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Both of these go on sale today. I continue to enjoy the Road Shows cd very much. The selections were well made. My copy of the In Vienne dvd has arrived, but I haven't had the opportunity to put it on yet. It looks like there is a pretty fair amount on the disc in addition to the concert, including podcasts and an itinerary. A couple of years ago my cd player/stereo system component died. I went to BJ's to buy a replacement, and was surprised to see that they didn't sell any. But it occurred to me that dvd players also play cd's, so I bought one of those. So I expect to play In Vienne on my stereo as often as I would a cd.

Marcel Bellefeuille has been the Ticats' interim head coach since he replaced Charlie Taafe. Today the team announced that it has given him a two-year contract. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Benckham is much better in what he's doing than Palin. BG, Palin's job is to get votes for the ticket. Right now, she is the only thing that is stopping this from being a landslide.

Thanks Chas! Who woulda thunk that we'd be up to 9,217 views?! ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24....Montreal Alouettes 23 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Entertaining game played for the purpose of meeting contractual obligations. Jamel Richardson caught his 16th TD pass for the Als. That's a team record. Kevin Glenn left the game in the second quarter with an injured left (non-throwing) hand. We learned last year when he broke his left arm that the Bombers need him badly. Maybe they'll give him the week off next week, to allow him to heal in time for the East Semi-Final.

It's great that you're back, MG! While you were gone, we all wished you a happy birthday!

British Columbia Lions 55....Toronto Argonauts 32 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home The Roughriders play the Argos next week. The Lions will play the Stampeders. If the Riders win and the Lions lose, the Riders will clinch second place. Otherwise, the Lions will clinch second. The Argos are out of the playoffs, and the Stampeders have clinched first place in the West. So naturally Sask and BC are hoping that their opponents don't show up to play, and that the other guys' do.

Happy Birthday Daniel A!

Saskatchewan Roughriders 55....Edmonton Eskimos 9 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4187342 The loss assures that Edmonton will finish last in the West for the third consecutive year. They will play Winnipeg in the Eastern Semi-Final. It is conceivable that this year's Grey Cup game will feature the West's first place team against the West's last place team. Sask's defense scored the Riders' first two TDs, and kept the Eskimos out of the end zone. Steven Jyles played the first half for the Riders, and Michael Bishop played the second half. ***** Rod Pedersen is the play-by-play announcer for the Roughriders. He has written a book which is out this week about the Riders' 2007 Grey Cup championship season called Green Magic. http://www.lulu.com/browse/book_view.php?fCID=4607368

paps, Balladyna is one of the Touchstones that was recently re-released, so I imagine that is why you're hearing it.

I forgot to say that the first 50 songs in your locker are free, so that's a five dollar savings to get started. I found two Cal Tjader albums I've wanted for a long time: Latin + Jazz = Cal Tjader and Monterey Concert. I plan to add those and probably one of Buddy Rich's PJ albums, and maybe a new Georgie Fame.

Calgary Stampeders 28....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4187102 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home The Stampeders never trailed, although it wasn't until early in the second quarter that they scored their first TD. With the victory, the Stamps have clinched first place in the West. Only two Stampeders have ever caught 100 passes in a season - Dave Sapunjis and Allen Pitts. Ken-Yon Rambo now has 97 with one game to go. Ticat rookie QB Adam Tafralis came into the game at the end, his first CFL game, and led the team down the field for a TD. ***** This is the first season in Roughrider history that they have sold out every game. They almost didn't last week, but the walk-ups after the kickoff took care of it. I suppose that winning the Grey Cup last year had a lot to do with it. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...87-185c8f9f0ba7 ***** Eric Blount of the Bombers ran back kicks for 1,695 yards in 1998, the league record. BC's Ian Smart has 1,601 with two games to go. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/spo...2d-4a5c1bc4a1ce

Fred Williams Week 18 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4186960 The Edmonton-Saskatchewan game is one I won't want to miss.

