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I can't believe it's not on oink yet!

Thanks. The ambiguity was killing me.

I don't see it on Sportsnet in the TV listings but I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled some last minute scheduling change.

Are these the match-ups then? AL NY Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox vs. Anaheim Angels NL Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado/San Diego Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Another Yankees/Red Sox series would be nice but I also wouldn't mind Cleveland taking the AL this year. I hope Colorado grabs the NL wildcard spot today but I want the Cubs to win the league championship. After seeing Boston and the other Chicago team break their "curses", I'd like to see the Cubs do it too. Now, I understand the Phillies must have been ecstatic to clinch the division on the last day but did the celebration have to include locker room bukakke?

Bring back the yellow and blue unis! Meanwhile in Tampa Bay...

so you've seen One Night in Paris then? Pun intended for sure.

Great ad lib! I actually think Paris did a pretty good job of keeping her composure. Sure she was protesting the line of questioning but she didn't come off like a bitch or anything. I think I have a little more respect for her after taking it on the chin like that.

Just like Spurs! Now there's an ominous sign.

Alternative rock for the soccer mom set. Feist makes "nice" music.

At what price point then would you consider it gouging? I don't mean to impugn Neil's character. I'm just calling it what I think it is. He's not the only one for sure.

And it's in HD! AWESOME! GO KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS!! Yeah baby!!

Happy Birthday Alan!! Eat, drink and be merry.

Not me. I find it more distasteful to be gouged by someone I respect (the artist) versus some scumbag I'll never know (the scalper). This whole "we're cutting out the scalper market" doesn't fly with me because it implies that in the past all concert tickets were bought from scalpers. The artist charging everyone the "scalper price" kind of kills the argument. You can also negotiate with a scalper. Can't do that with ticketmaster.

I'd need to take a look at "the books" before giving an accurate opinion on what I think is a fair price but at a minimum no single ticket should be priced over $100. I think that the artist should dictate the price as much as possible. Of course it has to ultimately be up to the promoter who is aware of all the operating costs but certainly the artist can have some influence in this area.

No he doesn't. Nice try. I just pulled out some of my ticket stubs to huge stadium shows from 20 years ago: David Bowie w/Duran Duran Aug 28, 1987 - $29.50 Peter Gabriel July 10, 1987 - $25 Springsteen, Sting AND Gabriel Sep 17, 1988 - $37.50 Apparently so. To repeat myself, I'm not here to argue what Neil Young CAN do. I've already conceded that debate. He can probably charge a thousand bucks and still sell out Massey Hall. Yay for capitalism! That still doesn't make it the right thing to do in my eyes.

Then again I have this quaint notion that music should be accessible, even if you're a dirt poor Neil Young fan. Of course he can charge whatever he wants. There's no way I a can argue with that. But this debate isn't about function, it's about doing the right thing. And the fact that Young is already rich is relevant. The whole notion of "empire building" or accumulating as much wealth as possible is just plain selfish. And I expect artists that espouse a certain moral fiber to walk the talk.

I don't have a witty caption but I think one of them just farted.

Happy retirement!

I just got done bitching to my boss about all the slackers in our office because I'm just about at my ropes end. The sponsorship scandal is a drop in the bucket compared to the money that's wasted on a daily basis in the federal government. "Made callous by experience" should be the public service motto.

Thank our lucky stars we never had to witness a Donna meltdown.

Not even one game in the NHL and Downie joins this illustrious list of most games suspended. Games Player Year Team 25 Chris Simon 2006-07 NYI 23 Gordie Dwyer 2000-01 TAM 23 Marty McSorley 1999-00 BOS 21 Dale Hunter 1993-94 WAS 20 Steve Downie 2007-08 PHI 20 Todd Bertuzzi 2003-04 VAN 20 Brad May 2000-01 PHX 20 Tom Lysiak 1983-84 CHI

The other Flyers could have indirectly done more damage too.

The airbrushing will be immaculate.

Kevin Everett update:

So stop reading message boards.