GA Russell

RIP. He was there at the beginning. Donato was a favorite of mine, perhaps in part due to the fact that his songs were not beaten to death like Jobim's were. Here's Sergio Mendes.

From my experience only, what they had of interest to my peers in the '60s was easily available. Kapp had The Searchers, Jack Jones and Louis Armstrong. Coral had Pete Fountain. Brunswick had Jackie Wilson and later The Young-Holt Trio/Unlimited. Decca had Rick Nelson and The Surfaris. I don't recall any Decca act being hard to find.

Week 6 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/17/incredible-comebacks-in-the-week-6-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/17/power-rankings-yes-this-one-was-fun/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/17/3downnation-power-rankings-injury-ravaged-riders-plummet-after-loss/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-7-power-rankings-argos-retain-top-spot-ottawa-stuns-the-bombers-riders-suffer-double-loss/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/contenders-vs-pretenders-week-7/ ***** Week 7 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/18/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-7-picks-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/18/weekly-predictor-redblacks-on-the-crum-up/ ***** Antonio Pipkin has joined Hamilton. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/18/ticats-sign-qb-antonio-pipkin/ ***** Trevor Harris hurt his knee against the Stampeders, and will be out a long time. He might return before the season's end, but he might not. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/16/riders-announce-harris-to-undergo-surgery-for-knee-injury/ ***** Kenny Lawler's immigration issues are finally resolved, so he will join the Bombers this week. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/17/bombers-announce-kenny-lawlers-return-will-suit-up-for-week-7/

Summer of '42 - free https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/july-freebie-summer-of-42

FWIW, I was so exhausted from watching the Winnipeg-Ottawa game (which ended at 7:15 pm), I slept like a rock last night. So for those of you who dare to watch the highlights reel of that one, caution is advised!

Attention NFL and NCAA fans! Now I'm going to do something a little different. There were two games Saturday. I'm not going to make comments or post news articles about them. I will merely post the links to the highlight reels. I will let you take a look at them, and decide for yourself whether watching the CFL games is worth your time. The first game was Winnipeg at Ottawa. Winnipeg has been one of the best teams since 2019. Ottawa is worse than everybody except Edmonton. Their first two quarterbacks are injured, so here they started their rookie third-stringer. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/15/recap-ottawa-31-winnipeg-28/ ***** The second game was Calgary at Saskatchewan. Both teams are middling, and so far this year disappointing. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/15/recap-calgary-33-saskatchewan-31/

Week 6 results Hamilton 37....Edmonton 29 The Ticats were the better team, but the Elks made a game of it at the end. The Elks tied Bill Veeck's 1953 St. Louis Browns' pro sports record by losing their 20th consecutive home game. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/14/recap-hamilton-36-edmonton-29/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/14/edmonton-elks-tie-1953-st-louis-browns-all-time-pro-sports-record-with-20th-consecutive-home-loss/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/14/home-field-disadvantage-eight-thoughts-on-the-elks-20th-consecutive-loss-at-commonwealth-stadium/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/14/the-butler-did-it-10-thoughts-on-hamiltons-37-29-victory-over-the-edmonton-elks/ ***** Toronto 35....Montreal 27 Great game! In his first season as a starter, Kelly is proving to be the real deal. Fajardo appears to be regaining his old form. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/15/recap-toronto-35-montreal-27/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/15/argos-enjoy-banner-day-despite-flurry-of-flags-10-thoughts-on-a-thrilling-victory-in-montreal/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/toronto-argonauts-hold-off-montreal-alouettes-in-thriller-to-remain-undefeated-1.1984378

Wee Small Hours was Tony Bennett's favorite Sinatra album.

I lived in Pittsburgh in 1979. I have one vivid memory of that World Series. One night the weather was brutal. Cold, wet, raining and sleeting! Many empty seats. So anybody who wanted to could have driven down to Three Rivers, and for ten dollars attended a World Series game! By the end of the game, it appeared that many fans had decided to do just that.

I think Dick Hyde did, and maybe Ted Abernathy too.

Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/10/power-rankings-some-rare-calm-water/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/10/3downnation-power-rankings-redblacks-fall-after-injury-to-qb-jeremiah-masoli/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-week-6-power-rankings-stacking-the-leagues-teams-from-best-to-worst/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/contenders-vs-pretenders-week-6/ ***** Week 6 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/12/checking-down-news-and-notes-from-week-6-2/ ***** Week 6 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/12/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-6-3/ ***** Week 6 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2023/07/13/cfl-beat-184/ https://rodpedersen.com/week-6-cfl-picks-2023/ https://officepoolswire.com/football/cfl-week-6-predictions/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/13/3downnation-cfl-picks-edmonton-elks-look-to-snap-19-game-home-losing-streak/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/11/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-6-picks-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/11/weekly-predictor-all-aboard-with-the-argonauts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/13/from-the-editors-desk-hello-week-6/

Week 5 results Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/10/special-teams-shines-in-the-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Sask 12....Edmonton 11 The Elks led 11-3 with 1:10 left. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/07/recap-saskatchewan-12-edmonton-11/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/07/rouge-with-embarrassment-eight-thoughts-on-the-elks-single-point-loss-to-the-riders/ ***** Winnipeg 24....Calgary 11 The Stampeders led 11-1 with four minutes left in the second quarter. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/07/recap-winnipeg-24-calgary-11/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/07/greg-mccrae-shows-the-way-as-blue-bombers-best-stampeders-12-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/08/calgary-gets-manhandled-by-the-bombers-more-thoughts-than-points-on-the-stampeders-third-loss/ ***** Hamilton 21....Ottawa 13 Masoli returned on the first anniversary of his injury. He promptly hurt his Achilles tendon, and is out for the year. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/08/recap-hamilton-21-ottawa-13/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/09/crummy-night-for-the-redblacks-11-other-thoughts-on-falling-to-the-ticats/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/09/first-one-in-the-win-column-10-thoughts-on-hamiltons-21-13-victory-over-the-ottawa-redblacks/ ***** BC 35....Montreal 19 The Als did not look like a contender for first place. The Lions did. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/09/recap-bc-35-montreal-19/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/09/montreal-alouettes-lose-second-straight-game-drop-to-500-after-loss-to-b-c-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/09/montreal-alouettes-lose-second-straight-game-drop-to-500-after-loss-to-b-c-lions/ ***** Standings https://www.cfl.ca/2023standings/

Yes! My favorite track is the one with Zooey Deschanel.

Michael Weiss closes the show! At the New Orleans Jazzfest, that spot was always reserved for the Neville Brothers.

RIP. He a favorite of my mother's.

I remember Ranew! I suppose from his stay with the Houston Colts. I had this card in '62.

Speaking of Bill Withers, I saw a meme on Twitter the other day. Me: Bill, "ain't no sunshine" is bad grammar. Bill Withers: I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know. ***** Week 5 picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2023/07/06/cfl-beat-183/ https://officepoolswire.com/football/cfl-week-5-predictions/ https://3downnation.com/2023/07/06/3downnation-cfl-picks-week-5-2023/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/05/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-5-picks-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/05/weekly-predictor-riding-with-riders/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/contenders-vs-pretenders-week-5/ ***** Week 5 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/06/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-5-3/ ***** Having left winless Edmonton, Kai Locksley has signed with winless Hamilton. https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/05/ticats-sign-former-elk-kai-locksley/ ***** Gene Gaines has died at 85. RIP. https://3downnation.com/2023/07/06/ottawa-redblacks-wall-of-honour-inductee-gene-gaines-passes-away-at-85/ ***** Having won his first and only start last week, Tyrie Adams is out for the year with an injured ACL. https://3downnation.com/2023/07/05/ottawa-redblacks-lose-promising-qb-tyrie-adams-for-rest-of-season-with-acl-injury/ ***** Brett Boyko has signed with the Elks. https://3downnation.com/2023/07/03/edmonton-elks-sign-canadian-ol-brett-boyko-one-other/ ***** This thread's view count is up another 1,500 since June 15, and we are now at 219.3 thousand!

Steve, let us know how they are!