GA Russell

Toronto Argonauts 19....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4169105 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Not a particularly interesting game. The Bombers showed nothing in the first half. The Argos led 12-0 after one and 18-3 at the break. The Bombers were competitive in the second half, and were only one TD back for most of the fourth quarter with the score 18-11.

Fred Williams Week 6 preview http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform...aspx?id=4168786 ***** Montreal Alouettes 40....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4168973 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports ***** Edmonton Eskimos 35....British Columbia Lions 24 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4168986 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Good game. The Lions kicked a field goal very late in the second quarter to establish a 20-10 lead at the half. In the third they stretched the lead to 24-10. After that it was all Eskimos, as they scored 25 unanswered points. ***** Former Roughrider and Ticat receiver and long-time television analyst Leif Petterson has died of an apparent heart attack. He was only 57. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

David Naylor Week 6 preview http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports ***** The Als have signed Khalil Carter. Carter was expected to be a major contributor to the Argos defensive backfield this year, but in a surprise move he was cut, apparently because he didn't get along with the new head coach Rich Stubler. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...bc-4e2d0863dd29

Glad to see that this Twardzik book will be only 240 pages. As I recall, the book discussed five years ago was slated to be over 400 pages. I expressed doubt at the time that the fellow in his short life lived an interesting enough life to justify 400 pages.

The LA Times obituary is too long to post here, so I'll just give the link: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,3164242.story The obit quotes Bruce Brown of Endless Summer fame, and Corky Carroll, whom I remember from the Miller Lite commercials of the 80s. In the 80s ESPN would devote one night a week in the summertime to surfing, and I watched all the shows. I never saw any of Browne's work, but I would like to.

Saskatchewan Roughriders 27....Toronto Argonauts 22 http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Gam...6282476-cp.html http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167926 Another great game! Lots of lead changes. But Sask suffered some serious injuries. Darian Durant broke three ribs in the first quarter, and will be put on the nine-week disabled list. Andy Fantuz was having a great game until he apparently broke his leg in the fourth quarter. With Durant out, third string QB Steven Jyles came off the bench to lead the team to victory. The Riders are 5-0 for the first time since 1934!

Slide, I'm just seeing this thread for the first time now. Glad to see that you survived with relatively minor injuries! Hope you're feeling better soon!

Jason Tucker hurt his neck being tackled last night, and is out for the season. I think that most people would agree that other than Ricky Ray, Tucker is the best player on the team. Since the Eskimos aren't very good anyway, this could seriously affect their chances of making the playoffs. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edm...6273311-cp.html

RIP I saw him in 1997 in Atlanta as a warm-up act for Mark Murphy. His music that night was pretty lightweight, but fun for the whole crowd.

