Friday Fives
The Best Winnipeg Bands
Published May 9, 2008 @ 11:43 in Friday Fives
My favourite bands from Winnipeg, Manitoba
- The Guess Who
- The Watchmen
- The Weakerthans
- Crash Test Dummies
- Econoline Crush
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Best Songs From 1993
Published May 2, 2008 @ 13:04 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs of 1993
- Nirvana - All Apologies
- Radiohead - Creep
- Smashing Pumpkins - Today
- Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
- Breeders - Cannonball
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The Most Hated Teams in NHL Hockey
Published April 25, 2008 @ 09:59 in Friday Fives
My least favourite NHL hockey teams
- Ottawa Senators
- Montreal Canadiens
- Philadelphia Flyers
- New Jersey Devils
- Boston Bruins
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The Best Bruce Springsteen Songs
Published April 18, 2008 @ 11:00 in Friday Fives
My favourite Bruce Springsteen songs
- Born to Run
- The River
- Streets of Philadelphia
- Glory Days
- Badlands
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Funniest Canadian City Names
Published April 11, 2008 @ 16:26 in Friday Fives
The most funny names of real Canadian cities
- Dildo, Newfoundland
- Stoner, BC
- Come By Chance, Newfoundland
- Bastard, Ontario
- Crotch Lake, Ontario
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NES Games I Loved
Published April 4, 2008 @ 12:28 in Friday Fives
Games I loved on the old 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System
- RBI Baseball
- Blades of Steel
- Super Mario Bros 3
- Ice Hockey
- Punch Out
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Earth Hour: Five Things You Can Do
Published March 28, 2008 @ 10:55 in Friday Fives
Five things you can do for Earth Hour
- Sign up for Earth Hour 2008
- Get involved and create a bigger, better Earth Hour
- Reduce your impact on climate change
- Create your own Earth Hour event
- Know your footprint and challenge your friends
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The Best Toronto Blue Jays Songs
Published March 14, 2008 @ 14:02 in Friday Fives, Toronto Blue Jays
My favourite Toronto Blue Jays songs
- OK Blue Jays
- Along Came Joe
- The Ballad of Tom Henke
- Help Us Mookie
- Jays to the Top
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The Best Linkin Park Songs
Published March 7, 2008 @ 12:47 in Friday Fives
My favourite Linkin Park songs
- Faint
- Lying From You
- Points of Authority
- In The End
- Bleed it Out
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The Best Kenny Rogers Songs
Published February 29, 2008 @ 13:27 in Friday Fives
My favourite Kenny Rogers songs
- Coward of the County
- Reuben James
- The Gambler
- Lucille
- She Believes In Me
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My Favourite Gwyneth Paltrow Movies
Published February 22, 2008 @ 12:13 in Friday Fives
My favourite films featuring Gwyneth Paltrow
- Se7en
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Emma
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Family Music for Family Day
Published February 15, 2008 @ 12:31 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs with "family" in the title, in honour of our very first Family Day
- Ode To My Family - The Cranberries
- We're A Happy Family - The Ramones
- Family Band - The Tragically Hip
- Friends and Family - Trik Turner
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
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The Best Jack Nicholson Movies
Published February 8, 2008 @ 13:49 in Friday Fives
My favourite Jack Nicholson films
- The Departed
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- A Few Good Men
- About Schmidt
- Five Easy Pieces
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The Best Songs From Blur
Published February 1, 2008 @ 14:15 in Friday Fives
My favourite Blur songs
- Country House
- She's So High
- Parklife
- Charmless Man
- There's No Other Way
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The Best Shabba Ranks Songs
Published January 25, 2008 @ 10:59 in Friday Fives
My favourite Shabba Ranks songs
- Trailer Load a Girls
- Respect
- The Jam w/ KRS-One
- Twice My Age (Remix) w/ Krystal
- Ting A Ling
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Best Iggy Pop Songs
Published January 18, 2008 @ 12:42 in Friday Fives
My favourite Iggy Pop songs
- The Passenger
- Lust For Life
- Real Wild Child
- I'm Bored
- Cold Metal
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My Favourite Songs About California
Published January 11, 2008 @ 10:32 in Friday Fives
With the Leafs falling in the State of California, here are my favourite songs with "California" in the title
- California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
- Going to California - Led Zeppelin
- California - Joni Mitchell
- California - Rusty
- Hotel California - The Eagles
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The Best Movies With Philip Baker Hall In It
Published January 4, 2008 @ 21:36 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies featuring Philip Baker Hall
- Magnolia
- Boogie Nights
- The Insider
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- The Truman Show
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Five Entries of Note from 2007
Published December 28, 2007 @ 19:16 in Friday Fives
Looking back at 2007, I wrote a lot of forgettable crapola, but here are five entries of note worthy of a revisit.
