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The Argos have traded Marc Parenteau to the Bombers for Anthony Woodson. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431496 http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-acquire-parenteau-in-trade-with-argos ***** The Als have put Brandon Whitaker on the nine-game injury list. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431493 ***** TSN power rankings. After the Bombers' upset of the Riders, the Stamps are the new #1. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=97698 ***** Week 11 video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/89163

The league has changed its amateur draft rules. I'm not sure I understand, but it looks like everyone drafted will be eligible to play immediately. http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-adjusts-eligibility-rules-for-draft

Toronto Argonauts 37....Montreal Alouettes 30 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431421 It's great to see two young quarterbacks engage in a great duel! The Argos came back after trailing 23-8 in the third quarter. If the Als had won, the Als, Argos and Ticats would have been tied for first at 5-5. ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25....Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4623194 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431420 Surprise! The Bombers win the Banjo Bowl! This was their first win at Investors Group Field. The Bombers offense looked pretty poor in the first half, but their defense kept them in the game. Justin Goltz improved mightily in the second half, and the defense kept the Riders bottled up the whole game. ***** The Bombers tonight have traded Buck Pierce back to BC for Akeem Foster. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4623202 http://www.tsn.ca/winnipeg/story/?id=431464

Peter Sellers Collection - $3.99 !!! I'm All Right Jack The Smallest Show on Earth Carlton-Brown of the F.O. Two-Way Stretch Heavens Above! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LXIDUY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37....British Columbia Lions 29 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4622829 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431360 Here we go again. I was out for most of the game, and didn't get back home until the end of the third quarter when the score was 34-8. So I took a few minutes to surf the web, and then tuned in to hear the end of the game. The score was 34-22! BC had scored two quick touchdowns. Luca Congi then kicked a field goal which proved to put the game out of reach, but it wasn't obvious at the time, as BC still had the momentum. BC scored another touchdown with 1:57 left, but that was all they could do. Remember that last year the Ticats had the league's best offense and worst defense? It looks like their defense is getting better. Either that, or BC just isn't as good as I thought they were. The Ticats are now 5-5, and the Lions are now 6-4. The Ticats wore the Wildcats uniforms. You can, for the time being, see the picture of Hank here: http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/

Ha! You guys have me beat!

I remember that it was a parody of Martin Keene, Finder of Lost Persons.

