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Here we go again! Same bat-time, same bat-channel. This was the first draw in a Grand Final since 1977.

David Naylor Week 14 picks http://www.theglobea...article1736486/ You will note that Wally is giving Travis Lulay the start. I guess he has gotten tired of Printers' fumbles.

Matt Flowers East report http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4345750 ***** Gregg Xenakes Week 14 picks http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4345509 ***** Cleo Lemon suffered a concussion last week, so the Argos will try to win with Dalton Bell. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=335799

TTK, I'm not surprised that some here question my preference for Mitchum's Big Sleep over Bogart's. IMO Bogart's Big Sleep is his most overrated movie. So here's what I suggest: First watch Mitchum in Farewell My Lovely. I think that of all the Philip Marlowe movies, that film best captures Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled mood. Then next watch Bogart's Big Sleep. Decide for yourself who is more credible as Philip Marlowe - Bogart or Mitchum. Then third watch Mitchum's Big Sleep. I felt at the time of its release that I would have enjoyed it much more if it had been set in 1940's Los Angeles than in contemporary England, but that was the decision that was made, and I feel that a film should be judged on what it is rather than what could have been. After you have seen Mitchum's Big Sleep, decide for yourself which of the Big Sleeps had the better script that made more sense, and which of the two had actors who were more believable in their roles.

A young Chicago singer named Milton Suggs has a new album out called Things to Come. He's good! I think of him as a baritone Donny Hathaway. Is anyone familiar with him? The album has young Chicago players on it like Marquis Hill on trumpet, Vincent Gardner on trombone and Willerm Delisfort on piano. Although the band plays jazz throughout, Suggs' singing has an R&B quality to it, and I can imagine some of the songs being played on soul radio stations. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/MiltonSuggs

The league has fined Paul LaPolice and three players for postgame criticism of the officials. This article fails to mention the offsides call that wasn't made on the winning TD play. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=335676

Matt Flowers West report http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4345397.htm

After trying out with Detroit, Jonathan Hefney has returned to the Bombers. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=335527

TTK, my two favorites are his two Philip Marlowes, Farewell My Lovely and The Big Sleep. If you like Chinatown, you will like Farewell My Lovely even more. Mitchum's Big Sleep is far superior to Bogart's IMO - better acting and much better script.

Edmonton Eskimos 24....Toronto Argonauts 6 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/esks-sink-argos-in-atlantic-test/article1726912/ http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W879.htm It was a close game for three quarters (10-6 after three), but the Eskimos blew them away in the fourth.

The Reds have a Cuban relief pitcher named Chapman who threw 25 straight pitches over 100 mph against the Padres, including one at a record 105 mph against Tony Gwynn. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-redspadres092410

Montreal Alouettes 44....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40 http://scoreboards.c.../final/W876.htm The Als took a quick 10-0 lead, and it looked like the game would be a blow out. But the Bombers got their act together and led for much of the game. Unfortunately, in the fourth quarter a bad call led to an Als TD, and another bad call awarded the Als the game winning TD. So the game was marred by the officiating. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 32....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 http://scoreboards.c.../final/W877.htm The Ticats took a 15-0 lead, but the Riders fought back. There were four lead changes. The Ticats had a chance to tie it in the last minute. They marched the ball downfield, but on the last play of the game the Riders intercepted the ball in the end zone. ***** British Columbia Lions 29....Calgary Stampeders 10 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4344682 For the first time that I can remember, both starting quarterbacks were benched for poor play. Paul McCallum hit six FGs. The Stampeders scored a TD with 12 seconds to go to make the score more respectable. ***** Tomorrow's Argos-Eskimos game in Moncton will be the first regular season game ever played in Atlantic Canada. It will also be the first regular season game ever played at a neutral site. http://slam.canoe.ca...5/15477456.html

jazzkrow, I have been a happy subscriber for 4.5 years. I get Sirius in my car. In addition to the music, I listen to the cable tv news channels, and feel no need to subscribe to cable television. Two years ago I drove to Kansas and back, and appreciated being able to listen to music or whatever without the channels ever fading out and needing to find another.

Unbelievable! The game ended in a draw. 9.14.68 to 10.8.68. They don't play overtime! They will come back next week and play another game!

St. Kilda did little in the second quarter, but Collingwood failed to score a goal in the third quarter. After three it's Collingwood by eight, 7.13.55 to 7.5.47. I was able to switch back over to 3AW during halftime, but my man Rex isn't calling the game this year.

Kenny, I don't get cable television. My ISP is not affiliated with ESPN, so it is not available to me on the web (espn3.com). At a quarter past midnight, my 3AW stream stopped. I suppose that the website was seeing too much demand. It took me 20 minutes, but I found the game on the website of SEN1116 in Melbourne, and I missed only the first three minutes of the game. Great game so far! Right now the score is 6.4.40 to 4.2.26, Collingwood.

David Naylor Week 13 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/cfl-this-week/article1722522/

Tonight's the night! I envy you guys on the west coast, for whom the game starts at 9:00 pm. I'll be staying up till 3:00 am to listen. The Age has a poll running on its website. With nearly 14,000 voting, 51% are picking the Collingwood Magpies to win, 49% the St. Kilda Saints.

Happy Birthday 2010 Ron!

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.