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I've listened to The Coggs album and I like it. I think if budget weighs on your decision, seeing this band doing gritty blues to more ambitious 70's Stones.

I thought I was watching a Rangers-Islanders game. Awful 3rd jersey.

TSN has another good live title fight on tonight @ 10pm: Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Malignaggi for Hatton's IBO Light-welterweight belt, his Ring Magazine belt and the vacant IBF Light-welterweight belt. Let's see how good Hatton looks coming back after his tough loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Floyd Sr. trains Hatton).

Molitor was shockingly outclassed from the opening bell and got stopped in the 4th round. Molitor had no answer for Caballero's size and power and since Steve doesn't have much power of his own, he had no chance.

Canadian Steve Molitor puts his unbeaten record and IBF junior-featherweight belt on the line tonight, live at Casino Rama. Molitor fights WBA champ Celestino Caballero, who by far represents his toughest opponent. It starts at 11pm and should be a good dust-up. Molitor has been switching styles recently; he doesn't stick to being a classic counter-puncher. Look to see him be more aggressive. Anyway, I really don't know who will win this fight, but there's a lot on the line for both fighters so it should be a good one. Note: TSN normally doesn't show an undercard, so the fight will start at 11 and won't run past midnight.

Del? He's fishing.

dima actually edited his post.

It could have been Mavety, but he is "buddies" with the owners, so anything is possible.

I meant Hulton more than anyone, but Cassidy has had success in various levels of pro hockey as a coach and assistant.

I try to buy concert posters whenever I go to the shows. I like the recent Swell Season @ Massey Hall poster and I have posters from the last The White Stripes concert at the Molson Amphitheatre and Raconteurs at Kool Haus. All are venue specific which makes them more valuable and rare. I also have posters from BB King, two from the Trey band, a few from Gov't Mule, Cuff the Duke, Pearl Jam, Phil Lesh and a few more. Now, if only I had enough walls to hang them...

[blurb]Bob Dylan @ K-Rock Centre, Kingston Ontario, Saturday November 15/2008 Review by David Ball [color:gray]Photo courtesy of Chris Morris (aka skelter) Bob Dylan's generally entertaining sold-out show at the new K-Rock Centre was one of the final Ontario stops on his cross-Canada tour and should ease some of the unpleasant memories still lingering from when I saw him in Kingston back in 1989 in support of his Oh Mercy album. It remains one of the worst concerts I've ever seen. [/blurb]Saturday’s concert shared a few similarities with the '89 debacle, specifically Dylan was hard to understand (which is no surprise) and the sound was pretty spotty (surprising given the newness of the venue). But whatever punch the limp sound-system lacked didn't get in the way of some really solid playing from Dylan and his crack band. Decked-out in a western suit-jacket and white cowboy hat, Dylan and company ploughed through an eclectic two-hour set scattered with newer tracks, classics and rarities, doing a fairly decent job of keeping things interesting and decidedly bluesy. Dylan looked to be having a good time fronting his five-piece band on hits “Maggie’s Farm†and “Just Like a Womanâ€, but his later era songs actually came off better. The excellent rockabilly “Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum†from 2001’s Love & Death and equally great “Things Have Changed†from 1997 overshadowed what was to come. Dylan’s rapid-fire monotone mutterings and his unwillingness - or inability - to sing with any sort of melody rendered most of his most famous songs like "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" and "Highway 61 Revisited" nearly unrecognizable. Dylan is an acquired taste to be sure, especially this older challenging organ-playing Dylan and I was pleasantly surprised when fans that neatly packed the floor rarely chose to sit. Instead most cheered, danced and/or sang along even if Dylan’s reworked songs were impossible to follow, so the all-ages Kingston crowd definitely deserves a medal for effort. Perhaps the audience good-cheer had more to do with the legend simply gracing a Kingston stage or even Canadian politeness in general rather than the quality of the overall performance, but loud applause repeatedly filled the hockey arena so what the hell do I know? The two-song encore gave the night a decent passing grade. Though iconic "Like a Rolling Stone" and a rocking "All Along the Watchtower" found Dylan undermining his famous lyrics by frequently missing his mark especially on the choruses, the band generated lots of instrumental fireworks and they are two of the greatest songs ever written, so hearing them in person is still pretty rousing no matter how detached they sounded. Dylan's career has been on a critical and commercial upswing since the early 90's and I was hoping that this in-the-flesh Dylan would be more like the coherent gravely-voiced version heard on his very accessible latter studio albums. However, I'm glad that Saturday's concert has replaced some of that 19 year-old Oh Mercy reek festering in the back of my brain. *** (out of 5) November 18/08 K-Rock setlist: Maggie's Farm Lay, Lady, Lay Things Have Changed Spirit On The Water Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Just Like a Woman The Levee's Gonna Break Make You Feel My Love Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again Ballad of Hollis Brown Honest With Me The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Highway 61 Revisited Nettie Moore Thunder On The Mountain Encore: Like a Rolling Stone All Along the Watchtower

It does indeed. Thanks!

Hey Ollie or anyone else at the Kingston show? For my review, could someone tell me what colour was Dylan's suit and hat? I think both were cream coloured, but he could have been in a white suit and hat.

We'll see if he lasts. The owner of the Fronts is a notorious meddler and he's fired some good ones already.

Interesting show. Not without its faults, but generally a fun night out. It was great to see Ollie and Christine - we eventually hit up The Sports after the concert when we saw how packed The Taps was last night, plus there was lineup; sorry badams, we tried!

This is about as passionate as Pete ever got on acoustic. Some frentic playing:

I wish Jimi played more acoustic. This is one of the best "modern" acoustic blues tunes:

The Sasson's came with a free Phil Esposito jersey too!

It's a new release, so it should be at Sunrise on Princess Street or HMV. If not, order it (although I bet you want it before the show on Saturday?).

And this sad news made me remember that another great drummer, Carl Jimmy Black, died just last week. Black was the original drummer of The Mothers and my favourite drummer in any of Zappa's bands (not best, but my favourite). He's the big dude in the middle:

Awful news. Mitch remains one of my favourite drummers, maybe even my #2 favourite behind Keith Moon (a man who beat him out during the Who drumming auditions). If there is a heaven, I hope Mitch is right now taking his rightful place behind the kit jamming like a motherfucker for eternity with the rest of the Experience. R.I.P. Mr. Mitchell. Rock would never be the same without you.

I don't know if I will be meeting up before the show, but I presume Ollie will be tying one on at one of the nearby pubs.

Have you sold your HD-DVD player yet?