GA Russell

https://www.bing.com/search?q=Grooveshark+shuts+down&filters=tnTID%3a%22BC8E7D5A-00B3-4153-B3F5-0E82105CF5D0%22+tnVersion%3a%22875243%22+segment%3a%22popularnow.carousel%22+tnCol%3a%2238%22+tnOrder%3a%22fda2fa69-1adb-4889-b5e2-068b032f32ca%22&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=5190&efirst=33 After 8 years, Grooveshark went out of business today. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grooveshark-shuts-down-after-eight-years-20150501

Amazon has a Christian Scott Live at the 2008 Newport Jazz Festival. http://www.amazon.com/Live-at-Newport-Jazz-Festival/dp/B001G54716/ Does anyone recommend it?

The Eskimos have added Justin Goltz and two other veterans to their roster. http://www.esks.com/article/esks-add-trio ***** Pinball Clemons became a Canadian citizen today. http://argonauts.ca/article/pinball-clemons-proud-canadian-citizen http://cfl.ca/article/pinball-clemons-becomes-a-canadian-citizen http://www.tsn.ca/pinball-clemons-becomes-canadian-citizen-1.271282

Happy Birthday 2015 ...impossible!

Happy Birthday 2015 Lazaro!

Word was released yesterday that both Linden Gaydosh and Spencer Watt of the Ticats hurt their Achilles tendons in off-season workouts, and both will be lost for the entire year. http://scratchingpost.thespec.com/2015/04/ticats-dt-linden-gaydosh-expected-to-miss-entire-2015-season-with-torn-achilles.html ***** Yesterday was Jeff Orridge's first day on the job as Commissioner, and today he has released an open letter to the fans. http://cfl.ca/article/an-open-letter-to-cfl-fans-from-jeffrey-l-orridge

Sanford & Son (complete) - $22.96 http://www.amazon.com/Sanford-Son-Complete-Slim-Packaging/dp/B001DSNEME/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1430355501&sr=1-1&keywords=sanford ***** I Dream of Jeannie (complete) - $29.69 http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Jeannie-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00DXLO0D6/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_z ***** Bewitched (complete) - $35.25 http://www.amazon.com/Bewitched-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00DXLO086/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_y ***** Gidget (complete) - $5.19 http://www.amazon.com/Gidget-Complete-Series-Sally-Field/dp/B00JAD6BYW/ref=pd_cp_mov_3 ***** Roseanne (complete) - $31.49 http://www.amazon.com/Roseanne-Complete-Barr/dp/B00BUWD7E8/ref=sr_1_26?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1430355887&sr=1-26&keywords=sitcoms+complete+series ***** The King of Queens (complete) - $32.99 http://www.amazon.com/King-Queens-Complete/dp/B005D0OHA6/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-223&qid=1430356225

Jack Ely, the lead singer of The Kingsmen, has died at 71. RIP. http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-dies-at-71/ar-BBiN4pB?ocid=ansentap11 http://www.inquisitr.com/2052080/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-of-the-kingsmen-dies-in-his-home-aged-71/ http://www.musictimes.com/articles/37135/20150429/jack-ely-kingsmen-vocalist-behind-legendary-louie-dead-age-71-mystery-disease.htm http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/29/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-dies-in-oregon-at-71/

Happy Birthday Niko!

I gather that the board is down every night at a certain time. Does anyone know the specific hours when we should not bother to attempt to visit?