When lala.com got started over two years ago there were two threads about it: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=lala\.com http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...amp;hl=lala.com But I saw in the paper the day before yesterday that they have started a new website with the same name, so to speak. This is an online streaming and downloading with no DRM service with the support of the four majors and many indies. They have 6 million songs in their inventory. You can listen once to any (and all) of the six million songs for free. If you want to hear it a second time, you pay ten cents and put the song in your "locker". Once you have paid your dime, you can listen to the song as often as you want forever (or until lala goes broke!). If you want to, you can upload your own CDs into your locker for free. If you want to download the song, you pay 79 cents in addition to the original 10 cents. Because there is no DRM, you are not limited as to how you make your copy of the song. This is something that I expect I will be interested in. There are a number of albums I wouldn't object to paying a buck for, to listen on the computer whenever I want. And the fact that you can check out an entire album for free (one time) sounds good too. The article in the paper quoted the lala guy as saying that the profitability of the site will depend on downloading. So if nobody wants to download, the site will go belly up.

Thanks for that link, paps! I'll order Extensions this week.

You guys have talked me into ordering this Touchstone this week!

They've been getting a lot of Stan Getz in. I hope the next one is Sweet Rain. That is one of the few LPs that I would buy a CD of.

David Naylor Week 18 preview http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

I saw Dick Dale in Atlanta about 1995, so maybe it was the same tour you saw him on in Cleveland. I came prepared with ear plugs for both me and my date, so I don't recall it being loud. I have a vague recollection of seeing a rock band in college that I thought was too loud to enjoy, but I don't remember who it was. I do recall that Soft Machine played at the Newport Jazz Festival in I think 1970, and the Downbeat reviewer just dismissed them as being too loud.

OK, I've decided not to wait till the 28th unless there is something from that batch that you guys recommend. I've decided to get the Norma Winstone in addition to Gnu High and Gateway. Is there another non-ethereal one you guys recommend before I place my order? Last call!

Happy Birthday Matthew!

Valerie, yes, Rhonda Hamilton said on Sirius today that today is Dizzy's birthday as well. Chris, our paper has a list every day of celebrities' birthdays, and most of the list every day are people I've never heard of! I'm pretty sure that they are people I don't want to have heard of either!

This morning's paper says that celebrating birthdays today are Manfred Mann (68), Steve Cropper (67) and Elvin Bishop (66). Also celebrating birthdays today are Chicago's Lee Loughnane (62) and The Go-Go's' Charlotte Caffrey (55). My first thought was that we're all getting older now because Manfred Mann is 68, but upon reflection what's really hard to believe is that one of The Go-Go's is 55!

Hey, what's up with all the gypsy jazz now, like I see at Birdland? First the Hot Club of Detroit made a splash. I heard some group doing it on Sirius ten days ago. In a couple of weeks the Hot Club of San Francisco is putting out a new album. Apparently there has been a revival-fad going on that I am just now finding out about. That might be your best bet, Aggie. It will give your friend something to talk about with her friends.

OK, I'm going to buy a few more of these Touchstones. I am not in the market today for more of the classic "ECM sound". So I'm sure to get Gnu High, which I gather is a straight ahead quartet date. Some years ago I got Gateway II, if memory serves. I remember enjoying it, but I haven't been able to put my hands on it for years. So I think I will get the original Gateway as well. Can you recommend any other albums that are not ethereal from the Touchstones list? PS - I will wait till October 28 when the next batch is available.

You've got me laughing out loud, Aggie! 1) On the one hand, I'm glad you linked to that thread. It didn't occur to me that there would already be a thread on the album. 2) On the other hand, that thread is an argument about everything under the sun, and never gets around to discussing the album! Well, here's a thread about the album in which the music can be discussed! I've just gone through the seven pages of the ECM Touchstones thread, just to refresh my recollection. As BMG gets more and more ECMs, it wouldn't surprise me if they carry these Touchstones too. But if CD Universe is selling them for only $8.99, why wait five months for BMG to get them in and sell them for only two dollars less?