The Saint Ralph Soundtrack
Acquiring the Saint Ralph soundtrack became a personal quest. After years of hunting, I became one of the very few to secure a copy of this unreleased album, which includes not one but two studio versions of Gord Downie's "Hallelujah".
My Personal Offline Challenge
The entry above about receiving a copy of the Saint Ralph soundtrack inspired this one. Ralph needed a miracle, so he set out to win the Boston Marathon. I decided I too could run a marathon, even though I had never really run before. The result was a summer of running three times a week. This goal continues as I start my half marathon clinic in February.
Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street to Close
I got a bit of an exclusive on this big local story from my friend in the music distribution business. I have so many memories of Sam's on Yonge Street and it's been such a big part of Toronto's cultural fabric, I hated the idea of it going gently into that goodnight. At least the facade is safe...
The Crocs Conundrum
This entry, like most entries in 2007, was written off the cuff. My wife had bought me a pair of Crocs and I wanted to jot down my struggle with them. In a nutshell, they're comfy but dorky. This entry was linked to from Slate.com resulting in over 10,000 unique visitors in one day and $128 in ad revenue. This entry reminded me that there is money in this hobby if you attract the right eyeballs.
17 and Out: A Toronto Tradition Ends
In the Humble & Fred universe, I'm in a rather unique position. I helped both Humble and Fred with their respective blogs and I'm in regular contact with both. I'm also a big fan of their old radio show on 102.1, so this entry saddened me. Humble & Fred are done, and all we're left with are the memories. Sigh.
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Saddest Celebrity Passings of 2007
Published December 21, 2007 @ 12:57 in Friday Fives
Saddest celebrity passings of 2007
- Honest Ed Mirvish
- Don Chevrier
- John Majhor
- Phil "The Scooter" Rizzuto
- June Callwood
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My Favourite Old School Raptors
Published December 14, 2007 @ 09:18 in Friday Fives, Toronto Raptors
My favourite old school Toronto Raptors
- Damon Stoudamire
- Carlos Rogers
- Acie Earl
- Tracy Murray
- Popeye Jones
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My Favourite Songs With Christmas in the Title
Published December 7, 2007 @ 13:37 in Friday Fives
Culled from my collection, my favourite songs with "Christmas" in the title
- The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
- Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Christmas Don't Be Late - Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
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My Favourite Kate Winslet Movies
Published November 30, 2007 @ 15:50 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies featuring Kate Winslet
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Finding Neverland
- Titanic
- Heavenly Creatures
- Little Children
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My Favourite Denzel Washington Movies
Published November 23, 2007 @ 12:50 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies featuring Denzel Washington
- Philadelphia
- Glory
- Training Day
- The Hurricane
- He Got Game
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Autumn Songs
Published November 9, 2007 @ 15:02 in Friday Fives
My favourite "Autumn" songs
- My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion - The Flaming Lips
- Autumn Shade - The Vines
- Autumn's Here - Hawksley Workman
- Autumn Leaves - Nat King Cole
- Autumn - The Edgar Winter Group
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Players I Wish Were Blue Jays
Published November 2, 2007 @ 09:19 in Friday Fives, Toronto Blue Jays
Players I wish had played for my Jays
- George Brett
- Larry Walker
- Kirby Puckett
- Wade Boggs
- Ozzie Smith
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Highest-Grossing Scary Movies Of All Time
Published October 26, 2007 @ 14:03 in Friday Fives
Here are the highest-grossing horror movies of all-time
- Jaws
- The Exorcist
- The Sixth Sense
- House of Wax
- Psycho
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My Favourite Lenny Kravitz Songs
Published October 19, 2007 @ 11:41 in Friday Fives
My favourite Lenny Kravitz songs, as promised
- Let Love Rule
- Mr. Cab Driver
- Always on the Run
- It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
- Stand by My Woman
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My Favourite Robert De Niro Movies
Published October 12, 2007 @ 20:34 in Friday Fives
My favourite Robert De Niro films
- Goodfellas
- The Godfather: Part II
- Jackie Brown
- Heat
- The Score
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My Favourite Characters From HBO's Oz
Published October 5, 2007 @ 15:34 in Friday Fives
My favourite characters on Oz
- Ryan O'Reily
- Vernon 'Vern' Schillinger
- Christopher 'Chris' Keller
- Simon Adebisi
- Tobias 'Toby' Beecher
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My Favourite Types of Apples
Published September 28, 2007 @ 10:59 in Friday Fives
My favourite types of apples
- Red Delicious
- McIntosh
- Gala
- Granny Smith
- Golden Delicious
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Goaltenders Getting 2007 Preseason Starts For The Leafs
Published September 21, 2007 @ 10:11 in Friday Fives
Goaltenders getting preseason starts for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2007
- Justin Pogge
- Andrew Raycroft
- Vesa Toskala
- Scott Clemmensen
- Toronto Mike???
