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Jim McKay has died. I remember well his calling the first CFL game I ever saw, the 1962 Grey Cup game (the famous Fog Bowl). His attempt to see through the fog to tell what was going on made the game more interesting than it probably was. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...portsOther/home

I remember seeing Incense and Peppermints as a Rate-a-Record on American Bandstand!

I should have known that we could count on Bev for some Robert Wyatt! Here's my vote: Come on all of you big strong men Uncle Sam needs your help again he's got himself in a terrible jam way down yonder in Viet Nam so put down your books and pick up a gun we're gonna have a whole lotta fun (CHORUS) And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die Come on generals, let's move fast your big chance has come at last now you can go out and get those reds cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and you know that peace can only be won when we've blown 'em all to kingdom come Come on wall street don't be slow why man this war is a go-go there's plenty good money to be made by supplying the army with the tools of its trade let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb, they drop it on the Viet Cong Come on mothers throughout the land pack your boys off to Viet Nam come on fathers don't hesitate send your sons off before it's too late and you can be the first ones on your block to have your boy come home in a box

Happy Birthday Ray!

Happy Birthday Kalo!

I remember Jerry Cole and the Spacemen, but I had no idea that he was a member of the Wrecking Crew, or in the Shindig and Hullabaloo bands. Here's his LA Times obituary: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,2429479.story Jerry Cole, 68; guitarist, songwriter recorded surf music albums From a Times Staff Writer June 6, 2008 Jerry Cole, a guitarist and songwriter who released several surf music albums in the 1960s and recorded with prominent bands such as the Beach Boys and the Byrds, died of a heart attack May 28 at his Corona home, said his wife, Gale. He was 68. With his own group, the Spacemen, Cole released four albums of "space-age surf music" in just over two years, beginning with "Outer Limits" in 1963, according to the Allmusic Internet database. Jerry Cole Cole was a member of producer Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew studio collective, a group of musicians who played on many pop hits in the 1960s. Cole can be heard on the Beach Boys' 1966 album "Pet Sounds," the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" single and the band Them's self-titled 1965 album. Born Jerald Edward Kolbrak on Sept. 23, 1939, in Green Bay, Wis., Cole moved to Los Angeles and joined the Champs in 1959 after the instrumental quintet had recorded the chart-topping "Tequila." Fellow band members included Glen Campbell as well as Jimmy Seals and Dash Crofts, who became successful as the duo Seals and Crofts in the 1970s. On television, Cole led the pit bands for the mid-1960s rock-'n'-roll-oriented shows "Shindig" and "Hullabaloo." He also cut a number of instrumental rock albums under a variety of names. Cole went in a country-rock direction after session work with Roger Miller and country singers Chuck Howard and Susie Allanson, Allmusic reported. In 2004, Cole was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In addition to Gale, whom he married in 1984, Cole is survived by daughters Monique and Katrina and a son, Cane. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. June 28 at Corona Christian Center, 1901 W. Ontario Ave., Corona.

Two news items from the Alouettes: Peter Warrick flunked his physical. Bad knee. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home They signed Jason Armstead. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home The Warrick article also says that David Boston was suspended by the Argos because of a foot injury. He may be back in mid-season.

Sorry to hear it, Noj. Good luck!

The Ticats have signed Florida QB Chris Leak. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Ham...5761556-cp.html ***** Here's a Winnipeg Free Press look at the situation around the league as training camps open: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/fo...p-4770457c.html

Here's a list of free agents available to be signed (if they haven't in reality retired like Steve Christie). http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=143

Thanks Aggie. Maybe I should just go to Wikipedia before I ever post anything!

Wasn't the swastika an American Indian design?

In a statement accompanying the figures, Sheila C. Bair, the chairwoman of the F.D.I.C., offered an unusually blunt assessment of the state of the industry. “This is a worrisome trend,” Ms. Bair said. “It’s the kind of thing that gives regulators heartburn.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/business...amp;oref=slogin

Chris, I always enjoy the artwork you create for the birthday threads!

Training camps opened today. In the past, I have started a new thread for the season itself (as opposed to the off-season hot stove league). However, at this point this thread has 3,285 views. I suspect that many of those views are from CFL fans who are not jazz fans or members of the board. Maybe they have bookmarked the thread. So to keep these folks coming to the board (and maybe viewing our jazz-related threads as well), I have decided to rename the thread rather than start a new one.

Happy Birthday, and keep swinging!

The Ticats have released Jason Armstead. I have always felt that he was overrated, but the move was made because he refused to sign a a contract extension that called for a paycut. The Riders traded Armstead to the Ticats for Corey Holmes. Now both of them have been cut for money reasons. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/new...9a-60bbf1fce5d8 ***** Here's the Spectator's pre-season analysis of the Lions: http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/375592 ***** Here's the Spectator's analysis of the Ticats: http://www.thespec.com/Sports/Local%20Sports/article/376080 ***** Now that they have Noel Prefontaine, the Eskimos have released Duncan O'Mahony, whom they obtained just the other day. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edm...5734681-cp.html

News! On the eve of the teams opening their camps tomorrow, the Argos have signed Mike Vanderjagt, and traded Noel Prefontaine to the Eskimos. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

Happy Birthday Bill!

Jazz1, my stereo system is strictly pedestrian, so my opinion is worth nothing to the audiophiles in the group. However, I will say that the fidelity never sounds bad to me.

Go ahead and laugh, Conrad. You're the one who's paying money to watch television!

Here's what the oddsmakers see to be the final won-lost records for the regular season. The Argos and the Lions are picked to win the most games, and the Als are picked to win the fewest. http://www.cappersmall.com/press/articles/...-Wins-5847.html

I received my copy of The Croydon Concert today, and right away put on Disc 1. It's terrific! I have a few things with bassist Bob Magnussen, but this one stands out. He is interesting on every song. Maybe fifteen years ago I picked up a CD called Laurie's Choice which contained four tracks recorded live. I can't put my hands on it at the moment, and I can't remember if pianist Milcho Leviev is on it or not. If not, this is my first album of his. He does a great job here. The three releases on the Widow's Taste label each feature a different pianist, and it may be that my order of preference is based upon my opinion of the pianist. At this point, I would rank Roger Kellaway first (The Last Concert), Milcho Leviev second (The Croyden Concert) and George Cables third (The Abashiri Concert). I enjoy all three releases, but I have wondered why Laurie released The Abashiri Concert first, because I haven't thought that it is as good as The Last Concert. But the press release included a New York Times article which stated that Laurie released Abashiri because she was interviewed about that concert, and she said during the interview that she would release it so that it would receive some publicity from the article! Anyway, I'm going to play Disc 1 for a few days before I move on to Disc 2. Usually I wait a while to get to the second disc of a set, but this Disc 1 has got me yearning for more!

I remember when Korman won the Emmy for best comedian, and Conway closely followed him up onstage and wordlessly stood inches away from the podium, with a world-class hound dog face, completely stealing the show from Korman who was trying to give his acceptance speech.

George Shearing, disc 3