GA Russell

Montreal Alouettes 32....Edmonton Eskimos 27 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4611834 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428459 Great game! The Als dominated, but the Eskimos got it together in the second half, and took the lead in the fourth quarter. The Als took it back, and won the game on the last play by holding the Esks on a goal line stand.

The Cowboys announced today that their ballpark would be renamed AT&T Stadium. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/cowboys-complex-renamed-att-stadium-19772952

Lowell Ullrich Week 5 picks http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/07/25/week-5-in-the-cfl/

Tonight's Montreal-Edmonton game will be on ESPN2 at 7:30. ***** Chris O'Leary Week 5 picks http://www.cflblogzone.com/2013/07/esks-roster-updates-week-5-cfl-picks-and-a-live-chat-at-5-p-m/

This arrived in the mail today, and looks interesting. Boston-Based Jazz Vocalist Agachiko Debuts on CD July 9 With "Yes!" On Accurate Records Gabrielle Agachiko Backed by Russ Gershon, Tenor Saxophone & Arranger; Scott Getchell, Trumpet; Ken Field, Flute; Sam Davis, Guitar; Blake Newman, Bass; Phil Neighbors, Drums Appearing July 13, Accurate Records, Somerville, MA, & August 10, Somethin' Jazz, New York City June 21, 2013 Agachiko has been turning heads since 2008, when the septet led by Kenyan-born, Boston-based vocalist Gabrielle Agachiko was formed. On her debut album Yes!, to be released July 9 by Accurate Records, she brings an international sensibility to the incantatory spirit of Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln. Whether gracefully delivering a pointed political message on "Words," soulfully crooning Buddy Johnson's love-struck blues ballad "Since I Fell for You" (complete with the rarely sung verse), investing Nina Simone's "Four Women" with empathy and anger, or adding lyrics to a new piece by Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke at his invitation, Agachiko is first and foremost a master storyteller. "I've loved these songs and styles since I was in my 20s, for their emotional depth and musical complexity," says the vocalist, who had a long and fruitful career in indie rock and Off-Broadway musical theater before circling back to jazz. "However, at 20-something, I didn't feel I had the life experience needed to truly convey the meaning. Like any important conversation, jazz must be engaged in at length in order to be well understood. Now, it seems the conversation of life has enabled me to fill these songs with what they deserve." By the album's title track closer, a wary but insistently upbeat affirmation, Agachiko leaves no doubt about her prowess as a jazz musician, her skills as a songwriter, and her vision as a bandleader who knows how to bring out the best in her collaborators. "I'm always listening to these guys having a conversation," she says. "When you add vocals, you have to make the words count. It has to be about something -- love, loss, pain, sorrow, or joy." Agachiko the band features guitarist Sam Davis, bassist Blake Newman of the Lizard Lounge poetry band, and drummer Phil Neighbors, as well as an unusual flute-trumpet-sax configuration comprised of Revolutionary Snake Ensemble flutist Ken Field, trumpeter Scott Getchell, and Either/Orchestra tenor saxophonist and founder Russ Gershon, who also wrote most of the album's arrangements. L. to r.: Sam Davis, g; Blake Newman, b; Scott Getchell, tpt; Agachiko; Phil Neighbors, d; Ken Field, fl; Russ Gershon, ts. "Gabrielle holds a universe of sound in her voice," Gershon says. "It's so rich and subtle and controlled. Her voice will just do anything, and she knows a gazillion songs. As an arranger who's very concerned with timbre, voicings, and the emotional content of intervals, I appreciate that she hears it all and can wrap around a chord sequence. It's very different from writing for a blues shouter who wants a lot of punch and Basie flourishes." Born in Nakuru, Kenya in 1958 to a Kenyan father and African-American mother from Georgia via New York City, Gabrielle Agachiko spent her childhood in East Africa and experienced the rush of optimism and energy following Kenya's independence in 1963. She grew up hearing her father play percussion along with Max Roach albums and her mother blast James Brown on the hi-fi, and felt called to the stage as a performer. At the age of 12 she moved to England to study, but spent several summers and two intermittent years in the U.S., culminating with a move to New York City at 17. Agachiko completed her studies at Juilliard as a voice student, and had the opportunity to spend several weeks singing with Steve Lacy in Paris. She found herself drawn to musical theater, realizing that acting helped her find her voice as a singer. In the early 1990s, while working with the Boston rock band Atom Said, she got to know Gershon, who was also active on the Boston rock scene. In fact, he didn't realize she had deep jazz roots until almost two decades later, when she resurfaced in Boston after several years away. Greatly impressed by the first incarnation of the band Agachiko, which was primarily a Nina Simone project, he realized that "she's not a jazz singer in the daughters-of-Ella mainstream. She wasn't singing the same 50 tunes as so many jazz vocalists. She's not working out of the same playbook." In celebration of Yes!, Agachiko brings her vibrant music to the stage this summer with performances at Accurate Records, Somerville MA (7/13) and Somethin' Jazz, New York City (8/10), and other dates to be announced. Photos: KellyDavidsonStudio.com Web Sites: www.agachiko.com www.accuraterecords.com www.allegro-music.com Follow Agachiko:

