GA Russell

Here's a follow-up that says that it is league-wide and has been going on for years. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/nfl-bounty-pay-extends-beyond-saints/article2357939/page1/

Jim, that's a major bummer. It's fraud in my book.

Happy Birthday 2012 Johnny!

The LA Times has an editorial cartoon about Kate Upton and her Sports Illustrated cover that you might want to see! http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-kate-upton-debate-20120216,0,7879203.story

However else I feel about Ken Burns, I will be grateful for his showing in its entirety the film clip of the famous circus act Charlie Parker was watching when he died.

Allen, it's great that you remember that. The rest of us read it in the OP article!!!

Wally was named the winner of the Annis Stukus Trophy as Coach of the Year for the fourth time today. He retired on top. I had the pleasure of meeting Wally in 1978 and Annis in 1985. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389314

Sarah Michele Gellar?

It was fifty years ago today that Wilt Chamberlain scored one hundred points in a game. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/wilts-record-100-point-game-hits-50-year-mark/article2356533/ I remember it well. About a month later, Sport Magazine (which was a major publication back then) had an article..."Will Wilt Chamberlain score a hundred points in a game?" By the title there was an asterisk with a footnote at the bottom of the page saying that Wilt scored one hundred points March 2, 1962. So although the article was rendered obsolete by his feat before it hit the stands, it showed that the editors were on top of the issues of the day!

What about Jasmine? Are they strictly a PD outfit? I've ordered a Sauter-Finnegan release of theirs made up of music never before released on CD. We'll see if it's a needle drop.

Happy Birthday 2012 Al!

The Rules Committee finished up its annual meeting today, and made three recommendations. I have never known the Board of Governors to turn down a Rules Committee recommendation. 1) There will be video review of every scoring play. 2) When a ball carrier loses his helmet, the play will be blown dead immediately. 3) When a non-carrier loses his helmet, he must stop participating in the play. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389257

Quincy, that's a great way to put it! It's been a long time since I have played an album so often over a two week period.

The league has lost another coordinator to the American college ranks. The Stamps' defensive coordinator Dave Walkosky has quit to join Georgia Tech's staff. The Stamps have hired Hugh Campbell's son Rick from the Eskimos to replace him. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389144

I seem to recall from Li'l Abner that Sadie Hawkins Day is the Saturday after Thanksgiving every year. I guess in England it's different.

Welcome Tim! Thanks for the input!

RIP. It makes me feel old.

Thanks, everyone, especially Jim! I'll be working in a relatively new program called Scrivener, so I'll see later today if what you suggest works in it..

How do I go about typing letters or symbols other than the standard English alphabet on my computer? My specific interest at this time is the symbol for the word "Section", as in "Article 1, Section 1" of the Constitution. What I have in mind looks like two s's, one above the other. Anybody know? Thanks!

Correct Paul! It's Tricia Nixon Cox.

Congrats Paul! I never would have gotten her. So while we're doing the impossible, who's this?

The Riders have signed Colt Brennan. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=389067

I've been meaning to read a book about The Wrecking Crew. About 1975 I heard Hal Blaine on Larry King's overnight Mutual show promoting his book, which I think is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Blaine-Wrecking-Crew-3rd/dp/188840812X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330451655&sr=1-1 Not long ago I added Tommy Tedesco's book to my Amazon wish list. http://www.amazon.com/Tommy-Tedesco-Confessions-Guitar-Player/dp/0931759714/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330451807&sr=1-1

Here's an interesting obituary. This is the guy who invented putting the two pinball flippers at the bottom of the game next to the exit chute. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-steve-kordek-20120224,0,1021087.story

Billy Strange has died. Here is his LA Times obit: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-billy-strange-20120224,0,767015.story