GA Russell

Older fans of To Tell the Truth probably knew that in the '40s Collyer played Superman on the radio.

June 18 Con Conrad - 1891 Jeanette MacDonald - 1903 Kay Kyser - 1906 Sammy Cahn - 1913 Don "Sugarcane" Harris - 1938 Paul McCartney - 1942 ***** Bud Collyer - 1908 Linda Thorson - 1947 (I saw her on Broadway in Noises Off.)

Sofia Goodman Makes a Deeply Personal Statement With "Receptive," Set for July 26 Release On Joyous Records Produced by Pascal Le Boeuf, Drummer/Composer's Third Recording Features A New Edition of the Sofia Goodman Group, With Nashville Players Blaise Hearn, Desmond Ng, Jovan Quallo, Dan Hitchcock, Alex Murphy, Leland Nelson, Jimmy Lopez CD Release Shows in Cleveland (7/26), Knoxville (7/27), Nashville (7/29)   June 18, 2024 Sofia Goodman continues her meteoric ascent in the jazz world with Receptive, her July 26 release on Joyous Records. The much-lauded Nashville drummer-composer presents on her third album a profoundly personal cycle of eight original compositions that explore the human values that she holds most dear. The team that augments her journey through her inner self includes the latest incarnation of the renowned Sofia Goodman Group—trumpeter Blaise Hearn, trombonist Desmond Ng, saxophonists Dan Hitchcock and Jovan Quallo, pianist Alex Murphy, bassist Leland Nelson, and percussionist Jimmy Lopez—as well as Grammy-nominated musician and recent Nashville transplant Pascal Le Boeuf, who serves as producer. Receptive represents a careful refinement of the rich, expansive approach that was the hallmark of Goodman’s previous album, 2023’s Secrets of the Shore. It offers the same panoply of grooves, lush harmonies, and textural colors, delivered in a variety of introspective moods (befitting their titles) as well as with a fresh compositional and conceptual confidence. She attributes this in part to the involvement of Le Boeuf, her first experience with an outside producer. “He’d want us to really experiment and get into new territory and get out of our heads to try new things,” Goodman says. “Having him in the studio raised the bar for everybody there, because he’s such an amazing talent.” Back row: Blaise Hearn, Desmond Ng, Jimmy Lopez, Dan Hitchcock, Alex Murphy. Front row: Leland Nelson, Sofia Goodman, Jovan Quallo. Let there be no doubt, however, that Goodman is the leader; Receptive is her vision. From the sweet warmth of the opening “Trust,” to the suspenseful stop-time and driving swing of “The Space Within,” to the knowing contentment (and again, driving swing) of the closing title track, the drummer’s presence both literal and psychic is unmistakable. But that doesn’t mean the other Group members aren’t powerful presences in their own right. Quallo’s gorgeous flute illuminates the charming “Allow,” both in his pacific reading of the melody and his gymnastic solo (which Lopez follows with a purposeful solo statement of his own). Nelson and Ng each offer sharp-eared melodic submissions on “Presence,” while “Socket” finds Goodman’s thoughtfully improvised drums leading the whole Group into a dark, querulous free counterpoint that calls upon the listener to be receptive indeed. Sofia Goodman was born December 22, 1987, in Michigan, but adopted as an infant by a family living near Boston, Massachusetts. There her musical pursuits began with childhood piano lessons. A friend’s drum kit, however, quickly stole both her ears and her heart. She was a punk-rock kid when she attended Berklee College of Music’s Summer Program—but a class there taught by bassist esperanza spalding turned her head. She enrolled in Berklee’s undergraduate program, determined to hone her craft as a drummer, and gradually made her way deeper into jazz as she was earning her degree in Drum Set Performance. Goodman’s postcollege life in Boston was suddenly upended by a fire that consumed her apartment in the city. Needing a fresh start, she relocated to Music City, USA, also known as Nashville, Tennessee. It was an ideal place for a young freelance musician to live and work—and, as it turned out, the city’s concert halls and recording studios were filled with far more than just the country music it’s best known for. Goodman plied her skills with musicians of all stripes, at the same time studying composition for a master’s degree from Belmont University. It was only a short time before she was ready to form her own band. Those early efforts would evolve into what is now the Sofia Goodman Group, building a following throughout the South and into the Midwest. Her first album, 2018’s Myriad of Flowers, received a nomination for Best Jazz Album from the Nashville Industry Music Awards. With Secrets of the Shore, Goodman’s 2023 follow-up, she won that award, and began as well to gain national recognition in the greater jazz community. Receptive, her third effort, pushes her further still on the path to success. The Sofia Goodman Group will be playing the following CD release shows: 7/26 The Bop Stop, Cleveland; 7/27 Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN; 7/29 Analog at the Hutton, Nashville. Photography: Pascal Le Boeuf (group), Anna Haas (Goodman) Bandcamp: https://thesofiagoodmangroup.bandcamp.com/   EPK: The Sofia Goodman Group | Receptive  Sofia Goodman Web Site  

