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  1. Here is TSN's very good summary of the playoff scenarios showing the standings. The Eskimos are in the catbird seat, but with two weeks to go, no one is eliminated yet. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=77786
  2. This Saturday's game will be the Ticats' last home game in Ivor Wynne Stadium. It was where I attended my first Canadian league game (against the Roughriders) in 1976. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407917 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407961 ***** Ted Michaels power rankings http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4537921 I see that he agrees with me that 75% of the Eastern division are the three worst teams in the league. I didn't realize that the Riders clinched a playoff spot over the weekend. The article also details the various playoff scenarios with two weeks to go.
  3. Happy Birthday 2012 Greg!
  4. Happy Birthday 2012 Matthew!
  5. Secret Agent/Danger Man is currently the lowest it's been in a while at $39.49. http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Agent-AKA-Danger-Man/dp/B003JQZY8A/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1350873422&sr=1-1&keywords=Secret+Agent
  6. NP, I lived in Atlanta when Favre was a rookie there, and his name was pronounced Fahv with a whispered "re/ruh". He rarely played in Atlanta as I recall, and when he showed up in Green Bay the announcers called him Farv.
  7. Here's a summary of what needs to happen for the Ticats to make the playoffs. It's possible! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tiger-cats-need-good-luck-calculators-to-make-cfl-playoffs/article4626648/
  8. Hugh Charles is hurting, so the Eskimos have brought back Cory Boyd. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407869
  9. Happy Birthday David!
  10. Montreal Alouettes 34....Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4537423 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407793 Good game. The Als scored 14 unanswered points in the third which should have won it for them, but the Riders came back. On the last play of the game, the Riders had the ball on the Als' 21 needing a touchdown to win, but they came up empty. Perhaps the game was close because the Als lost perhaps their best defensive player Shea Emery. Emery has the reputation of being undisciplined, and TSN's Jock Climie says that people around the league talk about his dirty play. Late in the second quarter, Weston Dressler returned a Sean Whyte punt for a touchdown, and in the aftermath Emery sucker punched a Rider in the abdomen, and was disqualified. It was windy in Regina, and you know what that means. Sandro DeAngelis attempted a 37 yard field goal into the wind, and it fell two yards short! ***** Calgary Stampeders 34....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4537436 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407816 Great game. It was snowing heavily in Calgary. The Stampeders by all rights should have won the game, but the Ticats almost pulled the bunny out of the hat. On the last play of the game they attempted a 30 yard field goal; but holder Andy Fantuz let the ball slip when he placed it on the turf, and that ended the game. ***** With this weekend's games, BC has clinched first in the West, Calgary has clinched second in the West, and Montreal has clinched first in the East,
  11. Agreed! Speaking of the Tournament, it occurred to me today that for the first time the headlines that I saw this week said, "Tigers win ALCS" rather than "Tigers win pennant".
  12. British Columbia Lions 39....Edmonton Eskimos 19 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4537198 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W1069.htm The Lions dominated the game, but the Eskimos managed to keep it close on the scoreboard for three quarters. But the Lions outscored the Esks 20-7 in the fourth to close it out. Kerry Joseph went just 6 for 24. Andrew Harris reached the 1,000 yards rushing mark. He and Jon Cornish therefore are the first two Canadians to rush for 1,000 yards in the same season since 1956. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407746 The Lions sewed up first place with the win. Mike Reilly played the whole game as the Lions' QB. But because he was dressed for the game, the league stats policy says that Travis Lulay's streak of consecutive games throwing a TD is over. ***** Lowell Ullrich Week 17 picks http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/10/week-17-in-the-cfl/
  13. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44....Toronto Argonauts 32 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/scores/final/boxscore.aspx?GAMEID=1068 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/ Good offensive game in the first half, but the Bombers controlled the scoreboard in the second half. Both Buck Pierce and Ricky Ray returned to their respective teams. The Argos' defensive line couldn't control the Bombers' ground attack.
  14. Maybe it's a very old album. The photo on the cover looks nothing like that.
  15. I don't know anything about this, but apparently Mick Taylor has a new album out. Does anyone know about this? http://www.oldies.com/product-view/42935O.html?c=ON162&utm_source=OLDIES.com+Emails&utm_campaign=a62f29093c-send_162&utm_medium=email
  16. For the People is now up at Spotify for you to listen to. I haven't had the chance to hear it yet.
  17. Ritzville is now up at Spotify for you to listen to. I am moving, and I have been busy packing, so I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.
