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The writers have named Marc Trestman Coach of the Year. I would have voted for Marcel Bellefeuille. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/trestman-named-cfls-coach-of-the-year/article1491527/ ***** The Rules Committee will recommend to the Board of Governors that teams be required to go for the two-point convert in overtime. They will also recommend returning to the teams having the option to scrimmage from the 35 after a field goal. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/News/2010/03/04/13119896.html

I got a 34, but I said that I didn't play video games. Actually, I believe that pollsters consider you to play video games if you play solitaire on the computer, which I do every time I am on the computer. MG, Ann Coulter says that moderates are people who are too stupid to have figured out by now whether they are liberal or conservative!

OK, I see that I misread the notes. The title track was written by Motian. The one composition not written by him is Irving Berlin's Be Careful It's My Heart. I'll correct that post.

Allen, I've asked ECM. We'll see what they say.

Saskatchewan has signed Dan Goodspeed. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Saskatchewan/2010/03/03/13103126.html http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4294299.htm ***** With a new coaching staff, Toronto has signed Jordan Younger, whom they had released. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/argonauts-re-sign-jordan-younger/article1489957/

ECM is releasing this disc on Tuesday. It's called Lost in a Dream. Ten songs, all but Irving Berlin's Be Careful It's My Heart written by Motian. I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Congratulations Stefan! But...Pics or it didn't happen!

Ted, would Peter Czowski have rooted for the US?

Happy Birthday Johnny!

I heard on the radio yesterday that Letterman said that he watched the US-Canada gold medal hockey game, and he was rooting for Canada.

Hamilton has traded Prechae Rodriguez to Saskatchewan. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4292416.htm ***** Edmonton has released Kelly Malveaux. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=/cfl/news/AJN4292774.htm

Happy Birthday 2010 Al!

Happy Birthday Garth!

Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu have recorded a duet album called Chiaroscuro which will be released March 16. The following week they are touring the US: March 23 at the Regattabar in Boston March 24th at the Italian Academy at Columbia University in NYC March 27th at the San Francisco Jazz Festival March 28th at the Triple Door in Seattle

Happy Birthday 2010 Noj!

News from BC: JuJuan Armour has retired. The Lions have released LaVar Glover, Ian Smart and Nautyn McKay-Loescher. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/lions-release-three/article1481906/

Happy Birthday 2010 Michel!

Edmonton made a $400K profit last year. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2010/02/23/13000971-qmi.html ***** Winnipeg has released Casey Bramlet, leaving newly signed Stephen Jyles as their only QB with any game experience. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2010/02/23/13005026.html

Eddie Davis retired today. That means that Anthony Calvillo is the last player left to have played for an American team. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/roughriders-eddie-davis-retires/article1481263/

So who would buy the catalogue from Citibank? Concord?

I confess to having second thoughts on the current state of copyright law. I am active at mobileread.com, which was recommended to me by clave/seeline. It is devoted to eBooks and eBook readers. There is always plenty of discussion about copyright laws. I have no objection whatever to an artist (whether author or musician) making all the money he can from his work (whether book or recording). I have always felt that it is immoral to violate copyright for one's own personal enjoyment, depriving the artist of his compensation. However, once the artist is dead, it is now not clear to me that his heirs have any moral claim to deprive the public of the art. I am not a believer in, as the lawyers say, the hand ruling from the grave. In this case, I assume that Miles did not authorize the recording of these public performances. But they were made anyway, to no detriment to Miles. Now that he is dead, I see no reason why the public should not have the opportunity to hear and enjoy (or not) the art.

I was thinking of him yesterday. All the US radio stations seem to have forgotten that Rivers had the original hit of By the Time I Get to Phoenix. Glen Campbell's cover was a bigger hit, and that's the one that history seems to remember. Phoenix was Rivers' first slow hit. His previous hits were up-tempo, recorded at the Whiskey a Go Go, hair combed back. His Album Changes had slow studio recorded songs with his hiar combed forward.

Lala: Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman - West Coast Jazz in Hifi Highly recommended.

I was given a copy of a contemporary jazz album called Urban Vacation by Norwegian saxophonist Terje Lie. It's a lot better than most of the c jazz I hear on Sirius. Jeff Lorber co-produced the album and plays keyboards and guitar. The whole thing reminds me a lot of fairly late Klaus Doldinger's Passport. You can hear it for yourself at lala: http://www.lala.com/#album/1657606137893625867/Terje_Lie/Urban_Vacation

Seattle has signed Ricky Foley. He led the league in sacks and tackles with BC last year, and won the Most Outstanding Canadian Award. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/seahawks-sign-ricky-foley/article1478732/