GA Russell

ss1, the last NFL retiree who decided to finish up his pro career in the Canadian league that I can remember was Fred Biletnikoff (who played one year with the Alouettes)! Andre Rison also finished up his pro career with the Argos, but it was his intention at the time to return to the NFL.

Lala: Cal Tjader's Latin Kick My favorite Tjaders are the Skyes and the Verves; but this might be my favorite of the rest.

Lala: Bud Shank - Live at the Haig The Return of Art Pepper

Happy Easter everyone! This year's Hall of Fame inductees were announced this week: Alondra Johnson, Glen Weir, Rudy Phillips, Jim Mills and builder Tony Anselmo of Calgary. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...9041321-cp.html

Happy Birthday BM!

Happy Birthday!

I heard some of the Thornton interview today on the Sirius CBC channel. It made me uncomfortable, and I switched to something else.

Lala: Various - The History of Blue Note, 70th Anniversary, songs 47-70 (the end) Tracks 49-58 reminded me of why I didn't listen to much jazz in the 70s. ***** Red Garland Trio - It's a Blue World

Lala: John Coltrane - Live Trane - The European Tours, disc 7 Charles Brown - Sunshine in My Life

Happy Belated Birthday Kyo! Hope it was a good one.

Happy Birthday 2009 Allen!

I remember one called Spooky. I remember that it was released shortly before the Classics IV's recording hit the New Orleans airwaves.

Tom Hicks, the owner of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Stars (and as I recall a favorite of Big Al's ) has defaulted on a $525 million loan secured in part by the two teams. http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/...al_gam_mostview

Lala: Charles Tolliver Big Band - Emperor March: Live at the Blue Note

Lala: Sean Jones - The Search Within

I read somewhere last year, and it may have been in the booklet for his Mosaic box, that his soundtrack album to the surfing movie Barefoot Adventure was the first PJ album to earn royalties. Dick Bock called him up and said that he had never paid royalties before, so what do you want to do? Bock gave him the choice of cash or a new hi-fi system. Shank chose the hi-fi.

Lala: Various - The History of Blue Note, 70th Anniversary, songs 34-46 Red Garland Quintet - Soul Junction

I'm very sorry to hear this. I'll put on This Bud's For You right now.

Happy Birthday!

Lala: Various - The History of Blue Note, 70th Anniversary, songs 26-33

Lala: John Coltrane - Live Trane - The European Tours, disc 6 Red Garland's Piano

For something different, you might want to find Manfred Mann's instrumental of Sunny from the LP What a Mann.

Today is the first day of a new era for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It was announced that the club would be taken private by David Asper, who would obtain the real estate of CanadInn Stadium, and that a new 30,000 seat stadium would be built on the campus of the Univ. of Manitoba with funding by the various governments as well as Asper. The franchise will revert back to the community should it fail financially. http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/...lobeSports/home ***** It was announced earlier (as I noted) that Marcus Brady would be both the Als' receivers coach and backup QB. Today it was announced that Brady will retire as a player. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Mon...8980121-cp.html ***** The Bombers continue to make major changes. In a complicated three-team trade with the Riders and the Ticats, Winnipeg sent Dan Goodspeed, who has been an all-star lineman the past two years, to Hamilton. The Bombers also traded Anthony Malbrough to the Eskimos for future considerations. When I was a boy, I think a majority of NFL trades were for future considerations, but it's been years since I've seen the last one. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...976516-sun.html

Lala: Chet Baker - Jazz Masters 32

Lala: Cal Tjader - Soul Bird: Whiffenpoof