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Bumping for the new Amazon code that sonnymax has supplied us with today. Any more suggestions?

Congrats sonnymax! You beat me this time! Thanks again!

Any boxing fans here? Teofilo Stevenson has passed away at the young age of 60, suffering from a heart ailment. http://www.latimes.c...,0,308275.story

Happy Birthday 2012 street singer!

Happy Birthday 2012 Kevin!

Kings win the Cup! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/kings-win-the-stanley-cup/article4249880/

In a major surprise to me, the Riders have cut Colt Brennan. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=398169

Character actor Frank Cady has died at 96. I remember him as Doc on Ozzie & Harriet, but I imagine that he is best remembered as storekeeper Sam Drucker on Green Acres and the Beverly Hillbillies. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20120611,0,3629821.story

She's 6'2"! It looks like most of her height is in her thighs.

Correct, Dave! I thought you would get her.

Who's this?

This evening I pulled out an album that I imagine many of us have - Cal Tjader's Soul Sauce. It's been quite a while since I've visited it, and I was surprised to hear Somewhere in the Night come up.

I remember a few years ago when Elias announced (presumably with MLB's approval, because who cares what Elias thinks?) that no-hitters with multiple pitchers would not count. I think that's bs, just like I thought it was bs to not count Harvey Haddix's perfect game because he lost it in the 13th.

That's my favorite album! Mike Nock, Michael Brecker, George Mraz and Al Foster.

Correct Valerie! Where have you been?

Happy Birthday 2012 Bertrand!

Here's someone I couldn't pick out of a lineup!

The last couple of times that Amazon has offered a free $2.00 mp3 credit, a couple of guys have mentioned what they got, such as a Mal Waldron and John Handy's Live at Monterey. I thought it might be good to start a thread solely to list those mp3 albums which either a) you can recommend or b) piques your curiosity, which can be entirely or nearly entirely be purchased using the next free $2.00 credit. I found one the other day: Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport - $1.78 http://www.amazon.co...=I38ZBUH3OS7DFE Can anyone suggest any others?

Noah Webster. Correct, of course!

Pete, in the early 19th century, Daniel Webster unilaterally decided that America being its own new country should have its own new language. So he wrote grammar books with spellings he invented which eliminated letters he considered to be superfluous. These textbooks were used by Canadians. There was a wave of Scottish immigration to Canada, and the Scots were horrified to see these textbooks, saying that the Canadians were teaching their children error. They insisted that proper British spelling and grammar be taught to Canadian children, and it has been ever since. I don't consider American spelling to be error because it is the result of a deliberate decision to be different. The error I am referring to is typically the practice of those who don't know any better, and often (I suspect) the practice of those who don't read.

I'm with Ted and JETman. Although I am not opposed to language evolution, I think that the claim that languages evolve is almost always a defense of error.

Because Mallet is gone for the year, the Ticats have brought back Avon Coburne. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=397927

Thanks freelancer!

The Patriots have released Chad Ochocinco. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/patriots-release-wide-receiver-chad-ochocinco/article4240626/

In 2009, Martel Mallet was the league's Rookie of the Year with the Lions. He kicked around the NFL with three teams the past two years, and signed with the Ticats a few months ago. Today he ruptured his Achilles tendon in training camp, and is likely through for the season. My bet is that his career is over. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=397902