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My Favourite Pizza Toppings
Published September 14, 2007 @ 12:12 in Friday Fives
My favourite pizza toppings
- pepperoni
- sausage
- beef
- bacon
- extra cheese
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Most Hits Since 2000
Published September 7, 2007 @ 11:06 in Friday Fives
Player with the most hits so far this decade
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Derek Jeter
- Todd Helton
- Miguel Tejada
- Vladimir Guerrero
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My Favourite John C. Reilly Movies
Published August 31, 2007 @ 11:59 in Friday Fives
My favourite John C. Reilly movies
- Magnolia
- Boogie Nights
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- The Perfect Storm
- The Hours
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The World's Most Livable Cities
Published August 24, 2007 @ 09:48 in Friday Fives
According to The Economist magazine, the world's most livable cities
- Vancouver
- Melbourne
- Vienna
- Perth
- Toronto
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The Friday Five
Published August 17, 2007 @ 09:00 in Friday Fives
My all-time favourite Toronto Argonauts
- Pinball Clemons
- Doug Flutie
- Paul Masotti
- Gil Fenerty
- Adrion Smith
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The Friday Five
Published August 10, 2007 @ 13:00 in Friday Fives
My favourite Bill Murray movies
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Rushmore
- Ghost Busters
- Meatballs
- Lost in Translation
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The Friday Five
Published August 3, 2007 @ 11:45 in Friday Fives
My favourite dog movies
- My Dog Skip
- Old Yeller
- Lady and the Tramp
- 101 Dalmatians
- The Shaggy Dog
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The Friday Five
Published July 27, 2007 @ 11:40 in Friday Fives
People I tip
- Waiter
- Waitress
- Pizza delivery guy
- Barber
- Cab driver
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The Friday Five
Published July 20, 2007 @ 16:24 in Friday Fives
My favourite Audioslave songs
- Cochise
- Doesn't Remind Me
- Show Me How To Live
- Be Yourself
- I Am The Highway
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The Friday Five
Published July 13, 2007 @ 13:51 in Friday Fives
My favourite Alice in Chains songs
- Would?
