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The Ticats traded Brock Ralph to the Eskimos for Michael Botterill and DB Chris Thompson. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** The Bombers traded Rob Pikula to the Lions for DB Sebastian Clovis. The Bombers have had problems kicking, and I'm surprised that they would let Pikula go before training camp. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

I voted #2, but it wouldn't surprise me if they both were charged with perjury.

Do you think he'll have any trouble getting it?

Here's an interesting article from CNN about what constitutes bad weather and justifies a weather delay in the airlines' eyes. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/...ref=mpstoryview

I've just signed up for mine. If I understood it correctly, the coupon must be used within 90 days of its being issued, but it will not be issued until the converter boxes are in the stores, which it says will be later this month or next month.

Tom, now the pressure's on you!

Thanks Chris! Quite a number!

aloc, right away I looked for the Canadian league and Australian rules football, and I didn't find any. But I did find this: http://deadspin.com/354906/introducing-the...s#poll_=UTOzQTM

Bummer. I received word today that this is no longer available. Damn. I'm a moron. Have been meaning to order that from BMG/yourmusic for the longest time... Me too TD. I'm going to have to stop acting as if what they have they will have forever.

Care to share that phone number? (317) 692-9200 I think I read somewhere, maybe even in this thread (!) that they have an 800 number, but I didn't make a note of it.

Another good memory. Sad ending http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A9679C8B63 Thanks for that, Paul.

When I think of the Pistons, I think of Walter Dukes!

Bummer. I received word today that this is no longer available. I called them up to make sure that I could use the discount code on something else, and I ordered the Bird 3 CD Verve Master Takes box.

Jim Zorn was named the head coach of the Redskins Saturday. I haven't seen anything that mentions that he played for the Bombers in '86. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 Grammys a Ho-Hum Affair for TV Viewers Feb 11 12:13 PM US/Eastern By RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writer 51 Comments Amy Winehouse Wins Big At Grammy Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) - Amy Winehouse, Herbie Hancock and Kanye West didn't provide quite enough drama to enthrall television viewers. Preliminary estimates indicate the Grammy Awards telecast was watched by 17.5 million people. Nielsen Media Research said Monday that would make it the third least- watched Grammy Awards ever if later estimates confirm those numbers. Viewership is down from the 20 million people who watched last year. The 2006 awards, with 17 million viewers, is the Grammy low point. The show had 17.3 million viewers in 1995. On a night filled with nods to the show's 50-year history, the most trophies went to Winehouse, a 24-year-old singer known for her old- soul voice. The most sought-after prize, for album of the year, went to veteran jazzman Hancock for his Joni Mitchell tribute disc.

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Thanks for the heads up FFA! I can afford $4.99!

Happy Birthday Michael!

RIP. I enjoyed him in The Seven Ups, which was made on the heels of The French Connection, and was a movie built around a car chase. I felt the movie was better than what it was given credit for, and it was a doozy of a car chase!

That's my opinion too, Bill. And I think it's the majority opinion. We're all supposed to be friends here. I think disclaimers are for people who don't trust each other.

Sask has traded DE Fred Perry, who was a league all-star the past two years, to Edmonton for third string QB Steven Jyles. Do you figure it was a salary issue? http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home ***** The Eskimos cut Trevor Gaylor this week. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edm...837311-sun.html

A year ago I reviewed the first album of a young New York pianist named Matthias Bublath. In the thread I go over how and why I got a copy of his CD: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...&hl=Bublath Late last year he sent me a copy of his second album, just called Matthias Bublath. Those of you from New York may be familiar with the personnel, who I suspect are young New York musicians like he is: Tim Collins - vibes Takuya Kuroda - trumpet Yulia Musayelyan - flute Fernando Huergo - bass Franco Pinna - drums Ludwig Afonso - drums Most of the songs on this album have a latin beat. Bublath plays piano on all tracks. No organ this time. The album is much more accessible than his first album. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The musicians and their solos are all good, but not outstanding. The best are Tim Collins again on vibes and Takuya Kuroda on trumpet. Bublath plays well, but is again a little too heavy-handed for his own compositions! Bublath wrote ten of the eleven songs. This time, the compositions are not intellectual. Although this is not soul jazz, it probably would appeal to the same audience. An organ trio would do well with the same songs. I've been playing this for six weeks, and I continue to enjoy it. It's happy music, and everyone sounds like he is having a good time. At first I gave it 3.5 stars, but over time I have bumped it up to 4 stars. You can listen to it here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/bublath2

I got my Maynard Ferguson Roulette last week, and it is great! Reminds me a lot of the Buddy Rich PJ band, but not as high strung. My pick this month is Stan Getz - Getz au Go-Go. Twenty years ago I found a selection of European (I think Italian) cassette tapes called Collections, and one that I picked up was the Stan Getz Collection. There were no liner notes, as was common with cassettes, but I think that all of Getz au Go-Go was included in it. But I don't think that the songs were presented in album order, or even consecutively. I'm not sure. As I recall, this was the first Getz album released after Getz/Gilberto, and after The Girl From Ipanema was a hit. I'm not sure about that either. Astrud sings on the bossa nova half of the album. Gary Burton is also on it.

MG, Groove Holmes returned to PJ in 1968 when it was owned by Liberty. I would consider that to be a major in those days.

I'd be very interested in the Paul Bley.