Here's how the 20th Anniversary Humble and Fred Podcast of Memories is going to go down tomorrow. Humble and Fred will run the podcast, which will get underway around 2pm at Dominion on Queen. If you're dropping by to join in the fun, here's a map. It's at Queen and
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. Back in 1988, Shopper's Drug Mart ran a PSA encouraging fair play. It starred Pittsburgh Penguin great Mario Lemieux, Toronto Blue
My unholy alliance is finally paying off. Up to now, it's benefited my kids, but not me. I've had media preview screenings of Bolt, Bedtime Stories and Hannah Montana: The Movie. Not quite movies in my wheelhouse, but my daughter got to see Bolt and Hannah Montana while James got
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Squeeze - Tempted I realize it's not Wednesday, but
It's Cherry blossom season in High Park, so many Torontonians will be grabbing their camera and making the trip to snap great shots like these. I know High Park very well, so I can tell you where you'll find the best Somei-Yoshino cherry trees. Take Cherry Hill down from West
I just took a peek at my site stats for today and it seems I've been Farked. For this photoshop contest on FARK.com, Cornponebread submitted an image based on the infamous Libby's Zoodles can and included this note. There is a story behind this label. Click here to find
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Zero" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The best new album I've been spinning this week belongs to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There are several hooky singles oozing out of It's Blitz, including "Zero", a song they recently performed on Saturday Night
I'm as guilty as anyone. Justin Pogge was awesome during the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, and ever since we've been waiting for him to assume his role as Maple Leafs saviour. Here's the entry I wrote in January 2006 in which I opened with the following line. "I have
In my entry about Nick Kypreos joining the fun on Saturday, I mentioned Dan Duran would be producing the Humble and Fred 20th Anniversary Podcast of Memories. Reading Dan's name prompted Dizz to leave the following comment. I've been away from Toronto and the entire radio/TV scene... whatever happened
Everything old is new again. Here's a 1976 ad for the Swine Flu Shot.
Have you heard about the swine flu? The WHO raised their alert level to Phase 4 today. Next stop: global emergency! If we're going to have to grapple with this pandemic, we're going to need a swine flu playlist. Here are swine flu songs to spin while this thing goes
It's been 15 years since I followed the Jays this closely. I never stopped rooting for my team, and certainly never stopped watching the odd game, but now I'm back to boxscore scoping and game day anticipation. Not only are we leading the league, but we're doing it with Roy
Humble and Fred are reuniting to record their 20th Anniversary Podcast of Memories on May 2. You're welcome to hang with us at the Dominion at Queen, just get there for 1:30pm. In anticipation of this first Humble and Fred recording since February 11, 2007 when I joined the
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Burning Bridges" by k-os. Did you know Kevin Brereton chose the moniker k-os because it stands for Knowledge Of Self? I'm always unsure whether it's supposed to be typed k-os or K-OS. I see both all over the place.
When I was a kid, the WWF meant Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. At some point the original WWF, the World Wildlife Fund, stopped playing nice with the World Wrestling Federation and reclaimed their acronym. The WWF has some great ads. Here's
Four years ago, we were told the Avian flu pandemic was imminent. My wife was so worried about the avian flu virus making its way to North America that she stored non-perishable food items and litres of water in the basement preparing for lock down. She imagined a moment when
Bea Arthur was 86. She played Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls, the title character in Maude and she ran the cantina on Tatooine in the Star Wars Holiday Special. In grade 7 I attended a gifted program and my teacher there regarded Bea Arthur as her best friend. She
There was a time in my life where I caught every Jays game on television or listened to it called by Tom and Jerry on CJCL. I don't catch as many games as I used to, but I watched every inning of our 14-0 thrashing of the Chicago White Sox
You will not find an entry about Susan Boyle on this site. Search as long as you want, but you won't find the YouTube clip of her singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables for Britain's Got Talent anywhere on TorontoMike.com. Is it blasphemy for me to admit
On May 2nd, us old time Humble and Fred fans are gathering at the Dominion on Queen to watch the guys record their 20th Anniversary Podcast of Memories. That's only two Saturdays from now. The fun starts at 1:30pm, so be there, or be square. There will be a
I'm a creature of habit. I awaken at the exact same time every weekday morning. At precisely 7:30, I jump out of bed and into the shower. This morning, for some inexplicable reason, I forgot I get up every day at 7:30. At 7:05 I leapt out
GeoCities is closing later this year. If you were on the web in the late 90s, you knew GeoCities. I cut my web page teeth on GeoCities, signing up for a free account over ten years. I remember when my GeoCities page got tied to my Yahoo! member name, shortly
When your hockey team doesn't play past the first week of April, you find joy in rooting against your arch rivals. Last year at this time, happiness was a sweep of the Sens in the first round. This year, I felt great joy in watching the Montreal Canadiens go down
I read most of my news in Google Reader. One of the RSS feeds I subscribe to is for Yahoo! News Most Popular. It lets me know which news stories are striking a chord with the masses. The story below just came through. It's about a western Michigan man who
