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This is a slide show that might remind you of a few things you've forgotten. http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/slideshow-brain-foods-that-help-you-concentrate?ecd=wgt_taboola_nosp_childadhd_ad11

This looks interesting. Guitarist Ricardo Grilli Debuts October 15 with "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler" Quintet Date by Brazilian-Born Grilli Features Saxophonist Gustavo D'Amico, Pianist Christian Li, Bassist Jared Henderson, & Drummer Lee Fish CD Release Shows Scheduled for New York, Toronto, Boston September 18, 2013 In the seven years since leaving his native São Paulo for Boston and then New York, guitarist Ricardo Grilli has found his voice as a distinctive jazz player and composer. His glowing debut album, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, which his Dark House label will release on October 15, chronicles that journey in rich detail. Grilli's restless creativity is manifested in his love of odd meters, offbeat structures, and themes that keep circling back on themselves like the narrative lines in the Italo Calvino novel from which Traveler takes its name. The guitarist, now 27, began writing songs out of necessity while studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. "I figured the best way to get people to play with me was to write interesting music they would want to play," he says. "And that worked." Among the Berklee classmates with whom he forged an especially tight bond was the pianist Christian Li, who's featured on Traveler along with saxophonist Gustavo D'Amico, a friend of Grilli's from Brazil, and the bass-drum team of Jared Henderson and Lee Fish, whom Grilli met at a Boston club. As a composer, Grilli uses a kind of free association method, starting out with a word or phrase and seeing where it will take him musically. The germ for the wistful "Revolver" was a magazine interview with R&B singer John Legend about his album, Evolver. That led Grilli to ruminate on the word "revolver" and the mechanism of "a thing that turns." In his song, he says, "I made the chords go round almost like Bill Evans did on 'Time Remembered.'" (Revolver also is the title of his favorite Beatles album.) "Riga," a coolly propulsive tune featuring D'Amico on soprano saxophone, was named after the Baltic city, where Grilli once attended a conference as a student representative. "The Great Escape," boasting one of Grilli's most fluid, entrancing solos and sparkling electric piano by Li, is a nod to the Steve McQueen classic. The note-tripping, modal-style "Mark I" (a play on Mach 1) was written for tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, whose 2001 album, Dharma Days, is one of Grilli's all-time favorites. That album features Rosenwinkel, for whom Grilli wrote the alternately earthy and lighter-than-air "The Abstract." Ricardo Grilli De Castro grew up in a musical family and first picked up a guitar -- his grandfather's -- at the age of four. He actually was set to attend law school when he decided to study music instead. "I had a great need to understand what was behind it," he says. He enrolled in the prestigious Souza Lima Conservatory & College of Music, completing half of his undergraduate studies there; after winning a special scholarship, he finished his degree at Berklee, a sister school of the conservatory. When he arrived at Berklee, Grilli says, he was less polished than most of the guitar students there, without any kind of sound he could call his own. He spent countless hours listening to and transcribing Wes Montgomery's recordings, focusing as much on the rhythmic component of the music as the melodic. "In Brazilian music, we really try to play with a straight rhythmic feel through songs," he says. "There's no real swinging quality." Unlike many Berklee students from outside the U.S. who played mainly with classmates from the same part of the world, Grilli played almost exclusively with kids from the States. When the original samba beat of "Riga" proved tricky to his American bandmates, he changed the rhythms to play to their strengths and acquire a more American sound. Mentored by such instructors as Mick Goodrick, Bruce Bartlett, and Hal Crook, he developed a more personal style. After graduating from Berklee in 2011, he headed to New York to get his master's degree in jazz studies at NYU. In the Big Apple, Grilli has enjoyed the best of two worlds. In academia, he has studied with the likes of guitar great John Scofield, who impressed him with his refusal to stand still musically. And in clubland, Grilli has performed with acclaimed stars including Chris Potter, who joined the NYU Ensemble at the Blue Note's Sunday jazz brunch, as well as bands of his own. Grilli will be performing the music from his new CD at the following venues: 10/27 Rockwood Music Hall, NYC (with Gustavo D'Amico, reeds; Christian Li, piano; Edward Perez, bass; Lee Fish, drums); 12/10 The Rex, Toronto (with Kelly Jefferson, reeds; Chris Pruden, piano; Jon Maharaj, bass; Lorenzo Castelli, drums); and 2/4 Scullers, Boston (with Jason Palmer, trumpet; piano TBD; Edward Perez, bass; Lee Fish, drums). Web Site: www.ricardogrilli.com Like Ricardo: Follow Ricardo:

TSN Week 12 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=97698 ***** Because of Travis Lulay's injury, the Lions have brought back Joey Elliott. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432175 ***** With six more catches, Geroy Simon will break Ben Cahoon's career record of 1,017. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432206 ***** Herb Zurkowski says that Tanner Marsh sprained his thumb last week, and won't play this week. That means that the Als' starting quarterback against the Ticats will be third-stringer Josh Neiswander. http://www.canada.com/sports/football/cfl/Quarterback+carousel+continue+this+weekend+Alouettes/8924906/story.html ***** Greg Xenakes Week 13 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4625807 ***** CFL.ca's summary of roster moves http://cfl.ca/article/movers-and-shakers-roster-moves-from-a-busy-tuesday

Tonight's jackpot is expected to be over $400 million.

