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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

Thanks Bill. Before I started posting on this thread, I listened to two Trane Prestige boxes, Fearless Leader and Interplay. Fearless Leader was very good, and I'll probably get it. Interplay was a little disappointing after listening to Fearless Leader. The European Concerts, which I'm listening to now, is very good, but every disc sounds the same. ***** Lala: Various - The History of Blue Note, 70th Anniversary, songs 1-25

Lala: John Coltrane - Live Trane - The European Tours, disc 5 Diana Krall - Quiet Nights

Lala: Tommy Flanagan - The Cats Miles Davis - In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, disc 1

Lala: Red Garland Quintet - Dig It! Red Garland Trio - Groovy

Lala: Red Garland Quintet - All Mornin' Long

That's what I was thinking too. Congratulations on selling out the previous pressing!

Happy Birthday Karl!

Lala: Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Bossa Nova

Not the same person, Moose, his brother.

Lala: Stan Getz - Sweet Rain Cal Tjader - Monterey Concerts

From the LA Times: Dan Seals dies at 61; half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley Rod Boren / For The Times Dan Seals, seen here performing in January 1993 at the Crazy Horse in Santa Ana, died of complications from cancer. He was 61. 'I'd Really Love to See You Tonight' was among their 1970s soft-rock hits. The singer-guitarist later became a country music star. By Valerie J. Nelson March 27, 2009 Dan Seals, who as part of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley sang the hit “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” and other 1970s soft-rock touchstones, has died. He was 61. FOR THE RECORD: The obituary in Friday's main news section on Dan Seals, who was part of the soft-rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, failed to state that he died Wednesday. His death was caused by complications related to lymphoma, said Marty Martel, a talent agent who worked with Seals. The singer died at his daughter's home in Nashville, the Associated Press reported. Although he was a Texas native, Seals called himself England Dan to avoid trading on the family name that his older brother Jim had made famous as half of another soft-rock pairing, Seals & Crofts. England Dan and John Ford Coley were known for ballads with lush harmonies and acoustic-based songs. Their 1976 album "Nights Are Forever," which had a fuller sound, drew comparisons to the Eagles. The pop-rock duo also had Top 10 hits with the late 1970s singles "Nights Are Forever Without You," "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" and "Love Is the Answer." After Seals went solo in 1980, the singer-guitarist returned to his roots -- and his given name -- and eventually became a country star while staying true to his signature soft sound. Between 1985 and 1990, he had 11 songs top the country charts, including “Meet Me in Montana,” a duet he recorded with Marie Osmond. Other hits included the danceable "Bop," the rodeo story "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" and "You Still Move Me." He came "naturally to his loose, intimate country sound, which has a Ricky Skaggs-like amiability," People magazine said in 1985. His sound was a "judicious, commercially successful blend of honky-tonk traditionalism, mild country rock and pop slickness," Mike Boehm wrote in 1989 in The Times. An unplanned performance by the Seals brothers at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry in 2002 convinced them that they should make it a habit. "We played 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' " Dan later recalled, referring to two Seals & Crofts hits. "When it was over, the audience stood up and . . . just kept clapping." "Now workin' with my brother Jim, it's almost like a dream," Dan said in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqhsv5creIM. The brothers had recorded about eight songs, which reportedly will be released. In interviews, Jim praised his brother's songwriting skills and said "he's got a great voice. He can sing anything." Dan Wayland Seals was born Feb. 8, 1948, in McCamey, Texas. By age 4, he was standing on an apple crate to play stand-up bass in the Seals Family Band formed by his father, E.W. "Waylon" Seals, who was a pipe-fitter for Shell Oil. When his parents split up, Seals moved around Texas with his mother before settling in Dallas in 1958. In high school, Seals played in garage bands, where he met Coley. They performed in a band called the Shimmerers, which became known as Southwest F.O.B. Seals and Coley had started playing acoustic country-folk music together and left the group in 1969 to perform as a duo. Their breakthrough song, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" was written by Parker McGee and released in 1976. After the duo split up, Seals had financial trouble while battling the Internal Revenue Service over taxes. By 1983, he was experiencing success on the country charts. With the arrival of Garth Brooks on the country landscape, Seals found his quieter style out of favor, according to "All Music Guide" and effectively became a touring artist in the late 1990s. A statement on the said Dan would be "remembered for his gentle smile, easy going demeanor, his enduring faith and endless generosity." In addition to his brother, Jim, Seals' survivors include his wife, Andrea; four children; and seven grandchildren.

I remember Johnny Blanchard well, because Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese had the Yankees game almost every week. I'm pretty sure I had his bubble gum card. I remember Blanchard as Yogi Berra's backup at catcher, frequently used as a pinch hitter. From the LA Times: Johnny Blanchard, 76, who played on five World Series- winning teams with the New York Yankees and was nicknamed "Super-Sub" for his versatility, died Wednesday of a heart attack at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn. Born in Minneapolis on Feb. 26, 1933, Blanchard starred in football, basketball and baseball at the city's Central High School. He was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent on July 3, 1951. He was with the Bronx Bombers from 1959 to 1965 and played several positions, including left and right field, first base and catcher. A pinch-hitting specialist, he holds the record for World Series pinch hits with 10. He hit .345 in the Yankees' five straight World Series appearances from 1960 through 1964. His best full season with the Yankees came in 1961, when he hit .305 with 21 home runs and 54 RBIs in 93 games. He hit four straight home runs over a three-game period to tie a major league record. His Yankee tenure came to an end May 3, 1965, when he was traded with Rollie Sheldon to the Kansas City Athletics for Doc Edwards. He played 52 games with the A's before finishing the 1965 season with the Milwaukee Braves. He retired at the end of the season. With the Yankees, he was a close friend of center fielder Mickey Mantle and was one of the honorary pallbearers at his funeral in 1995.