GA Russell

I believe the year was 1986. I received a flyer from Mosaic, which I had not heard of before. I don't know how they got my address, perhaps an old Downbeat mailing list. I immediately ordered the first two sets they had issued: The Monk Blue Note and the Mulligan/Baker.

after three: Dallas 13....Detroit 7 final score: Detroit 31....Dallas 30 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/gameflash/2013/10/27/5512/

Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session (CD + DVD) - $7.12 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00377V6J2/ref=pe_413280_35155890_pe_epc__1p_0_ti

Ornette Coleman.

Calgary Stampeders 29....Saskatchewan Roughriders 25 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=435143 http://cfl.ca/article/advantage-cornish-back-powers-stamps-past-riders Great second half see-saw battle. Kevin Glenn has been hot for the past month, but he didn't look so good today; so Hufnagel replaced him in the second half with Drew Tate (Remember him?), and Tate was very good. With the win the Stamps clinch first place in the West. So now the standings are set, and all four of next week's games will be meaningless. ***** Here's the video of Hamilton's Brandon Banks' missed field goal return. http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/91817

This is the kind of story that makes you proud to be an American! http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/26/georgia-man-runs-into-burning-home-to-get-beer/?intcmp=latestnews

British Columbia Lions 43....Edmonton Eskimos 29 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4634660 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=435053 This game was meaningless for the standings. The Lions will finish third, and the Eskimos will finish fourth. Travis Lulay is still out. Thomas DeMarco had two good games, but hasn't looked good since. He started off slowly last night, so Benevides pulled him in the second quarter for Buck Pierce. Edmonton led 15-1 with 3 minutes to go in the first half. Then it was like old times, as Pierce led the Lions to tie the game at 15 at the half, and they never looked back in the second half. ***** Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27....Montreal Alouettes 24 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4634763 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=435092 The Als dominated the entire game, but let this one slip away from them. Montreal led 16-0 midway through the second quarter, and 23-10 after three. With 3 1/2 minutes left in the game and a 23-20 lead, Sean Whyte attempted a 42-yard field goal. The snap was high, and the kick was ugly and fell short to the three, where Brandon Banks caught it and ran for a touchdown to win the game. With the win the Ticats clinch second place, and they will host the Als in the Eastern Semi-Final in two weeks.

America OAS - 9.64 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007WOFXAO/ref=pe_208251_41006821_pe_epc__1p_0_ti ***** The Incredible String Band - 9.88 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008MMFBQQ/ref=pe_208251_41006821_pe_epc__1p_5_ti ***** Booker T. and the MG's OAS - 9.76 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-Booker-The/dp/B008MMFBPM/ref=pd_sim_m_h__13 ***** Wilson Pickett OAS - 9.66 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-Wilson-Pickett/dp/B003U7RP80/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__text_z ***** Aretha Franklin OAS - 9.49 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-5-Pack/dp/B003097AAG/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__text_z ***** Al Green: The Legendary Hi Albums, vol. 2 - 7.46 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Livin-Explores-Your-Green/dp/B000EMSUCY/ref=pd_sim_m_h__12 ***** Al Green: The Legendary Hi Albums, vol. 1 - 7.96 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Legendary-Hi-Albums-The-Volume/dp/B000DXSEN4/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__text_y

Now down to $2.86. http://www.amazon.com/Can-See-Your-House-Here/dp/B000005GWE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelhomealerts-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000005GWE

Happy Birthday 2013 Daniel!

TSN says that this is a complete list of CFL alums currently playing in the NFL. I note that none are quarterbacks, and only one is a receiver. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=76916

The Baron: Complete Series - $19.98 http://www.oldies.com/product-view/2457FD.html

Bill Sharman has passed away at 87. I remember him as a star for the Celtics, but I also remember him as the ABL's biggest star when he jumped to that new league because they would let him coach. RIP. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/sports/basketball/bill-sharman-nba-hall-of-famer-dies-at-87.html?_r=0

Ornette Coleman OAS - 9.92 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0050I2NTI/ref=pe_208681_40859181_email_1p_6_ti

I'll let you decide if this is a bargain. The Animals - The Mickie Most Years and More (5 CDs) - $87.66 http://www.amazon.com/Animals-The-Mickie-Most-Years-More/dp/B00FBBW4MA/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_5174_b3_95_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Y9W083S0W35V8KXTR8A

Happy Birthday 2013 spinlps!

Cardinals 4 Red Sox 2 http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=331024102

Toronto Argonauts 36....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4634303 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=434978 The Argos led all the way, but just like last week the Bombers hung tough. The Argos scored 9 points late in the game to stretch their lead. With the win, the Argos clinched first place in the East. Ricky Ray set a team record with 21 straight pass completions. He finished with 39 pass completions, one short of his personal best. Romby Bryant joined the Argos' playing roster and scored two TDs.

Thanks Jay!