June 17 Igor Stravinsky - 1882 Sammy Fain - 1902 Jerry Fielding - 1922 Chuck Rainey - 1940 Chris Spedding - 1944 ***** Ruth Wakefield - 1903 (invented the Toll House cookie) Harry Browne - 1933

Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-2-2024/ ***** Ottawa analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/mmqb-a-promising-start/ ***** Week 2 reviews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/costabile-10-moments-you-may-have-missed-in-week-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/landrys-5-takeaways-from-week-2-3/

BC 26....Calgary 17 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/recap-bc-26-calgary-17/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/lions-celebrate-sold-out-home-opener-with-win-over-stamps/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-2-win-over-calgary/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-lions-win-home-opener-game-june-16-1.7236598 https://3downnation.com/2024/06/16/stampeders-suffer-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-in-loss-to-lions-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/16/b-c-lions-party-like-its-their-birthday-in-sellout-home-opener-12-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-lions-roar-to-26-17-home-opener-victory-over-stampeders-improve-to-1-1/ ***** Sask 33....Hamilton 30 Lauther won it with a field goal on the last play of the game. This is two weeks in a row that the Riders have come back late to win it. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/recap-saskatchewan-33-hamilton-30/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/16/riders-claw-out-comeback-win-in-ticats-home-opener/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/17/3-stats-that-defined-saskatchewans-week-2-win-over-hamilton/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/roughriders-storm-back-steal-win-from-tiger-cats-1.2135644 https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/the-morning-after-the-comeback-kids-do-it-again-riders-now-2-0/ ***** Tavarus McFadden has signed with the Redblacks. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/16/redblacks-sign-former-argos-db-tarvarus-mcfadden-release-three-others/ ***** Winnipeg analysis https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/truth-bombs-winnipeg-in-a-ton-of-hurt/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/06/17/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-blue-bombers-in-free-fall-amid-0-2-start/

George Strait Breaks US Concert Attendance Record (msn.com)

Montreal 23....Edmonton 20 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/recap-montreal-23-edmonton-20/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/15/montreal-alouettes-win-scrappy-battle-against-the-elks-six-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/15/elks-are-their-own-worst-enemy-in-home-loss-to-alouettes-six-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/walter-fletcher-sparks-alouettes-in-win-over-elks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/walter-fletcher-scores-two-touchdowns-montreal-alouettes-hang-on-to-beat-edmonton-elks-1.2134847 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-alouettes-edge-out-elks-23-20-in-tight-contest-both-teams-now-2-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/3-stats-that-defined-montreals-week-2-win-over-edmonton/ ***** Sask - Hamilton preview https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-june-15/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/15/riders-ticats-clash-on-sunday-to-close-out-week-2/ ***** Calgary - BC preview https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-schedule-games-on-tv-today-calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions-odds-channels-stream-jun-15th/

Ottawa 23....Winnipeg 19 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/13/recap-ottawa-23-winnipeg-19/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bombers-redblacks-june13-1.7234253 https://3downnation.com/2024/06/14/winnipeg-blue-bombers-fall-to-0-2-in-loss-to-rain-soaked-redblacks-14-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/14/redblacks-build-belief-12-other-thoughts-on-beating-the-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/13/brown-takes-down-old-team-as-redblacks-defeat-bombers/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-ottawa-redblacks-defeat-winnipeg-blue-bombers-23-19-in-close-contest/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/3-stats-that-defined-ottawas-week-2-win-over-winnipeg/ ***** Montreal - Edmonton previews (You will note the new helmet logo to celebrate Edmonton's 75th season.) https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/3-matchups-to-watch-on-friday-night-football-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/landry-sankey-confident-als-defence-is-cfls-best/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/edmonton-elks-looking-to-bounce-back-from-week-1-disaster-vs-montreal-alouettes-on-tsn-1.2134168 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/edmonton-elks/green-gold-game-2-preview-elks-face-the-defending-champs/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-schedule-games-on-tv-today-montreal-alouettes-vs-edmonton-elks-odds-channels-stream-friday-june-14/ ***** Calgary - BC previews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/nye-which-defence-has-the-edge-in-stamps-vs-lions/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/14/lions-open-home-schedule-with-match-against-stamps/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/nfl-veteran-christian-covington-a-perfect-addition-to-bc-lions-roster-1.2134587 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/b-c-lions-expecting-more-than-50-000-fans-for-home-opener-1.2134472 ***** Hamilton - Sask previews https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/ticats-could-be-solution-to-riders-run-game-problems/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/breaking-down-the-tiger-cats-vs-roughriders-matchup-in-week-2/