"I'm a Shy Guy," 4th CD by Jazz Vocalist Ed Reed, Is a Tribute to the King Cole Trio, Due for Oct. 1 Release Reed's Band Features Pianist Randy Porter, Guitarist Jamie Fox, Tenor Saxophonist Anton Schwartz, Bassist John Wiitala, & Drummer Akira Tana CD Release Show at Yoshi's Oakland, Nov. 4 September 6, 2013 In choosing the repertoire for I'm a Shy Guy, his fourth album, the acclaimed Bay Area jazz vocalist Ed Reed reached way back to an early inspiration and musical hero: Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio. "Nobody else sounded like that," Reed recalls, "and the musicianship was just fantastic." Reed's affinity with the material is obvious from the first notes of the new CD, which will be released by the singer's Blue Shorts label on October 1. "Once Ed got settled in on that first day in the studio, the 'first takes' started coming one after the other," says vocalist and educator Laurie Antonioli, who co-produced the date with Ed and his wife, Diane Reed. "He'd do a song and my comment was: "That's as good as I can imagine the song sounding. Let's move on while you're on a roll!' And so he did. The end result is a recording that is completely fluid and swinging." Reed pays homage to the King Cole Trio with 13 songs the group recorded during the 1940s, plus the post-trio Nat King Cole favorite "Unforgettable" from 1951. The song selection includes Reed's distinctive treatments of the trio hits "That Ain't Right," "I'm Lost," "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "I Just Can't See for Lookin'," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "I'm a Shy Guy," as well such lesser-known trio gems as "Baby, Baby All the Time," "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," "Meet Me at No Special Place," "'Tis Autumn," and "This Will Make You Laugh." "I revisited over 200 tunes recorded by the Trio," says Reed, now 84, "and it was difficult trying to narrow them down to just a few." Empathetic support is supplied by Reed's longtime accompanists of choice: pianist Randy Porter, guitarist Jamie Fox, bassist John Wiitala, drummer Akira Tana, and tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz. As a teenager in Los Angeles, Reed was an ardent fan of the King Cole Trio and had the opportunity to see them perform at his school, Jordan High in Watts. "I wanted to be just like him," Ed recalls. But after the concert, "seeing Nat in person, I was filled with such awe that when he spoke to me and held out his hand, I was too shy to even say hello, and I couldn't even shake his hand." Reed's path to his current profession as a jazz vocalist was circuitous, even torturous. A 40-year heroin addiction undermined attempts to launch a singing career. He was in and out of prison during much of the 1950s and '60s, yet managed to continue singing. During his last of his three stretches at San Quentin, he performed with the Warden's Band, a 17-piece jazz orchestra that also included saxophonist Art Pepper. He got into recovery from alcohol and other drugs in 1986, and by the early '90s had started singing again in public. In 2005 he attended JazzCamp West, where instructor Peck Allmond heard student Reed at a fireside jam session. The singer made such a strong impression on Allmond that the multi-instrumentalist, along with drummer Bud Spangler, ended up producing Ed Reed Sings Love Stories in 2007. The following year came The Song Is You, along with expanded touring opportunities, a guest spot on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, and a Wall Street Journal profile by Nat Hentoff. Reed has also regularly placed in the "Rising Star Male Vocalist" category of the DownBeat Critics Poll since 2008. His 2011 release, Born to Be Blue, was praised for "possess[ing] all the distilled emotion and narrative coherence of a jazz masterpiece" (Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News). In a DownBeat Editors' Pick review of the disc, Frank Alkyer wrote: "When Ed Reed sings, don't expect scat -- instead look for an intimate story every time." Ed Reed's CD release show for I'm a Shy Guy will take place 11/4 at Yoshi's Oakland, with members of the recording band. Reed will also be appearing 10/6 at Jazz at Peace, Peace Lutheran Church in Danville (5-7pm) and 2/7 at Piedmont Piano Co. in Oakland. He'll be interviewed by Alisa Clancy on KCSM.org 10/30 at 9am. Photography: Irene Young Web Site: www.edreedsings.com Like Ed:

Calgary Stampeders 22....Edmonton Eskimos 12 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4622622 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431318 Not really an interesting game. Rene Parades kicked five field goals. Hugh O'Neill missed two easy field goals which would have given the Eskimos the lead and made the game that much more interesting.

A Sports Illustrated writer reported last night on The NFL Kickoff Show that Tim Tebow had turned down an offer from the CFL. http://tracking.si.com/2013/09/05/tim-tebow-position-change-refusal/?sct=hp_t2_a7&eref=sihp However, Dave Naylor is reporting that Jim Popp today denied any contact with Tebow's agent, or any offer being made. https://twitter.com/search?q=%23tebow

Tonight's Battle of Alberta rematch is on NBC Sports at 9:00. ***** Here is the cover of the 1943 Grey Cup program. The Hamilton Wildcats won that game 23-14. https://twitter.com/Ticats/status/376054691685093376/photo/1 ***** Lowell Ullrich Week 11 picks http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/09/06/week-11-in-the-cfl/

You might find some of these useful. http://www.lifescript.com/life/timeout/at-home/the_many_uses_of_vinegar.aspx?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=health I had never heard of using it to remove carpet stains before.

