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Final power rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/06/nissan-titan-power-rankings-fear-underdog/ http://3downnation.com/2018/11/06/3down-power-rankings-making-case-calgary/ ***** Week 21 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/05/duke-stretches-out-to-grab-top-spot-in-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** The league has announced the nine nominees for the Jake Gaudaur Award. https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/06/cfl-announces-nine-players-shortlisted-jake-gaudaur-veterans-award/ ***** There will be an announcement Wednesday regarding the likelihood of Halifax starting an expansion team. https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/06/maritime-football-ltd-calls-wednesday-presser-make-announcement/

Many thanks, my friends! I have celebrated the day by opening up the new Richie Cole album, Cannonball. Recommended! I received a DVD set which some of you may be interested in. After Peter Gunn went off the air, Craig Stevens went to England, and starred in a show called Man of the World. I don't know anything about it, but I'm looking forward to seeing it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RFXBVQ/

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal says that since the NFL/AFL merger, the record for most interceptions thrown in a quarterback's first hundred pass attempts is 10 by Randy Hedberg of Tampa Bay. Tied for second with 9 is John Hufnagel! ***** Week 21 results Ottawa 24....Toronto 9 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2543/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-ottawa-redblacks-1.4890345 http://3downnation.com/2018/11/04/gott-steals-show-nine-thoughts-beating-argos/ Ottawa's Jon Gott had a touchdown celebration which went viral. http://3downnation.com/2018/11/02/jon-gott-beer-chug-best-thing-redblacks-win-argonauts/ http://www.3downnation.com/2018/11/03/cfl-says-wont-fine-redblacks-john-gott-beer-guzzling-td-celebration/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks-celebration-gott-1.4890778 ***** Edmonton 33....Winnipeg 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2544/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-edmonton-eskimos/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-blue-bombers-edmonton-eskimos-recap-nov-3-1.4890828 http://3downnation.com/2018/11/04/bombers-remain-healthy-season-finale-edmonton-12-thoughts/ The Eskimos finish in last place with a .500 record. I'll have to check to see if that's ever been done before. ***** Montreal 30....Hamilton 28 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2545/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/hamilton-tiger-cats-montreal-alouettes-recap-nov-3-1.4890830 On the last play of the game, Hajrullahu missed a 49 yard field goal attempt which would have won it. ***** Calgary 26....BC 9 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2546/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders-bc-lions-recap-nov-3-1.4890832 BC was never in it. This was Wally's final home game. With the win, the Stamps clinched first place. ***** 2018 Final Standings https://www.cfl.ca/standings/

The Argos have fired Marc Trestman! http://3downnation.com/2018/11/03/marc-trestman-fired-head-coach-toronto-argonauts/ http://3downnation.com/2018/11/03/seven-reasons-argos-fired-marc-trestman/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/03/argos-part-ways-head-coach-marc-trestman/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/03/1-on-1-with-jim-popp/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/03/argonauts-part-ways-with-hc-marc-trestman/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/03/analysis-trestman-argonauts-werent-a-fit/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/trestman-firing-argonauts-cfl-1.4890643 http://3downnation.com/2018/11/04/differences-in-opinions-leads-to-argos-firing-marc-trestman/ ***** The Riders have brought Drew Tate out of retirement to help them on their playoff run. http://3downnation.com/2018/11/03/veteran-quarterback-drew-tate-signs-riders/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/03/riders-sign-quarterback-drew-tate/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-roughriders-drew-tate-1.4890777

Week 20 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/29/harris-and-nichols-team-up-to-snag-top-spot-in-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Week 21 power rankings http://3downnation.com/2018/10/31/3down-power-rankings-even-make-sense/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/30/nissan-titan-power-rankings-bombers-team-beat/ https://cflpowerrankings.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/power-rankings-after-week-20-2/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/football/cfl/cflpowerrankingsweek21/ ***** Week 21 picks http://3downnation.com/2018/11/02/cfl-picks-final-regular-season-call-to-ball/ http://3downnation.com/2018/11/02/slam-dunk-picks-nothing-meaningless-betting-board/ https://cflpowerrankings.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/cfl-week-21-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/31/weekly-predictor-montreal-plotting-trick-taking-treat/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/01/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-21-picks/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/uncategorized/cfl-previews-and-predictions-week-21/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/podcast/cfl-weekly-pickem-show-week-21-w-robert-drummond/ http://www.rodpedersen.com/2018/11/week-21-cfl-picks-2018.html ***** Week 21 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/31/checking-redblacks-split-game-davis-collins/ ***** The current playoff scenario https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/29/updated-playoff-scenarios-wests-top-spot-comes-saturday/ ***** The Als announced their seating plans for next year. https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/02/alouettes-announce-new-stadium-plans-2019/ ***** TSN has announced the results of their eighth annual Players Poll. https://www.tsn.ca/results-are-in-on-the-2018-cfl-on-tsn-player-poll-1.1202704 https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/02/players-say-eighth-annual-tsn-poll/

