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Or so says tablespoon.com. http://www.tablespoon.com/posts/youve-been-peeling-an-orange-wrong/14800c66-27f2-4715-9936-d299ec7bfa9f?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_280460

Happy Birthday 2014 crisp!

Happy Birthday 2014 John!

Grey Cup picks Chris Schultz http://www.tsn.ca/talent/schultz-picking-the-winner-of-the-102nd-grey-cup-1.145839 cfl.ca http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-writers-make-their-102nd-grey-cup-predictions Scott Rintoul http://www.tsn.ca/radio/ottawa-1200/rintoul-grey-cup-will-stay-in-the-west-with-the-stamps-1.146655 Dan Ralph http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/stampeders-have-the-advantage-going-into-grey-cup-finals/article21823177/ ***** Tonight the Hall of Fame announced its 2015 inductees: Dave Dickenson Gene Makowski Leroy Blugh Eddie Davis Bob O'Billovich Robert Wetenhall Larry Reda (a BC amateur coach) That's a pretty impressive list!

Last night while I was recovering from my annual massive dose of tryptophan (a four-hour nap!), all of Vancouver attended the CFL Awards banquet. And the winners are... Elimimian Elimimian Cornish Jones Waters McCoil http://cfl.ca/article/un-d-niable-elimimian-makes-history-with-mop-honour

So far, only three have picked Hamilton, so there are many good chances on that side of the board. Noj, as I recall, didn't you win one year because you picked a lower total than anyone else did?

Happy Birthday 2014 BFrank! The late Patrick McGoohan also wishes you the best!

Noj, I got that Demon Fuzz album the summer of '71, the same time I got the first Osibisa album. I think you're the first person I've known who is familiar with it! (Probably MG knows it well too.)

Gregg Xenakes Grey Cup pick http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=781780 ***** sportsnetwork.com Grey Cup preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=781713 ***** There are still 4,300 seats left. http://www.tsn.ca/grey-cup-organizers-say-4-300-tickets-to-sunday-s-grey-cup-remain-unsold-1.145149 ***** The league announced today who would be the officials for the game. Andre Proulx will be the ref. http://cfl.ca/article/officials-named-for-102nd-grey-cup-in-vancouver ***** Here is a list of five streams the league will provide Friday and Saturday. http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-to-provide-unprecedented-coverage-of-grey-cup-week

Michael Franks OAS - $12.40 + 3.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PHRING/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=

Thanks, erwbol! I'll have to take the time to check to see, but that strikes me as perhaps being one of the two discs which make up The Classic Blue Note Recordings. http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Blue-Note-Recordings-Remastered/dp/B005JMMBQA/ref=sr_1_50?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1416983879&sr=1-50&keywords=wayne+shorter ***** Not jazz, but I can recommend this. From, as I recall, 1986... Johnny Mathis - Christmas Eve (with AutoRip) - $3.99 http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DNO6PUO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks, Jeff!

The Stampeders are eight point favorites. http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-favoured-to-beat-tiger-cats-in-102nd-grey-cup-1.144178 ***** Here are a number of interesting articles about the two teams. http://cfl.ca/article/102gc ***** Players to watch. http://cfl.ca/article/game-breakers-grey-cup-players-to-watch ***** a betting website's preview http://www.sportsbettingstats.com/CFL/2014-grey-cup-betting-picks.asp

Not a box, but Mel Brooks fans might be interested. Spaceballs (Prime) - $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Spaceballs-Mel-Brooks/dp/0792844890?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelhomepopular-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=0792844890

M Squad - Complete Series - $52.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MIA0EME/ref=pd_luc_rh_bxgy_01_03_t_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Person of Interest - Season 3 - $14.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FEVZH8K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ***** My Mother the Car - Complete Series - $13.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G5N6C8U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ***** Route 66 - Complete Series - $54.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077T5SWC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ***** Naked City - Complete Series - $57.97 http://www.amazon.com/Naked-City-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00CPR3RB0/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_z

On this date in 1996, I attended my fourth (and thus far last) Grey Cup. Here's a quick video. http://www.tsn.ca/video/this-day-in-grey-cup-history-nov-24th-1.142936 ***** Here is a list of the Grey Cup Radio Network. http://www.tsn.ca/how-to-tune-in-to-tsn-s-multi-platform-coverage-of-the-102nd-grey-cup-1.143248 Many of these stations are on the internet. For example... http://www.tsn.ca/radio ***** Ricky Ray had his shoulder operated on this morning. He will be out six months. http://www.tsn.ca/argonauts-qb-ray-undergoes-shoulder-surgery-out-six-months-1.143173 http://cfl.ca/article/ricky-ray-undergoes-off-season-shoulder-surgery ***** Here is a review of yesterday's games with some videos. http://cfl.ca/article/cliff-notes-8-things-we-learned-from-the-finals

John, Jeff already picked that. Try another one!

