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LOL I spent my money too soon! Amazon UK today has the Bill Evans Riverside box for 29.67 GBP - 20% VAT = 23.74 GBP = $37.27. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Riverside-Milsestone-Bill-Evans/dp/B004I289FE?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelcamelcam-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004I289FE

Terry Tubesteak, whose last name was Tracy, has died at age 77. He was the model for The Big Kahuna in Gidget, and gave author Frederick Kohner's daughter that nickname. http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/terry-tubesteak-tracy,-malibu-icon,-passes-away-at-77-1_75321

Happy Birthday 2012 cih!

Montreal Alouettes 31....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523545 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403721 Fantastic game. See-saw battle with two good offenses and two good defenses. Sean Whyte kicked a 37-yard field goal on the last play of the game to win it. Today was Anthony Calvillo's fortieth birthday. With 436 TD passes, Calvillo moved ahead of Warren Moon to second place on the North American pro football list. Brett Favre is first with 508. Chris Williams tied Gizmo Williams' season record with five kicks returned for TD's. Remember that Chris W. had another that he goofed off on and was tackled at the one.

Now going for $1.35!!!

Thanks Joe! I see how to stream them, but I don't see how to download. Did you mean stream, or am I missing something?

Thanks for the tip, Joe. I'm very familiar with Pat Novak for Hire, but I've never gotten around to Pete Kelly's Blues.

ss1, Maddog Russo said on the radio yesterday that there are three windows - spring training, mid-year and fall.

Greg Xenakes Week 9 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4523134

Happy Birthday Tom!

After weeks in their camp getting back in shape from his achilles tendon injury, Ken-Yon Rambo has signed with the Argos. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403558

Do the math. Using the figures you posted, it's not. I can now give a definitive answer to this question. As stated above, allowing Amazon UK to convert from pounds to dollars would have cost me $4.86. I have been billed by my bank $2.55 for allowing it to convert. Therefore, I saved $2.31 by allowing my bank to convert the currency. The bank charged me 2% of the purchase price.

Casino Royale (2006, 2 disc widescreen edition) - $1.78 http://www.amazon.com/Casino-Royale-Two-Disc-Widescreen-Edition/dp/B000MNP2KI?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camels-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000MNP2KI

Doug Ramsey in his blog links to this Washington Post obituary of Ellington and Mary Lou Williams archivist Annie Kuebler, which I think that many here will find interesting. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/annie-kuebler-jazz-archivist-who-survived-near-fatal-fire-dies-at-61/2012/08/18/1819a286-e960-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_story.html

This looks interesting. HALF NOTE ANNOUNCES A NEW RELEASE FROM LEE KONITZ ENFANTS TERRIBLES Featuring BILL FRISELL GARY PEACOCK JOEY BARON AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 NEW YORK, August 20, 2012 - Enfants Terribles features four veteran jazz men whose collective efforts on stage and in the studio span decades. Together they are saxophonist Lee Konitz, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Joey Baron. Individually, each boasts a distinguished career path and network of associations representing jazzʼs wide range of stylistic directions. (Konitz alone began professionally in 1945.) Recorded live at the Blue Note, Enfants Terribles finds the group surveying tunes well-known to the jazz community, standards played and re-imagined throughout the years - "Body & Soul," "I Canʼt Get Started," "What Is This Thing Called Love" and "Stella By Starlight," among others. Though the repertoire is familiar, the renderings are new, a function of the collaborative spirit and interplay among these particular musicians. Their union evinces a strong sense of togetherness - the sum effect of a four-way exchange shaping artful creation. RECORDED LIVE AT THE BLUE NOTE TRACKS 1. What Is This Thing Called Love 2. Body and Soul 3. Stella By Starlight 4. Iʼll Remember April 5. I Remember You 6. I Canʼt Get Started

Scott McKenzie has died at age 73. RIP. I liked his voice more than I liked the song San Francisco. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-scott-mckenzie-20120821,0,6246690.story

Just a guess. Talulah Bankhead?

RIP. She was one of my favorites. And as far as I know, all of her jokes were clean.

Well, I didn't know the dollar amount until the bank posted it to my account online. I guess it's possible that the bank will later post a second figure for the conversion fee. I'll let you know if it does. My primary interest is in determining if my bank's fee is less than Amazon's.

Thanks for your input so far! I see that we have 84 views, but only 5 votes. I hope that people are weighing their options before voting!

RIP. Here's another. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/08/20/top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-at-68/#ixzz243dRMOHh

Jetman, I think that the bank's fee was included in the figure I quoted.

Amazon UK... Bill Evans - The Riverside and Milestone Albums (15 cd's) - 34.78 GBP - 20% VAT = 27.82 GBP http://www.amazon.co...45437896&sr=1-1 At the current exchange rate of $1.57, that comes to $43.68 plus shipping. In my order over the weekend, I added it to my dvd order which had 9 GBP for shipping, and the Evans box did not add anything more to the shipping total. Amazon US... $51.14 http://www.amazon.co...e+and+Milestone PS - As per Jetman's comment, I think that the $1.57 includes the bank's fee to convert the pounds to dollars. Amazon was offering to convert at $1.63.

Here's an update: I ordered two cd boxes totalling 17 cd's (not including 3 cd's I already have). I ordered two dvd boxes plus some singles totalling 14 movies. The total came to 81.05 GBP, including 9 GBP shipping. Amazon wanted me to use their converter, which pegged the pound at $1.63. Instead, I chose to have my bank pay in pounds, and the bank charged me pegging the pound at $1.57. So that decision saved me $4.86. Totalling the 17 cd's and the 14 dvd's, the price average (including shipping) was $4.11 per item. I think that's pretty good!

British Columbia Lions 24....Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4522581 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=403453 The Lions started slow, and allowed the Riders to score first with a field goal. After that it was all BC. Today was Darian Durant's 30th birthday.