Here is his LA Times obituary: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,3780519.story Johnny Griffin, 80; tenor saxophonist known as the 'Little Giant' Robert Vos AFP / Getty Images Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, known as the "Little Giant" and celebrated for his lightning-fast musical style, performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam in 2007. By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 26, 2008 Johnny Griffin, the tenor saxophonist known as the "Little Giant," whose big, rich sound and lightning speed made for a distinct musical signature during an era when bebop was king, has died. He was 80. Griffin died Friday at his home in France, his agent, Helene Manfredi, told Bloomberg News. The cause was not reported. Though he was often called the "world's fastest saxophonist," Griffin -- who jammed with such greats as Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Art Blakey -- did not see speed as the key element of his playing. "Everybody called me a racehorse, but feeling good is my thing," Griffin said in a 1995 Times article. "Art Blakey used to say to me, 'You fire that [saxophone] like it's a machine gun.' I'd say, 'Yeah, man, but those are pellets of love.' " Griffin is credited with helping to spark renewed interest in bebop in the 1970s, with performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975, in Tokyo in 1976 and throughout the U.S. in the latter part of the decade. "He was very original," said drummer Louis Hayes, who performed with Griffin and many other jazz artists. Griffin "had a great knowledge of his instrument and music and . . . he had a tremendous impact on this art form we call jazz." Born John Arnold Griffin III in Chicago on April 24, 1928, Griffin grew up in a house that was often filled with music. His mother played piano and sang in the church choir; his father had played cornet. At 6, Griffin began studying the piano and later added the Hawaiian steel guitar. At DuSable High School in the 1940s, under bandmaster Capt. Walter Dyett, Griffin learned clarinet and oboe, and then the alto saxophone. His true love was the tenor sax -- a big instrument for the diminutive musician, who did not reach his final height of about 5 feet 5 until after high school. Outside of school, he played alto sax in a band with T-Bone Walker. Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, who while visiting DuSable heard Griffin play, invited him to join his band in 1945. Griffin, who was 17, graduated on a Thursday and on Sunday began his first professional gig with one of the most celebrated musicians of the day. While playing with Hampton, Griffin switched to tenor sax. In the 1950s, he moved to New York, where he played with R&B trumpeter Joe Morris, drummers Philly Joe Jones and Jo Jones and saxophonist Arnett Cobb. Older musicians who had influenced him -- saxophonists Ben Webster, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins -- took Griffin under their wing when he moved to the city. His friends included pianists Monk, Bud Powell and Elmo Hope. "They had so much respect for each other," Griffin said in the 1995 Times article. "I'd walk the streets of Harlem with them every day. That was my education." While serving in the Army in the early 1950s, Griffin formed a small band of his own. A colonel was impressed and ordered Griffin to be placed in the Army band -- a decision that kept him out of combat in Korea. In 1957, Griffin joined Blakey and later played in a Monk quartet. With tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Griffin co-led a quintet in the early 1960s. Their "battles," high-energy feats of improvisation, can be heard on "Tough Tenor Favorites," released in 1962. Griffin's many recordings also include "Introducing Johnny Griffin" (1956), "A Blowin' Session" (1957) with saxophonists Hank Mobley and John Coltrane, and "Change of Pace" (1961). Disheartened by the changes in jazz -- which he called "noise" -- and plagued by tax troubles, Griffin moved to Europe in the early 1960s. He lived in the Netherlands for many years and later settled in a chateau in southwest France. In Europe, jazz had a higher profile and racism a lesser presence, he said. But beginning in 1978, with a performance with saxophonist Dexter Gordon, he returned regularly to the United States to perform and celebrate his birthday. In a review of a 1978 concert, then-Times critic Leonard Feather called Griffin "a hard-driving performer with a crackling energetic sound and the ability to create flawlessly swinging lines that never let up." In later years, Griffin, who was also a composer, often performed with his longtime drummer, Kenny Washington. Griffin's album "Smokin' Sax" was released Tuesday, according to Billboard.com. Griffin had an explanation for the speed that defined his style. "I got so excited when I played, and I still do," he once said. "I want to eat up the music like a child eating candy."

British Columbia Lions 36....Montreal Alouettes 34 Another terrific game! The Als led 17-3 after one, and 17-6 at the break. BC took the lead for the first time early in the fourth. The lead changed hands a number of times after that until Paul McCallum won it with a field goal with a few seconds left. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports

The FCC approved the XM-Sirius merger today. http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/i...ology/xmsirius/

Edmonton Eskimos 19.....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167589 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home Casey Printers hurt his thumb on a tackler's helmet, and was replaced by Ritchie Williams. As usual, Williams looked better than the $500,000 man.

RIP Johnny Griffin holds a special place in my heart because he was featured on one of my first jazz albums, my first Monk album, Thelonious In Action. To this day, Light Blue and Blue Monk from that album are two of my favorite Monk recordings.

Yeah, I know Chuck. But BClug has just this week reappeared for the first time in months, and I haven't seen John Tapscott for a long while either. In the meantime, this thread gets a couple of hundred views a week, so I figure that I must be providing a service to somebody! ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32....Calgary Stampeders 28 What a game! See-saw battle. I think there were 27 points scored in the fourth quarter. Ryan Dinwiddie looked great. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Happy Birthday Bichos!

Happy Birthday Chris!

Fred Williams Week 5 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4167216 ***** The Bombers released Duncan O'Mahony Tuesday. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...6245126-cp.html

tf, I'll say a prayer for everyone's complete recovery. Glad to hear that you both were not seriously injured.

Here's Jerome Holtzman's AP obituary: http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsBaseball/home

Wow! Jason Armstead had one bad game Saturday, and the Als cut him. I was never a big fan of his, but they loved him in Ottawa. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Holy Toledo, Chris! That's a lot of remotes. I am always losing mine. I have one right now for the recently acquired TV digital converter, but all of the others are AWOL.

The Washington Post obit is too long to post here, but I found it very interesting to read about what this guy did, and I imagine that some of you will as well. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,6777903.story

The Bombers are 0-4, so Doug Berry has named Ryan Dinwiddie as the starting QB over Kevin Glenn. Glenn has the worst efficiency rating in the league, with two TDs and eight INTs. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...219396-sun.html

Toronto Argonauts 35....Edmonton Eskimos 31 Evidently a great game. Sorry I had to miss it. http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4166432 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** It looks like Barrin Simpson is out for the year. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Win...212431-sun.html