes, amazon, cdbaby, spotify, etc. The amazing musicians on this project include: Josh Nelson, Eric Alexander, Alex Boneham, Lorca Hart, Dan Schnelle, Peter Horvath, Dan Feiszli and Jason Lewis. We love all of you, and thank you for your support!!!

Please take another opportunity to experience this entirely unique blend of Jazz, Indian music, and classical percussion. According to the New York City jazz record Joel Harrison has created something "stunning" and "powerful" that "breaks new ground." The CD was selected as a feature of the week in Bandcamp. The music is mesmerizing and takes the listener into new worlds of imagination. Featured performers include the percussionist from John McLauglin's group "Shakti," as well as saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer and tabla maestro Dan Weiss.

Passed 1 million streams! (without a record label or team) Support from KEXP, Jazz London Radio, WRTI, over-sold show in Philly and packed shows in New York and Augusta GA, added to Adidas' in-store playlist globally, and featured in Music Ally and is currently going viral within the RapChat app (over 100,000 engagements).

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