This year's Grey Cup contest is now up. Good luck everyone!

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 and danasgoodstuff.) 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. THE PRIZE: A $17.00 Mosaic Records Gift Card. The $17.00 represents one CD of a Mosaic box set. Deadline: kickoff, Sunday Nov. 30, 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 102nd Grey Cup game. Fans from throughout Canada will attend the game. This year's game will see the Western champion Calgary Stampeders face the Eastern champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Vancouver. The Hamilton Tigers were founded in 1869, the same year as the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Calgary Stampeders were known as the Bronks from their founding in 1935 through 1944. The Calgary fans of 1948 are credited with descending upon Toronto for the Grey Cup game, and making the Grey Cup the national celebration that it has been ever since. The location of the game is chosen years in advance. This year's game will be played in Vancouver. Eastern fans always root for the eastern champion, and Western fans always root for the Western champion. Last week there were still 6,500 tickets to be sold. Probably more Western fans bought tickets far in advance, but I suspect that many Hamilton fans will gobble up most of those remaining 6,500 seats. The Stampeders had the best record in the league during the regular season, 15-3. The Ticats started badly at 1-6, and at the season's midway point they were 2-7. Since then they have gone 7-2, plus their win in the Eastern Final. Both teams have very young quarterbacks. Calgary's is Bo Levi Mitchell, a 24-year old who played his college ball at SMU and Eastern Washington. Hamilton's is Zach Collaros, a 26-year old who played his college ball with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Calgary's star is their running back Jon Cornish. He was a monster this year when he played, but he missed half the season with a couple of concussions. The press voted Collaros as Hamilton's best player. The game will be carried live in the US on ESPN2. You can listen to the game here: http://www.tsn.ca/Toronto/ (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: Calgary - 50 I'm going to be rooting for the Ticats. They have not won the Grey Cup since 1999. In addition, I have met their owner, Bob Young, who is very personable, and who lives in suburban Raleigh. But I think that the Stampeders' offense has too much firepower. ***** 11/24 update - Here's a list of some of the websites which will carry the radio broadcast of the game. http://www.tsn.ca/radio

Eastern Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40....Montreal Alouettes 24 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=781089 http://www.tsn.ca/kick-returner-banks-scores-two-tds-as-ticats-beat-als-in-east-final-1.142481 Great game. The Als looked good, and SJ Green caught three TD passes. But Brandon Banks had the game of a lifetime. He ran a kick back for a TD, but it was called back. So before the game was over he ran back two more kicks for TDs. The second link above has a video which will show you his runs. The one just before halftime was very impressive. ***** Western Final Calgary Stampeders 43....Edmonton Eskimos 18 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=781104 http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-advance-to-grey-cup-with-win-over-eskimos-1.142633 The Stamps' offense could move the ball at will the whole game. Calgary led 36-4 in the third quarter when the Eskimos scored two quick TDs to make it interesting at 36-18; but the Stampeders' defense held Edmonton scoreless the rest of the way. Mitchell threw the ball to Cornish instead of handing it off to him. As a result, Cornish had over 100 receiving yards by halftime, but finished the game with only 40 yards rushing.

My first thought was... from Herbie Mann's album Standing Ovation at Newport Stolen Moments ***** But the idea of dying while the music is still playing appeals to me, so in that case I would put on... from Pharaoh Sander's album Karma The Creator Has a Master Plan

Thanks, xybert! I should have looked there first.

The Ticats have place Andy Fantuz and Peter Dyakowski on the roster for tomorrow's game. http://www.tsn.ca/ticats-add-fantuz-dyakowski-no-sutton-for-alouettes-for-eastern-final-1.141668 http://cfl.ca/article/fantuz-on-the-ticats-roster-for-eastern-final ***** Mike Reilly will start tomorrow for the Eskimos. Charleston Hughes will start for the Stampeders. http://www.tsn.ca/reilly-listed-as-eskimos-starter-hughes-returns-for-stampeders-1.141694 ***** cfl.ca finals preview http://cfl.ca/article/2014-cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-the-finals ***** Status Report regarding injuries http://cfl.ca/article/status-report-whos-in-and-whos-out-for-sundays-finals

Happy Birthday 2014 DTMX!