GA Russell

A Christmas Miracle - free https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/freebie-a-christmas-miracle

You may recall that maybe twenty months ago the price of copper jumped, and soon after the price of stereo cables did too. For the past week Amazon has been offering various Pangeia interconnects at the old prices or slightly below.

WBGO will have a Christmas music marathon from 12/23 6:00 pm through "Saturday Christmas Day." Christmas is Sunday, so who knows when it will end.

Thanks, Jim! At first glance, that doesn't look too complicated.

Now that we are recalling Dick Morrisey gossip, I don't think I have mentioned this before. Following the first four If albums, the group broke up, and Morrisey created a new band with the same name, and issued an album called Double Diamond. https://www.amazon.com/Double-Diamond-If/dp/B0B123WBHN/ He then broke that band up, and created a third band called If, which released two albums. The first of these was called Not Just a Bunch of Pretty Faces. https://www.amazon.com/Just-Another-Bunch-Pretty-Faces/dp/B001PIBZXC/ As I recall, it was in late '74 (maybe early '75) when that band toured promoting that album. He was autographing the album at a mall in suburban DC, so I went and picked it up. He told me that he was not impressed by the singer of the Double Diamond band because he wanted to spend more time working on his motorcycle than practicing with the band. Can you imagine someone not appreciating the opportunity to work with Dick Morrisey?

Now that you mention removal, Chuck, maybe I can just take a screwdriver and remove the key. As I say, it's something I never use.

Was Terry Smith's Fontana release you are referring to called Fall Out? I see that it was released on Philips. Now on Sunbeam. https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Out-TERRY-SMITH/dp/B000E6EO7A/ ***** I also see an LP made with J.J. Jackson called The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land. Used for $14.00. https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Little-Soul-Band-Land/dp/B008O8L4OG/ Perhaps this is the same recording as J.J. Jackson's Dilemma, which we have discussed before. https://www.amazon.com/J-J-Jacksons-Dilemma-JACKSONs-DILEMMA/dp/B019G2CZS2/ ***** I seem to recall a Terry Smith album on Verve, but I'm not seeing it tonight. Maybe it is the same as Fall Out.

I would like to disconnect at least one key on my keyboard. Is that possible? My problem is the caps lock key. I never use it. But frequently I accidentally bump it, and then unknowingly type a sentence all in caps. As an alternative, is there a way that I can highlight all the capital letters, and then with one key stoke reduce them to lower case? Thanks!

Thanks, Dave. That hadn't occurred to me.

Good luck, Dan!

Thanks sgc!

Last year I vowed to decrease my time on the internet. This year I plan to reduce it much more. The problem is not that I am wasting time on the computer, but rather that I have not spent enough time doing many other important things. Anyone else have any resolutions?

I receive catalogues from Audio Advisor. Recently I have seen stereo components with USB and ethernet ports. Is there any purpose for these other than plugging them into your computer or the internet?

I have decided to start following favorite threads. Is there a way to follow specific members as well? Thanks!

This semi-annual deal is up today. The selection of cigars is different. Most of them are pretty strong.

You're very welcome, Al! It's great to see that at least a few things hit the spot!

Chuck and Dan, I'm sorry to hear of your problems. Glad to hear that apparently in both cases there were no very serious injuries. Doesn't it seem like December is usually when these things happen, just when you don't need any extra aggravation or expenses?

RIP. To the end I thought of her as Christine Perfect. A great voice.

That's why I'm a fan! I wish every sports fan would give the Canadian league a chance. I have ordered your prize, which should arrive in about a week. Your prize is two CDs, two DVDs and one book. The book should arrive in a separate package. Please let me know when the two packages arrive. I suppose that I should not expect you to like everything, but I hope that something hits the spot! And thanks for playing everybody!

Grey Cup Final Toronto 24....Winnipeg 23 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/blue-bombers-argonauts-2022-cfl-grey-cup-recap-1.6658338 Chad Kelly, Toronto thwart Winnipeg's bid for Grey Cup hat trick (msn.com) https://www.cfl.ca/games/6296/toronto-argonauts-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#/preview

Final Score Toronto 24....Winnipeg 23 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6296/toronto-argonauts-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#playbyplay So that means the winning pick was Toronto - 45. And out winner is...Big Al! Congratulations Al! Please send me your name and address, and I will order your prize immediately!

At the half, Winnipeg leads 10-7.

It is now six o'clock eastern, and the contest is now closed. Good luck everyone!

Grey Cup Previews & Picks https://3downnation.com/2022/11/20/3downnation-grey-cup-picks-can-the-argos-stop-a-bombers-dynasty/ https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/grey-cup-preview-what-you-need-to-know-about-blue-bombers-vs-argos/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/hanna-lalji-discuss-final-preparations-for-argonauts-blue-bomber~2567344 https://www.cfl.ca/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-109th-grey-cup/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/20/grey-cup-109-game-day/

No one has picked Winnipeg - 30 yet. I can easily see the Bombers winning 23-7 or 20-10.