GA Russell

Israeli pianist Anat Fort and her trio will briefly tour North America next month to support her new ECM album And If. I like And If a lot more than her last album, which after repeated listenings I decided I didn't like at all. This one is a bit spacy, but it is very pleasant to listen to, and does not devolve into mediocre New Age. Here are the dates: October 2nd Edmonton, AB October 5th Washington DC Blues Alley October 7th New York, NY Birdland October 9th Baltimore, MD An Die Musik

Randy, if Jim is travelling and away from the board for an extended period, I suggest you do what I did. A few years ago I had computer problems, and I was unable to log on here. So I started a second account without the space between the GA and the Russell. If you do the same thing, you will be able to access the Politics board with your second account, and everyone will know that it is you.

Arizona wants Baggs back. Too late! http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=334871

Matt Flowers East report http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4343764.htm ***** Gregg Xenakes Week 13 picks http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4343785

Happy Birthday 2010 gdogus!

I have mixed feelings about Norma Winstone's new album Stories Yet to Tell. I've always loved her voice, and after forty years in the business she still sounds great. But I feel that she needs someone to give her advice regarding song selection for her albums. Only one song here is the least bit uptempo. I don't dislike any of the tracks. Any one would be welcome as a respite in an album. But the songs are emotionally flat, and listening to an hour of that kind of music becomes a downer before it reaches its end. As with her last album, she is joined only by Glauco Venier on piano and Klaus Gesing on bass clarinet and soprano sax. The absence of bass violin and drums gives the album more of a cabaret feeling than a jazz date. This isn't an album I would recommend to someone to introduce him to Winstone.

Thanks for that very informative post, MG!

Matt Flowers West report http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4343493

After trying out with the NY Jets, Bo Smith has signed with the Ticats. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=334576

Jesse Lumsden has signed with the Stampeders. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/lumsden-signs-with-stampeders-practice-squad/article1715768/

Good idea, Jim. I can't remember the last time I checked for spyware, so I went to tucows and downloaded Spybot - Search & Destroy. It found 18 spyware programs and 100 issues. We'll see if the machine runs any faster now. I bet it will!

LOL! I needed to do it again! It seems like I can't download anything without getting an unwanted toolbar!

Toronto Argonauts 17....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4343129 Pretty boring for most of the first three quarters, but a good fourth quarter. Lots of punts. Renaud punted 12 times, Boreham 11 times. ***** Montreal Alouettes 31....Edmonton Eskimos 14 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4343185 Anthony Calvillo is back. The Als jumped off to an early 26-0 lead, and coasted the rest of the way.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36....British Columbia Lions 31 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W873.htm Good game with a crazy fourth quarter. BC led 28-16 after three, but self-destructed with five turnovers in the fourth. In that one quarter, Casey Printers threw two INTs and fumbled twice.

In 1967 I got an album on the Parrot (London) label by Alan Price called This Price is Right. This was Price's first US album after he left The Animals. One of the songs was called Bet No One Ever Hurt So Bad by Randy Newman. A few years later BS&T released Spinning Wheel. It's the same song with different lyrics.

Ah. Footscray I remember. Western is news to me. I saw a headline at The Age's site that referred to them as W Bu, and I couldn't think of who that might be.

Thanks, Jim!

I had the one with Go Down Gamblin' on it from 1971. Was that #3 or #4?

Kenny, what city are the Bulldogs from? I'm not sure I have heard of them. Are they a relatively new team?

Thanks Ted! I guess I shouldn't have assumed. PS - I don't see the Raleigh date listed on Jim's link. Maybe the show was cancelled.

It's that time of year again! The teams will be Collingwood and St. Kilda. I assume that the Grand Final will again start Friday night midnight eastern time. And once again we can listen at http://www.3aw.com.au/

Saskatchewan Roughriders 43....Calgary Stampeders 37 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W872.htm Best game in a long time! I counted five lead changes. With the score tied 37-37 on the last play of regulation, the Riders could have gone for a 35-yard field goal, but instead elected to go for the 48-yard punt single to win the game. Eddie Johnson had been kicking great punts all game, but when it really mattered he couldn't get it done, and the Stamps ran it back out of the end zone to save the game. The Riders had the ball first in OT, and Wes Cates scored a TD. The Riders had no answer to the Stamps offense the whole game, but when it mattered they stopped them at the 3 yard line.

I forgot to mention last month that David Clayton-Thomas and Blood, Sweat & Tears were touring with Orleans (remember them?), and they visited Raleigh about four weeks ago. I heard the advertisement for the show on the radio.

Charles Lloyd's Mirror does not stray far afield from his past few ECM albums. I find it a little easier to digest initially than the others. I suppose the primary difference between the various albums is the pianist. Jason Moran is fine here, but he doesn't do anything here that would make you want to rush out to buy one of his own albums. I particularly like Monk's Mood and Caroline, No.

After trying out with Arizona, Stevie Baggs has signed with the Ticats. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=333927 ***** Jesse Lumsden has decided not to sign with the Bombers. The Stampeders are interested. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=333984 ***** Matt Flowers West report http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4342108.htm ***** Matt Flowers East report http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4342312 ***** Gregg Xenakes Week 12 picks http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4342163 *****