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I got David Foster Wallace too. I've never heard of him before.

I have received promos of seven new ECM releases, so I thought I would start a thread about them with a comment or two. Manu Katche - Third Round I really liked Katche's last album Playground, and looked forward to this. I find that it is not as exciting, quieter overall. I keep the CDs I've opened in the past twelve months separate from the remainder of my collection, and I've been listening to them for the past two weeks. I don't think that Third Round is as good as Playground, but I do think that it is among the best I've gotten in the past year. ***** Terje Rypdal - Crime Scene Some of the tracks are loud and rock-influenced, while many are quiet in comparison. Crime Scene is unlike the few other Rypdal albums I have - he is accompanied by a big band with a lot of brass. I find myself exhausted when the album is over. ***** Ketil Bjornstad - Remembrance Other than the Keith Jarrett albums, this is about as mainstream as ECM gets. I like it. Sax, piano and drums. Why didn't they include a bass? ***** I'll post regarding the other four when I get to them.

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Happy Birthday 2010 Tom!

Vocal "cords", surely. LOL! Thanks, Ted! In fact, I typed "cords" and changed it because it didn't look right.

Toronto Argonauts 27....Calgary Stampeders 24 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W840.htm Both teams suffered greatly from the short week. The Argos in the first half and the Stamps in the third quarter had the chance to put the game away and failed to do so. Still, it was exciting to see the Argos come back in the fourth after being down 24-13.

It wouldn't bother me if Congress passed a law prohibiting the sale of composer royalties.

I'm reminded of The Twilight Zone episode where the guy had his vocal chords cut to win a bet that he could go without speaking.

This week's games start tonight, with the Stampeders playing the Argos. ***** David Naylor Week 3 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/cfl-week-3-picks/article1639512/ ***** Gregg Xenakes Week 3 picks: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4326119.htm ***** Matt Flowers West Report: http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4326202

Ted, I don't know what you have in mind. I've looked up nauseous at dictionary.com, and here is what it says: 1. affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous. 2. causing nausea; sickening; nauseating.

For her silence.

Happy Birthday 2010 jostber!

Happy Birthday EKE BBB!

I posted the above at the (Toronto) Globe & Mail's website, and it was deleted for failing to conform to their standards!

Grooveshark: Mort Sahl - At the Hungry i

I once saw Mel Torme on tv say that she was a major influence on him.

Hell has frozen over. I agree with Jesse Jackson! However, we all know that the Curt Flood suit did not create free agency. Flood lost.

I remember Steinbrenner most for abusing his employees. I can't respect anyone who won't follow the Golden Rule.

In the BC game, Casey Printers pulled a leg muscle late in the first half, and was replaced for the rest of the game by Travis Lulay. I thought that Lulay was the third string QB. No word on why Jarious Jackson wasn't put in.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing in your mind? Hi Lucas, I was thinking that it reflected the current state of jazz - that so many musicians are releasing their own music, and that jazz is not being supported by the major labels much anymore. I guess I would consider the current state to be bad, but I don't think that your selections are bad. ***** Now that I have my new ISP, I have gone over to AccuJazz to check it out. I see that it has a Vibes Channel. This is great news for me, because I tried to set up a Vibes Channel at Pandora, but it didn't work out satisfactorily.

I don't think that I knew that Barrin Miles retired, and has joined the BC coaching staff. ***** Montreal Alouettes 33....Edmonton Eskimos 23 http://scoreboards.c.../final/W839.htm The Eskimos offense dominated the first forty minutes and took a 23-11 lead, but could do nothing right after that. Bryan Hall retired last year, so now the Eskimos have a new play-by-play announcer for the first time in about forty years. Morley Scott was formerly the Edmonton Oilers announcer, and I was skeptical. He did a great job, but I missed Hallsy's passion for the league. Of course, it's very hard to replace a legend - I was reminded of Chuck Israel having to fill Scott LaFaro's shoes. Commissioner Marc Cohon was interviewed during the halftime of the game, and he said that being on the NFL Network is great for recruiting. The league thinks that there are many good American players who don't consider playing in the CFL because they are unfamiliar with it.

I listened to quite a number of the games, and I think that my appetite for soccer is sated for the next four years. Ted Williams used to say that the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a baseball, but this tournament has me thinking that it may be hitting a soccer ball. There were a high percentage of shots on goal that went wide of the net. Considering that these are supposed to be the best players in the world, they didn't look very good to me. However, I was very impressed today by a few guys who were able to dribble the ball very well. Too bad more players don't have that ability. The winning team will get $31 million in prize money. Each team will receive $1 million for preparation costs. The winner will get an additional $30 million, the runner-up $24 million, semifinal losers $20 million, quarterfinal losers $18 million, second-round losers $9 million and first-round losers $8 million. More here Thanks, Cyril, but that article doesn't tell us how much each player will get. Can each Spaniard count on receiving a millions dollars?

I haven't read anything about the prize money. These guys are getting paid, right? What are the winners' and losers' shares of today's match?

I forgot to mention Hamilton's Marcus Thigpen. He was on Sask's scout team last year, but I don't think that he ever played. When the Riders signed Dominique Dorsey in the offseason, they let him go and the Ticats picked him up. Last week he ran back the opening kickoff for a TD, and later ran back a missed FG attempt for another TD. Yesterday he ran back a punt for a TD, and also scored a TD on a 25+ yard pass and run play. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 37....British Columbia Lions 18 http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=canoe&page=CFL/scores/final/W838.htm The news about this game is the new BC ballpark, Empire Field. It was constructed in 111 days for a little over $14 million, and seats 25,000. The Lions plan to play in it only this year while the domed BC Place is being renovated. The announcers for both teams talked about how impressed they are by it. If this can be duplicated elsewhere, there should be no hang-up in putting new teams in Halifax, Moncton and Quebec City.

Calgary Stampeders 23....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=4325276 Real good game, with a particularly good last minute and a half. See-saw battle from start to finish. On the last play of the game, Sandro DeAngelis attempted a 59-yard FG to win it, but it was blocked.