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Many thanks, my friends! But forget about my birthday. The folks in Las Vegas have declared today to be Britney Day! http://news.yahoo.com/britney-spears-vegas-key-britney-day-124439690.html http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/27285378/vegas-set-to-celebrate-britney-day-on-wednesday I've spent the day enjoying two presents... The Very Best of Solomon Burke http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002F3BOZK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps from the Blues http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000059T1U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And lots of good eatin'!

BlackBerry has announced that it will introduce a phone very similar to what made the company popular in the first place, but with the latest software. Any BlackBerry fans have an opinion? http://recode.net/2014/10/29/blackberry-tries-to-bring-back-a-classic/

Here's some Bill Evans PD material released today that some of you in Europe might be interested in. $14.99 http://www.amazon.com/12-Classic-Albums-1956-1962-6CD/dp/B00MR9HO9C/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1415149937&sr=1-1&keywords=bill+evans+12+classic 8.99 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/12-Classic-Albums-1956-1962/dp/B00MR9HO9C/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1415150409&sr=1-1&keywords=bill+evans+12+classic+albums 10,83 euros http://www.amazon.it/12-Classic-Albums-1956-1962/dp/B00MR9HO9C/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1415150490&sr=1-1&keywords=bill+evans+12+classic

It occurred to me that there might be a recipe for candy corn on the internet, and I found these! http://www.food.com/recipe/candy-corn-3706 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/candy-corn-recipe.html http://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/candy-corn-recipe.html http://candy.about.com/od/halloweencandyrecipes/tp/Candy-Corn-Halloween-Recipes.htm http://www.grouprecipes.com/76989/candy-corn.html

Thanks Michael! I'll have to think about 8 1/2 at that price.

Marc Myers in this morning's Wall Street Journal has an article on both McFarland's death and his interest in '60s pop hits. http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-too-brief-life-in-music-recalled-1415056985

Thanks guys! I'm not particularly interested in the bonus material, unless there is a specific film you recommend it for. My interest is in the quality of the print. If you think that the Essential Art House prints are just as good as the Criterions, I'll save the ten dollars and go for that.

It appears to me that Amazon is having a sale on Essential Art House DVDs, with what I see going for around $15. I know that many of you are big fans of Criterion, but their movies seem to go typically for around $25. Are the Essential Art House products good enough to save the $10 per film, or do you recommend spending what it takes to get the Criterions?

Happy Birthday SimonSpill! #40!

Here's an article from the Journal and Constitution about something called the Internet Archive, which is posting old games playable on your browser. http://www.ajc.com/news/entertainment/internet-archive-revives-more-900-retro-arcade-gam/nhyLf/

Here is CNBC's article. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/taylor-swift-breaks-up-with-spotify/ar-BBcL0AG?ocid=ansCNBC11

RIP. I read the brothers' column every week.

Taylor Swift has taken all of her music off Spotify. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-announces-1989-world-tour-article-1.1997299

I have stumbled across these three best scary movie lists. Perhaps some of you have seen a few. Chicago Film Critics Top 100 http://horrormovies.tribe.net/thread/5a8e8927-ce4f-4451-ae52-0020375d5c32 Boston Globe Top 50 http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/top-scariest-movies-all-time/Hw3HiLfctnUsYmlI89WPVJ/gallery.html#slide-1 Reader's Digest Top 31 http://www.rd.com/slideshows/the-31-scariest-movies/ My favorite was a 1931 Fay Wray vehicle called Dr. X.

Week 19 picks... Lowell Ullrich http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/10/31/the-picks-week-19-in-the-cfl/ Paul Wiececk http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/cfl-this-week----week-19by-paul-wiecek-281037572.html ***** John Forzani passed away this morning. Here are Marc Cohon's words and the CP's obituary. http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-mourns-the-passing-of-john-forzani http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-great-forzani-passes-away-at-age-67-1.121341 ***** BC has put Travis Lulay on the six-game list again. He is definitely out for the remainder of the regular season, but they may bring him back for the playoffs. http://www.tsn.ca/lions-set-to-place-lulay-back-on-six-game-injured-list-1.121415

You will note that Dan Ralph (link in post 1948 above) says that the Riders, though idle, clinched a playoff spot last weekend. ***** Mike Beamish Week 19 picks and power rankings http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/football/lions/Week+Picks+power+rankings/10339842/story.html ***** cfl.ca Week 19 preview http://www.cfl.ca/article/2014-cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-19

John Forzani had a heart attack today, and is now on life support. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/former-calgary-stampeder-john-forzani-on-life-support-after-heart-attack/article21390405/ ***** Here is the current playoff picture. http://cfl.ca/article/breakdown-week-19-grey-cup-playoff-scenarios ***** Follow this link to more Week 18 video highlights. http://cfl.ca/video/index

My first thought was Bing Crosby.

There is a column in this morning's News & Observer entitled "Never too much candy corn." I suspect some of us here will enjoy this! http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/29/4275612_saunders-aint-never-had-too-much.html?sp=/99/102/110/117/&rh=1

Happy Birthday 2014 Greg!

Let's begin with last weekend's games. Montreal 23....Ottawa 17 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4733350 The Redblacks opened the scoring with a touchdown on their first drive. After that it was all Als, although the Redblacks' defense was able to keep the score low and therefore close. ***** Calgary 40....Saskatchewan 27 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4733370 Quite a game! Kerry Joseph looked great, and the Riders led 27-15 after three. But the Stamps scored 25 unanswered points in the fourth to win it going away. ***** Toronto 26....Hamilton 24 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4733557 Another good game! The Argos led 15-0 after one, but the Ticats led 21-15 after three. The Argos came back to take the lead for good with a touchdown with just over five minutes left in the game. ***** BC 28....Winnipeg 23 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4733642 With the win, the Lions clinched a playoff spot for the 18th consecutive year. With the loss, the Bombers were eliminated from the playoffs. The Bombers led 17-13 after three, but the Lions scored two touchdowns in the fourth to put it away with about four minutes left. The Bombers made it exciting and scored a touchdown with 2 1/2 minutes to go, but that was all they could do. ***** The league today fined Bob Young $10,000 for criticizing the officials after the Argos game; and it fined Jim Barker $2,500 for "attempting to communicate" with an official during the game! http://www.tsn.ca/argos-gm-barker-ticats-owner-young-fined-by-cfl-1.119682 http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-issues-two-executive-fines ***** The league has released its US TV schedule for the rest of the year. http://cfl.ca/page/2014-us-broadcast-schedule You will note that the Bombers have the bye the last week, so their game against the Stampeders Saturday will wrap up their season. ***** Week 19 picks... Gregg Xenakes http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4734407 Dan Ralph http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2014/10/29/cfl_picks_week_19_argonauts_alouettes_can_cement_playoff_berths_with_win.html

Today I came across a video you might enjoy. It is the last three minutes of a game, with the score 41-17.

The Royals won 89 games, and the Giants won 88. I read a blip on the TV screen that this is the first World Series to feature two teams with less than 90 wins since...I didn't catch how long ago. Anybody know?

Happy Birthday Chris!

Happy Birthday 2014 Patrick!