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Chuck, most of my posts are for the purpose of contributing to the board. I am a fan of the Canadian league, not an employee. This thread gets 100-200 views each time I post. I have no idea who the viewers are. If I am bringing Canadian league fans to the board, great! There is one press agent who sends me a promo cd of each of her artists. The other press releases I post are without compensation.

OK, I think I have found the answers. I think I need a new mouse. Toward the upper right, there is the magnifying glass with a plus sign in it. Click on that, and you can change the size of the font. Somehow, I got the volume slide over the mute button to appear, but I haven't yet been able to move it.

Two things have come up in the past week. I'm hoping someone here knows how to correct these problems. 1) The volume has been reduced to near-zero. How do I increase the volume? 2) The page has become tiny. How do I increase the size of the text? Thanks!

Episode 32 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/straight-life-audiocast-episode-32

I'm really enjoying this one. Recommended!

It's that time of year again! It's time for the annual Grey Cup contest. Past winners have included Noj (twice), indestructible, Bright Moments, brownie, paul secor, Soulstation1, danasgoodstuff, B. Clugston (twice), ejp626 (twice), BFrank (twice) and kh1958. ***** The rules: 1) Pick the winning team. 2) Pick the number of total points scored by both teams (aka the tiebreaker). Since approximately half of us will pick the winning team, picking the total points is necessary to win the contest. Your total points prediction must be a number which is a multiple of five (5). The winning tiebreaker will be the one closest to the correct answer. If two are equally close, the winner will be the lower pick. If two people pick the same thing, the first to make the pick will be the winner. ***** The prize: 1) If you live in the US, your prize will be a bundle of jazz CDs and jazz books! 2) If you live in Canada, your prize will be a book about the Canadian league! 3) If you live anywhere else, your prize will be a $20 Amazon gift card! ***** The contest deadline: Sunday Nov. 20, 6:00 pm eastern ***** The Grey Cup Final: The Grey Cup is awarded to the world champion of what I think is the greatest game in the world, Canadian rules football. That is to say, the champion of the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup was first awarded in 1909. They have played for it every year since then, except three years because of World War One and 2020 because of the covid virus. Therefore, this year's game will be the 109th Grey Cup Final. Fans from throughout Canada will attend the game in Regina, Saskatchewan. It should be cold! This year's game will see the Eastern champion Toronto Argonauts face the Western champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This will be the first time these two teams have met in the Grey Cup Final since the legendary 1950 Mud Bowl. https://www.cfl.ca/1950/11/25/1950-grey-cup/ Winnipeg has won the past two Grey Cups. They were consistently the best team this year, but (unlike last year) they did not seem dominant. Every week they were just good enough to win. They finished 15-3. Toronto was inconsistent throughout the year, but they were the best in the East, and deserved to finish in first place at 11-7. Regina, the home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, is a western city, and I expect nearly everyone in attendance to be rooting for the Bombers. ***** The game will be carried live in the US on ESPN2, starting at 6:00 pm eastern Sunday. ESPN2 will also carry the pre-game show at 5:30. You can listen to the game here: http://www.tsn.ca/radio (To listen to the game, you will need Windows Media Player which you can download for free. So you might want to plan ahead if you don't already have it.) ***** Good luck everyone! ***** Here's my pick: I'm going to do you a favor. Because the Bombers were the best team the entire year, I'm going to go with the Argos. TORONTO - 50

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Good analyses and picks https://3downnation.com/2022/11/13/3downnation-cfl-picks-can-nathan-rourke-prevail-in-duel-with-the-bombers-dynasty/ ***** Eastern and Western Finals results Toronto 34....Montreal 27 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6294/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/#/videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-montreal-alouettes-eastern-final-recap-nov-13-1.6650161 https://3downnation.com/2022/11/13/andrew-harris-return-powers-toronto-argonauts-to-grey-cup-berth/ ***** Winnipeg 28....BC 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6295/bc-lions-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions-winnipeg-blue-bombers-west-division-final-recap-nov-13-1.6650154 https://3downnation.com/2022/11/13/blue-bombers-run-to-third-straight-grey-cup-appearance-in-win-over-b-c-lions-nine-other-thoughts/