Week 20 results Winnipeg 29....Calgary 21 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2539/calgary-stampeders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-1.4880972 http://3downnation.com/2018/10/27/bombers-clinch-playoff-spot-fog-bowl-2-0-nine-thoughts/ With the win, the Bombers clinched third. Thus, the Lions will cross over. And the Eskimos were eliminated! I'll have to check my encyclopedia to see when was the last time Edmonton didn't make the playoffs. This is Bo Levi Mitchell's first 3-game losing streak as a pro. ***** Ottawa 30.... Hamilton 13 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2540/ottawa-redblacks-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/redblacks-tiger-cats-recap-1.4881444 http://3downnation.com/2018/10/28/redblacks-complete-sweep-to-clinch-the-east-eleven-other-thoughts-on-beating-hamilton/ With the win, the Redblacks clinched first place. So the Ticats will host BC in the Eastern Semi-Final. ***** Sask 35....BC 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2541/bc-lions-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/roughriders-defence-special-teams-beats-lions-1.4881478 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-zach-collaros-blew-call-lions-ticats-1.4883172 http://www.3downnation.com/2018/10/27/lions-dl-odell-willis-knocks-riders-qb-zach-collaros-game-head-hit/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/28/lions-loss-shows-rebuild-far-complete/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/28/gasson-riders-clinch-home-playoff-game-left-holding-breath/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/29/ambrosie-acknowledges-clearly-inadequate-response-collaros-hit/ http://www.3downnation.com/2018/10/30/cfls-head-player-safety-vows-changes-wake-collaros-controversy/ Before the kickoff, BC learned they would be the crossover team. But prior to then they had won 6 of their last 8. They are hot, and I think they could win the Eastern Final. Meanwhile, the Riders are still in the hunt for first place. ***** Montreal 40....Toronto 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2542/toronto-argonauts-vs-montreal-alouettes/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/manziel-1st-cfl-win-als-rout-argos-1.4881814 Johnny Manziel gets his first CFL win. ***** The league announced each team's nominees for the CFL Awards. http://3downnation.com/2018/10/31/seven-players-double-nominees-for-cfl-team-awards/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/31/cfl-announces-2018-team-award-winners/ ***** Peter Dyakowski has retired. http://3downnation.com/2018/11/01/peter-dyakowski-announces-retirement/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/01/11-seasons-dyakowski-announces-retirement/

I posted a brief and unimportant comment when the game ended last night, but it has disappeared. Is there a minimum length for a post to stick?

1) Kevin, years ago I was in the Real Estate department of a retail chain. It was very common for a store to close at the end of its lease because the location was much more valuable to a business in a different industry (and thus willing to pay much higher rent). A store closing may have no relation to its sales and profits. That said, I remember when Atlanta CD closed its stores. The story I heard was that they decided they could not compete with Walmart. 2) David, I remember well reading about running the green marker around the CD's rim. It was a hi-fi mag, maybe Stereophile. The author was apologetic about it, saying that it made no sense, but claimed that "the golden ears" could always correctly tell the difference.

At 2:00 am, my radio station went off the air! I found that I can listen on espn.com (which surprised me). I'm in for the duration.

Considering their massive popularity singing pop music, I vote for Louis Armstrong and Nat Cole.