- Them Bones
- Angry Chair
- Man In The Box
- Nutshell
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The Friday Five
Published July 6, 2007 @ 09:28 in Friday Fives
My favourite days of the week
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Friday
- Thursday
- Wednesday
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The Friday Five
Published June 29, 2007 @ 09:31 in Friday Fives
My favourite Canadian female singers
- Joni Mitchell
- Sarah McLachlan
- Emily Haines
- Sarah Harmer
- Leslie Feist
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The Friday Five
Published June 22, 2007 @ 09:03 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs from The Strokes
- Last Nite
- Hard to Explain
- 12:51
- Juicebox
- Reptilia
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The Friday Five
Published June 15, 2007 @ 11:39 in Friday Fives
My favourite Cypress Hill songs
- How I Could Just Kill A Man
- Insane in the Brain
- Rock Superstar
- I Wanna Get High
- The Phunky Feel One
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The Friday Five
Published June 8, 2007 @ 12:03 in Friday Fives
My favourite Chris O'Donnell movies (because a girl on the ball team we played last night said I looked like him)
- Scent of a Woman
- Kinsey
- School Ties
- Mad Love
- Batman Forever
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The Friday Five
Published June 1, 2007 @ 11:13 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs from The White Stripes
- Fell In Love With A Girl
- Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground
- You're Pretty Good Looking
- Blue Orchid
- Ball and Biscuit
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The Friday Five
Published May 25, 2007 @ 09:54 in Friday Fives
My favourite Mike Myers movies, on his 44th birthday
- Wayne's World
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Shrek
- Mystery, Alaska
- So I Married an Axe Murderer
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The Friday Five
Published May 18, 2007 @ 11:35 in Friday Fives
My favourite Canadian Prime Ministers
- Sir John A. Macdonald - The Mac Daddy
- William Lyon Mackenzie King - The Krazy Kingpin
- Jean Chrétien - Da Proof Seeka
- Pierre Trudeau - Fuddle-duddle Feist
- Louis St. Laurent - Uncle Louie
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The Friday Five
Published May 11, 2007 @ 16:12 in Friday Fives
My favourite U2 songs
- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Rattle & Hum version)
- One
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- I Will Follow
- With or Without You
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The Friday Five
Published May 4, 2007 @ 15:19 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies featuring Eric Stolz
- Pulp Fiction
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- Jerry Maguire
- Mask
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The Friday Five
Published April 27, 2007 @ 11:07 in Friday Fives
My favourite Jeffrey Tambor roles
- Hank Kingsley in The Larry Sanders Show
- George Bluth Sr. in Arrested Development
- Jeffrey Brookes in Three's Company & The Ropers
- Sully in There's Something About Mary
- King Neptune in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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The Friday Five
Published April 20, 2007 @ 16:17 in Friday Fives
My favourite John Candy movies
- Uncle Buck
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Summer Rental
- JFK
- Vacation
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The Friday Five
Published April 13, 2007 @ 16:49 in Friday Fives
My favourite Jason Lee movies
- Almost Famous
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Chasing Amy
- Dogma
- Vanilla Sky
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The Friday Five
Published April 6, 2007 @ 20:51 in Friday Fives
My favourite former Montreal Canadiens
- Doug Gilmour
- Frank Mahovlich
- Russ Courtnall
- Gary Leeman
- Vincent Damphousse
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The Friday Five
Published March 30, 2007 @ 12:12 in Friday Fives
My favourite former Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mario Lemieux
- Ed Olczyk
- John Cullen
- Ken Wregget
- Chris Kontos
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The Friday Five
Published March 23, 2007 @ 16:53 in Friday Fives
My favourite Buffalo Springfield songs
- For What It's Worth
- Mr. Soul
- Rock and Roll Woman
- I Am A Child
- Broken Arrow
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The Friday Five
Published March 16, 2007 @ 12:21 in Friday Fives
My favourite "Army" songs
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
- Army Reserve - Pearl Jam
- Army - Ben Folds
- One Man Army - Our Lady Peace
- Army of Me - Bjork
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The Friday Five
Published March 9, 2007 @ 14:03 in Friday Fives
My favourite Matt Damon movies
- Saving Private Ryan
- The Departed
- Good Will Hunting
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- The Bourne Identity
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The Friday Five
Published February 23, 2007 @ 20:54 in Friday Fives
My favourite Leonardo DiCaprio movies
- The Departed
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Catch Me If You Can
- Titanic
- Gangs of New York
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The Friday Five
Published February 16, 2007 @ 13:32 in Friday Fives
My favourite Johnny Depp movies
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Donnie Brasco
- Platoon
- Finding Neverland
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The Friday Five
Published February 9, 2007 @ 14:47 in Friday Fives, The Tragically Hip
My favourite Hip concerts
- June 24, 2006 @ Historic Fort York - 38 Years Old, a dream setlist and a perfect night under the summer sky
- December 31, 1999 @ Air Canada Centre - Ahead By A Century, seconds after midnight on New Year's Eve
- December 23, 2000 @ Air Canada Centre - No opening band so the Hip can play extra long
- September 6, 2003 @ Molson Park - A sweet farewell to Molson Park
- October 16, 2002 @ The Hummingbird Centre - Sam Roberts opening in an amazing venue
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The Friday Five
Published January 19, 2007 @ 11:52 in Friday Fives
My favourite Rusty songs
- Groovy Dead
- Wake Me
- Empty Cell
- Misogyny
- Oh No Joe
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The Friday Five
Published January 12, 2007 @ 13:11 in Friday Fives
My favourite Oliver Platt movies
- A Time to Kill
- Simon Birch
- Kinsey
- Bulworth
- Flatliners
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The Friday Five
Published December 29, 2006 @ 07:46 in Friday Fives
Saddest celebrity passings of 2006
- James Brown
- Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion
- Jane Jacobs
- Ed Bradley
- Darren McGavin
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The Friday Five
Published December 22, 2006 @ 10:22 in Friday Fives
Things about my brother Ryan
- In primary school, a classmate was cold and Ryan gave him his gloves
- Attending camp on the island, Ryan was so homesick an emergency parental pickup was demanded
- My grandmother tells a story about Ryan lifting his arms and exclaiming "I love everybody in the whole world!"
