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Congrats Jim! Grandpa, tell us what it was like when you bought something called records!

Happy Birthday 2012 Swinger!

Eagle Keys has died. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=412052

I believe my avatar is a leftie.

The Argos have released Etienne Boulay. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411956 ***** The Alouettes are going to sign Kyle Quinlan again. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411917 ***** Now that Tim Tebow wants out of New York, there is the usual talk of him playing in the CFL. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411961

Happy Birthday 2012 Z!

Happy Birthday David!

The Ticats have hired Kent Austin as their new head coach, general manager and head of football operations. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/ticats-hire-kent-austin-to-be-head-coach-head-up-football-operations/article6469834/ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411817 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4550323 ***** The Argos have released Noel Prefontaine. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411853 ***** Dave Naylor points out that only 40,770 attended the Buffalo Bills game in Toronto Sunday. That's only 3,000 more than the attendance of the Vanier Cup, which was also at Rogers Centre. It makes you laugh at all of the talk by the sportswriters a few years ago that the Bills playing in Toronto would kill the CFL.

Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movie Collection (6 movies) - $25.19 http://www.amazon.com/Perry-Mason-Mysteries-Original-Collection/dp/B009TTGKS4?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B009TTGKS4

Walmart is offering a box of Peter Gunn for only $7.50. The box doesn't say how many episodes are included. ***** The Paul Newman Collection (7 movies) - $18.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HWZ4DE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01 ***** Mr. Bean: The Ultimate Collection - $20.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H0MWTO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03

The new Cal Tjader 2-CD set Live at the Club Macumba is $10.69. http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/RVSBV717YT9/ref=topnav_lists_1 Anybody getting it for Christmas?

Friesen was #3 at A&M, behind co-founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-1215-gil-friesen-20121215,0,5448596.story

I guess I'm going to need a clue or two.

I pulled out my copy a couple of days ago and enjoyed it more than ever!

Happy Birthday 2012 Gheorghe!

Happy Birthday 2012 Jim! May you enjoy your day by never once listening to The Four Freshmen. You can go back to listening to them tomorrow!

Mission: Impossible... The Complete First TV Season - $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HWZ4HU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 The Second TV Season - $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/Mission-Impossible-The-Second-Season/dp/B000NOIX66/ref=pd_bxgy_mov_text_y

I am sure that the coaches' salaries count against the cap, but don't know about former coaches who are still being paid. I think that Winnipeg with Paul LaPolice still has that issue as well. Back in the days of Doug Flutie, each team had a Marquis Player whose salary did not come under the cap. But most teams couldn't afford to take advantage of that loophole, so they merely named their highest paid player, their quarterback, to be their Marquis Player.

John, Cortez was both head coach and player personnel director. Perhaps they wanted to put in a new man for that second role. This causes me to lose a lot of faith in the Ticats' management. Their president will be leaving soon. I don't think a well-run sports team has a revolving door of coaches and GM's regardless of how many games they lose the first year. With Cortez fired, I wonder if that $400k counts against the cap. I suspect not.

I've been listening to this, and I'm glad it's up at Spotify for you to give it a try and see if you disagree with me. To follow up on John's point, I am of two minds. Vizzutti is terrific here. Based on this, he ought to be a household name. But it's not until the final few tracks that the album starts to swing. For most of the album, the beat is leaden, and the electric bass guitar is too loud. Whether the lack of swing is due to the drummer or the compositions I can't say, but I suppose the leader takes responsibility for the album regardless.

Here is the new list released today of the Scouting Bureau's Top Fifteen prospects for the draft. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?id=82904 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=411486

Actually, I deliberately bought what I did because the reviews on Amazon said that the lid didn't fit tightly. Some were complaining about that, and others saw it as reason for praise.

DGS, original Drifters, yes. Ben E. King Drifters and Johnny Moore Drifters no. With the exceptions I mentioned in post #38, I don't think the Hall of Fame should include folks with just a few hits. Although my primary disdain for the Brill Bldg. folks is their music, I also object to the corporate nature of it all. The rock 'n' roll heroes of the 50s, the British Invasion groups, and the New Wave bands were artists who drove the trends, not pawns of the record companies.

Jim, yes. They're not my idea of swinging rock 'n' roll. When the Brill Building was at its peak, the American market was easy pickings for the Brits.

It's that time of year again to reflect on the past twelve months, and consider what ten albums you've picked up are your favorites. This year there really hasn't been a great deal of discussion on the board about new releases, so let's open it up to CDs you have purchased (or were given) in the past twelve months regardless of when they were recorded or released. I've still got a couple of promos I want to listen to before deciding on my list, so go ahead and start without me!