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Happy Belated Birthday AmirBagachelles!

Happy Belated Birthday 2009 Sundog!

Miles with Lee Konitz - Ezz-thetic

Four OOP: Charles Brown Maynard Ferguson Gerald Wilson Monk Black Lion

Here's more on the Kelly Malveaux trade, indicating that it doesn't make sense. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...479781-sun.html ***** The Ticats have signed a Division III rookie QB named Jason Boltus. Did Phil Simms play Div. III, or was it Div. II? I can't imagine that a Div. III player is good enough for the pros, but this guy is the all-time Div. III leader in total offense, so maybe he has a shot. http://cfldigest.com/ti-cats-add-div-iii-standout-qb/

Welcome back wolff! It strikes me as an odd combination for someone to be both a drag racer and an audiophile, considering the decibel volume of drag racing!

Happy Birthday Jim! America is taking the day off in celebration of it! In your honor, I'll open up Groovadelphia!

Sask traded Kitwana Jones to Edmonton for a QB named Juan Joseph. Jones' name was called a lot every Riders game I listened to. http://cfldigest.com/riders-deal-kitwana-jones-to-eskimos/ ***** The Bombers traded Kelly Malveaux to the Eskimos for Fred Perry. There must be a story about Malveaux. He's a good player, but this will be his fifth team in nine years. http://cfldigest.com/trade-perry-to-bomber...aux-to-eskimos/ ***** CFL training camps officially open June 7. There are pre-season games scheduled for June 17 and June 23. ***** Here's an article about some interesting promotions that the league will do this year related to the sale of single game tickets. http://cfldigest.com/cfl-single-season-gam...on-sale-june-1/ ***** The Eskimos have signed a rookie defensive end named Greg Peach. He won the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in Div. 1-AA, or whatever they are calling it now. http://cfldigest.com/eskimos-sign-peach/ ***** I didn't know that Bob O'Billovich was named Montana's Player of the Decade for the 1960s. http://cfldigest.com/obie-set-for-surgery/ ***** Here's a nice Toronto Star article about Nick Volpe, whom I met in 1978. He's still active! http://cfldigest.com/volpe-more-than-just-a-argo-scout/ ***** Here's an excellent Winnipeg Free Press pre-season review of the teams' off-season moves. http://cfldigest.com/winnipeg-free-press-g...ffseason-moves/

Lala: Miles Davis - The Musings of Miles

I opened up Dewey Redman's The Struggle Continues. Great album!

Happy Birthday Chuck! In your honor, I'll open up a promo cd tonight!

I remember the Breakfast Club on the radio in the 60s. I thought it was very boring, and couldn't understand why anyone listened to it!

Here's an AP article about the AL pitcher hitting: http://sports.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/...tsBaseball/home ST. PETERSBURG — An error on the Tampa Bay Rays' official lineup card forced starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine to bat in Sunday's game against Cleveland. The Rays listed Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria as the third baseman on the card given to the umpires before the start of the game. Longoria was supposed to be the designated hitter. After going hitless in his first two at-bats, Sonnanstine had an RBI double to left during a five-run fourth that put Tampa Bay ahead 7-3. After the top of the first, in which Zobrist played third, the game was delayed 13 minutes as the umpires discussed the matter among themselves and individually with Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon and Cleveland manager Eric Wedge. The umpires pulled the Indians off the field midway through the delay. The Rays lost their DH position due to the error, meaning Sonnanstine replaced Longoria in the third spot of the lineup. Longoria, available to come off the bench, entered the game at third with two outs in the sixth when reliever Grant Balfour replaced Sonnanstine. Longoria also took over the third posiiton in the lineup, while Balfour replaced right fielder Gabe Kapler in the seventh spot. Zobrist moved from third to right when Longoria came in.

Lala: Miles Davis with and without Lee Konitz/ Stan Getz/ Chubby Jackson with Gerry Mulligan - Conception

I like Charles Tolliver's Emperor March and Diana Krall's Quiet Nights, which I think is her best since All For You.

I remember him! There was something distinctive about him that made him stand out as a character actor. RIP

Lala: John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion, tracks 64-86 (end)

Lala: John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion, tracks 55-63

Lala: John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion, tracks 40-54

Lala: John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion, tracks 19-39

Lala: John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion, tracks 1-18 I've been doing a fair amount of lala-listening to songs I have purchased, so I figure there is no need to post what has already been posted.

I grew up with Sandie Shaw's 1964 version of that song. Hers is the definitive version in my book. Being from New Orleans, I grew up with Irma Thomas's version. Kai Winding's is news to me. Another Stones hit whose original I grew up with but is now forgotten is It's All Over Now, which was done by The Valentinos. I long thought that At Last was Etta James' song, but I heard a version (can't remember who) from the 40s on Sirius a couple of weeks ago.

Happy Birthday!

It's May 5 once again, and I am going to play my two most recent Tjader acquisitions, Latin Kick and Monterey Concerts.

By the way, did Alexander Hawkins use to post under a different board name? I think he had 1,000 posts the first time I noticed him.