- I got Ryan three of his part-time jobs: game booth attendant at the CNE, cook at McDonald's and grocery clerk at Food City / Pricechopper
- Ryan is 30 years old today
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The Friday Five
Published December 15, 2006 @ 13:23 in Friday Fives
Things you can buy me for Christmas
- The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season
- The Simpsons - The Complete Ninth Season
- A black scarf
- An official Scrabble dictionary
- World peace
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The Friday Five
Published December 8, 2006 @ 12:01 in Friday Fives
Tunes I dig at this time of year
- Fairytale of New York - The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl
- Christmas Don't Be Late - Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Welcome Christmas - The Whos of Whoville
- 2000 Miles - The Pretenders
- Anything from A Charlie Brown Christmas
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The Friday Five
Published December 1, 2006 @ 15:02 in Friday Fives
My favourite TV catch phrases culled from this list
- D'oh! - Homer Simpson
- Hey now! - Hank Kingsley
- Yabba dabba do! - Fred Flinstone
- The truth is out there - Fox Mulder
- You eeeediot! - Ren
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The Friday Five
Published November 24, 2006 @ 10:15 in Friday Fives
My favourite Robert Altman movies
- The Player
- Short Cuts
- M*A*S*H
- Popeye
- Gosford Park
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The Friday Five
Published November 17, 2006 @ 14:43 in Friday Fives
My favourite Ethan Hawke movies
- Dead Poets Society
- Before Sunrise
- Training Day
- Reality Bites
- Explorers
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The Friday Five
Published November 10, 2006 @ 11:23 in Friday Fives
My favourite I Mother Earth songs
- So Gently We Go
- Levitate
- Rain Will Fall
- Another Sunday
- Summertime in the Void
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The Friday Five
Published November 3, 2006 @ 11:02 in Friday Fives
My favourite quotes from The Big Lebowski
- "Hey! Watch it man, there's a beverage here." - The Dude
- "Let me explain something to you; I am not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing." - The Dude
- "Nothing is fucked here, Dude. Come on, you're being very un-Dude." - Walter Sobchak
- "You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course." - Walter Sobchak
- "It's a complicated case, Maude. Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have yous. Fortunately I've been adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber." - The Dude
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The Friday Five
Published October 27, 2006 @ 10:42 in Friday Fives
My favourite Christopher Walken movies
- Pulp Fiction
- The Deer Hunter
- Annie Hall
- True Romance
- Catch Me If You Can
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The Friday Five
Published October 20, 2006 @ 13:33 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies set in Toronto
- Exotica
- Last Night
- Crash
- Strange Brew
- Canadian Bacon
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The Friday Five
Published October 13, 2006 @ 15:05 in Friday Fives
Athletes killed in air crashes
- Bill Barilko
- Roberto Clemente
- Thurman Munson
- Payne Stewart
- Rocky Marciano
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The Friday Five
Published October 6, 2006 @ 13:57 in Friday Fives
Easily forgotten Canadian Prime Ministers
- Sir John Abbott
- Sir John Thompson
- Sir Mackenzie Bowell
- Joe Clark
- John Turner
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The Friday Five
Published September 29, 2006 @ 10:20 in Custom, Friday Fives
Unreleased Custom songs I believe would be hits
- Whatever
- Both Hands
- Love Letter
- Catch Me
- Bong Bubble
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The Friday Five
Published September 15, 2006 @ 13:17 in Friday Fives
My favourite quotes from The Royal Tenenbaums
- "Well, everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't." - Eli
- "You wanna talk some jive? I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you've never heard!" - Royal
- "Anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers and hittin' the cemetery?" - Royal
- "He got the cancer." - Pagoda
- "I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman." - Royal
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The Friday Five
Published September 8, 2006 @ 08:59 in Friday Fives
My essential apps
- Firefox
- Gaim
- FileZilla
- Photoshop
- Notepad
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The Friday Five
Published August 25, 2006 @ 10:15 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs to head bang and let loose to
- Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
- System of a Down - Chop Suey!