June 14 John McCormack - 1884 Cliff Edwards - 1895 Burl Ives - 1909 Cy Coleman - 1929 Junior Walker - 1931 Rod Argent - 1945 Barry Melton - 1947 Marcus Miller - 1959 ***** Don Newcombe - 1926

Week 2 picks https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/predictions-cfl-news-hub-writers-week-2-picks/ ***** Power Rankings https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-power-rankings-week-1-montreal-knocks-winnipeg-down-a-peg/ ***** 6/13 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/13/cfl-ca-game-notes-strong-start-under-centre/ ***** Week 2 previews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/13/costabile-4-storylines-to-watch-in-week-2/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/redblacks-kickoff-2024-season-against-winnipeg-thursday-for-week-2/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-games-today-week-2-winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-ottawa-redblacks-football-games-on-today-odds-channels-stream/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/13/als-head-into-edmonton-to-face-new-look-elks/ ***** I see that the June issue of Reader's Digest says that the CBS Sports cable channel is also available with the YouTube TV subscription.

Composer Mark James has died at 83. RIP. Legendary Nashville Hitmaker Mark James Dead at 83 (msn.com) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_James_(songwriter)

June 13 Doc Cheatham - 1905 Si Zentner - 1917 Attila Zoller - 1927 Harold Danko - 1947 ***** Mel Parnell - 1922 (Mel Parnell, Jr., was a grammar school classmate of mine.)

RIP Jerry West! I had his bubble gum card in 1961.

Week 2 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2024/06/13/cfl-beat-208/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/13/3downnation-cfl-picks-b-c-lions-look-to-cover-wide-spread-against-calgary-stampeders/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/quarterback-dru-brown-to-make-ottawa-redblacks-debut-versus-his-former-team-1.2133621 https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-picks-week-2/

Winston Rose has signed with the Redblacks. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/redblacks-add-winston-rose-to-practice-roster/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/11/ottawa-redblacks-sign-former-cfl-all-star-db-winston-rose/ ***** Tevin Jones has signed with the Elks. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/receiving-boost-elks-sign-tevin-jones/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/11/edmonton-elks-sign-veteran-receiver-tevin-jones/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/green-gold-news-for-june-11-2024/ ***** Week 1 review https://3downnation.com/2024/06/11/3downnation-cfl-awards-the-best-and-worst-of-week-1-2/ ***** The Argos have let go Shawn Oakman. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/argos-release-defensive-lineman-shawn-oakman/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/11/toronto-argonauts-release-former-cfl-all-star-shawn-oakman-one-other/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-release-veteran-defensive-linemen-shawn-oakman-benoit-marion-1.2133339 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/benoit-marion-joins-the-hamilton-tiger-cats-defensive-line/ ***** The Riders will induct Darian Durant, Roy Shivers and Steve Molnar to their Plaza of Honour. https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/durant-shivers-and-molnar-announced-as-2024-plaza-inductees/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/12/saskatchewan-roughriders-to-induct-darian-durant-roy-shivers-steve-molnar-to-plaza-of-honour/ ***** The Argos will induct Ricky Ray to their All-Time Argos List. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/12/hall-of-fame-qb-ricky-ray-to-be-added-to-all-time-argos-list/ ***** The Week 1 English language TV ratings were up 22% over last year. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/12/2024-cfl-week-1-english-tv-ratings-jump-22-percent-year-over-year/ ***** Power Rankings https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/piffles-power-rankings-week-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/amsoil-power-rankings-lets-get-spicy/ ***** Week 2 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/weekly-predictor-leaning-in-on-the-lions-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/11/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-2-picks-4/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/12/from-the-editors-desk-running-into-week-2/ ***** 6/12 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/12/checking-down-bombers-als-injuries-headline-week-2/ ***** Winnipeg - Ottawa previews https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/blue-bombers-to-miss-brady-oliveira-kenny-lawler-against-redblacks-as-adam-bighill-returns-1.2133582 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/12/brown-leads-redblacks-against-former-team-bombers-in-home-opener/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/quarterback-dru-brown-to-make-ottawa-redblacks-debut-versus-his-former-team-1.2133621 https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/winnipeg-blue-bombers/bombers-at-redblacks-my-takes/

