I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration. I'm submitting "Bitches In Tokyo" by Stars. It's funny, but SLS19 was put to bed without a single female voice. Here's one that looks good for SLS20. It's a great tune and a fun little vid.
My home phone just rang and it was an automated operator at the other end. The recording told me I had a text message and asked me if I wanted to open it. I have never received a text message on a land line before, so I naturally chose to
I once wrote that 'tickets or tokens' is the Toronto equivalent of the 'boxers or briefs' question. Outside of the Metropass crowd there are two types of TTC riders: those who buy paper tickets and those who buy tokens. I still prefer tickets to tokens. I can put paper tickets
I just read a great CRACKED.com article entitled 7 Movies Based on a True Story (That Are Complete Bullshit). It's a good read, but be warned. It may shatter your entire belief system. A number of the films in their group of seven are amongst my favourites of all-time.
Someone from the Social Media Group contacted me last week and asked if Toronto Mike would test drive a Ford Focus and write about the experience. I've got some road trips coming up, and I thought it might be a good idea to drive a new Ford Focus instead of
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. Nirvana - Marigold This is the only Nirvana song
Those old enough to remember vinyl records know how important the album cover used to be. Album covers could become iconic, an important part of the listening experience. 12.375 inches by 12.375 inches presented a lot of real estate to pack a punch. Cassettes temporarily dulled the album
I do a lot of email marketing. I use a tool called Constant Contact to manage my lists, send my HTML marketing messages and ensure I stay CAN-SPAM Act compliant. Constant Contact hosted a free email marketing seminar this morning at the Sheraton Toronto on Queen Street near Bay. My
When I got home tonight I had a package waiting for me from Martha McClew, Ontario Provincial Director of The Terry Fox Foundation. In addition to a nice letter thanking me for my contribution last year, there was a DVD with a great Terry Fox documentary and other inspiring stories.
American Gangster: 8 out of 10. In 2006 I was invited to a world premiere of a Ridley Scott directed film starring Russell Crowe. The film I saw that night couldn't hold a candle to this gem of a flick chronicling the rise and fall of Frank Lucas. I saw
I recently shared the track listing for "Early Canadian Rock: The 60s and 70s, Volume 1" and "Early Canadian Rock: The 60s and 70s, Volume 2". My bud has put together a third volume. Here are the 24 tracks from volume three. (Make Me Do) Anything You Want - A
I'm going to do this a little differently for June. In Google Analytics I see the vast majority of traffic to this site comes via organic Google search results. I can then break that down and learn that 7,977 keywords account for that traffic. Here are the top ten
When you go to the theatre to see a family film like WALL-E you get inundated with previews for upcoming cartoon movies aimed at kids. One of the coming attractions we saw yesterday was for a movie called Beverly Hills Chihuahua and as I watched the trailer I couldn't believe
I fear this plea will fall on deaf ears. Even with the return of Cito our Toronto Blue Jays are 13 games back of the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays (that sounds funny) and we're 9 games back of the Red Sox for the wildcard. It sure doesn't seem
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. When I was young, I'd tune in 1430 on the AM dial to hear Blue Jays baseball with Tom Cheek and
Now that SLS19 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 20 tunes that made the final cut. How much of SLS19 is CanCon? How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below. Canadian Content - 7 (USS,
WALL-E: 9 out of 10. WALL-E is now my favourite film from Pixar, and that's sayin' something. I once referred to Pixar as "every parent's saving grace". Every summer you're guaranteed at least one movie that's good for the kids and sweet viewing for you. WALL-E is a dash of
By the time I wrapped up my fifth ball game in 30 hours, I could hardly walk. In addition to the sprained left calf muscle this pale Irish guy got too much sun. TGIS. I've got my marching orders and the kids are demanding WALL-E, or Johnny 5 as I
I played a game in my rec league last night, and we won our second in a row. Later tonight, I've got a couple of games in my comp league with Raging Storm. Right now I'm off to a company sponsored softball tournament which I fully intend to win. There's
Okay readers, I need you. For my recent birthday I received some cash and a gift certificate for Future Shop. I almost never buy myself stuff except for once a year when I get one big thing for my birthday. In 2004 that was a digital camera, which I still
Larry Harmon was 83. He turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century.
Flags of Our Fathers: 6 out of 10. I thought Flags of Our Fathers would be better. Directed by Clint Eastwood, it tells the life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima. That sounds like it's going to be pretty awesome. It's
Martian Child: 5 out of 10. I try to choose the movies I watch carefully. I read reviews and get feedback from people I trust before giving a film two hours of my life. The exception to this rule is kids movies I watch with my offspring, and, the odd
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired young forward Mikhail Grabovski from the Montreal Canadiens earlier today in exchange for a draft pick and a prospect. That draft pick is a 2nd rounder in 2010 and that prospect is Greg Pateryn, a United States Hockey League defenceman we drafted in the 5th
Has it really been five years since I played ball with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys? Yes it has, and I know this because I wrote this entry exactly five years ago today. You'll have to click that link to read the details, but I did indeed play a