Here's an article that points out that last year's MOP, Solomon Elimimian, made the team by trying out at a Lions Los Angeles mini-camp. http://cfl.ca/article/solomons-story-from-open-tryout-to-mop ***** April 24 Checking Down - notes on every team http://cfl.ca/article/checking-down-passaglia-chris-williams-and-more ***** On Friday, the Scouting Bureau released it Spring rankings. The Winter ranking evaluate the players after their college season has ended. In the past month there have been a number of "combines" in which the players display Olympic-type skills like weightlifting and sprinting. The Spring rankings rate the players after seeing the players at the combines. http://cfl.ca/article/final-scouting-bureau-rankings-released http://www.tsn.ca/cfl-scouting-bureau-spring-rankings-1.265609 You will note that one of the players is a quarterback - Brandon Bridge of South Alabama. The Scouting Bureau started in 2008, and this is the first time that a quarterback has made the top twenty. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl-draft-ranking-features-first-ever-qb-1.265616 http://cfl.ca/article/canadian-qb-bridge-makes-scouting-bureau-history Here are articles looking at the top twenty prospects. http://www.tsn.ca/a-closer-look-at-the-top-5-cfl-prospects-1.266519 http://www.tsn.ca/a-closer-look-at-cfl-prospects-ranked-6-10-1.266556 http://www.tsn.ca/a-closer-look-at-cfl-prospects-ranked-11-15-1.266618 http://www.tsn.ca/a-closer-look-at-cfl-prospects-ranked-16-20-1.267191 ***** The Riders have released Seth Doege. http://cfl.ca/article/riders-release-five-including-qb-seth-doege ***** Redblacks kicker Brett Maher hurt himself getting ready for the Redblacks' camp, so they will be on the lookout for a new kicker. http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-sophomore-maher-on-the-shelf ***** The Bombers have let go both Jason Vega and Steve Morley. http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-cut-ties-with-vega-morley ***** Rumors are rampant that the Argos will be sold this week, and that their playing field issues will be resolved. The most commonly reported speculation is that the team will be purchased either by MLSE (which owns the Maple Leafs, the Raptors and the Reds soccer team) or by the MLSE's senior executive Larry Tanenbaum. MLSE has a far better record of showing a profit than of fielding competent teams, so this development should be of concern to Argo fans. http://www.tsn.ca/bell-tanenbaum-in-talks-to-buy-argonauts-1.268118

Steve Allen seemed like an intelligent guy, so it is easy to imagine that he would fall in love with an intelligent woman.

+1 I think that the ability to speak more than one language is a great gift!

I saw "blah, blah, blah x 0 + 1 =" So I say, 1.

Jayne Meadows has died at 95. RIP. I don't recall ever seeing any of her work. I just remember always seeing her on talk shows with Steve Allen (a favorite of mine). This obit tells more of her career than I ever knew. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/27/legendary-actress-jayne-meadows-allen-dies/?intcmp=features

I thought I would find this on YouTube but I haven't. This is a video of Colin Bailey showing what he did in the introduction of Samba de Orpheus on Vince Guaraldi's Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus album. https://www.facebook.com/duncan.branom/posts/1002929806407878

Someone posted a comment (to the article linked to in post #19) that said that Jay Z and his friends all appeal to the same market. I think that's right. If they had been joined by country, jazz and classical stars, maybe more people would have signed up.

Happy Birthday 2015 Steve!

oldies.com is offering 10 Sony CDs for $49.90. Here's the link to the jazz best sellers list. http://www.oldies.com/product/topsellers.cfm/collection_Sony-Mix-and-Match-Sale_genre_Jazz.html

Here's an interesting article that lists 139 Old Norse words which are the roots of common English words. http://www.babbel.com/magazine/139-norse-words