Robusta is the inferior of the two coffee beans. It is used for the famous US brand coffees. Vietnam is the world's largest producer of robusta beans (about 30% of the world's total). Their May export total was their smallest since 2009. Prices will be going up! https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/storm-brewing-worlds-top-robusta-coffee-producer-reports-smallest-export-2009

Dog fight! Joey Chestnut 'gutted' to be out of July 4 hot dog eating contest over brand dispute (msn.com)

John, you picked the game of the week! Not only was it a good game, but a big upset as far as I'm concerned. The pundits whose previews I posted last week pick BC to be a serious contender this year. My expectations of the Argos are low because they lost so many good players in free agency.

Apparently a true story. Years ago, the San Francisco Giants had a TV announcer named Gary Park. I remember watching a game in which a batter got a base hit through the right side of the infield because the second baseman left his position to cover second base when the baserunner on first was attempting to steal. Replays showed the ball being hit exactly to the spot where the second baseman was standing just prior to the pitch. Park exclaimed, in a way which was understandable, but at the same time totally preposterous: “That would have been a double play if no one was on base!”

Episode 36 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-audiocast-episode-36

RIP. I picked up a compilation CD of hers about 1990. I'll have to go find it.

Sask 29....Edmonton 21 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/08/recap-saskatchewan-29-edmonton-21/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/08/bane-jr-scores-three-times-in-riders-comeback-win-over-elks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders-rally-to-clip-edmonton-elks-in-regular-season-opener-1.2132204 https://3downnation.com/2024/06/09/elks-give-away-another-victory-to-the-riders-six-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/08/3-stats-that-define-saskatchewans-week-1-win-over-edmonton/ ***** Sherrod Baltimore has signed with the Redblacks. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/10/ottawa-redblacks-add-veteran-sherrod-baltimore-to-practice-roster/ ***** Toronto 35....BC 27 https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/09/recap-toronto-35-bc-27/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/09/argos-win-back-and-forth-battle-against-bc-in-home-opener/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/cameron-dukes-throws-three-tds-rushes-for-another-to-lead-toronto-argonauts-past-bc-lions-1.2132593 https://3downnation.com/2024/06/10/lions-line-lets-va-down-in-loss-to-argos-10-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2024/06/10/cameron-dukes-dl-dominate-as-argonauts-beat-b-c-lions-10-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-argonauts-outlast-lions-35-27-in-thrilling-week-1-matchup/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/toronto-argonauts/dukes-brings-the-argonauts-to-victory-in-season-opener/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/09/3-stats-that-defined-torontos-week-1-win-over-bc/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2024/06/10/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-reigning-grey-cup-champs-claim-top-spot/ ***** Week 1 reviews https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/10/landrys-5-takeaways-from-week-1-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/10/mmqb-the-champs-are-here/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/10/costabile-8-moments-you-may-have-missed-in-week-1/ https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/10/ferguson-quarterbacks-across-the-cfl-balled-out-in-week-1/ ***** Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/10/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-1-2024/ ***** Sask reviews https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/the-morning-after-roughriders-show-resilience-pick-up-w-against-l-ks/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-june-9/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/greg-breaks-down-the-new-riders-alternate-logo-and-obsidian-uniform/

The author was the engineer, and sometimes also the producer, of a number of very popular rock albums between 1965 and 1974. Tons of name dropping. Few stories would be interesting to the reader who was unfamiliar with the musicians or the albums. Not informative regarding the actions of an engineer or a producer.

A lady gave birth to identical twins. She named one of them Juan and the other Emol. Through the years, when someone asked to see a picture of the twins, she invariably would only show a picture of one child. This confused folks, and many would ask, "Why show just one picture when you have two children?" She said, “When you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Emol!!”