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Shawn, I didn't know that! I'll do some searching... Here you go: The complete set of seven films on seven DVDs for $38.99. A little steep for the bargain box thread, but it is what it is. http://www.amazon.co...09324444&sr=1-1

I don't believe that this is correct. Amazon says, "You must redeem the code by June 30, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time." I take that to mean that it's use it or lose it before that deadline.

BFrank, as I recall, the next two movies' titles were ambiguous (for the general public) and called "After the Thin Man" and "Another Thin Man".

I have a vague recollection that someone here had kind words to say about a Clare Fischer album called Thesaurus. I'm thinking about getting the mp3, which Amazon has for $5.52. http://www.amazon.com/Thesaurus/dp/B00124DSY8/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IOYW1PT1FVSHH&colid=RVSBV717YT9 Does anyone have an opinion of this album?

Thanks to the free $2.00 mp3 credit, I started looking to see what Amazon has to offer, and I found Jazz Gunn's mp3 available for $4.83. http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Gunn/dp/B004159O2K/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IKSCVU41EZ6O5&colid=RVSBV717YT9

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I can't find that. Can you say again where it is? PS - Never mind! I just found it! Thanks!

I think it was "Wynant" (sp?). By golly, I think you're right! It's been nearly forty years since I've read The Thin Man, and I don't remember. I asked because that is a famous trick question! Most people who have only seen the movies will tell you "Nick Charles", but of course those who have read the book know better.

Shawn, do you remember the Thin Man's name?

Dave, one explanation I read from a Phoenix local is that the Coyotes' Jobing Arena has 24 years left on its mortgage. The league is looking for govts (taxpayers) to pay for four new arenas in the near future, and that won't happen if the league abandons the Phoenix arena and the taxpayers there are left holding the bag. Sounds plausible.

Happy Birthday 2011 Stefan!

The Chicago fellow Hulsizer who was going to buy the Phoenix Coyotes has dropped out after the City of Glendale wanted to open it up for bids again. The league insists that the value of the team is at least $170 million, and no one is wiling to pay anything like that. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/potential-owner-runs-out-of-patience-with-phoenix-coyotes/article2078048/

Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season One (3 DVDs) - $12.95 http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents-Season-One/dp/B000AL733G/ref=pd_cp_d_3

Here are the Calgary cuts. http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/football/calgary-stampeders/Rookie+Antwi+survives+Stamps+cuts/5007466/story.html Here are the Montreal cuts. Apparently Jim Popp likes to say that everyone is injured. http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/football/montreal-alouettes/continues+roster+mastery/5003416/story.html

Thanks for your votes, and the suggestions of lists! I have been rereading a few of the classics which I read decades ago. For years I felt that the best was Red Harvest, with The Long Goodbye coming in at number 2. But I have just finished The Maltese Falcon for the first time since 1972, and I think that it is better than the other two, both of which I reread last year. I read a Jim Thompson short story some years ago, but never a novel by him, so I think I'll add him to my list. In 1980 I read all of Ross MacDonald's, but out of order. I've decided that I will read them in order now, and I read the first, The Moving Target, in the spring. I've never read Rex Stout, but I picked up a copy of Fer de Lance a while back, and I'll plan to read that one too. I've read a couple of Ellroy's. I met him at a book signing in Atlanta some years ago. I have a couple of his on my shelf to get to. I've never heard of The Daughter of Time before. I've never read anything by Josephine Tey. I've never read Simenon and Crumley either. I know I should get to both of those. I read a few James M. Cain back in the mid 70s. They tend to stick with you, particularly Serenade! I read The Mask of Dimitrios a couple of months ago and enjoyed it. By the way TTK, when I first read all of Chandler's in 1973 I too felt that the short stories were not as good as the novels. But last year I read the new larger collection called The Simple Art of Murder, and my opinion of the short stories has improved.

Happy Birthday 2011 PQ!

Here's the list of the BC cuts, none of whom I've heard of before. http://www.theprovince.com/sports/football/bc-lions/Lions+stock+roster/4999066/story.html

Thanks a lot Ted! Wikipedia says that I was right about the year being 1955. It was just a stab.

The Bombers cut only rookies. They will be going with essentially the same lineup that won only 4 games last year. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2011/06/26/18336076.html

Thanks for your ideas, but so far I see only three titles mentioned. Any specific recommendations from the authors you've mentioned?

Yesterday was cutdown day, but I haven't found the lists for a number of teams. Among the cuts were Chris Leak, Marcus Adams and Reggie McNeal. Brad Sinopoli made the Stamps, so he will be the league's only Canadian QB. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=369986

I'm always open to suggestions. Which ONE crime/mystery novel do you consider to be the best of the Twentieth Century?

Thanks for the link Tom! I knew nothing about it. I see that Frank Kimbrough will be there Thursday.