- Slipknot - Wait and Bleed
- Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
- Disturbed - Down With the Sickness
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The Friday Five
Published August 18, 2006 @ 16:50 in Friday Fives
My favourite Bruno Kirby movies
- The Godfather: Part II
- Donnie Brasco
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- City Slickers
- This Is Spinal Tap
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The Friday Five
Published August 11, 2006 @ 09:34 in Friday Fives
My favourite Robin Williams movies
- Dead Poets Society
- Good Will Hunting
- The Fisher King
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Deconstructing Harry
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The Friday Five
Published August 4, 2006 @ 11:29 in Friday Fives
My favourite Mel Gibson movies
- Braveheart
- Ransom
- Chicken Run
- Gallipoli
- Payback
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The Friday Five
Published July 28, 2006 @ 16:29 in Friday Fives
My favourite Samuel L. Jackson movies
- Pulp Fiction
- Goodfellas
- Do the Right Thing
- Jackie Brown
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
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The Friday Five
Published July 21, 2006 @ 12:33 in Friday Fives
Dream jobs
- That guy who guards the Stanley Cup
- That guy who The Hip having recording all their shows
- Video game tester
- Movie reviewer
- Professional blogger extraordinaire
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The Friday Five
Published July 14, 2006 @ 15:30 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies featuring George Clooney
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Out of Sight
- The Perfect Storm
- South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
- Three Kings
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The Friday Five
Published June 30, 2006 @ 08:04 in Friday Fives
My favourite Owen Wilson movies
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Rushmore
- Bottle Rocket
- The Cable Guy
- Zoolander
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The Friday Five
Published June 23, 2006 @ 20:49 in Friday Fives, The T.Dot
Toronto nicknames
- The T.Dot
- T.O.
- The Big Smoke
- The City of Trees
- Trawna
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The Friday Five
Published June 16, 2006 @ 15:40 in Friday Fives
Daves I know
- That guy who played on my slo-pitch team for a couple of years before dropping out and making me the oldest player on the team
- Dave Stieb, our first ace and pitcher of our only no-hitter
- That Christian kid who talked to his dog on Sunday mornings during The Commander Tom Show
- Speedy Winfield - yes Steve, I said speedy
- Super Dave Osbourne, striking the same note over and over again until the laughter turns to pain
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The Friday Five
Published June 2, 2006 @ 13:05 in Friday Fives
My favourite Conn Smythe Trophy winners
- Wayne Gretzky
- Steve Yzerman
- Mario Lemieux
- Bobby Orr
- Joe Nieuwendyk
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The Friday Five
Published May 26, 2006 @ 16:46 in Friday Fives
My favourite Philip Seymour Hoffman movies
- Magnolia
- Boogie Nights
- The Big Lebowski
- Almost Famous
- Capote
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The Friday Five
Published May 19, 2006 @ 12:21 in Friday Fives
My favourite movies directed by Ron Howard
- A Beautiful Mind
- Apollo 13
- Cocoon
- Splash
- Ransom
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The Friday Five
Published May 12, 2006 @ 12:45 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs by Great Big Sea
- Run Runaway
- Mari-Mac
- Drunken Sailor
- Ordinary Day
- When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)
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The Friday Five
Published May 5, 2006 @ 18:13 in Friday Fives
My favourite Tom Cruise movies
- Magnolia
- Minority Report
- A Few Good Men
- Rain Man
- Eyes Wide Shut
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The Friday Five
Published April 28, 2006 @ 14:30 in Friday Fives
My favourite "war" songs
- War At 33 1/3 - Public Enemy
- Masters of War - Pearl Jam
- Civil War - Guns N' Roses
- War - Edwin Starr
- War Pigs - Ozzy Osbourne
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The Friday Five
Published April 21, 2006 @ 12:18 in Friday Fives
The all-time NHL playoff point leaders
- Wayne Gretzky
- Mark Messier
- Jari Kurri
- Glenn Anderson
- Paul Coffey
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The Friday Five
Published April 14, 2006 @ 13:59 in Friday Fives
The top grossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation
- Gone With The Wind
- Star Wars
- The Sound of Music
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
- The Ten Commandments
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The Friday Five
Published April 7, 2006 @ 15:48 in Friday Fives
My favourite cable 10 shows of all time
- Ed's Night Party
- The Tom Green Show
- Buzz
- Let's Talk Sports
- Reel to Real
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The Friday Five
Published March 31, 2006 @ 17:07 in Friday Fives
My favourite Aerosmith songs
- Sweet Emotion
- Janie's Got A Gun
- Walk This Way
- Livin' On The Edge
- Dream On
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The Friday Five
Published March 24, 2006 @ 16:21 in Friday Fives
My favourite Michael J. Fox movies
- Back To The Future
- Teen Wolf
- The Hard Way
- Casualities Of War
- Doc Hollywood
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The Friday Five
Published March 17, 2006 @ 19:18 in Friday Fives
"Irish" songs in my collection
