GA Russell

Happy Birthday Cactus Bob!

British Columbia Lions 53....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4627885 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432894 The Bombers were just awful. A real comedy of errors. Buck Pierce came in to play a little bit for the Lions in the second half, and the Winnipeg crowd gave him a standing ovation, and cheered when he led them on a touchdown drive. The Lions clinched a playoff berth with the win.

Game starts tonight at 12:30 am eastern. I'm going to use the links above from last year, starting with the one in post #66.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are winless so far this year, so they are offering two free beers for each $45 ticket for this week's game. http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2013/09/26/jacksonville-jaguars-offer-fans-free-beer-to-buy-tickets/

BlackBerry is in the news again, as they have put themselves up for sale and have one bidder so far. I suppose as a result, this article has resurfaced. I find the comments made in the past month regarding BlackBerry, iPhone and Android to be quite interesting, and maybe you will too. http://www.cio.com/article/731155/10_Things_BlackBerry_Z10_Does_That_iPhone_Can_t?taxonomyId=3081&CPID=KNC-kw1366381_p6&HBX_PK=rim|58df5538-2c69-8a89-e334-000026f5e7bb

Great Western is a Saskatoon brewery. They have signed a deal with the league to become the official beer of the league (replacing Molson's), and to create a special beer for this year's Grey Cup. http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/great_western_brewing_joins_forces_with_cfl/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Western_Brewing_Company

You will notice that this became available for downloading this past Tuesday, but will not be available as a CD and DVD until a week from this coming Tuesday. I don't recall seeing that sort of a rollout before. I played the CD yesterday. It's a fun disc. Musicianship is shown, but I wouldn't call this serious music. It's closer to a party record.

Tonight's BC-Winnipeg game will be on NBC Sports (tape delay) at 10:30. ***** Lowell Ullrich Week 14 picks http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/09/27/week-14-in-the-cfl/ ***** Globe Week 14 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-14-cfl-picks/article14563424/ ***** CFL.ca Week 14 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/2013-cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-14

Here's the word on Selig. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/09/26/mlb-commissioner-selig-to-resign/?intcmp=latestnews

Krispy Kreme Dunkin Donuts Starbucks Peet's IKEA Wawa http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/26/java-deals-for-national-coffee-day/

Bill Beacon Week 14 picks http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2013/09/25/cfl_picks_week_14_argos_lions_can_lock_up_playoff_spots_with_wins_over_bottomfeeders.html ***** Mike Beamish Week 14 picks and power rankings http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Week+rankings+picks/8959596/story.html ***** I didn't know that Tony Proudfoot wrote a book called First and Goal in 2006. http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/tony-proudfoot-first-goal-lessons-success-apply-modern-220828171.html http://www.amazon.com/First-Goal-CFL-Pursuit-Excellence/dp/1551683164/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380228308&sr=1-1&keywords=Tony+Proudfoot+First+and+Goal http://www.amazon.ca/First-Goal-CFL-Pursuit-Excellence/dp/1551683164/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380228373&sr=1-1&keywords=Tony+Proudfoot+First+and+Goal

Here's a list of the players who have the most twitter followers. Six of the top ten are Riders! http://cfl.ca/page/top10

I saw him twice around 1970 and '71 at a club in Washington called Mr. B's. I loved it!

Fox News is reporting that Bud Selig will resign following the 2014 season.

Kory Sheets' knee is still bothering him, and he will not play again this week. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432758

I put this on yesterday in anticipation of its release Tuesday, and I think it's terrific. Matt White has three albums on Spotify, so I'll keep an eye out to see if this one goes up there too.

Greg Xenakes Week 14 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4627408 ***** The Ticats have signed former Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboy QB Stephen McGee. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432723 ***** More Week 13 video highlights http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/90089/autostart/true

Vincenzoni wrote the scripts of the Eastwood/Leone spaghetti westerns. RIP. http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-passings-20130926,0,441419.story

A name from my youth has passed on. Paul Dietzel was LSU's football coach. When it was rumored that he would leave to take the Army job, he vehemently denied it. Then he did. The folks in Louisiana really hated his guts after that. One sports guy (Hap Glaudi) would list his name on the screen instead of Army's whenever they lost, which was often. Eventually he returned as LSU's athletic director. http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-passings-20130926,0,441419.story

Hans, I was thinking that it is PD because it stops at 1962. I don't know when Bethlehem stopped recording, although Wikipedia says that it was sold to King Records in '62. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Records

I disagree. It's a myth that you get the best people by offering the most money. One tenant of good business is never to hire someone who's just doing it for the money. Hey Joe, a little sleepy tonight? Shouldn't it be tenet?

Another character from On the Road has passed away. Carolyn Cassady, the wife of Neal Cassady and who was portrayed as Camille, the second wife of Dean Moriarity in the novel, died Friday in England. RIP. http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-carolyn-cassady-20130925,0,4132307.story

The Astros did even worse Sunday. They got a 0.0 rating. Not a single Nielsen family watched. http://houston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/24/astros-break-another-record-a-0-0-tv-rating/

CFL.ca power rankings. They have the Argos at #1. http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-power-rankings-a-new-number-one-in-town ***** The Als have used Olympic Stadium for home playoff games since 2002, but they announced today that they would not this year. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=432642

Capitol/Universal will release two 2-CD Beatles sets Nov. 11. Amazon is offering them for pre-order for $22.51 each. The first is the remastered Live at the BBC. The second is On Air - Live at the BBC, vol. 2. http://www.amazon.com/Live-At-The-BBC-Remastered/dp/B00F4BJ4M0/ref=pd_luc_wl_01_01_t_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/On-Air-Live-The-Volume/dp/B00F3VOL38/ref=pd_bxgy_m_text_y