Homeland: Complete First Season - $19.99 http://www.amazon.com/Homeland-Complete-Season-Claire-Danes/dp/B005LAJ16I/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1378423650&sr=1-1 ***** House of Cards: Complete First Season - $18.95 http://www.amazon.com/House-Cards-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00BC5I6Q2/ref=pd_cp_mov_3

The Lions have released Joey Elliott. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431237 ***** Ted Michaels power rankings http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4622223

The Equalizer: Season One - $15.73 http://www.amazon.com/The-Equalizer-Season-Edward-Woodward/dp/B000YENUOK/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_2644980011_a1_4_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YFZC13YCFH3NF2BHDY7 ***** The Philanthropist: Complete Series - $7.99 http://www.amazon.com/The-Philanthropist-Complete-Series/dp/B002TQKL7A/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_2644980011_a1_6_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YFZC13YCFH3NF2BHDY7 ***** Hill Street Blues: Season One - $7.27 http://www.amazon.com/Hill-Street-Blues-Season-1/dp/B000BOH8YG/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_2644980011_a1_12_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YFZC13YCFH3NF2BHDY7 ***** Naked City: Complete Series (29 discs) - $99.99 http://www.amazon.com/Naked-City-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00CPR3RB0/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_2644980011_a1_89_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YFZC13YCFH3NF2BHDY7 ***** Best of Naked City (10 discs) - $14.38 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Naked-City-Paul-Burke/dp/B008XB2UCE/ref=pd_cp_mov_0

Happy Birthday 2013 sidewinder! Hope you get a Mosaic for your birthday!

Not a box, but Skyfall is down to $9.99. http://www.amazon.com/Skyfall-Daniel-Craig/dp/B007REV4T8?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelhomealerts-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B007REV4T8

The Als announced today that they put Anthony Calvillo on the nine-game injured list before yesterday's game. Remember, they have the right to take him off the list before the nine games are up. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431176 ***** It looks like Bo Levi Mitchell will start for the Stamps this week. Drew Tate hasn't played since July 5. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431174 ***** Trouble in Eskimo land. Ed Hervey gave a press conference Tuesday and suggested that he was going to make decisions and micro-manage the team. Now it seems like nobody cares what he said. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431182 ***** The Bombers have signed former Buffalo and Riders quarterback Levi Brown. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431195 ***** Angus Reid's nine games on the injured list are about to end, but he is not ready to return. At 36, I suspect he's done. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431119 ***** The Riders have signed Chris Garrett. http://cfl.ca/article/switching-gears-garrett-joins-riders-bombers-ink-brown

I see that this is now up on Spotify.

I see that this is now up on Spotify.

Without a Trace: ...Complete Second Season - $12.93 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LE178Y/ref=pe_410800_32334660_pe_epc__1p_0_ti ...Complete First Season - $13.98 http://www.amazon.com/Without-Trace-Complete-First-Season/dp/B0002DRE72/ref=pd_cp_mov_0

Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour: Complete Series - $8.41 http://www.amazon.com/Pat-Paulsens-Half-Comedy-Hour/dp/B002IRYYDC?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelalerts-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B002IRYYDC

CFL.ca Week 10 video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/88865/autostart/true http://cfl.ca/article/2013-cfl-replay-a-look-back-at-week-10 ***** TSN Week 10 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=97698 ***** Greg Xenakes Week 11 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4622008

Here's a video you don't see every day. Max Papis raced in the NASCAR truck race at Mosport (near Toronto) over the weekend. He had a collision with Mike Skeen. After the race, Skeen's girl friend slapped him! http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130901/NASCAR03/130909995?utm_source=DailyRacing20130903&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=article5&utm_content=20130901-VIDEO-of-Max-Papis-getting-slapped-by-fan-after-Chase-Elliott-wins-NASCAR-Truck-Series-race&utm_campaign=awDailyRacing

The Cleveland man who held three girls captive as sex slaves for over ten years has committed suicide. My first thought is that he expected to be killed by fellow prisoners, so decided to do it first. Do you think that is a reasonable guess, or do you think I'm all wrong? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/04/cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro-found-hanging-in-cell/