- Irish Lasses - Ashley MacIsaac
- Irish Paddy/Festival Reel/Roger's Reel - Great Big Sea
- A Walk In The Irish Rain - The Irish Descendants
- The Irish Rover - The Pogues
- Irish Rover - The Irish Descendants
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The Friday Five
Published March 10, 2006 @ 21:21 in Friday Fives
James' favourite Star Wars characters (according to James tonight)
- Luke Skywalker
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Han Solo
- R2D2
- C3PO
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The Friday Five
Published March 3, 2006 @ 17:15 in Friday Fives
My favourite Steven Spielberg movies
- Saving Private Ryan
- Schindler's List
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Amistad
- Minority Report
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The Friday Five
Published February 24, 2006 @ 15:45 in Friday Fives
My favourite R.E.M. songs
- Follow Me
- Drive
- Everybody Hurts
- Man On The Moon
- It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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The Friday Five
Published February 17, 2006 @ 08:33 in Friday Fives
My favourite Willem Dafoe movies
- Spider-Man
- Platoon
- The English Patient
- Mississippi Burning
- The Boondock Saints
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The Friday Five
Published February 10, 2006 @ 10:50 in Friday Fives
My favourite "Gold" songs
- Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
- After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
- Silver and Gold - U2
- Gold Digger - Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
- Black Gold - Soul Asylum
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The Friday Five
Published February 3, 2006 @ 12:29 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs from The Lowest of the Low
- Henry Needs A New Pair Of Shoes
- Bleed a Little While Tonight
- Salesmen, Cheats and Liars
- Eternal Fatalist
- Pistol
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The Friday Five
Published January 27, 2006 @ 15:43 in Friday Fives
My favourite Chris Penn movies
- Reservoir Dogs
- True Romance
- Short Cuts
- The Funeral
- Footloose
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The Friday Five
Published January 20, 2006 @ 08:21 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs from Wilson Pickett
- Land Of 1000 Dances
- In The Midnight Hour
- Mustang Sally
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
- Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You
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The Friday Five
Published January 13, 2006 @ 11:22 in Friday Fives
My favourite "Ten" songs
- Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin
- Force Ten - Rush
- Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
- Ten Percenter - Frank Black
- Ten Commandments Of Bart - The Simpsons
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The Friday Five
Published January 6, 2006 @ 19:00 in Friday Fives
My favourite Matthew Broderick movies
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- You Can Count on Me
- The Cable Guy
- Election
- Glory
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The Friday Five
Published December 23, 2005 @ 08:43 in Friday Fives
My favourite television shows in 2005
- Six Feet Under
- Arrested Development
- Weeds
- Rescue Me
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
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The Friday Five
Published December 16, 2005 @ 15:59 in Friday Fives
My favourite Winter songs
- Winterlong - Neil Young
- A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel
- Song For A Winter's Night - Sarah McLachlan
- Winter Time - The Steve Miller Band
- Winter Song - Crash Test Dummies
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The Friday Five
Published December 9, 2005 @ 12:59 in Friday Fives
My favourite Snow songs
- 15 Feet of Pure White Snow - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
- What The Snowman Learned About Love - Stars
- Snowsuit Sound - Sloan
- By-Tor And The Snow Dog - Rush
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The Friday Five
Published December 2, 2005 @ 13:40 in Friday Fives
My favourite December songs
- December 4th - Jay-Z
- A Long December - Counting Crows
- December - Collective Soul
- December - Weezer
- December Will Be Magic - Kate Bush
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The Friday Five
Published November 25, 2005 @ 14:22 in Friday Fives
Best Elisabeth Shue movies
- The Karate Kid
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Adventures in Babysitting
- Deconstructing Harry
- The Saint
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The Friday Five
Published November 18, 2005 @ 12:55 in Friday Fives, Toronto Raptors
Best All-Time Toronto Raptors
- Vince Carter
- Damon Stoudamire
- Tracy McGrady
- Antonio Davis
- Doug Christie
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The Friday Five
Published November 11, 2005 @ 16:58 in Friday Fives
My favourite "remember" songs
- Do You Remember Rock N' Roll Radio - The Ramones
- Remember - Disturbed
- I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
- I Remember You - Skid Row
- Do You Remember - Jack Johnson
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The Friday Five
Published November 4, 2005 @ 10:14 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs from The Cult
- She Sells Sanctuary
- Fire Women
- Love Removal Machine
- Wild Flower
- Rain
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The Friday Five
Published October 28, 2005 @ 12:15 in Friday Fives
My favourite Ewan McGregor movies
- Big Fish
- Trainspotting
- Moulin Rouge!