Week 20 power rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/23/new-king-jungle-leads-nissan-titan-power-rankings/ https://cflpowerrankings.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/power-rankings-after-week-19-2/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/24/3down-power-rankings-get-bandwagons-ready/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-week-20/ ***** Week 20 picks https://cflpowerrankings.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/cfl-week-20-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/24/weekly-predictor-can-decided-week-20/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/25/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-20-picks/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/podcast/cfl-weekly-pickem-show-week-20-w-robert-drummond/ https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/8988787-cfl-picks-week-20/

I remember getting my first CD player. It was in November. 1988? I made the transition then because the stores in Atlanta very suddenly stopped selling LPs. I was surprised to see LPs in Canadian stores the following year. Joe, I had the same experience regarding RCA. A double LP album of Shorty Rogers recordings called Short Stops was released. Unfortunately, the CD version did not include the tracks from Side B of Disc 2! Dave, I also remember my first CD purchase - Manfred Mann Chapter Three (volume one) and The Beach Boys' Christmas Album. I recall there being three price points for CDs - $7.99 for samplers like the Compact Jazz series TTK mentions, $9.99 for back catalogue albums, and $14.99 for current releases. Anybody want to dispute the $14.99 figure? I could be wrong about that.

Jim, I don't know! But I bet John or Ted does. Week 19 results Ottawa 35....Hamilton 31 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2535/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/hamilton-tiger-cats-ottawa-redblacks-lewis-ward-record-field-goal-1.4871331 http://3downnation.com/2018/10/19/milton-ticats-outscored-28-3-second-half-loss-redblacks/ http://www.3downnation.com/2018/10/21/redblacks-rise-occasion-twelve-thoughts-beating-ticats/ With his 45th consecutive field goal, Lewis Ward surpassed Adam Vinatieri's NFL record of 44. And he did it with a 52-yard kick! Speedy Banks broke his collarbone, and is out for the year. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/banks-tiger-cats-broken-collarbone-1.4872227 http://3downnation.com/2018/10/21/ticats-lose-just-game-redblacks/ ***** BC 42....Edmonton 32 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2536/edmonton-eskimos-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos-bc-lions-1.4871098 BC clinches a playoff spot with the win. http://138.197.137.206/2018/10/20/playoff-payoff-means-lions-can-author-wallys-final-chapter/ ***** Toronto 26....Montreal 22 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2537/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/argonauts-rally-past-alouettes-1.4871768 James Franklin tied Doug Flutie's record of 14 rushing touchdowns. http://3downnation.com/2018/10/20/argos-qb-james-franklin-has-doug-flutie-rushing-td-record-in-sight/ ***** Sask 29....Calgary 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2538/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-calgary-stampeders/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-roughriders-stampeders-recap-oct-20-1.487178 http://3downnation.com/2018/10/21/gasson-course-riders-beat-calgary/ I thought the Stampeders clinched first place two weeks ago, but I was wrong. They still haven't clinched it. ***** Week 19 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/22/chris-rainey-speeds-his-way-to-the-top-in-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Week 20 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/24/checking-latest-mo-leggett-brandon-banks/ ***** Week 20 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/25/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-20-2/ ***** Here is the current playoff picture. http://3downnation.com/2018/10/23/cfl-playoff-picture-coming-focus/ ***** Rod Rust has died at 90. http://3downnation.com/2018/10/24/former-alouettes-coach-rod-rust-passes-away-at-age-90/

Let us know where you settle! I've read that Spain, Ireland, Costa Rica, Panama and Uruguay are nice. Also Ecuador, except that the internet service there is poor.

The 34-Ton Bat discusses the 1957 state of Ebbetts Field. I recommend that book! https://www.amazon.com/34-Ton-Bat-Bobbleheads-Jockstraps-Unforgettable/dp/031620093X/

BeBop, where in the US do you plan to settle?

Some time ago Jim asked about the "fare" sold at Canadian league games. I was pleased to see a tweet the other day which said that the Argos now serve cups of craft beer!

Congratulations TTK! And with the exception of a few small categories, I'm confident that I would enjoy them all, as much as I respect your taste. Twenty years ago I decided that instead of the usual I would give up new music for Lent. It turned out not to be a sacrifice at all, because I thoroughly enjoyed becoming re-acquainted with what I already had. I recommended it.

