GA Russell

I read that Charles Hires was the creator of the concept of the soft drink. He wanted to give the miners of western Pennsylvania an alternative to alcoholic beverages. He created a concoction which he called "herbal tea." The miners didn't go for it because it sounded to them like something for sissies. So without changing the recipe, he renamed his beverage "root beer," and it caught on. ***** August 20 Jack Teagarden - 1905 Jim Reeves - 1923 Frank Rosolino - 1926 Sneaky Pete Kleinow - 1934 Sky Saxon - 1937 Isaac Hayes - 1942 Robert Plant - 1948 John Clayton - 1952 ***** Nobby Wirkowski - 1926

August 19 Seth Thomas - 1785 Jimmy Rowles - 1918 Ginger Baker - 1939 Johnny Nash - 1940 Milford Graves - 1941 Billy J. Kramer - 1943 Edwin Hawkins - 1943 Ian Gillan - 1945 Lee Ann Womack - 1966 ***** Charles E. Hires - 1851 Dan Yochum - 1950

August 18 Enoch Light - 1907 Sonny Til - 1925 Johnny Preston - 1939 Maxine Brown - 1939 Dennis Elliott - 1950 ***** Alan Mowbray - 1896

Disc Two

An Irishman is sitting in a pub. In the same pub are three Englishmen. "Look how angry I'm going to make this Irishman," says one of the Englishmen. He goes up to the Irishman and says, "Saint Patrick was an asshole." "Oh my," says the Irishman. "I didn't know." The Englishman returns to his friends, disappointed. "Let me try," says one of his friends. He in turn goes up to the Irishman and says, "Saint Patrick was a coward, a liar and a thief." "Oh really?" says the Irishman. "I didn't know." The Englishmen are disappointed. "I have an idea," says the third one. "You'll see how angry he'll get." He goes up to the Irishman and says, "Saint Patrick was English." "Yes, I know," says the Irishman. "Your friends have already explained it to me."

Ottawa 31....Calgary 29 Quite a game! Six lead changes. Ward won it with a 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game. The Redblacks have won six games, three of them on Ward walk-off field goals. Masoli is back! https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/recap-ottawa-31-calgary-29/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/walk-off-field-goal-gives-redblacks-win-over-stampeders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/lewis-ward-nails-game-winning-51-yarder-ottawa-redblacks-hold-off-calgary-stampeders-1.2162703 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/16/masoli-magic-carries-ottawa-redblacks-to-win-over-stampeders-ten-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/16/stampeders-drop-nail-biter-to-redblacks-for-first-home-loss-and-seven-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/3-stats-that-defined-ottawas-week-11-win-over-calgary/ ***** Montreal 27....Sask 24 The Riders should have won it. Lauther missed four field goals. Harris returned to the Riders from the injured list, and looked good. Another command centre controversy on X/Twitter! https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/17/cfl-2024-recap-montreal-saskatchewan-week-11/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/17/alouettes-stay-hot-with-win-over-roughriders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/davis-alexander-montreal-alouettes-edge-saskatchewan-roughriders-in-wild-heavyweight-matchup-1.2163011 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/17/davis-alexander-toes-the-line-as-alouettes-top-riders-eight-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-montreal-alouettes-27-saskatchewan-roughriders-24-als-edge-riders-in-thrilling-showdown/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/missed-kicks-are-costing-riders-wins-time-to-move-on-from-brett-lauther/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/curious-coaching-calls-costs-riders-against-alouettes/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/17/i-feel-like-the-biggest-liability-on-the-team-kicker-brett-lauther-takes-full-responsibility-for-riders-loss/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/17/3-stats-that-defined-montreals-week-11-win-over-saskatchewan/ ***** Sask's running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon became the league's first player to wear a Guardian Cap in a game. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/16/riders-rb-thomas-bertrand-hudon-becomes-first-cfl-player-to-wear-guardian-cap-in-game/ ***** Winnipeg - BC previews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/17/rourke-collaros-square-off-sun-to-close-out-week-11/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bc-lions-nathan-rourke-expected-to-start-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers-1.2163081 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/17/canadian-qb-nathan-rourke-confirmed-to-make-first-start-for-b-c-lions-vs-winnipeg/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/17/all-star-receiver-kenny-lawler-back-in-bombers-lineup-vs-b-c/ ***** Edmonton - Hamilton preview https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-games-today-august-17-hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-edmonton-elks-tv-channels-odds/

August 17 Ike Quebec - 1918 Georgia Gibbs - 1920 George Melly - 1920 Mark Dinning - 1933 Belinda Carlisle - 1958 ***** Davy Crocket - 1786

Disc One, which is made up of their first two albums.

