Plenty of Nothing

Space Command 1953-54

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Ian McShane in Space: 1999

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Jimmy Davies

British Football Annuals, 1948. The gentleman in the hat on the Morton cover is Jimmy Davies who managed the club from 1939 till 1955. Source.

Partick Thistle visit Morton.* Partick are fourth in the division with 23 points, Morton eighth with 14. These two played to a scoreless draw on the first day of the season. Robbie Muirhead was the last Morton man to score against Partick.

Partick Thistle supporters insist that the club be referred to as Thistle and not Partick. The club has not been located in the Glasgow neighbourhood of Partick for 116 years. But no one listens because of the many many other Scottish clubs named Thistle, to wit, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Buckie Thistle, Strathspey Thistle, Lochar Thistle, Largs Thistle, Bonnyton Thistle, Larkhall Thistle, Ardeer Thistle, Dalry Thistle, Lugar Boswell Thistle, East Kilbride Thistle, Armadale Thistle, Bathgate Thistle, Dalkeith Thistle, Bunillidh Thistle, Kirriemuir Thistle, Scone Thistle, Bridge of Don Thistle, Burghead Thistle and Forres Thistle, to name but a few.

Dumbarton FC have entered administration. They're the second SPFL club to do so in 2024-25, and also the second in League One, after Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Add Bonnyrigg Rose with their substandard playing pitch and three SPFL clubs have received points deductions so far this season.

*This is a Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup semi-final.

[But it's postponed.]

The other Championship matches:

Queen's Park (5th) 0 - 1 Falkirk (1st) (last night)

Airdrieonians (10th) vs Livingston (2nd) [postponed]

Ayr United (3rd) [1 - 0] Dunfermline (9th)**

Hamilton Accies (7th) vs Raith Rovers (6th)** [postponed]

**These are both Plenty of Nothing Championship Consolation Cup Round One matches. (These two fixtures come up whether Morton or Partick advance to the Championship League Cup final.)

Other matches:

Urawa Red Diamonds 1 - 1 Elfen Saitama (November 20)

Elfen Saitama [2 - 1] Cerezo Osaka

Nairn County vs Buckie Thistle [postponed]

Culter vs Islavale [postponed]

East Stirlingshire vs Civil Service Strollers [postponed]

Pilkington [3 - 3] FC Isle of Man

Verspah Oita [0 - 0] ReinMeer Aomori (tomorrow)

Sony Sendai [0 - 3] Tochigi City (tomorrow)

The 2024 JFL schedule ends. This is the final game ever for Sony Sendai FC, which is to be dissolved by its parent corporation Sony on December 31st.

The final round of the 2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League takes place this weekend. Due to the closure of Sony Sendai the rules for promotion are different this year. The winner of the final round earns automatic promotion to the JFL. A playoff game will take place between the bottom JFL team and the JRFCL runner-up. If the winner and/or runner-up is not qualified to join the JFL, then the third and/or fourth JRFCL finisher steps up.

2024/11/20    Asuka 2 - 1 Vonds Ichihara

2024/11/20    Fukui United 3 - 3 J-Lease

2024/11/22    Fukui United 3 - 0 Asuka

2024/11/22    Vonds Ichihara 0 - 0 J-Lease

2024/11/24    Asuka [2 - 1] J-Lease

2024/11/24    Vonds Ichihara [6 - 3] Fukui United

[Asuka are promoted. Vonds go into a playoff against Minebea Mitsumi (the former Honda Lock).]