I did a little grocery shopping at Walmart this evening, and I noticed that they have a new display of maybe 100 titles of "complete season" television DVDs, priced at $9.96 or $14.96. There were perhaps a half dozen copies of each title.

Yes, I found verification that Gutsche took over the team from Larry Ryckman. I believe that Gutsche sold the team to Michael Feterick and the F Troop gang. Remember them? http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/09/16/calgary-stampeders-saviour-gutsche-passes-away-at-age-64 ***** Travis Lulay will miss the next two weeks with his shoulder injury. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432105 ***** The Argos have signed their 2011 first round draft pick Tyler Holmes. At the time, Holmes chose to sign with the Minnesota Vikings instead. The Argos also released Joel Reinders. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432086 http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/tyler-holmes/1349195?q=tyler-holmes ***** Kory Sheets hurt his knee early in the game against the Argos the other day, and he will be out of the lineup for the Riders' game against the Lions Sunday. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432095 ***** More Week 12 video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/89641/autostart/true

It's on Wikipedia, but I can't find anywhere else. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Ponder

Thought you might enjoy listening to this. http://blog.aarp.org/2013/09/16/the-voice-of-rocky-the-flying-squirrel-soaring-at-95/

The Stampeders at 9-2 are the first team to secure a playoff berth this year. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432005

Week 12 video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/89543/autostart/true

Here's an interesting list that might make you thirsty! http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/16/top-10-oktoberfest-beers/

Matlock: The Fifth Season - $18.60 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IB0FTE/ref=pe_353250_32623800_pe_epc__1p_1_ti

Rick Casares passed away Friday. I had his bubble gum card in 1959. RIP. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-14/sports/chi-rick-casares-chicago-bears-20130914_1_bears-1963-nfl-championship-team-rusher

Sig Gutsche, who as I recall took over the Stampeders franchise in '96 when the former owner ran out of money, has died. RIP. He was much younger than I realized. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431965

I forgot to say last night that Chris Milo's field goal streak was snapped at 28 when the Riders were forced to use a substitute long-snapper. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4624767 ***** British Columbia Lions 36....Montreal Alouettes 14 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4624958 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431916 Not an interesting game. The Lions led throughout. The big news is that Travis Lulay hurt his shoulder. Suddenly Wally's obtaining Buck Pierce seems like a good idea. Former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith saw his first action for the Als.

Calgary Stampeders 26....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4624446 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431798 Good game! The lead changed hands a few times. It looked like the Ticats were going to win it, but the Stamps scored late to pull it out. Henry Burris crossed the 50,000 yard mark with a touchdown pass to Onrea Jones. ***** Edmonton Eskimos 25....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4624653 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431874 Boring game. There were three iffy calls in the first quarter, and they all went against the Bombers. They seemed to lose all the steam because of that, and the score was 17-0 after one. There was very little scoring by either team after that. ***** Toronto Argonauts 31....Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431875 Another good game! The Argos owned the first and last quarters, and the Riders owned the middle two. The Riders scored a touchdown very late, but failed on the two-point convert which would have sent it into overtime.

Happy Birthday 2013 gslade!

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Carly Simon: OAS - 9.54 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005JS7VRI/ref=pe_208251_39679641_pe_epc__1p_2_ti ***** Wilson Pickett: OAS - 10.94 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003U7RP80/ref=pe_208251_39679641_pe_epc__1p_4_ti ***** Dr. John: OAS - 12.88 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003097B8M/ref=pe_208251_39679641_pe_epc__1p_7_ti***** Paul Butterfield: OAS - 11.98 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-5-Pack/dp/B003097AHE/ref=pd_sim_m_h__5 ***** Ray Charles: OAS - 10.67 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-Ray-Charles/dp/B003097BB4/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_11_dp ***** America: OAS - 9.88 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-America/dp/B007WOFXAO/ref=pd_sim_m_h__9 ***** Roberta Flack: OAS - 10.62 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-Roberta-Flack/dp/B008MMFBMA/ref=pd_sim_m_h__34 ***** Tower of Power: OAS - 11.88 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-Tower-Power/dp/B00AFZ86BK/ref=pd_sim_m_h__20 ***** The Drifters: OAS - 10.27 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-5-Pack/dp/B003097BAA/ref=pd_sim_m_h__8 ***** Dionne Warwick: OAS - 10.80 GBP http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Album-Series-5-Pack/dp/B003097B9Q/ref=pd_sim_m_h__13

Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday Vibes!