Semi-Finals Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/07/playoff-level-plays-in-the-timbermart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/09/qb-index-the-perks-of-a-strong-qb-room/ ***** Finals Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/09/checking-down-news-and-notes-from-the-division-finals/ ***** Analyses & Picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2022/11/10/cfl-beat-173/ https://www.cfl.ca/everything-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-division-finals/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/08/weekly-predictor-believing-in-the-bombers-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/10/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-division-final-picks/ ***** Calgary's 2023 free agents https://3downnation.com/2022/11/09/the-calgary-stampeders-potential-free-agent-list/ ***** Sask's 2023 free agents https://3downnation.com/2022/11/02/the-saskatchewan-roughriders-potential-2023-free-agent-list/ ***** Ottawa's Plays of the Year https://3downnation.com/2022/11/12/the-best-plays-from-the-ottawa-redblacks-2022-season/ ***** East and West All-Star teams https://3downnation.com/2022/11/02/lets-try-this-again-cfl-re-releases-east-and-west-division-all-star-selections-with-19-corrections/ ***** Vancouver has been awarded the 2024 Grey Cup Final. https://3downnation.com/2022/11/03/vancouver-to-host-111th-grey-cup-in-2024/

Thank you hopkins and Dan for that interesting discussion!

Semi-Finals results Montreal 28....Hamilton 17 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6292/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-montreal-alouettes/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-hamilton-tiger-cats-montreal-alouettes-recap-nov-6-1.6642510 https://3downnation.com/2022/11/07/same-ol-ticats-10-thoughts-on-hamiltons-28-17-east-semi-final-loss-to-the-alouettes/ ***** BC 30....Calgary 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6293/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions-calgary-stampeders-recap-nov-6-1.6642495 https://3downnation.com/2022/11/07/nathan-rourke-wins-battle-with-his-own-humanity-and-nine-other-thoughts-on-the-lions-west-semi-final-victory/ https://3downnation.com/2022/11/07/stampeders-crumble-in-west-semi-final-under-bad-decisions-penalties-and-seven-other-thoughts/ ***** Hamilton's 2023 free agents https://3downnation.com/2022/11/08/the-hamilton-tiger-cats-potential-free-agent-list/

Week 21 results All of the games were meaningless, so all of the teams played their backups. Montreal 38....Toronto 33 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6289/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/#videos https://3downnation.com/2022/10/30/argos-give-youth-a-chance-and-eight-other-thoughts-on-a-season-finale-loss-to-montreal/ **** Hamilton 23....Ottawa 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6290/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#/videos https://3downnation.com/2022/10/30/redblacks-season-ends-with-a-whimper-11-other-thoughts-on-losing-to-the-ticats/ https://3downnation.com/2022/10/31/a-meaningless-win-with-meaning-11-thoughts-on-hamiltons-23-16-win-over-the-ottawa-redblacks/ Ottawa lost every home game this year. ***** Calgary 36....Sask 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6291/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-calgary-stampeders/#/videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders-saskatchewan-roughriders-cfl-recap-oct-29-1.6634431 https://3downnation.com/2022/10/30/stampeders-steamroll-riders-for-12th-win-of-the-season-and-eight-other-thoughts/ This was Bo Levi Mitchell's last game with the Stampeders. ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2022/10/31/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-fans-bid-adieu-to-the-basement-dwellers/ ***** Here are the 2022 final standings. Once again, 8 wins makes the playoffs. https://www.cfl.ca/standings/ ***** And here are the 2022 final stats. https://www.cfl.ca/stats/ ***** Ottawa's 2023 free agent list https://3downnation.com/2022/11/01/the-ottawa-redblacks-potential-2023-free-agent-list/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2022/11/02/insider-talk-riders-keep-dickenson-award-nominations-playoff-time/ ***** This thread's views passed the 200,000 mark this week. Thanks everyone!

