It has been a long time since I posted online.  What a way to  open 2024 with a photo of 1930s screen actress Magic Madge Evens.

" SONGS OF HAWAII " 1940s MUSICAL SOUNDIES w/ HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT & DR...

Here's a trio of musical shorts, starting with Lani McIntire and The Aloha Islanders with "Song of Old Hawaii; Napua Wood and "Wiggles"; then "The Hawaiian War Chant" starring Princess Momakai and The Hawaiian Ensemble.

All were produced in the 1940s.

Fats Domino - Rockin' Chair - February 1951

Here's Fats Domino with a song that he co-wrote, "Rockin' Chair," recorded in New Orleans In February,1951; it was released that September.

Released on Imperial #5145.  It was Fats' last record to released solely on 78 RPM.

Devils Knock Off Stars In Dallas

At Dallas:

On Saturday in the NHL, Nico Hischer and Pavel Sacha each scored a third-period goal ten seconds apart to help the New Jersey Devils snap a five-game losing skid by upending the hosts Dallas Stars 3-1. 

Nicolas Daws saved 27 of 28 shots for the victory. 

Giants Split First Two Games With Marlins

 At Oracle Field, San Francisco:

The San Francisco Giants opened their National League Western Division title defense on Friday as Austin Slater hit a walk-off double with two outs in the tenth inning to lift the hosts to a 6-5 home victory over the Miami Marlins.

On Saturday, however, Jesus Sanchez hit the tie-breaking single in the seventh inning as the Marlins came back to upend the Giants 2-1.

Timbers Hold Off Caps In Vancouver Cascade Cup Clash

At BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia:

In their first Cascadia Cup clash of 2022, the Portland Timbers, with goals from Dairon Asprilla (PK-42'), Jaroslaw Niezgoda (60'), and Yimmi Chara (78'), held off the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 on the road in Major League Soccer action.

Cristian Dajome (76') and Ryan Gauld (PK-90'+6) delivered the Whitecaps' tallies.

Ducks Drop Down In Gridiron Rankings After Getting Knocked Off By Stanford; Beavers Support Increases

 After getting knocked off on Saturday in overtime at Stanford, the Oregon Ducks drop down five sports to #8 in the Associated Press college football poll and down six spots to #9 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings.

Meanwhile, after upending visiting Washington, the Oregon State Beavers gained additional support in both polls, with the Beavers ranking at #28 in the AP poll and tied for #30 with Iowa State in the Coaches' rankings.

Beavers Look To Slow Down Roadrunners

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

UT-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-2) @ Oregon State Beavers (2-4), men's college basketball, Wednesday @ 2:00 PM Pacific Time (Pac-12 Networks)

CFP Rankings: Top Four Stay The Same

 Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, and Ohio State remained in their respective top-four positions in the next-to-last College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday.

Southern California (up two spots to #15) and Colorado (#25) are the only Pac-12 schools in this week's rankings.

Pilots Stay Hot Against College Of Idaho

 At Portland, Oregon:

Ahmed Ali scored 22 points on Tuesday night as the Portland Pilots (5-1) collected their fifth straight victory, 88-74 over College of Idaho (NAIA).

Mike Henn contributed 21 points to the Pilots' coffers.

Men's College Hoops: Ducks Still Have Support In Both Polls

 The Oregon Ducks, having now won four straight games, garnered support in Monday's Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches men's college basketball polls.

The Ducks would be ranked # 31 in the former, #30 in the latter.

Still no support for the Beaver State's three other men's Division I basketball programs in either poll.

Huskies Out, Ducks In To Take On Trojans For Pac-12 Gridiron Crown

The word became official on Monday. The Fox Network will carry the game on Friday from Los Angeles at 4:00 PM Pacific Time.

Ducks Still Have Support In Coaches Gridiron Poll

 With their scheduled game with Washington cancelled, the Oregon Ducks still had some support in the USA Today/Amway Coaches college football poll, where they would be ranked #37.

Cougs Hold Off Vikes In Pullman

At Pullman, Washington: 

Noah Williams converted eight of twelve shots from the field en route to an 18-point performance on Sunday as the Washington State Cougars (5-0) held off the visiting Portland State Vikings (1-2) 69-60.

Niners Fall Against Ex-Redskins----At Home In Arizona

 At Glendale, Arizona (due to COVID-induced ban on sporting events in Santa Clara County, California):

Defensive touchdowns from Chase Young (returning a fumble 47 yards) and Kamren Curl (75-yard interception return) lifted the Artists Formerly Known as the Washington Redskins (6-7) held off the San Francisco 49ers (5-8) 23-15 to gain sole possession of first place in the NFC East as the shorthanded Niners' playoff chances received a crushing near-fatal blow.

Ducks Make It Four Wins In A Row

 At Seattle:

Eugene Omoruyi and Chris Duarte each scored 14 points on Saturday as the Oregon Ducks (4-1 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play) won their conference opener by knocking off the Washington Huskies (1-4, 0-2) 74-71 on the road by using a balanced offense that saw four players scoring in double figures.

Quade Green topped the Huskies with 26 points.

Beavers Fall At Home To Cardinal

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Quarterback Davis Mills completed 21 of 29 passes for 292 yards and a touchdown while running for two other scores as the Stanford Cardinal (3-2) upended the Oregon State Beavers (2-4) 27-24 on the road on Saturday night.

The schools respective records are both overall and in Pac-12 play.

Pilots Knock Off Beavers In Corvallis

 At Corvallis, Oregon:

Ahmed Ali scored 26 points while Eddie Davis added 22 (to go with his nine rebounds) as the Portland Pilots (4-1) stunned the home-standing Oregon State Beavers (2-3) 87-86 in overtime on Thursday.

Ethan Thompson led the Beavers with 31 points.

Ducks Too Much For Rattlers

 At Eugene, Oregon:

Chris Duarte scored 23 points while N'Faly Dante added 22 as the Oregon Ducks (3-1) dominated the visiting Florida A&M Rattlers (0-3) 87-66 on Wednesday for their 24th straight home victory.

Vikings Win Easy One One At Home

 At Portland, Oregon:

Amari McCray, Paris Dawson, and Charles Jones each scored 11 points on Tuesday as the Portland State Vikings (1-1) demolished the visiting Northwest University Eagles from the NAIA 88-48.