An elderly man was at the doctor's office for an exam. Elderly man: "Last week I had sex with a 28-year-old woman." Doctor: "Why are you telling me this?" Elderly man: "I'm telling everyone."

Another computer problem yesterday, so let's do some catching up. Week 11 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2024/08/15/cfl-beat-217/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-picks-week-11/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/predictions-cfl-news-hub-writers-week-11-picks/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/3downnation-cfl-picks-nathan-rourke-leads-b-c-lions-in-rubber-match-against-winnipeg/ ***** Power rankings https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-power-rankings-week-10/ ***** 8/15 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/15/cfl-ca-game-notes-oshea-walters-looking-for-100th-win/ ***** Montreal - Sask previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/montreal-alouettes-8-1-week-11-preview-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders-5-3-1-prediction-depth-chart-injuries-odds/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-games-today-august-16-montreal-alouettes-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders-tv-channels-odds/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riders-welcome-back-stars-from-injury-host-alouettes-under-friday-night-lights/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/15/harris-returns-as-riders-welcome-als-on-friday-night-football/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/aj-ouellette-headlines-3-matchups-to-watch-on-friday-night-football/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/official-trevor-harris-returns-for-saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-montreal-alouettes/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/cody-fajardo-listed-as-backup-qb-for-montreal-alouettes-vs-roughriders-tyson-philpot-out-1.2162485 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders-qb-trevor-harris-back-in-action-for-clash-with-montreal-alouettes-1.2162558 ***** Edmonton - Hamilton previews https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-11-edmonton-elks-2-7-at-hamilton-tiger-cats-2-7-preview-odds-injury-report-prediction/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/ticats-elks-battle-for-much-needed-win-sat/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/16/mcleod-bethel-thompson-to-start-for-edmonton-elks-vs-hamilton-as-tre-ford-ruled-out/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/mcleod-bethel-thompson-to-start-at-qb-for-edmonton-elks-against-hamilton-tiger-cats-1.2162827 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/milanovich-on-mitchell-s-benching-bo-has-handled-it-tremendously-well-1.2162424 ***** The Edmonton Elks officially became privately held yesterday. https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/pr-larry-thompson-unveiled-as-edmonton-elks-owner/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/15/a-new-day-larry-thompson-announced-as-edmonton-elks-owner/https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/cfl-s-elks-name-larry-thompson-as-new-team-owner-1.2162469 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/15/best-seat-in-the-house-larry-thompsons-journey-to-elks-ownership/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/edmonton-elks-introduce-larry-thompson-as-new-owner/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/new-owner-larry-thompson-non-committal-on-edmonton-elks-name/ ***** Longtime assistant coach Dan Dorazio has died. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/15/lions-mourn-loss-of-legendary-ol-coach-dan-dorazio/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/legendary-cfl-offensive-line-coach-dan-dorazio-passes-away/ ***** Winnipeg is hosting the 2025 Grey Cup Final. They announced their ticket prices today. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/16/bombers-announce-112th-grey-cup-ticket-pricing/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/16/winnipeg-blue-bombers-unveil-pricing-for-112th-grey-cup-tickets/ ***** 3DownNation's mid-season all-star team https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/3downnations-2024-mid-season-cfl-all-stars/ ***** Review of the injuries this year so far. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/15/which-cfl-team-has-had-the-most-injuries-so-far-in-2024/

Thanks, Joe! I'll take a look. He's a favorite of mine. This is not a Lew Archer story. The "detective" is a happily married attorney. I prefer my hard-boiled detectives to be broke and single! By the way, I really enjoyed this one.

August 14 Stanley Adams -- 1907 Stuff Smith - 1909 Buddy Greco - 1926 Lorez Alexandria - 1929 Dash Crofts - 1940 David Crosby - 1941 Ben Sidran - 1941 Peter Blegvad - 1951 ***** Ernest Thayer - 1863

Week 11 picks https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/veteran-jeremiah-masoli-to-make-his-2024-debut-for-ottawa-redblacks-1.2162247 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/13/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-11-picks-3/ ***** Having signed Nathan Rourke, the Lions have let go Jake Dolegala. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/14/lions-release-quarterbacks-jake-dolegala-brennan-armstrong/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/14/b-c-lions-release-qb-jake-dolegala-following-addition-of-nathan-rourke/ ***** Week 11 preview https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/14/4-qb-heavy-storylines-to-watch-in-week-11/ ***** 8/14 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/14/checking-down-returning-faces-headline-week-11/ ***** 3DownNation announces its mid-season award winners. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/14/3downnations-2024-mid-season-cfl-award-winners/ ***** GA Russell's Week 11 picks Calgary over Ottawa (The Stampeders are undefeated at home.) Montreal over Sask (I'll need to see the Als lose again before I pick against them.) Edmonton over Hamilton (I've liked the Elks all year. The Ticats may be in disarray.) Winnipeg over BC (I cannot expect Rourke to do well with less than a week in camp. The Bombers are improving.)