Yes! Not only do I find it pleasing to the eyes, but I can now easily see the "Unread replies" line. Thanks, Jim!

I agree! Thanks, Jim! I like the blue a lot. I agree that too much of the screen is black. When I quote a post, only the top part of that post is re-posted. I think that is a bug rather than a feature. And thanks for posting the rules!

RIP. I've procrastinated for decades picking up New Dance!

Joe, oldies.com has a few that might fit the bill.

Artist Title Time Conrad Herwig 1 Gunslinging Bird 07:38 Conrad Herwig 2 Boogie Stop Shuffle 06:58 Conrad Herwig 3 Don't Let It Happen Here 05:50 Conrad Herwig 4 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 08:46 Conrad Herwig 5 Hora Decubitus 05:04 Conrad Herwig 6 Duke Ellington's Sound of Love 07:16 Conrad Herwig 7 All the Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother 06:16 Conrad Herwig 8 Better Get Hit in Your Soul 08:52 New from Conrad Herwig on Savant Records The Latin Side of Mingus Savant Records SCD 2205 Conrad Herwig - trombone, leader Randy Brecker - trumpet Alex Sipiagin - trumpet, flugelhorn Craig Handy - tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet Bill O'Connell – piano, Fender Rhodes Luques Curtis - bass • Robby Ameen - drums • Camilo Molina - congas Ruben Blades - narration (track 3 only) Airplay Starts Now -- Suggested Tracks 2. Boogie Stop Shuffle (6:58) • 5. Hora Decubitis (5:03) • 6. Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love (7:16) 7. All the Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund’s Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother (6:15) Like our stuff? Let’s hear from you. Record Company Contact Barney Fields • Savant Records, Inc. jazzdepo@ix.netcom.com • (212) 873-2020 • www.jazzdepot.com 2205 Conra...

Darn again. Now it's at $450! Thanks again, Lon!

Amazon Music Unlimited has announced that they now offer 100 million songs. Also available in HD at no extra charge. What is streaming HD? Is it the same as .wav? Better? Thanks!

