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And I will never be free: Friday notes

Three songs on the radio coming in: Sandie Shaw, "Always Something There To Remind Me"; Jackson 5, "ABC"; Big Brother and the Holding Company, "Piece of My Heart." Almost

Had to get away: Whatever day this is now notes

Staycation* this past week, mostly spent cleaning up both the physical plant at home and the paperwork of trading one car headache for another. It is a weird feeling taking the plates** off the car

Sound Tigers announce promotional schedule

Back to the ’50s for the second home game, says Bridgeport’s schedule of promotions. The music selection better bring it. Just start warmup with “Rocket 88” and go from there? Were it only Saturday

Unlimited power: Providence postgame

Since the 0-for-31 ended in Laval a month ago, the power play is 17-for-59, 28.8 percent. It scored twice today, including the game-winner. “Really, all year, it’s had movement,” Brent Thompson said.

Return to Destiny (or something): Wednesday notes

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton helped Bridgeport out last night. We talked a little yesterday about how a sweep either way could leave Bridgeport at least with a bit of control; still, however Wilkes-Barre at

Crunched in the third: Syracuse postgame

Tough one. If not quite seeming to be in hand, they seemed to be on their way, at least. The Crunch, two men short in the third, made Bridgeport look like the team that rode the bus four hours last

That’s one/that’s three: Binghamton postgame

When the defensemen take shots at the end of practice, often the guy in front of the net working on his deflections is Kyle Schempp. And they go, a lot of the time, nifty ones, tips up, down, under

A Christmas Gift For You: Hartford postgame

In his pregame radio interview, Brent Thompson told Alan Fuehring his only Christmastime wish for Saturday, and it only took seven words: “60 minutes of consistent effort. That’s it.” Yet another

Jones out: Thursday notes

Connor Jones is day-to-day, banged up on his last shift yesterday midway through the first period. But Stephen Gionta took part today, wearing no-contact red, for about the first half of practice,

Running out of ‘fog’ jokes: Wednesday notes

Another foggy day at Harbor Yard. (Between drills, one player yelled “where is everybody?!?!”) Temperature’s down a bit from yesterday, but the humidity’s still at 78 percent. “We’ve got great guys