I got this in June of '17. I think it was from oldies.com, and I think it cost 99 cents. Great collection!

Anne Sajdera Brings a Renewed Lyrical Perspective to "It's Here," Releasing September 20 on Bijuri Records San Francisco Pianist/Composer's Third Album Meshes a Nuanced Emotional Expression Across an Array of Instrumental Colors and Moods CD Release Shows at Keys Jazz Bistro, San Francisco, Sun 10/6 & Mr. Tipple's, San Francisco, Fri 11/8   August 13, 2024 Pianist/composer Anne Sajdera takes an introspective turn on It’s Here, her third album, set to be released September 20 on Bijuri Records. The recording features five originals and three covers that juxtapose wistfulness for the past with an embrace of the present, on which the Bay Area–based Sajdera works with a wide-ranging assemblage of musicians whose core comprises bassist Gary Brown and drummer Deszon Claiborne. The title It’s Here comes from the revelation Sajdera experienced after writing the eponymous track, then trying to determine what it was about. “It was that feeling I get when I look at old photos or mementos, and for a split second you think you don’t have that moment anymore,” she says. “But then you realize it’s right here, if you look for it.” The feeling of that realization is unmistakable across “It’s Here,” from Sajdera’s winsome melody to the gorgeous solos by Sajdera, trumpeter Mike Olmos, and alto saxophonist Jesse Levit. Yet it also recurs, if in altered forms, throughout the album, from the genial post-bop take on “Stella by Starlight” to the affecting solo piano closer “Just Starlight.” Which is not to say that the record is confined to any single mood or color. The Slovakian folk song “Ach Anička” (featuring two Czech guest musicians, trumpeter Miroslav Houcal and alto saxophonist Jan Fečo, who also animated her 2018 album New Year) and the Sajdera original “Bounce” both express upbeat joy with hard-driving swing and funk, respectively. “Three Color Study,” another solo piano piece, molds its fraught emotions to an expressive but angular melodic path, while the aptly titled “Lovely” is swathed in rich orchestration with players Rita Thies (flute) and Joyce Lee (violin) augmenting the ensemble, expressionistic solos by Olmos (trumpet) and Levit (alto saxophone), and perhaps a hint of the Brazilian music Sajdera so exquisitely drew on for her debut, 2012’s Azul. If there are common elements, however, It’s Here is nonetheless a step forward for Sajdera. She remains a resolutely forward-looking pianist and composer, and this album finds her showing a more ruminative side without diminishing the style that had helped her establish her luminescent musical career. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia on November 5, 1965, Anne Sajdera was a “Navy brat,” largely growing up in the busy fleet center of San Diego, California. Her maternal grandfather was a professional musician in the Chicago area up until the 1940s, and even though he passed away when she was quite young, his love of music left an imprint on the family and inspired her grandmother to make sure Anne received piano lessons. She maintained a steady diet of Chopin waltzes, Bach inventions, and Beethoven sonatas in her piano studies, but at the age of 13 became intrigued by Chick Corea’s My Spanish Heart. Adolescent explorations into other kinds of music helped her to find a tight circle of musical friends who often gathered to play and perform together. After relocating to the Bay Area in 1985, she auditioned at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and was accepted as a piano performance major, studying under Peggy Salkind, and then switching to a composition major at the end of her sophomore year, studying under Elinor Armer. Sajdera’s investigation of jazz picked up pace while still at the Conservatory, listening daily to Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, and finally taking flight when she began a relationship with an accomplished jazz guitarist, with whom she was soon playing casuals. A class at Berkeley’s Jazzschool with the great Brazilian pianist/composer Marcos Silva sparked her enduring passion for Brazilian music. Before long she was gigging around the Bay Area with her own band Pelo Mar, and as an original member of Bat Makumba. Her debut album, 2012’s Azul, also reflects this deep and abiding passion, mixing her ravishing original pieces with classic tunes by the Brazilian masters. It received a place on one of Jazziz magazine’s 2012 Critics Polls and was named one of Latin Jazz Corner’s Great Latin Jazz Albums. The long-awaited follow-up, 2018’s New Year, took on a more straight-ahead postbop aesthetic and won Sajdera another round of critical acclaim. The six-year gap between New Year and It’s Here was, of course, necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic (which pre-empted Sajdera’s initial plan to record her third album in 2020). Yet it was also the pandemic that inspired the state of thoughtful reflection that gives her third album its essential character of fond remembrance and hopeful outlook. Anne Sajdera will perform a CD release show, in two sets (5:00 & 7:00pm), at Keys Jazz Bistro in San Francisco on Sunday 10/6, and a CD release/birthday show, in two sets (6:00 & 7:30pm), at Mr. Tipple’s, San Francisco on Friday 11/8. Photography: Fifi Larue    EPK: Anne Sajdera "It's Here"  Anne Sajdera Web Site  

