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This commercial led directly to a sign I remember that was displayed once when Vaclav Varada returned to Buffalo when he played for Ottawa. It read something like: "Hey Varada - try the roast duck with the mango salsa." Twas a thing of beauty...

Heard this out of the blue by Mercedes Sosa on New Years 2010. It gets stuck in my head for days at a time. Two versions are linked. La Maza - Mercedes Sosa. For guitar aficionados, the same with Sylvio Rodriguez (original artist). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv976UhE7Y8&feature=related

Along the adventurous lines of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books, if you have not already read it, The Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum, is a great read as is the remainder of his originally authored series. No surprise here, the book(s) are far better than the movie(s), though I thought the first movie good enough to pick up the book and clearly was not disappointed. The second and third movies were pretty lame, IMHO. My current summer reading (aside from work stuff, this forum and my related Buffalo sports addiction) is George R.R. Martin's series on which HBO's, The Game of Thrones is based. Escapism at its finest, as are the Ludlum books.

Two points, one good, one not so good... Roy can be a great pick-pocket. On occasion, he will adroitly stick check the opposition and quickly take the puck the other way. On other occasions, he will stay on the the ice too long and end up obviously spent or lollygagging back to the bench. I'd bet he's a good player in Dallas and wish him well.

RIP, Levon Helm

This cover has been rattling around in my noggin' since I first heard it about one week ago.

And now for something completely different...