Barre Phillips: double bass Barre Phillips was the first musician to record an album of solo double bass, back in 1968, and he has always been an absolute master of the solo idiom. In March 2017, Barre recorded what he says will be his last solo album, the final chapter of his “Journal Violone”: it is a beautiful and moving musical statement. All the qualities we associate with Barre’s playing are here in abundance – questing adventurousness, melodic invention, textural richness, developmental logic, and deep soulfulness. LISTEN / BUY In the slipstream of Barre Phillips’s great new album End To End we have returned three of his previously out-of-print titles to the digital domain: For All It Is (recorded 1971), charted new paths for bass ensemble, as Barre collaborated with fellow innovators Barry Guy, J.F. Jenny-Clark and Palle Danielsson, plus whirlwind drummer Stu Martin. Music By (recorded 1980) introduced Barre’s spirited songs band with Claudia Phillips and Aina Kemanis on vocals, John Surman and Hervé Bourde on reeds, and Pierre Favre on drums. And Call Me When You Get There (recorded 1983) is another of Barre’s splendid solo bass recordings, in this instance with a central focus on music created for the films of Robert Kramer. These recordings, highlighting very different aspects of Barre’s creativity, can now be heard again via the streaming and download platforms. © *2018 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

This very special and numbered edition brings together the ECM recordings of Lester Bowie and Roscoe Mitchell with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and related projects including Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, Mitchell’s Note Factory and the Transatlantic Art Ensemble, as well as groups led by Jack DeJohnette and Wadada Leo Smith. Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys (1978), Full Force, (1980), Urban Bushmen (2 CD, 1980), The Third Decade (1984) Leo Smith: Divine Love (1978) Lester Bowie: The Great Pretender (1981), All The Magic (2 CD, 1982), I Only Have Eyes for You (1985), Avant Pop (1986), Tribute to Lester (2001), Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: Nine To Get Ready (1997), Transatlantic Art Ensemble/Mitchell: Composition/Improvisation 1, 2 and 3 (2004), Transatlantic Art Ensemble/Parker: Boustrophedon (2004), Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: Far Side (2007), Roscoe Mitchell: Bells for the South Side (2 CD, 2015) Jack DeJohnette’s New Directions (w Lester Bowie) (1978), Jack DeJohnette’s New Directions: In Europe (w Lester Bowie) (1979), Jack DeJohnette: Made In Chicago (w Mitchell, Abrams, Threadgill) (2013) PRE-ORDER © *2018 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

Dan, I respectfully disagree! So few cities win a championship (in any sport) over the course of 20 years that I think any money expenditure is worthwhile when the championship is won. Talk to your Red Sox friends of 2002! Talk to the people of Cleveland of three years ago! Talk to the people of Winnipeg today!

Week 19 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/18/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-19-2/ ***** more Week 19 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/18/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-19-picks/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/19/cfl-picks-comes-payoff/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/19/slam-dunk-picks-short-lines-pay-big-dividends/ https://thegruelingtruth.net/podcast/cflweeklypickemshoww19wrobertdrummond/ http://www.rodpedersen.com/2018/10/week-18-cfl-picks-2018_17.html ***** more Week 19 power rankings https://thegruelingtruth.net/football/cfl/cflpowerrankingsweek19/ ***** The West has 64 different playoff scenarios! http://3downnation.com/2018/10/18/west-division-features-64-different-playoff-scenarios/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/17/look-mind-bending-west-division-playoff-scenarios/ https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/14/playoff-scenarios-close-western-race-now-even-tighter-week-19/

The league released today the list of those eligible for the Most Outstanding Rookie award. I have to think that Lewis Ward is a lock. https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/18/cfl-reveals-list-players-eligible-outstanding-rookie/

Week 19 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/17/checking-long-live-duke/ ***** more Week 19 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/17/weekly-predictor-die-time/ ***** There were a number of small trades before the trading deadline last week. https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/16/ferguson-evaluating-teams-late-season-acquisitions/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/10/dunk-analyzing-the-cfl-deadline-deals/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/10/alouettes-hold-mini-fire-sale-at-cfl-trade-deadline/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/10/3down-pod-snap-cfl-trade-deadline-analysis/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/10/alouettes-deal-canadian-defender-chris-ackie-redblacks/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/11/filoso-redblacks-chris-ackie-deal-steal/ http://3downnation.com/2018/10/10/riders-acquire-phil-blake-patrick-lavoie-alouettes/ ***** At this point, only Hamilton, Ottawa, Calgary and Sask have clinched making the playoffs. https://www.cfl.ca/standings/

Friday's MegaMillions jackpot is expected to be $900 million.