I get letters. This one is from Chris who had something to get off his chest about CFNY a.k.a. Edge 102. Hello,It's about 3:20am on a Monday night and a case of insomnia, largely fueled by the internet, had me surfing around the net looking up
I was really excited about Justin Pogge on January 6, 2006. On that date, I wrote that I had seen the future of Maple Leaf hockey. His name was Justin Pogge. Things seemed to be going fine for Pogge as a Maple Leaf until I interviewed him. That was the
Jack LaLanne was 96. He was a fitness, exercise, nutritional expert, and motivational speaker who had been called "the godfather of fitness". I remember him best from his Power Juicer infomercials.
When Alex Anthopoulos sent Vernon Wells to the Angels the other day, it got me thinking about big trades in Toronto sports history. The two biggest, in my opinion, took place just over a year apart in the early 90s. You simply can't discuss big Toronto team trades without talking
There's a neat article about the origin of the Gatorade shower over on mental_floss. My favourite nugget is the premature Gatorade shower Kentucky coach Guy Morriss received. Here's footage of Morriss getting drenched and then LSU wideout Devery Henderson quickly scoring a miracle touchdown on a tipped Hail Mary
Let's get the business side of things out of the way first. Vernon Wells will make $86 million over the next four years. Many call it one of the worst contracts in MLB, virtually unmovable. GM Alex Anthopoulos just moved this unmovable contract, without sending any money to Anaheim. I
There's a lot of Toronto sports media movement this week. I've just heard Mike Richards is leaving Calgary for a spot on TSN Radio. Wait... there's a TSN Radio now? How long was I sick? Here's a nice email about it that I just received from Adam. As a follow-up
I read it in both the Globe and Mail and Toronto Sun, so it had to be true, right? Apparently not. Reports that Damien Cox had quit the Toronto Star for TSN were untrue. He's staying at the Toronto Star, and according to this Rogers press release, he has signed
Yeah... that's the stuff. Crank it up. And now my bitter hands, chafe beneath the clouds, of what was everything.
Star of Cox and Berger of the Bells, and columnist for the Toronto Star for as long as I can remember, Damien Cox has apparently resigned from the Star to take a full-time position with TSN. I can already hear Canadians outside of the GTA complaining that TSN has hired
I'm a big fan of social media sharing, Twitter in particular. When somebody finds an interesting, funny, insightful or informative entry (like this one!), I'd like it to be easy to share the article with friends and followers. That's where social media share buttons come into play. They're everywhere these
I just got a glance at the lineup for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Here's the poster, followed by a few observations by yours truly. The first thing I noticed is that Death From Above 1979 is on this bill. Welcome back, guys. You were missed.Good
Here are songs in my collection with the word "sick" in the title. Assembling this list, I had to make a decision regarding covers. I decided to allow them, so you do get "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from The Red Hot Chili Peppers. World Sick - Broken Social SceneTymps (The Sick
I'm starting to come back to life after a battle with this bug that's making the rounds. Although I'm a little late, I wanted to write about the Golden Globes. The best part of the show was Ricky Gervais. He was predictably funny with pot-shots at Hollywood celebs who take
Roy Hartsfield was 85. He was the first manager of our Toronto Blue Jays, compiling a record of 166-318 (.343) in 484 games.
I'm really enjoying this new feature... Use the comments of this entry to discuss anything you want. Get something off your chest, start a debate, or simply rant away.
On my long list of things I think are bullshit, right near the top, is astrology. If you think your zodiac sign is anything other than pure entertainment, I have swamp land in Florida you may be interested in. Your zodiac sign means nothing, and it's likely not what you
I'm amused by news Money for Nothing by Dire Straits has been deemed unacceptable for play on Canadian radio. Many moons ago, when I was in grade seven, my teacher ran this program where one kid a day would bring in a song and discuss the lyircs with the class.
The Leafs have won four in a row. James Reimer was lights out last night as we came back against the Sharks. All four wins have been pretty sweet, as most wins are, but I'm not gonna bite this time. The last time we won four in a row, I
John Dye was 47. He's best known for playing Andrew on the television series "Touched by an Angel."
John Hastings is a Toronto Comedian and he's doing his very first headlining appearance as a stand-up comedian at the Downtown Yuk Yuks on January 12th to the 16th. I told him if he wanted a plug he had to write an essay on what he loves and/or hates
Yeah, I'm late on this one. Bautista won the AL home run crown over Paul Konerko by 15 dingers, but I only now realize how big a gap that is, thanks to the Baseball-Reference Blog. In related news, Babe Ruth could hit. In 1920, he had 4 more HR by
A glove tap to YouTube user Retrontario who found this gem from 1987. It's about the ballpark that would be known as Skydome and it includes information about the "Name the Dome. Win Seats For Life." contest I desperately wanted to win. Retrontario barely salvaged this one for us. This
I've been following this blog If we don't, remember me. for a while, and thought I'd share the love. This individual posts an animated gif from a movie and a quote. That's all the blog is, but I love it. Here are a few of my favourites.
The man accused of killing six and wounding another 12, including Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has been identified as Jared Lee Loughner. Jared Lee Loughner recently started a YouTube channel as user Classitup10. He uploaded five videos in November and December 2010. In the first few, it's mainly gibberish about