  18. Tonight's game will be carried by the NBC Sports channel at 7:00 pm eastern. ***** Matthew Scianitti Week 17 picks http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/10/cfl-picks-week-17-it%E2%80%99s-crunch-time-for-blue-bombers/
  19. Is anyone familiar with Caroline Davis? I'm interested in hearing this because she worked with Von Freeman. Chicago-Based Alto Saxophonist/Composer Caroline Davis Debuts with "Live Work & Play" November 6 Davis's Quartet, Featuring Guitarist Mike Allemana, Bassist Matt Ferguson, & Drummer Jeremy Cunningham, To Appear at the Jazz Showcase Nov. 7 October 19, 2012 Caroline Davis's star has been rising in Chicago. She's been called "one of the city's strongest and most exciting jazz saxophonists" (Chicago Reader) whose "musical development over the last three years has been nothing short of startling" (Chicago Music). On November 6, Davis brings her music to a national audience and beyond with the release of her powerful and compelling debut album, Live Work & Play (Ears & Eyes Records). Featuring her quartet of Mike Allemana (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), and Jeremy Cunningham (drums), the CD is an exploration of odd time signatures and bluesy melodies that encourage constant dialogue and defy expectations. "My view of improvisation blossomed when I moved to Chicago [in 2004]," states Davis, who participated in late-night jam sessions at the New Apartment Lounge with Von Freeman while studying for a doctorate in music cognition at Northwestern University. Allemana, a longtime Freeman sideman, was so impressed with her playing that he joined her band, as did Freeman's bassist Matt Ferguson. "Mike suggests things that expand my harmonic vocabulary," says Davis. "He also is interested in more challenging rhythmic concepts, so my ideas of conventional rhythm and meter have been expanded." Davis's distinctive originals predominate, among them "Dionysus" with its airy minimalism and artful bridging of musical sections; the lead track "Kowtow," written in the key of E to fulfill the literal Chinese act of "paying respect by kneeling and bowing" in the face of a musical challenge; and a mini-suite ("Old Rims," "Shiny Rims," "Real Rims") inspired by a young autistic man she met in New Orleans whose specialty is identifying the make and model of different car rims. Also included are Allemana's arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's indelible "Blood Count" and a free-style reading of Charlie Parker's "Cheryl." Born in Singapore in 1981 to European parents (her father was a British engineer, her mother a Swedish actor), Caroline Davis was raised in Atlanta and Dallas. She played saxophone in her junior high band and was introduced to jazz by her high school band director. After acquiring both a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington, she bridged those areas in acquiring, in 2010, a Ph.D. in Music Cognition at Northwestern University in Evanston. Davis's dissertation looked at the intricate collaborations musicians form in a scene, and related those connections to the ways they hear music. "I try to let all that stuff go when I play," she says with a laugh. "The more you let thoughts go and just listen, the better you play." Davis, who counts Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, and Chicago native Lee Konitz among her prime musical influences, received a Down Beat outstanding soloist award in 2006 and was selected as one of five young jazz musicians to play with Sisters in Jazz, a program administered by the now-defunct International Association for Jazz Education devoted to the mentorship of women in jazz. In 2011, she played at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC as part of the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program. L. to r.: Mike Allemana, Matt Ferguson, Caroline Davis, Jeremy Cunningham. Like so many local standout players before her, Davis has not restricted herself to any one style or genre. She has teamed with bassist Matthew Golombisky and drummer Quin Kirchner in the free improvising trio Pedway (which recently recorded its second album), and regularly performs in hip-hop, reggae, and R&B outfits. She and her quartet performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival last month, and the release of Live Work & Play is sure to bring new opportunities for this deeply gifted artist to present her music. "I'm looking forward to seeing what listeners think of our record," says Davis. "It's as honest as we could've made it." Web Site: www.carolinedavis.org Follow: Like: View:
  20. I bought Morph the Cat the day it came out, and I too was somewhat disappointed.
  21. I like melody. Not necessarily the standards, but something that can obviously be repeated on another night or by someone else. If I can imagine myself being able to hum along (if I could sing), so much the better. I saw Count Basie once, I think on 60 Minutes, say that swing is pat-your-foot music. I like that too, most of the time.
  22. Happy Birthday 2012 Chris!
  23. freejazz2020, were any of your cancelled orders for prices other than $1.00?
  24. Adriano Belli has come out of retirement (!), and has rejoined the Argos. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=407550 ***** Buck Pierce has been cleared to play against the Argos Friday. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4536648 ***** Greg Xenakes Week 17 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4536645
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