South Challenge Cup, R3:

Greenock (W3) vs Newmains United (W4) [postponed]

South Challenge Cup, R4:

Shotts Bon Accord (WP) vs Kilwinning Rangers (W1) [postponed]

Scottish Junior Cup, R3 (November 19):

Bo'ness United 1 - 0 Ardrossan Winton Rovers

Scottish Junior Cup, R4:

Irvine Meadow vs West Calder United (postponed)

Bo'ness United vs Dundee Downfield (postponed)

Drumchalpel United vs Burghead Thistle [postponed]

Arthurlie vs Darvel [postponed]

East Craigie vs Largs Thistle [postponed]

Lugar Boswell Thistle vs Larkhall Thistle [postponed]

Montrose Roselea vs Beith [postponed]

Easterhouse vs Kilbirnie Ladeside [postponed]

Benburb vs Hermes [postponed]

Pollok vs Cumbernauld United [postponed]

Troon vs Lochee United [postponed]

Vale of Leven vs Johnstone Burgh [postponed]

Armadale Thistle vs Hurlford United (postponed)

Bathgate Thistle vs Glenafton Athletic (postponed)

Camelon Juniors vs Letham (postponed)

Tranent vs West Park United (postponed)

Which SPFL managers have played for Morton?

Kris Doolan, Partick Thistle    (Morton 2020)

Andy Graham, Alloa Athletic    (Morton 2011-12)

Paul Hartley, Cove Rangers    (Morton 1999-2000)

Dougie Imrie, Morton    (Morton 2013-14)

Derek McInnes, Kilmarnock    (Morton 1988 to 1995)

James McPake, Dunfermline Athletic   (Morton 2006)

Michael Tidser, Kelty Hearts    (Morton 2010 to 2013, 2015 to 2019)

Historical matches:

1901/11/23    Morton 1 - 4 Third Lanark

1940/11/23    Morton 4 - 1 Third Lanark    Revenge.

2002/11/23    Morton 4 - 2 Montrose

Goals by Alex Williams (2), and Warren Hawke, plus an own goal.

Sony Sendai FC was founded in 1968, the same year that the Sony Trinitron colour television came on the market. Source.

Michael Burnham at the Fisher Library

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Lynne Griffin for Shopper's Drug Mart

Lynne Griffin, who played Pam Elsinore in Strange Brew, appeared as the cashier in a Shoppers Drug Mart commercial early on in her career. Watch.

Star Trek Actors Born in the 1800s

Mr Atoz gives a library tour. Source.

Felix Maurice Locher (b. 1882/7/16) played Robert Johnson in "The Deadly Years".

Richard Hale (b. 1892/11/16) played Goro in "The Paradise Syndrome".

Abraham Sofaer (b. 1896/10/1) played The Thasian in "Charlie X" and the Melkotian Voice in "Spectre of the Gun".

Ian Wolfe (b. 1896/11/4) played Septimus in "Bread and Circuses" and Mr Atoz in "All Our Yesterdays".

Celia Lovsky (b. 1897/2/21) played T'Pau in "Amok Time".

Charles Seel (b. 1897/4/29) played Ed the bartender in "Spectre of the Gun".

Morgan Farley (b. 1898/10/3) played Hacom in "The Return of the Archons".

Del Toro, Herzog, Scorsese TV Appearances

Guillermo del Toro on Barry.

Werner Herzog on Parks and Recreation.

Martin Scorsese's American Express commercial.

NASA in the Time of Star Trek

Still from "Court Martial" including a framed picture of the launch of Gemini 6. Source.

NASA missions with closest Star Trek episodes:

1966/9/8             "The Man Trap" (season 1, episode 1)

1966/9/12-16      Gemini 11

1966/9/15           "Charlie X" (season 1, episode 2)

1966/11/10         "The Corbomite Manoeuvre" (season 1, episode 10)

1966/11/11-15     Gemini 12

1966/11/17          "Menagerie, Part 1" (season 1, episode 11)

1967/2/2             "Court Martial" (season 1, episode 20) (picture of Gemini 6)

1967/2/16            "Space Seed" (season 1, episode 22)

1967/2/21            Apollo 1 fire

1967/2/23            "A Taste of Armageddon" (season 1, episode 23)

1967/11/3            "I, Mudd" (season 2, episode 8)

1967/11/9            Apollo 4 (uncrewed)

1967/11/10          "Metamorphosis" (season 2, episode 9)

1967/1/19            "The Immunity Syndrome" (season 2, episode 10)

