Andrew Ference lived the fantasy shared by many a Leafs fan when he flipped the bird to the Bell Centre crowd in Montreal last night. I'd gladly pay $2500 to do that.
May 18, 2026
It's Good Friday. That means I don't have to go into the office. Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. This is your space.
There was no way I was letting this day go by without writing about what happened 60 years ago tonight. It was April 21st, 1951, game 5 of the Stanley Cup final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. At the 2:53 mark of the first overtime
It's no secret I'd like to rank #1 in Google when people search 'toronto blog'. That became my goal back in 2002 and that remains my goal. This #1 ranking has become my white whale, so close yet so far. Here's what I see today when I Google 'toronto blog'.
I always liked Weird Al Yankovic. I used to hear his stuff on the old Dr. Demento show I would tune in with my little transister radio. In a blog entry he calls The Gaga Saga, Weird Al tells a strange tale about Lady Gaga's refusal to allow him to
Fact: The Leafs finished 22nd overall this season. Fact: These exciting NHL playoffs don't include the blue and white for the sixth consecutive year. Fact: James "Fucking" Reimer remains EPIC. The video below from KesselySnipes was found on Pension Plan Puppets. In the words of KesselySnipes: Unnecessarily epic, beaucoup fromage,
I enjoy the TIL entries on Reddit. TIL stands for "today I learned" and that's where I found out Campbell's "Regular" And "25% Less Sodium" tomato soup both contain 480mg of sodium. Campbell's reply is that the "25% less sodium" claim is as compared to the average of "all varieties"
We first discussed TSN Radio 1050 back in February, and now it's here. I've been listening off and on the past few days, and I think The FAN 590 should be worried. TSN Radio sounds like a force to be reckoned with. I really like the Mike Richards show in
I'm as cynical as anybody. I understand Starbucks is in the business of selling highly priced hot beverages and hooking us all on caffeine, but I was very impressed by what I participated in yesterday. As part of their Month of Service initiative, Starbucks got 750 of us to gather
Now that we're drowning in sports radio in this city, with TSN Radio competing head-to-head with Sportsnet Radio, let's figure out our alt-rock problem. Many of us used to get our alt-rock fix from 102.1 The Edge, but today that won't always do the trick. Digger wants to hear
I hear Freddie P is upset with me again. That's what I hear, anyway. I can't say for sure because I still have to wait 17 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes, and 5 seconds before I can visit CanadianThinker.com again. It seems Fred has an issue with me linking
Have you seen Shit Harper Did? It's got this: In 2007, Harper cut $1.2 Billion in spending for the establishment of quality national childcare. However, he never kept his promise to cut the $1.4 billion in tax breaks he gives to oil companies (the wealthiest corporations in history)
Carlos Delgado has announced his retirement from baseball. Although he's had a rough last few years, Delgado was an absolutely awesome Blue Jay. His 336 homers as a Jay are 133 more than George Bell ever hit for Toronto. His 1058 RBIs are also a club record. In one of
It's draft day. That means a bunch of us will get together in an undisclosed west Toronto location and follow these simple rules. We've been doing this forever, and I've never won. I'd like to win this time. You can help make that dream a reality. Which teams / players should
Hammerhead alert! Hammerhead alert! I just got this email from A follow-up to an old thread of yours I just came across on google - http://www.torontomike.com/2009/06/stormin_norm_rumack_the_late-n.html – guess who is now back at Fan 590 hosting the midnight-5am shift on
This is going to feel funny, but here it comes... Go Bruins! That's right, during the first round of the NHL playoffs, I'll be cheering passionately and feverishly for the Boston Bruins, one of my five least favourite NHL teams. I don't want to cheer for the Bruins, but I
The Tweet spilled out of my fingertips early Saturday morning. "For the record, I think Crystal Castles' cover of Platinum Blonde's Not in Love with Robert Smith is stellar." Ryan Fancey certainly agreed... As did the lovely Colleen Rusholme... And that makes it official. Platinum Blonde's "Not In Love", covered
Sidney Lumet was 86. He was the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men."
Yeah, I watched Danger Bay. Christopher Crabb and Ocean Hellman were household names growing up. Nothing brings me back like that Danger Bay theme song. Here it is: I've always hoped a Canadian rapper would sample the Danger Bay theme, and no my dream has become a reality. On Classified's
Looking back at the 2010/11 Leafs season, I'm going to remember it as the year we discovered Optimus Reim. The Optimus Reim phenomenon has truly been something special. As the season draws to a close, let's remember the year of Optimus Reim. Jay Onrait shows the Optimus Reim logo
There was a time I didn't miss The Thursday 30 on 102.1 The Edge. Back when it was hosted by Martin Streek, it was how I kept up with the latest tunes. I don't catch it often these days, but I tuned in for a bit tonight. I was
I swear by Gmail, using it for both work and play as the heartbeat of my digital life, but every once in a while it does something that doesn't make sense. For example, today I needed to create a filter that would auto-forward certain messages to another email address. To
Six years ago today, I complained about the price of gas. I'm old enough to remember a time when I wouldn't fill up the tank if the price exceeded 50¢ a litre. In the mid-nineties, this was entirely possible. I was driving an '85 Ford Escort and she didn't get
I drive a 12 year old Mazda. I thought I'd get that out of the way before this entry is interpreted as some sort of Ford Canada love-in. Yes, I was Ford's guest tonight at the ACC to enjoy the Leafs vs. Capitals. Ford's been very good to me over
According to Sports Club Stats, the Leafs still have a 0.1% chance of making the playoffs this season. 0.1% doesn't sound like much, but it means everything to me. It means our game against the Capitals tonight matters, and thanks for Ford Canada, I'll be watching it from
