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I see that I have made an error. Antonioli spent 2002-2006 teaching in Graz, Austria, but she has lived in the US other than that. She now is based in the San Francisco Bay area. She made an album with George Cables in 1985, and two during her time in Europe. This is her fourth album.

Casey Printers hurt his knee last week. Travis Lulay will start this week against the Argos. Jarious Jackson is now apparently the third string QB and will play behind Lulay. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=328093

Matt Flowers East Report http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4328015.htm

Happy Birthday 2010 BeBop!

Happy Birthday 2010 fasstrack!

Matt Flowers West Report http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4327849

I found the NFL Network schedule: Canadian Football League Schedule on NFL Network July 1: Montreal @ Saskatchewan 7:00 PM ET July 10 Calgary @ Hamilton 1:00 PM ET July 17 Edmonton @ Saskatchewan 4:00 PM ET July 24 Edmonton @ Winnipeg 6:30 PM ET July 31 Hamilton @ Saskatchewan 6:30 PM ET Sept. 10 Calgary @ Edmonton 9:00 PM ET Sept. 17 Calgary @ Saskatchewan 9:00 PM ET Sept. 24 Montreal @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM ET Oct. 1 Montreal @ Calgary 9:00 PM ET Oct. 8 Edmonton @ Hamilton 7:30 PM ET Oct. 15 Hamilton @ Toronto 7:30 PM ET Oct. 22 Montreal @ Hamilton 7:00 PM ET Oct. 29 Montreal @ Toronto 7:00 PM ET Nov. 5 Calgary @ Winnipeg 8:00 PM ET

Here's my vote: Every tune at that same lethargic tempo...and then all those alternate takes...AAAARRRGHHH! LOL, those are my only two Columbia Monks! Maybe that's why I've always thought that his Columbia albums were his worst.

That's the one I have too!

Holy Toledo! Amazon has announced that over the past three months, for every 100 hardback books it sells (including books not available as eBooks), it has sold 143 eBooks (not including the free eBooks they offer). http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1449176&highlight=

I imagine that relatively few folks will give jazz much of a chance if they don't like the first album they buy, so those lists are of some value. My objection to them is that pretty much all of them are made up of the usual suspects, and the usual suspects aren't among my favorites.

Yes, I was thinking of that one. I guess that is universally considered his least popular album. It's funny, I've always remembered that one because his middle name is on the cover, but the title has never sunk in.

Nate, that doesn't ring a bell. What's its name?

I received a promo of a new album that might interest some here. Laurie Antonioli is a singer who has spent the past twenty years in Europe, so maybe some of you Yurpeens are familiar with her. She made a duo album with Richie Beirach in 2005, and I think that this album American Dreams is her first one since. I have mixed feelings about it. I like her voice a lot. And I like the musicians here. But I don't like half the songs. I find them interesting but not enjoyable. It's as if she was more interested in making an album that was different to stand out in the crowd than to make one that was likeable. I have found the CD at both Amazon and CDBaby, but unfortunately the samples are so brief that you can't hear enough of each melody to see what I mean when I say they are interesting and different. Too bad Lala is no longer with us to sample the album. Anybody here familiar with her?

I vote against Italy and France, which I rate as my worst Monk albums. If someone would like to suggest a Monk album he thinks is worse, I would be curious.

David, you're probably right, but since this thread is started I'll continue it. Steve Tibbetts - Natural Causes This isn't my idea of jazz. I would call it New Age. Accoustic guitar, with early tracks sounding Oriental. Very mild background music.

Buck Pierce's right knee is sprained, so he will miss this week's game against the Eskimos. Stephen Jyles will start in his place. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2010/07/18/14750646.html

Happy Birthday Kenny!

Saskatchewan Roughriders 24....Edmonton Eskimos 20 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W843.htm The Eskimos led for most of the game, and led 20-13 after three in what was a defense-dominated game. But Edmonton has yet to score a point in the fourth quarter this year. This was the NFL Network's game of the week. Next week's game will be the Eskimos against the Bombers. Saskatchewan remains undefeated, while Edmonton remains winless.

What? You mean you don't think I write like James Joyce?

I put in part of a letter I wrote to an old friend, and I got James Joyce!

Happy Birthday 2010 JL!

Montreal Alouettes 16....British Columbia Lions 12 Defensive struggle. The Als came from behind in the fourth to win it. The Als had lost nine straight in Vancouver, not winning since 2000. Much was made last year of the fact that the Lions never lose at home to the eastern teams, and the view was that since the Lions play their games at night, the eastern guys' body clocks feel like it is one in the morning during the fourth quarter. So the Als played last week in Edmonton, and spent the entire week there with only one practice, presumably so that their body clocks would adjust to western time.

Hungry, boys and girls? Announcing for your consumption....Fantuz Flakes! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/riding-to-the-top/article1643305/ Didn't the Green Bay Packers announce a profit of $5 million when they released their figures the other day? And the Riders made $3 million?

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W841.htm The Ticats dominated from start to finish, for their first win of the season. Buck Pierce limped off the field late in the third quarter, and was replaced by Stephen Jyles for the rest of the game. I think everyone has been waiting for Pierce to be lost with another concussion, so we'll see if he recovers quickly from this leg injury. What's the matter with Sandro DeAngelis? He missed two FGs tonight. I think he missed two last week, and I don't remember how many the first game. He's got to be the biggest disappointment in the league so far. As noted, Marcus Thigpen has scored a TD four different ways. In the history of the league (they started keeping records in the East in 1954), nobody has scored a TD five ways in a season. He didn't score tonight, but you can bet that the Ticats will plan to give him the ball close to the end zone so that he can score by rushing and set the record.