1968/1/22-23       Apollo 5 (uncrewed)

1968/2/2              "A Private Little War" (season 2, episode 11)

1968/3/29            "Assignment: Earth" (season 2, episode 26) (used footage from Apollo 4)

1968/4/4              Apollo 6 (uncrewed)

1968/10/11          "And the Children Shall Lead" (season 3, episode 4)

1968/10/11-22     Apollo 7

1968/10/18          "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" (season 3, episode 5)

1968/10/25          "Spectre of the Gun" (season 3, episode 6)

1968/12/20          "Elaan of Troyius" (season 3, episode 13)

1968/12/21-27     Apollo 8

1969/1/3              "Whom Gods Destroy" (season 3, episode 14)

1969/2/28            "The Cloud Minders" (season 3, episode 21)

1969/3/3-13         Apollo 9

1969/3/7              "The Savage Curtain" (season 3, episode 22)

1969/3/23            "All Our Yesterdays" (season 3, episode 23)

1969/5/18-26       Apollo 10

1969/6/3              "Turnabout Intruder" (season 3, episode 24)

"Charlie X", "And the Children Shall Lead", "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" and "The Savage Curtain" first aired while there were NASA astronauts in space.

1973/7/28-9/25    Skylab 3

1973/9/8              "Beyond the Furthest Star" (animated series 1, episode 1)

1973/9/15            "Yesteryear" (animated series 1, episode 2)

1973/9/22            "One of Our Planets is Missing" (animated series 1, episode 3)

1973/11/16-1974/2/8    Skylab 4

1973/11/17          "The Terratin Incident" (animated series 1, episode 11)

1973/11/24          "The Time Trap" (animated series 1, episode 12)

1973/12/1            "The Ambergris Element" (animated series 1, episode 13)

1973/12/8            "The Slaver Weapon" (animated series 1, episode 14)

1973/12/15          "The Eye of the Beholder" (animated series 1, episode 15)

1974/1/12            "The Jihad" (animated series 1, episode 16)

Nine animated episodes first went to air while there were astronauts aboard Skylab.

103rd Emperor's Cup, Quarter-finals

Former Verdy Kawasaki midfielder Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (left) is a director of the Japan Football Association and also works as a football commentator on NHK. He scored 9 goals in 28 Emperor's Cup appearances during his playing career, including the 1996 cup-winner. Source.

Match No. 81: Albirex Niigata (J1) [1 - 1] Kawasaki Frontale (J1) [Frontale win on PK]

Match No. 82: Avispa Fukuoka (J1) [3 - 1] Shonan Bellmare (J1)

Match No. 83: Roasso Kumamoto (J2) [1 - 1] Vissel Kobe (J1) [Roasso win on PK]    Upset

Match No. 84: Kashiwa Reysol (J1) [2 - 0] Nagoya Grampus (J1)

Shonan Bellmare and Kashiwa Reysol have won the Emperor's Cup three times each, Nagoya Grampus twice, Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe once each, and the rest never.

Tsuyoshi Kitazawa's Emperor's Cup goals:

1992/12/5      R1    ??'    Fukuoka University      Saga Stadium

1992/12/5      R1    ??'    Fukuoka University      Saga Stadium

1993/12/5      R1    ??'    Hokuden                      Amagasaki Stadium

1993/12/11    R2    ??'    Cosmo Oil                    Oita Athletic Stadium

1994/12/4      R1    ??'    Fujieda Blux                 Yamaha Stadium

1996/11/17    R3      7'    Oita Trinita                    Tottori Stadium

1997/1/1        F        3'    Sanfrecce Hiroshima    Tokyo National Stadium

1999/12/12    R3    27'    Yokohama FC               Ajinomoto Stadium

1999/12/12    R3    97'    Yokohama FC               Ajinomoto Stadium

(Sources: Wikipedia, RSSSF)

The Somewhere Near Colchester Pot

The clay pot from somewhere near Colchester uncovered in the Detectorists Christmas Special 2022. Source.