T.D.

It's a sport greatly helped by modern TV sets too. Who knows, maybe its audience will grow? I really doubt it. I played the sport a lot, so never had any trouble watching it on TV, but I couldn't tell you how many times I've heard the (apparently justifiably) stock excuse "Well, I could never get into hockey because I can't follow the puck." [Aside] I think the fighting would be a negative for potential TV viewers, but I might very well be wrong. Congratulations to the Hawks! I grew up in the Chicago area, and was a huge fan of the early '70s teams which came close (a couple of Finals losses) but never made it.

Buzz Capra Sal "The Barber" Maglie Jules Shear

Strunk & White Euclid The Style Council

It depends. I can go long times without looking at the thread, in which case I just skim the last few posts. When I'm reading the thread regularly, I try to read everything since the last visit. I've got to be more careful, though...A few times recently, I posted entries, and on reflection recalled that I had posted the exact same damned thing long ago (a year or more). I left the stupid things in, but am trying to avoid further "senior moments".

My guess is that Thomas never plays in the NHL again. Agreed.

Comet Hale-Bopp Alan Hale, Jr. Gilligan

One of the best opera composers IMO. In addition to the better known works, I'll tout Die Frau ohne Schatten, Capriccio and Ariadne auf Naxos.

IIRC, Thomas elected to take the past season off, but the Islanders traded for his rights anyway.

Thor Hushovd Thunderclap Newman The Rev. Norman Vincent Peale

I have Rachel Podger's Channel Classics recording and like it a lot. My only criticism (subjective, of course) is that I don't feel she totally nails the great Chaconne in D minor, so it may not be the last word in HIP performance...

Michael Landon Grady Little Prairie Prince

What a relief...for months, I've been sorely tempted to troll the CFL and NFL threads re. Tebow. No longer necessary!

Steve Guttenberg The Ink Spots Press Maravich

When NJ Devils won their first Cup in 1995, the parade was also held in the arena parking lot! Combination of not-so-big fan base / overlooked franchise in NYC area / lack of defined "home town"...

Well, the Pens didn't make it interesting...

Loaded the changer w. all 5 discs last night.

Odilon Redon Fernando Redondo Gustave Doré

Cousin Itt Clara Bow Fletcher Henderson

Theodore Sturgeon Kilgore Trout Preacher Roe

Jo Jo Starbuck Akim Tamiroff Hakeem Olajuwon

The other Dutilleux piece (in addition to the SQ) I recall fondly is Trois strophes sur le nom Sacher for solo cello, which was on an ECM cello disc as well as the Erato box I have. I think my Erato box is 3 CDs, but it was later reissued as 2. Strange that I never explored his music more...perhaps when I was in my big "new music" phase I gravitated more toward the French "spectralists" (Murail, Grisey, to a lesser extent Dalbavie), to France-based mavericks like Radulescu and Aperghis, and to Barraqué in the Serialist realm.

Pontius Pilate Jean-Luc Ponty Jean-Luc Godard

Another passing we seem to have missed... NYT obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/arts/music/henri-dutilleux-modernist-composer-dies-at-97.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/may/22/henri-dutilleux I know Ainsi la nuit string quartet the best, also a small box on Erato (various genres incl orchestral, SQ, solo piano) whose details escape me at the moment. Although I enjoyed his music and sometimes recommended it, I never heard any performed live and didn't really "collect" recordings.

The Grand Pooh-Bah Winnie the Pooh The King of Bahrain