Brandon Isaac has signed with the Ticats. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428321 ***** Justin Goltz will start for the Bombers this week. Buck Pierce is hurt again. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428330 ***** Greg Xenakes Week 5 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4611472

I can understand the tourists' desire to see castles and the Tower of London, but I think that it is a stretch to suggest that that interest reflects favorably on the royal family of 2013.

Pius.

Happy Birthday 2013 Marcel!

The Ticats have released Markeith Knowlton. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428273 ***** The Argos have released Brandon Isaac. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428246

The Eskimos have released Burke Dales. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428174

Calgary Stampeders 38....Montreal Alouettes 27 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4610683 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428086 The Als scored the first 24 points. The Stamps scored the next 35. This set a record, coming back from being down 24 in the first quarter. The previous record was 20. Two years ago Paul McCallum set the record with 30 consecutive field goals. Rene Parades kicked four to move his streak to 29. Very, very late in the game, he attempted a 34-yarder to tie the record, but it was blocked. After the game, the league announced that because the ball never crossed the line of scrimmage, it is considered a fumble, so Parades' streak continues. ***** British Columbia Lions 31....Edmonton Eskimos 21 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4610709 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428097 The game started slowly, but BC gained the momentum in the second quarter and never looked back. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 37....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4610856 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428155 The Riders remain the league's only undefeated team. Shutouts are very rare in the CFL.

Happy Birthday 2013 Joel!

Happy Birthday 2013 BeBop!

Toronto Argonauts 35....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4610472 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=428027 The Argos took control early. Lots of injuries. Neither starting quarterback finished the game. Ricky Ray passed Danny McManus for third place in career completions.

Here's a good article about Cam Wake. http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/68857/the-all-22-all-star-team-the-rebirth-of-cameron-wake

The Detroit Lions will have a college bowl game at Ford Field starting Dec. 30, 2014, and the Big Ten has committed to it. http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/detroit_lions_partner_big_ten_for_new_bowl_game/

National Post Week 4 picks http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/07/19/174083/ ***** Tomorrow night's Montreal-Calgary game will be on ESPN2 at 7:00.

Inasmuch as I don't consider the ACC to be one of the most premier football conferences, I'm impressed by this line up of bowls that have committed to them through 2019. http://www.wralsportsfan.com/acc-formalizes-partnerships-with-seven-bowl-games/12677364/

Chris O'Leary Week 4 picks http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2013/07/18/week-4-cfl-picks-esks-in-tough-in-b-c/

The Bombers have lost Cory Watson for up to a month. He injured his hamstring at Wednesday's practice when he was hit by a teammate. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=427953

Greg Xenakes Week 4 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4609855 ***** The league announced today that this year's Grey Cup in Regina is sold out. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=427901 http://www.cflblogzone.com/2013/07/101st-grey-cup-sold-out/ ***** The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Lawrence Tynes. Time flies. Tynes last played for Ottawa in 2003. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/buccaneers-sign-former-giants-kicker-lawrence-tynes/article13276985/

Blue Train, I read that the Astros sales price was reduced $60 million because he agreed to the moving of the team to the American League.

Happy Birthday 2013 JL, wherever you are!

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