Seattle-Area Jazz Singer Eugenie Jones Prepares to Release "Come Out Swingin'" May 12 Follow-Up to Her 2013 Debut "Black Lace Blue Tears," Features Original Material by Jones & Instrumental Support from Top Seattle Players Bill Anschell, Clipper Anderson, Michael Powers, Jay Thomas, D'Vonne Lewis, Ernesto Pediangco CD Release Show at The Royal Room, Seattle, June 19 April 23, 2015 Eugenie Jones's widely praised 2013 debut, Black Lace Blue Tears, introduced a late-blooming but fiercely original jazz vocalist and songwriter to the jazz world. Among other honors, the disc was named Earshot Jazz's Northwestern Recording of the Year. The Seattle-area singer's response to her warm critical reception was to start writing again and prove that her success was no fluke. On her impressive follow-up, Come Out Swingin', Jones displays the rhythmic authority, emotional insight, and melodic invention of an artist who can hold her own in any company. Her Open Mic Records will release the new album on May 12. "This CD was a deliberate attempt to continue to grow and progress," states Jones. "I set that desire for improvement as a bull's-eye to shoot for and kept that focus through each step of this project." Jones did keep her core Black Lace band together for this high-energy date: consummately supportive pianist/arranger Bill Anschell, veteran bassist Clipper Anderson, and versatile guitarist Michael Powers. They are joined by Seattle hornman Jay Thomas; drummer D'Vonne Lewis, a rising force on the local scene; and distinguished percussionist Ernesto Pediangco. As on her previous disc, Eugenie penned most of the selections and had a hand in nearly all the arrangements. Jones announces her rhythmic agenda with the first track, "Swing Me," a self-possessed celebration of unbridled desire. Her brief, exciting version of the standard "All of Me" almost serves as a thematic preamble to her slinky "A Way About You," a song that could easily be mistaken for a sophisticated piece of Bacharach/David. With a tinge of sweet sass, Jones's "24/7" brings contemporary sexuality into the discussion while her "I Could Get Lost in Your Eyes" is a beautifully crafted ballad. She closes the album with a searing version of James Brown's 1966 chart-topping R&B hit "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," leaving listeners to wonder just what else she's got up her sleeve. "Black Lace was a look into my personality, and begins a story," she says. "Come Out Swingin' continues that story. And of course the more you tell a story, the deeper you go. That's what's happening here in terms of lyrics and songs." Surprisingly, Jones had never planned for a career in singing. Growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia, Eugenie (pronounced "u-gee-nee") sang with the Baptist church choir directed by her father, but at home she left the singing to her mother, the late Tommie Parker (to whose memory Come Out Swingin' is dedicated). enie went on to earn degrees in business and marketing, working as a business owner, consultant, and marketing specialist. When her mother took ill, she invited her to move west to spend her final years living with Jones and her two sons in Bremerton, Washington. It wasn't until her mother's death seven years ago that Eugenie decided to take up singing herself. "I missed hearing her voice around the house," says Jones. "I think that was what drove me to pursue it." Jones attended open mics and workshops and gradually honed her skills, gained confidence, and landed several regular gigs. "As a fledgling performer the most important thing to do is perform," she says. At her Amici Bistro gig in Mulkiteo, an affluent community on the shore of Puget Sound, "the owner was very kind and encouraging. I got to interact with an audience and really develop my repertoire." Since making her professional debut as a jazz singer a mere four years ago, Jones has drawn a devoted following to her unique musical artistry at venues throughout the Seattle area and as far south as Portland. She's made two appearances at Twins Jazz in Washington, DC and has been invited back for a third. Come Out Swingin' is but the latest expression of Eugenie Jones's remarkable drive, poise, and above all unstoppable talent -- a combination that is serving her, and the jazz audience, very well indeed. Eugenie Jones CD Release Shows: 5/17 Capitol Cider, Seattle (Peter Adams, p; Derick Polk, b) 5/30 B Sharp Coffee, Tacoma (Peter Adams, p; Derick Polk, b; Jamael Nance, d) 6/11 North West Cellars, Kirkland (Bill Anschell, p) 6/19 The Royal Room, Seattle Jay Thomas, ts, tpt; Bill Anschell, p; Clipper Anderson, b; D'Vonne Lewis, d; Ernesto Pediangco, perc) 6/20 Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton (Eric Verlinde, p; Derick Polk, b; D'Vonne Lewis, d) 7/4 Heathman Hotel, Portland (Marcus Reynolds, p; Ken Anoe, b) 7/24-25 Jazz in the Valley Festival, Ellensburg (Peter Adams, p; Derick Polk, b; Jamael Nance, d) 8/13 Twins Jazz Lounge, Washington, DC (Russel Carter, ts; Pete Frassrund, p; Thomas View, b; Art Cobb, d) Photography: Tuffer Stills & Motion, Seattle Web Sites: reverbnation.com/eugeniejones, eugeniejones.com

The lady who was the model for Rosie the Riveter has died at 92. I didn't know that the artist was Norman Rockwell. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Rosie+the+Riveter&filters=tnTID%3a%223B486233-E584-4731-AB76-0679ECBC14F3%22+tnVersion%3a%22863308%22+segment%3a%22popularnow.carousel%22+tnCol%3a%2223%22+tnOrder%3a%220757675e-5f3c-47c8-a4fe-747da121fe1c%22&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=2595&efirst=17 http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/living/rosie-the-riveter-dies/index.html

Yesterday and today, Mo Price and Brandon Banks have been dissing each other on Twitter! http://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-price-ticats-banks-feud-on-twitter-1.263774

This article says that Jay Z's Tidal "is already a spectacular flop." http://bgr.com/2015/04/21/tidal-vs-pandora-vs-spotify/

Chris Williams is returning to the league. He has signed with Ottawa. http://cfl.ca/article/capital-gain-redblacks-sign-chris-williams http://www.tsn.ca/redblacks-sign-wr-williams-1.262765 http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-williams-deal-a-long-time-coming