- Shallow Grave
- Black Hawk Down
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The Friday Five
Published October 21, 2005 @ 09:31 in Friday Fives
My favourite songs entitled "Wake Up"
- Arcade Fire - Wake Up
- Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up
- Korn - Wake Up
- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Wake Up (and Live)
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The Friday Five
Published October 14, 2005 @ 08:52 in Friday Fives
Great Canadian Gords
- Gord Downie
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Gordie Howe
- Gordon Sinclair
- Gordon Korman
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The Friday Five
Published October 7, 2005 @ 14:11 in Friday Fives
My favourite pasta shapes
- Lasagna
- Spaghetti
- Rigatoni
- Rotini
- Penne
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The Friday Five
Published September 30, 2005 @ 17:45 in Friday Fives, Toronto Maple Leafs
The best Toronto Maple Leafs
- Darryl Sittler
- Dave Keon
- Ted Kennedy
- Frank Mahovlich
- Doug Gilmour
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The Friday Five
Published September 23, 2005 @ 13:25 in Friday Fives, Memories, Toronto Blue Jays
My favourite moments during Blue Jays games I attended
- James' first game, my first game ball (read more) (2004)
- Roy Halladay goes 26 outs with a no-hitter (1998)
- Skipping school to attend the final opening day at Exhibition stadium and witnessing a Jimmy Key 3-0 victory (1989)
- Being part of the infamous bug delay and this story (1990)
- Seeing Rance Mullinik's final career at-bat and hit (1992)
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The Friday Five
Published September 16, 2005 @ 14:44 in Friday Fives
My favourite "five" songs
- Five Long Years - Colin James
- The First Five Times - Stars
- Five to One - The Doors
- Five Long Years - Junior Wells
- Hawaii Five-O - Theme
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The Friday Five
Published September 9, 2005 @ 14:05 in Friday Fives
My favourite Jim Carrey movies
- The Truman Show
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Man on the Moon
- Me, Myself & Irene
- The Cable Guy
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The Friday Five
Published September 2, 2005 @ 13:30 in Friday Fives
Five songs in my collection with "New Orleans" in the title (not written by The Tragically Hip)
- City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
- King of New Orleans - Better Than Ezra
- Christmas in New Orleans - Louis Armstrong
- New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 - R.E.M.
- City of New Orleans - Johnny Cash
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The Friday Five
Published August 26, 2005 @ 15:44 in Friday Fives
Five popular things I dislike
- Star Trek everything
- Lord of the Rings movies
- Desperate Housewives
- Nascar
- Kraftwerk
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The Friday Five
Published August 19, 2005 @ 21:49 in Friday Fives, Toronto Maple Leafs
Highest numbers worn by a Toronto Maple Leaf
- #99 - Wilf Paiement
- #96 - Phil Housley
- #94 - Sergei Berezin
- #93 - Doug Gilmour & Alex Godynyuk
- #89 - Alex Mogilny
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The Friday Five
Published August 12, 2005 @ 16:01 in Friday Fives
My favourite Pearl Jam ballads
- Black
- Immortality
- Indifference
- Nothingman
- Yellow Ledbetter
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The Friday Five
Published August 5, 2005 @ 08:35 in Friday Fives