Willard Jenkins Presents a Collection of Reflections About Jazz, Journalism, & Race With "Ain't But a Few of Us," To Be Published Dec. 2 by Duke University Press Longtime Jazz Journalist & Advocate Brings Together the Thoughts & Words of Nearly 4 Dozen Black Jazz Writers To Address Common Issues In a Wide Variety of Voices & Perspectives   November 2, 2022 Washington, DC-based jazz journalist, broadcaster, presenter, and advocate Willard Jenkins presents a literary panorama of the lives and works of African American jazz writers with his edited volume Ain’t But A Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story (Duke University Press). As the title suggests, Jenkins gathers the relative handful of Black scribes who focus on jazz music—from A.B. Spellman and Greg Tate to Anthony Dean-Harris and Angelika Beener—and gives them space to relate their perspectives in their own words. Himself a jazz writer with over 50 years’ experience, Jenkins isn’t entirely hands-off in his approach to the material. Indeed, the majority of the book is drawn from interviews he conducted and originally published on his own blog, the Independent Ear (openskyjazz.com). What he does avoid, however, is superimposing his own views onto his subjects. Their unique experiences constitute the heart of the collection, revealing both remarkable diversity and commonalities in their insights. “The goal has been to include Black writers from several different perspectives and stations in the media pursuit,” Jenkins explains in his introduction. “This book represents a variety of viewpoints and vantage points, but inevitably the dialogue leads back to considerations of that specious, man-made construct known as race.” At times the variety of viewpoints is front and center. The book proper begins with a roundtable Q&A that encompasses seven writers, male and female, of different generations, locations, and professional backgrounds, Eric Arnold, Jordannah Elizabeth, and K. Leander Williams among them. They answer Jenkins’s provocative questions about the experience of being a Black music writer, the relative lack thereof, and what that lack means for the music and its audience. Elsewhere, it’s the writers’ similarities that are emphasized. Jenkins organizes writers based on their professional orientations—authors, magazine editors and publishers, contributors to Black community publications, freelancers, columnists, and online writers—to discuss how race colors the creation and coverage of the music. Robin D.G. Kelley waxes philosophical about the inextricability of jazz from its cultural context; Martin Johnson laments having to defend the “real blackness” of Ellington and Monk; and Bridget Arnwine outlines the even greater complexity of being a woman writer of color. Yet Jenkins also mines the history of race in jazz and jazz journalism. Ain’t But A Few of Us concludes by compiling some of the important journalistic discussions of jazz and race, including Amiri Baraka’s “Jazz and the White Critic” and Stanley Crouch’s “Putting the White Man in Charge.” Spanning from the 1940s to the 2010s, these classic pieces remind us that the questions they address are as perennial as they are timely. Thus, Ain’t But A Few of Us is simultaneously a dialogue, a collection of monologues, and an anthology of writing on jazz, journalism, race, and gender. For all that diversity of voices and ideas, however, Jenkins’s book is a cogent, honest, and unstintingly relevant document that explores African-American writers’ place in the jazz landscape. Willard Jenkins was born February 6, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in a household suffused with jazz music. He cultivated his own love of the music first through his father’s record collection, then through local jazz radio station WCUY. He took his passion with him to Kent State University, where he became an activist with Black United Students and began his journalistic career reviewing records for the student newspaper the Black Watch. From there, Jenkins wrote for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, various Cleveland-area alt-weeklies, Cadence, JazzTimes, Down Beat, and the Polish magazine Jazz Forum. He also began teaching jazz history at Cleveland State University, broadcasting jazz on radio station WKSU, and presenting concerts under the auspices of the Northeast Ohio Jazz Society. In 1983, he undertook a year-long jazz community needs assessment in the upper Midwest for the National Endowment for the Arts; that work evolved into a position at the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Arts Midwest. A few years later, Jenkins became a founding member of the Jazz Journalists Association. In 1989, Jenkins relocated to Washington, DC to become executive director of the National Jazz Service Organization. He has remained in the DC area ever since, broadcasting weekly on radio station WPFW-FM and continuing to work as a jazz journalist and consultant. Since 2015, he has been artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival. Jenkins collaborated with legendary piano, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston on the latter’s autobiography, African Rhythms (2010). Ain’t But A Few of Us is his second book. For a review copy of Ain’t But a Few of Us, please contact Laura Sell, Books Marketing Manager, Duke University Press, at lsell@duke.edu (919-687-3639).     Willard Jenkins on "Ain't But a Few of Us"  Willard Jenkins Web Site

Darn, the Mayall box is now out of stock. Thanks anyway, Lon! PS - Correction. The $80 box sold by Deep Discount is now out of stock. Walmart has it for $300+.

Great!

Jim, I don't know what your problem is. This is the second time you have suggested that I have a bad attitude or am a troublemaker or something, and I don't know where you are coming from. I would like to read the rules to refresh my recollection of them. Whatever they are, I am happy to abide by them. There have been vague accusations that some of my posts have violated the rules, but nothing specific, nothing falsifiable. Maybe Jim A has a copy of the rules, and would post them again. By the way, in regard to specific items... In the Film Corner thread, I posted without comment 2000 Mules and its trailer. No comment, no endorsement, no condemnation. If the mods want no mention at all of politics, that's OK with me. But if someone were to post without comment in the Currently Reading thread that he had just finished Michelle Obama's book, I would expect that to be censored as well. In the News of the Day thread, I stated what I believed to be a newsworthy fact (the Amazon and Meta stock declines), and cited my source. The response was sneers, which of course are not falsifiable. Why have my posts been censored, but the sneers have not? By the way, you in particular might be interested to learn that both Robert Malone and Peter McCullough have endorsed The Epoch Times' coverage of the Covid-19 story.

Jim, I'm glad you brought this up! Are the rules posted anywhere? If so, please post a link. I'd like to refresh my recollection.

Jim, it seems to me that because "Amazon and Meta are two fundamentally different companies," the fact that both should suffer a severe decline in revenue at the same time should be a greater cause for concern. Thanks for the link. What are you referring to?