August 13 George Shearing - 1919 Benny Bailey - 1925 Joe Puma - 1927 Don Ho - 1930 Dave "Baby" Cortez - 1938 Son Seals - 1942 Kathleen Battle - 1948 Dan Fogelberg - 1951 Mulgrew Miller - 1955 ***** William Caxton - 1422

Nathan Rourke has signed with BC. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/13/homecoming-nathan-rourke-signs-with-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/nathan-rourke-cfl-return-bc-lions-nfl-1.7293267 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/nathan-rourke-signs-with-b-c-lions-returning-to-cfl-after-nfl-stint-1.2161688 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/rourke-returns-canadian-qb-nathan-rourke-signs-with-bc-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/13/hes-back-nathan-rourke-returns-to-b-c-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/13/canadian-nathan-rourke-blows-up-cfl-qb-market-with-b-c-lions-contract-following-nfl-stint/ ***** Rick Campbell says that he intendeds to keep Vernon Adams. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/bc-lions-head-coach-rick-campbell-vernon-adams-jr-will-not-be-traded-1.2161694 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/13/rick-campbell-vernon-adams-jr-will-not-be-traded-despite-addition-of-nathan-rourke/ ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/13/amsoil-power-rankings-how-the-turn-tables/ ***** Week 11 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/13/weekly-predictor-elks-to-keep-rolling/ ***** The Elks will be sold to local businessman Larry Thompson. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/longtime-season-ticket-holder-larry-thompson-to-take-over-as-elks-owner-1.2161698 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/13/edmonton-elks-to-be-sold-to-local-business-man-larry-thompson-report/ ***** Peter Dyakowski has agreed to become the Interim Executive Director of the union. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/13/cflpa-appoints-former-ol-peter-dyakowski-as-interim-executive-director/

August 12 Percy Mayfield - 1920 Joe Jones - 1926 Porter Wagoner - 1927 Buck Owens - 1927 Charlie O'Donnell - 1932 Mark Knopfler - 1949 Kid Creole - 1950 Pat Metheny - 1954

Edmonton 33....BC 16 The absence of Adams lowered the Lions to the Elks' level. Tre Ford got hurt in the second quarter, and MBT came in and did well. So now the Elks have a winning streak! This was their first win at home since last year's Labor Day rematch. The Lions have now lost three in a row. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/11/recap-edmonton-33-bc-16/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/11/elks-overcome-injuries-beat-lions-for-second-straight-win/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/surging-elks-dump-lions-for-second-straight-win-1.2161231 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/12/edmonton-elks-win-over-b-c-lions-but-lose-tre-ford-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/12/b-c-lions-fall-like-water-off-an-elks-back-for-third-consecutive-loss-10-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-edmonton-elks-33-bc-lions-16-elks-dominate-at-home/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/edmonton-elks-tre-ford-exits-game-vs-bc-lions-1.2161206 https://3downnation.com/2024/08/11/edmonton-elks-qb-tre-ford-leaves-win-over-lions-does-not-return/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/11/3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-win-over-bc-in-week-10/ ***** Week 10 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/12/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-10-2024/ ***** My pick for Play of the Week is this catch by Reggie Begelton. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/12/reggie-begelton-cfl-data-enhanced/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-week-11/ https://3downnation.com/2024/08/12/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-b-c-lions-plummet-amid-three-game-losing-skid/ ***** Week 10 review https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/12/landrys-5-takeaways-from-week-10-3/ ***** Season review https://www.cfl.ca/2024/08/12/mmqb-5-midway-point-observations/ ***** It looks like Trevor Harris will be back for the Riders this week. https://3downnation.com/2024/08/12/trevor-harris-full-participant-in-practice-with-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders-qb-trevor-harris-taking-starting-reps-as-key-clash-with-als-looms-1.2161388

Thanks K!