GA Russell

Happy Birthday John!

Happy Birthday Hans!

Jim, there's no mention of that in her Wikipedia page, so apparently not. But it does say that she won a Best Actress award for her role in Lord Love a Duck.

Ted Cassidy?

I've never felt that computer files had (in the real world) the permanence of physical objects. For me, it's more likely that my mp3 files will be wiped out than my CD collection.

Remember Peter Gunn and his girl friend Edie the nightclub singer? Edie was played by Lola Albright. She recorded two albums, both of which have been collected and released on a single CD entitled Soft Sounds. This is apparently a UK PD issue, so I won't provide the Amazon link. Her 1957 album was called Lola Wants You. I'm guessing that that was a play on the Damn Yankees song Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets. The arrangements and many of the songs were written by Dean Elliott. Everything about the album is sub par except for Albright herself. She shines through it all. In 1958 she landed the Peter Gunn role, and in the spring of 1959 she recorded an album for Columbia with Henry Mancini called Dreamsville. As you might expect, many of the songs are from Peter Gunn. Mancini's arrangements are very similar to his Gunn work, including the use of the vibes. Five stars! It's a shame that Albright didn't record more. She would have given Julie London a run for her money.

Cal Murphy has died. I had the pleasure of speaking to him once on the phone in '96, something I still recall. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/cfl-legend-cal-murphy-dies/article2343388/ http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388230

Happy Birthday 2012 Sandy!

Aaron Hunt has signed with the Als. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388186 ***** The Eskimos are expected to announce their signing of Burke Dales Monday. I was surprised to learn the other day that he is 35. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388214

The league announced its 2012 schedule yesterday. http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2012/time_zone/0

The Ticats have signed Kevin Eiben and two other free agents. I think that Eiben should have retired rather than finish out his career with a new team. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tiger-cats-add-three-more-free-agents/article2343155/ http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388174 ***** Casey Printers and Terrell Owens will be teammates in the Indoor Football League. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388155

LOL! Paul, I thought that picture of Annette was a little different from usual and that some might not recognize her. Alice Cooper?

Shawn, I'm going to need a clue! Here's one for you...

The Argos have signed Jarious Jackson. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388112

Tim Wakefield has retired. As I recall, I saw him pitch for the Pirates against the Braves in Atlanta. I may be wrong, but I think I saw him serve up Ryan Klesko's first major league home run that game. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/knuckleballer-tim-wakefield-retires-after-19-seasons/article2342245/

Here's the announcement of Gene Makowski's retirement. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388069

Andy Fantuz has joined the Ticats. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tiger-cats-sign-fantuz/article2341994/ http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388072 ***** Gene Makowski is expected to announce his retirement today.

Happy Birthday 2012 BFB!

Happy Birthday 2012, Ron!

ss1, I'm pretty sure there is one on the league's website, cfl.ca.

Here's a wrapup of Day 2 of free agency. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/roughriders-bolster-offensive-line-with-labatte-picard/article2340603/

Here's a Canadian take on Carter. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/expos-great-gary-carter-dies/article2341187/

Warren Hudson has died. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388018 ***** Adam Tafralis has signed with the Argos. I liked him with the Ticats. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=388017 ***** Brendon LaBatte has signed with the Riders. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387975 ***** Byron Parker has come to terms with the Lions. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387979

Word is that Greg Carr has come to terms with the Eskimos, but the team hasn't received the signed contract yet. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=387936

Happy 50th Birthday zen!