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I think Jim has forgotten to give us a hint. Here's one.

Montreal Alouettes 32....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4440464 The Als dominated, but the Bombers came back in the late going. The game ended with the Als stopping Alex Brink twice from the one. ***** British Columbia Lions 33....Edmonton Eskimos 24 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4440471 The Eskimos dominated the first half, but didn't put up much on the scoreboard to show for it. As so often happens, the team that escaped the first half came back to win the game. ***** Calgary Stampeders 40....Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4440638 With two minutes to go in the half, the Stamps led 9-3. They scored two quick touchdowns before the break and never looked back. ***** Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27....Toronto Argonauts 12 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4440677 This loss came very close to mathematically eliminating the Argos from the playoffs.

Happy Birthday 2011 Rod!

Geelong wins the championship 119 to 81! Geelong Cats 18.11.119....Collingwood Magpies 12.9.81 Collingwood ran out of gas. They failed to score a goal in the fourth quarter. This is Geelong's third championship ("premiership") in the past five years.

What a game! After three quarters it's Geelong 85....Collingwood 78 (13.7.85 12.6.78) Midway through the third quarter, the announcer mentioned that there had already been ten lead changes in the game. It looks like the big rain storm that was predicted isn't going to happen. The rain started, but it wasn't as bad as they had feared.

At halftime it's Collingwood 57....Geelong 54. (9.3.57 8.6.54) At one point in the second quarter Collingwood led by 18, but Geelong finished the half very strong.

After one quarter, it's Geelong 27....Colingwood 26. Great first quarter! Both teams scored four goals.

Happy Birthday 2011 Edward!

Bumping the thread to remind that tonight's the night! This morning's USA Today says that the game will be on ESPN2 starting at midnight eastern.

Umar Ali Week 14 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4440380

I remember learning of his death the following morning reading USA Today. This came as a surprise to me because as I recall it was about a month after his stroke. My understanding of strokes was and is that you either die promptly or linger for many months.

The offer to Bryant now involves "$2.5 million for 10 games over 40 days from Oct. 9 to Nov. 16. That would come out to about $1.5 million after taxes." That's a lot less than $700,000 per game. Of course, Bryant would be free to leave and rejoin the Lakers when the lockout ends. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/bryant-says-move-to-italian-club-very-possible-during-lockout/article2183300/

Correct brownie! That photo was taken at Montreux in 1970. I saw him a few months prior to that at the Cellar Door.

Globe Week 14 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-14/article2185872/

Dig the Afro!

Thanks wag! There was an article in yesterday's USA Today about spotify and its competitors, and it mentioned something that I was unaware of. This deal of listening to spotify as much as you want for free with loads of commercials is for six months only. After six months, you will be limited to 10 hours per month if you don't pay up.

If I may be the party pooper here, I remember the '64 Phillies, though the '51 Dodgers were before my time. But back in the day a late season swoon meant losing the league championship. That was a big deal. Now with the Red Sox the press is getting excited about a second place team dropping to third place. That's no big deal in my book.

Well, on the one hand, this is just the sort of album I enjoy listening to on a quiet Sunday in the fall and winter. There's not a bad song, and the music is consistently peaceful and pleasant. On the other hand, there's not much here to get excited about. If you want to sit down and concentrate on the music, this isn't the album for you. Very nice, but not very inspired.

ejp, my understanding is that you have to use it before midnight tomorrow night. I take it to mean buying some music before then.

Correct marcello! Steve Marcus was my favorite when I was in college. That was the heyday of jazz rock. Yesterday I spent my sonnymax Amazon $2 MP3 credit on the bulk of his Count's Rock Band album.

Here's one.

That was interesting TTK! Sort of a 1968 Bananarama.

I see on another board that it expires Sept. 30 night.

I think you guys are being a little too hard on the album. I hadn't listened to it since the week it came out (which I figured said something right there). So I put it on today, and had it on in the background. From that perspective, I thought it was fine. I enjoyed their last album Folk Music a lot more, so in comparison this one is a little disappointing. But as background music I think it is just right, and there are many times when background music is what I need.

Big news from Amazon today. They announced a new tablet called the Fire, which was expected, and three new Kindles, which was a surprise. The Kindles start at $79.00.