Three in

Hillen, McLean and Mannino are joining Bridgeport up in Portland. Word is anybody else who might pop up as a send-down would only be a paper transaction during the break. Edit2: Looks like Blake Comeau is said paper transaction.

Hilarious road-trip story from John Walton. Keith Aucoin going rogue cracks me up.
Edit: Darn! I think, looking at the picture and thinking about it, that this is where I stayed in 2006, events told here earlier this week. I went rogue there one night, too.

Roger Ebert meanwhile writes lovingly of Steak ‘n’ Shake.

Michael Fornabaio