PILOO RECORDS TO RELEASE A CD/DVD SET RANDY BRECKER'S THE BRECKER BROTHERS BAND REUNION with DAVID SANBORN MIKE STERN WILL LEE DAVE WECKL GEORGE WHITTY ADA ROVATTI and others... AVAILABLE ONLINE SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 AVAILABLE IN STORES OCTOBER 8, 2013 New York, September 13, 2013 - Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, trumpeter Randy Brecker and his younger, sax-playing brother Michael helped define a sub-genre by blending sophisticated jazz harmonies and searing solos with slamming funk grooves and a visceral energy that grabbed rock ears. The Philly-born Brecker Brothers set the tone for a generation of aspiring musicians who followed. "When the band started back in the day, the original intent was to do a Randy Brecker record," Randy explains. "We were rehearsing tunes every week with Michael, Don Grolnick, David Sanborn, Steve Khan, Chris Parker and Will Lee. Somehow, producer Steve Backer had gotten wind of the rehearsals. He knew of us - Michael and I had played together in Dreams, Billy Cobhamʼs band and Horace Silverʼs quintet. He rang me and said, ʻIf you call this band The Brecker Brothers, Iʼll sign you tomorrow to Clive Davisʼ new label, Arista Records.ʼ" Randy recalls his first inclination was to say no, because "I wanted to do my own record," but he ultimately relented. "And thatʼs how this whole thing started." Sadly, in 2005 Michael Brecker was diagnosed with the blood disorder myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and died from complications of leukemia on January 13, 2007. During the process of assembling a band for a week-long engagement at New York Cityʼs Blue Note jazz club last year for a solo record, Randy realized that all the musicians he has contacted have played in various editions of The Brecker Brothers Band: bassist Will Lee (who served the earliest incarnation of the group in the mid-ʻ70s), along with guitarist Mike Stern, keyboardist George Whitty and drummer Dave Weckl (veterans of the early ʻ90s edition). Filling in for his late brother is saxophonist Ada Rovatti, an accomplished improviser and bandleader, also known as Randyʼs wife and the mother of their four-year- old daughter, Stella. "Here it is 30-some years later, Iʼm getting set to do another solo record, and the Brecker Brothers thing creeps in again," Randy says. "In fact," he continues, "the club billed it as 'Brecker Brothers Band Reunion'. At first I wasnʼt crazy about the idea. But the week was sold out, it became an event, and fans loved hearing the old tunes along with the new ones. I realized this band was my legacy." This set of original compositions, among them tunes like "Some Skunk Funk" and "Straphangin", brings back the excitement of the 70s with the technological advances of the 21st century. Add to the mix, the appearance of Randroid, a vocalist fans of Randy Brecker will recognize. Randy Brecker and former members of the studio and touring bands have reconvened to make new, exciting music. The story continues. For further information, please visit http://piloorecords.com, www.randybrecker.com or www.breckerbrothersband.com. DISC 1 CD, Studio Recording DISC 2 98 minute DVD, Live at the Blue Note TRACKS TRACKS First Tune Of The Set First Tune Of The Set Stellina The Slag The Dipshit Adina Merry Go Town Really In For It The Slag Straphangin' Really In For It Stellina Elegy For Mike Merry Go Town On The Rise Inside Out Adina Some Skunk Funk R N Bee Musician's Ol' Lady Dues Blues CD personnel: Randy Brecker, David Sanborn, Will Lee, Adam Rogers, Rodney Holmes, Dean Brown, Mitch Stein, Chris Minh Doky, Ada Rovatti, Jim Campagnola, Oli Rockberger. DVD personnel: Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Will Lee, Dave Weckl, George Whitty, Ada Rovatti, Oli Rockberger.

Globe Week 12 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/week-12-cfl-picks/article14300332/ ***** Dan Ralph Week 12 picks http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2013/09/11/cfl_week_12_predictions.html ***** Mike Beamish Week 12 picks and power rankings http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Week+rankings+picks/8900706/story.html ***** Henry Burris needs 217 yards to become the fifth CFL quarterback to reach the 50,000 plateau and join Anthony Calvillo, Damon Allen, Danny McManus and Ron Lancaster in that club. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431750

The check is in the mail.

Say everybody, this board was down yesterday while its owner paid the bill for the next few months. This CFL thread has 64,529 views, so I'm guessing that it is read by many CFL fans who would not come here otherwise. I have sent a small check to the board's owner, Jim Alfredson, and I encourage you to do the same. Don't break the bank - just a small check. Here's the information. Paypal is... b3groover@hotmail.com. Address for checks is... Jim Alfredson PO Box 27551 Lansing, MI 48909 Please make your check out to Jim. Thanks! And tell Jim you're a CFL fan!