I love reading what you guys have to say! Right now I'm looking at these Pioneer speakers. Recommended by The Wirecutter. http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/a-great-bookshelf-speaker/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008NCD2LG?tag=thewire06-20

Tonight's Toronto-Winnipeg game will be on NBC Sports at 7:30. ***** CFL.ca Week 18 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/2013-cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-18 ***** Lowell Ullrich Week 18 picks http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/24/week-18-in-the-cfl-2/ ***** Rachel Brady/Globe Week 18 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-18-cfl-picks/article15037754/ ***** Dan Ralph Week 18 picks http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2013/10/24/cfl_picks_week_18_calgarys_clash_with_saskatchewan_highlight_of_weekend.html

Red Sox 8 Cardinals 1 Boston's ninth straight World Series win. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/10/24/red-sox-romp-over-cardinals-in-world-series-opener/?intcmp=latestnews

John, the three Howes joined the WHA with the Houston Aeros in 1973, the league's second year. I saw Gordie play once in his last pro year with the Hartford Whalers in the NHL in Pittsburgh. I read an enjoyable book about the WHA back in January called The Rebel League. You might enjoy it too. http://www.amazon.com/Rebel-League-Unruly-Hockey-Association/dp/077108949X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382577879&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Rebel+League

Suzanna Smith's "Halfway Between Heaven & Love" Due November 19 CD Debut by Oakland-Based Jazz Vocalist, On Her Ink Pen Label, Highlights Original Material and Smartly Chosen Standards CD Release Show at the Sound Room, Oakland, November 22 October 23, 2013 Suzanna Smith has been a creative force on the rich Bay Area jazz vocal scene since 2005 -- as a performer and songwriter as well as founder/producer of San Francisco's long-standing Savanna Jazz vocal jam session and co-founder of the nonprofit Bay Area Jazz & Arts, Inc. Her constant efforts to nurture local jazz have redounded to the benefit of many artists, including Smith herself. With Halfway Between Heaven & Love, to be released by the singer's Ink Pen Records on November 19, Smith delivers one of the year's most impressive vocal projects, an intoxicating mix of original tunes and beautifully rendered standards. "There is an essential, profound difference between being a singer and being an artist," writes CD co-producer Kitty Margolis in her album notes. "In today's oversaturated music-scape it's wise to be patient when making the maiden recording voyage until one has something unique and compelling to say. Halfway Between Heaven & Love was undeniably worth the wait." Accompanied by some of the most creative figures on the Bay Area scene, Smith combines the confessional imperative of a singer/songwriter with the rhythmic acuity of a jazz chanteuse. She wrote the lyrics for nine of the album's 13 tracks while collaborating on the music of five songs with pianist/keyboardist Michael Coleman. The album opens with a graceful bebop medley as Smith's clever lyrics link Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird" and Miles Davis's "Half Nelson." Featuring the album's core trio with Coleman, bassist Brandon Essex, and drummer Hamir Atwal, the piece immediately establishes Smith as a singer of rare poise and presence. Smith and Coleman's "Paper Boat," "The Man That Broke the Dragon's Heart," and "Comet" more than hold their own alongside the American Songbook gems -- "Hooray for Love," "Alone Together," and Michel Legrand's "Summer Me, Winter Me." Smith closes the album as she started, with an original lyric set to a modern jazz classic, Dexter Gordon's Latin swinger "Soy Califa." "I'm always looking for ways to play within the boundaries of a song's 'container,'" Smith says. "I think of songs as rooms and the longer you live within them, the more you can move about without bumping into things. I love when I reach that point with a song." Born in Boulder, CO in 1974 and raised in Livermore, east of San Francisco, Suzanna studied computer science and studio art at Wellesley College. There she got deeply involved in the a cappella scene, a passion she brought back to the Bay Area after graduation. After performing around the region for several years in a five-woman ensemble, she eventually decided to pursue vocal studies at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, where she worked closely with Laurie Antonioli, Madeline Eastman, Maye Cavallaro, and Stephanie Bruce. She also studied privately with Kitty Margolis, resulting in a unique mentoring relationship between the two vocalists. As she gained confidence, Smith started sitting in at open mics, which led to regular engagements and invaluable experience. Her reputation spread with a monthly gig at San Francisco's Savanna Jazz, where she also produced and hosted a monthly vocal jam session that ran for three years. She has also performed at many of the region's top clubs and venues, emerging as a startlingly fine singer with a repertoire that's wholly her own. Smith lives in Oakland with esteemed jazz vocalist Kenny Washington and their infant son Miles. "This has been a big year for me -- having a baby and working hard to release this album," says Smith. "It almost feels like I'm giving birth to two babies. It has been fascinating to see the meanings of my songs shift in the years since I first wrote them. The songs continue to apply, just in new ways, to all the changes in my life. It has also been powerful to see them become personal anthems for other people's life experiences." Smith's CD release show will take place Friday 11/22 at Oakland's Sound Room, the home of Bay Area Jazz & Arts, Inc. (BAJA). She'll be backed by musicians from her new album, including Michael Coleman, piano; Michael O'Neill, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Ken Husbands, guitar; Brandon Essex, bass; and Jon Arkin, drums. Photography: Lone Morch Suzanna Smith at the Jazzschool, Berkeley (Aug. 2013): 'Halfway Between Heaven & Love' album preview Web Site: www.suzannasmith.com Follow Suzanna:

Malcolm Kelly/CBC power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/football/opinion/2013/10/cfl-power-rankings-week-17-2.html ***** Greg Xenakes Week 18 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4633937 ***** Chris Schultz Week 18 picks http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/schultz/