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The Riders have signed Jason Clermont. Clermont is a real estate agent in Regina. So whatever he left on the table with this deal, he should make it up selling houses. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

This is one of the things that I dislike about the NFL. and perhaps this is the fault of the press rather than of the coaches and players. As I see it, football on the pro level is a game of 300-pound men beating on each other for three hours, yet they always act as if the entire game was won or lost because of one play, as if what they have been doing for the rest of the three hours doesn't matter.

Pretty nifty the way the YouTube clip superimposes the two recordings! But it's just one line. Don't you need to borrow more than one line to infringe on a copyright?

Happy Birthday Dmitry, wherever you are!

In the mid-70s, UA released a series of "Very Best of..." compilations of 60s Liberty artists. I bought the one of the Classics IV. Stormy was always one of my favorites. From the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,2564117.story Lead singer of '60s group the Classics IV dies Dennis Yost, 65, helped found the band whose hits included 'Spooky,' and 'Stormy' December 9, 2008 <h2 style="">Dennis Yost</h2>Lead singer of the group Classics IV Dennis Yost, 65, the lead singer of the 1960s soft rock group the Classics IV, died Sunday at Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio, of respiratory failure, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Yost had been in failing health since suffering a traumatic brain injury in a fall at his home in 2005. The Classic IV had a series of hits, including "Spooky," "Traces of Love" and "Stormy." Yost, a native of Detroit, played drums and sang. He was an original member of the band, which formed in Jacksonville, Fla., where Yost was raised, in the early 1960s. In 1967, the band relocated to Atlanta, and a year later they had their first national hit with "Spooky." A year later "Stormy" was a hit, and "Traces of Love" made it to No. 2 in 1969. That same year, the group had a top 20 hit with "Everyday With You Girl." Buddy Buie, co-writer of the group's songs with guitarist J.R. Cobb, said: "Dennis had an incredible voice -- just a great voice for love songs." The group eventually changed its name to "Dennis Yost and the Classics IV." Although the group's lineup changed, Yost continued to perform with the group until 2005.

The Globe & Mail reports tonight that the Arena league is in danger of folding. The league has 16 teams. Jim Popp estimates that 3-5 players per team are good enough to play in the CFL. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Happy Birthday West Coast Ghost!

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Desmond, by far Mulligan/Baker Monk Blue Note

Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs (King). (The cd issue was entitled Please Come Home For Christmas, and included four organ bonus tracks by Bill Doggett. The Charles Brown 45s mentioned by MG above are on this album. Alas, Amazon says that the cd is now out of print.)

D. Krall did it on one of her Impulse albums. Still far from the 'standard' it deserves to be. You're Looking at Me is on Krall's All For You album, which I think is her best seller. Mark Murphy did two NKC LPs, and my favorite song from the bunch was I Keep Going Back to Joe's.

I've grown accustomed to spending $2.79 for my BMG discs!

Aggie, these are no longer valid. Have you seen any new ones yet?

The Lions let go of Otis Floyd today. There may be more shoes to drop, as apparently the decision has been made to dispatch veterans and free up salary cap space. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

I have read that the body was that of a blond. What was a blond doing in China?

Congratulations twice, Michael!!

Here's the list: http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx

This was nominated for a Grammy today: Best Jazz Vocal Album

This was nominated for a Grammy today: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

I'm shocked. The Lions have let go both Jason Clermont and Charles Roberts. Maybe BClug will give us his thoughts on this. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

I have a positive attitude about it. When I was just starting to get into jazz (I'm pretty sure it was 1966), I read a Time Magazine article raving about Handy and the new Monterey album. I guess you could say for emotional reasons I have always had an extra desire for the music that was coming out just when I started to get interested. So I might pick this Select up.

As expected, Mike Kelly was named head coach of the Bombers today. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4195188

In 1973 I met a scout (I don't remember his name), and I asked him what it takes to be right more often than anyone else. He replied that if a scout wanted to be right more often than any other scout, all he would need to do would be to say that everyone he saw was not a prospect. But of course, that wouldn't do anybody any good. From the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,4272638.story <h2 style="">John Robert 'Red' Murff</h2>Mets scout found Nolan Ryan John Robert "Red" Murff, 87, the New York Mets scout who discovered Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, died Friday at a nursing home in Tyler, Texas. The cause of death was not given. Murff filed this report on 17-year-old Ryan of Alvin, Texas, in 1964: "Skinny right-handed junior. Has the best arm I've ever seen in my life. Could be a real power pitcher someday." Although Ryan stood 6 feet 2 and could throw a baseball 100 mph, he weighed only 150 pounds as a high school player and often had no idea where his fastball was going, putting off most scouts who came to watch him pitch. "Murff was different because he met my parents once," Ryan recalled later. "He saw how big my dad was [6 feet 4, 240 pounds]. He saw my genetic potential." The Mets took a chance, making Ryan the 295th player taken in the 1965 draft. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 and is now president of the Texas Rangers. Born April 1, 1921, in Burlington, Texas, Murff pitched for the Milwaukee Braves from 1956 to 1957, going 2-2 with three saves and a 4.65 earned-run average in 26 appearances.

By the time October of '66 rolled around, Yesterday & Today was very old news. I can't imagine a high school kid who was interested in owning that record not already having it by then.