The summer of 2008 has been bitter sweet for fans of the Humble and Fred show. Over the past few weeks both Humble Howard and Fred Patterson have moved on to the next phase of their professional lives. I'm very happy for both guys, even though I'll likely never get
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. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around I just
I'm running for Terry on September 14. That's less than two weeks away, and thus far I've raised an underwhelming $44. I serve up lots of content and never ask for a dime, so here's what I'm hoping you'll do so I can save face. My target is $500. I've
Farewell, Matt Stairs. One of the 14 Canadians to play for the Jays, Stairs was recently traded to Philadelphia. Now that he has one game under his belt as a Phillie, he's officially played for 11 different teams. That's right, 11 different teams in the majors. I couldn't believe it,
Margot at the Wedding: 6.5 out of 10. For the first half of Margot at the Wedding, I was digging it. It was kind of different and moody with just the right amount of family dysfunction. Then, it started to get boring. It's only 91 minutes but by the
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Jimmy Key was highly underrated. I think we appreciated him here in Toronto but he never seemed to get his dues outside of the GTA. He finished his career with a .614
Jerry Reed was 71. He was a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like "Smokey and the Bandit."
I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration. I'm submitting "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. Someone came up to me the other day and said the new Coldplay song was the best Coldplay song they had ever heard. I found this shocking. I like "Viva La Vida" as much as the
In one horribly kept secret transaction, the Toronto Maple Leafs are sending Bryan McCabe and a draft pick to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Mike Van Ryn. As the Bryan McCabe era comes to a end, it's time to reflect upon #24 and what he meant to this city. I
Don LaFontaine was 68. He voiced over 5,000 trailers and almost 350,000 commercials and is responsible for the ubiquitous trailer-opening phrase "In a world..."
I just read the great Google Chrome comic book that so clearly explains Google's new open source browser, Google Chrome. The beta version of Google Chrome launches tomorrow. Once again, it appears Google gets it. All of us at Google spend much of our time working inside a browser. We
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten keywords that brought people to this site in August 2008. There's still a lot of Toronto radio morning show searches taking place and the debut of Igor Kenk. wedding songsrick hodgeroger rick and marilyngeorge carlin quotesbig shiny tunes 2igor kenkstu jefferieswedding
I am not American, but I'm keeping my good eye on the American political landscape as the Jackass and Elephant ramp up for the November 4th Presidential election. We had a family BBQ yesterday and among the many topics covered was John McCain's choice for VP. Sadly, in my circle,
Labour Day in this country used to be all about union parades and picnics. We'd celebrate the working class, advances in the labour movement, and the like. Today, it's more about one last long weekend before the kids go back to school and the chill settles in. In keeping with
The Toronto Blue Jays play their final game at Yankee Stadium today at 1pm. We've got the best pitcher in baseball on the mound as we try to close this place out on a winning note. Yankee Stadium has not been kind to us, so I'm glad to see it
As the baby of the house prepares for her first day of kindergarten next week, it's time to check in and see what she's up to these days. She loves to sing, she's more articulate than I am and she's created this strange fantasy world for her many dolls. The
Walter "Killer" Kowalski was 81. He was a pro-wrestling pioneer famous for various moves, including a stomach vice grip called the "Killer Clutch."
I just received this email from someone who didn't leave a reply email address or sign their name. They just dropped it in my contact form. Your music blog takes way to long to load.News Tip: Celine Dion got special service this week from Bombardier (I suspect) as they
The final daily For Better or for Worse strip was published today. If you read the strip in the Toronto Star, you'll see this strip in tomorrow's paper. This concludes Lynn Johnston's 29 year story about the Pattersons in fictitious Milborough, Ontario. Forever I assumed the story would end with
Spacing Toronto just tipped me off about this very cool time-lapse video of our new scramble intersection of Yonge and Dundas. It's by Sam Javanrouh.
We had our first boy-girl dance in grade five. It was the girls' idea. They convinced our teacher who agreed so long as when we danced we held our arms straight out so there would be minimal bodily contact. The organizers wanted some slow songs during which we'd couple up
Five Neil Young songs that still take this dude's breath away Down By The RiverCowgirl In The SandHeart Of GoldOld ManCinnamon GirlOn preview, this is a stupid Friday Five. How do I pare this list down to five? Where's "Helpless" or "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" or "Southern Man"
I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration. I'm submitting "Inside the Fire" by Disturbed. In the early years of SLS, Disturbed was a staple. "Down With The Sickness", "Prayer", "Remember" and "Liberate" all made the cut. Then, things quieted down on the Disturbed front. This song has that same catchy
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin, and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation: With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me
It happened again today. I pulled a neat little trick with PHP and exclaimed "Clickety click, Barba trick!" I've written about Barbapapa before. I used to watch this cartoon on TVO in the late 70s and early 80s and it was one of my favourites. Barbapapa was a pear shaped
