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Bill, are your shows archived at all? Just did a search and nothing turned up.

Yes. Exciting. Sounds like a blast!

Joe Harriott -- "Free Form" I was led to this in a roundabout way after reading the Wildflowers thread, reading Allen's comments on Hemphill, listening to samples from his "Big Band" album -- which is on my wish list now -- and landing somehow on Vandermark's "Straight Lines" album, which is a tribute to Harriott. Looking forward to this one.

I find myself rooting for A-Rod. Can't explain it.

Ah! Is this the thread where we can give gruesome details about our recent medical procedures! (good luck Weizen)

Have a great day! Happy birthday.

Inspiring story. Thanks.

I don't believe I've heard the man, but that line above reminds me of that line in 'Amadeus' ... "There's too many notes. Just take out a few notes." I guess another way of putting it would be to talk about his phrasing?

this sounds wonderful. Will tune in. Thanks!

I don't know the first thing about this, but have a friend who just might. I'm sure you'll be able to get this done Allen. And it sure offers some exciting possibilities.

It took some arm-twisting.

Congratulations to you and your family.

Florida defense looked mighty impressive. Offense, less so. But that game was a war. Didn't see the Bama game, but from the highlights their offense AND defense look impressive. The NCAA instituted a rule this year outlawing hits that lead with the helmet. I've yet to see the penalty called and I've seen time after time players leading with their helmet. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the rule?

A Buccaneers advance. ... ugh.

Ordered Dolphy's "Last Date" last night.

Yeah, he was a warrior. Had a lot of the qualities that make a truly great quarterback -- the arm, the courage, and a ton of babes. But stats are just a dispassionate measure of performance. Some more telling than others. The responsibilities of the position for managing the game were different back then, too. So his leadership maybe comes into play more than it might for some QBs today, who are expected to largely get the play from the sideline, read the defense and adjust if necessary, and execute with precision. The blood and guts part has kind of disappeared with the Brady rule.

It is a hoot. And I'm not really a stat guy, but was just trying to pull some general stats. I guess the only thing about the yards per pass thing is that it is a component of the QB rating formula. But who the hell knows. To Aggie's point, you hear all the time that wins are what matter in the end, so I kind of go with that. It takes a great team to make a great QB, I guess. Testevarde had all the skills (except for that color-blind thing, which explains why he didn't complain about those creamsicle uniforms), but never managed to transform those skills into a whole lot of wins. His rating was around 75. His W-L record was so bad it seems to be unpublished. Was he a great QB? I don't think so. Leadership, the ability to overcome adversity, the ability to recognize you shouldn't throw to your fourth-string receiver two plays in a row near the goal line when he's covered by Champ Bailey and your other guy is wide open both times ... those kinds of things are just as important as skill, I guess.

QB ratings are largely meaningless? Please. It's simple, really: See! But really, whatever one might make of the formula , it basically measures passing efficiency. We know completions and TDs result in a higher number; incompletions and interceptions, a lower number. Anyways, here's some more stats, fwiw: Bulger -- 85.2 rating, 40-47 with a 62.3 completion % Unitas -- 78.2 rating, 118-64-4 with a 54.6 completion % Brett Favre -- 85.7 rating, 169-100 with a 61.7 completion % I'd say W-L record should maybe be the prime consideration. Can a QB lead his team to victory despite adversity (or a crappy day at the office)? Both Bulger and (with at least one famous exception) Namath seem to come up short in that category.

When was that 'Am I Blue' recorded? ·One Flight Up, Dexter Gordon ·Go, Dexter Gordon ·Am I Blue by Chopin ·Green Street, Grant Green ·Sunday Morning, Grant Green Not sure. Remastered in 1862 though.

Staubach maybe. Read something a while ago that Namath is actually one of the most overrated QBs. He had a couple of good years but pretty average career stats. He had a losing record as a starter (62-63-4), a 50.1% completion rate and a 65.5 career QB rating. Compare that to a guy like Staubach (not the top tier, but in the discussion) who had an 85-29 record as a starter, a 57% completion rate and an 83.4 career QB rating. Or a top-tier guy like Montana, who had a 117-42 record as a starter, a 63.2% completion rate and a 92.3 career QB rating. A guy like Trent Dilfer has numbers more in line with Namath's: 58-55 record as a starter, a 55.5% completion rate and a 70.2 career QB rating. (Better than I expected, really). If Namath's in the discussion, Dilfer should be, too. Which of course probably means Namath shouldn't be.

What a feast for Twin-Cities sports fans. Vikes-Pack on Monday, then that Twins win Tuesday night. They must be walking on air up there. Virtually everyone says Twins have no shot against the Yankees. ... Never bet on a sure thing.

On order: Eric Dolphy & Booker Little -- "Memorial Album" Eric Dolphy & Booker Little -- "Far Cry" Von Freeman -- "Vonski Speaks" (Nessa) Leo Smith -- "Spirit Catcher" (Nessa)

pm sent. thanks