Harvey Korman was 81. He was the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in "Blazing Saddles."
May 19, 2026
I was reading the Toronto Star sports section last night when I came across the city's high school baseball team rankings. At the top of that list, ranked #1, is Michael Power / St. Joseph's High School, my alma matter. This isn't a new phenomena. When I was attending the school
Nothing is worse than a Stanley Cup final that's over in four straight. The exception to this rule, of course, is when your team sweeps, but I wouldn't know about such things. The Pens had to win last night to make this interesting and they did just that thanks to
I wore my #9 Damon Allen 2004 Grey Cup Championship tee shirt today. I didn't wear it because Damon Allen was announcing his retirement today, that part was a complete coincidence, but I'm glad I had it on. Allen played in the CFL for 23 years and has more passing
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. Emm Gryner - Big Bang Baby My buddy and
I've got a bud who's been burying me in early Canadian rock these past few months. All good Canadians know "As Years Go By" by Mashmakan or "Oh What A Feeling" by Crowbar, but unless you remember the 60s, how would you know The Beau-Marks, The Ugly Ducklings or Motherlode?
Back in January I updated you on my Toronto Blog Google Challenge. At that time I was 3rd when you Google toronto blog and I was gunning for first, despite the fact the blogs in 1st and 2nd were multi-authored and financed, in other words, professional blogs. I am but
Sunday afternoon, as I roasted a hot dog over a blazing hot bonfire, I couldn't wait to slip it in a bun and chow down. Hot dogs might not be good for us, but damn it's one tasty food. I've always loved hot dogs and sausages. Nothing tastes better after
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. I was always a little old for YTV. It launched late in 1988 when I was fourteen years old and by
I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration. I'm submitting "Sleeping Sickness" by City and Colour with special guest Gord Downie. I've written quite a bit about this song, but I've never officially submitted it for SLS consideration. Now, it's official. There's no official video yet, but you can hear this
I have memories from my childhood of my parents carrying in the groceries in paper bags. The groceries always came home in these paper bags and then, almost overnight, the paper bags disappeared. Plastic bags became the norm. The economy grocery stores eventually started charging us 5¢ a plastic bag,
Yikes, the young Penguins are getting schooled. If you're rooting for the Pens, there hasn't been much to get up about. In fact, it's been a dog with fleas. In the pool, there has never been a closer race for second. Four poolies are separated by two points. I still
Sydney Pollack was 73. He was a Hollywood mainstay as director, producer and sometime actor whose star-laden movies like "The Way We Were," "Tootsie" and "Out of Africa" were among the most successful of the 1970s and 1980s.
At some point this year, I'll complete my sixth year of blogging. These past few years, as my SEO skills improved and my Google-fu strengthened, I've had a few kicks over how highly I'd rank for certain keywords. I still think it's pretty cool that I rank #2 behind Wikipedia
While I was cut off from the world, there was news from Kirkland Island, British Columbia. A human foot with its foot shoe intact has washed ashore. In February, I wrote about the three severed right feet that had washed ashore near Nanaimo over the previous six months. Now we
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that played. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Captain's Log / Space Madness - Ren & StimpyWhat'd I Say? - Ray CharlesManhattan Project - RushYou've
Camp Woodland Trails has 19 campsites which are spread out over 275 acres of breathtaking landscaping. This weekend, my son and I stayed at Hickory Hills with his Beavers troop. I remember these trips from when I was a Cub Scout, and it was as fun as I recall. The
I didn't see or hear a minute of last night's game, but I did check up on the score on my Blackberry. If you're wondering what kept me from the Stanley Cup finals, I'll write about that later today. In the pool, Patino and Alexi made moves to secure second
Dick Martin was 86. He was the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!"
Slick Rick won't be deported back to the United Kingdom thanks to a pardon he received for the attempted murders of two men in 1991. I collected the Rap Traxx compilations that came out in the late 80s and early 90s, and the best cut on Rap Traxx 2 was
I just read that Dennis Lee is a finalist for this year's Trillium Book Award, Ontario's premier literary prize. Whenever I think of Dennis Lee, I think about the annual poem recital we had through grade three. Dennis Lee's "Alligator Pie" and "Garbage Delight" were ripe full of fun poems
The Stanley Cup finals start tomorrow night. In case you're living under a rock, it's the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Detroit Red Wings. I'll be strongly rooting for the Penguins, and here's the five reasons why. The Streak Freddie P touched on this neat little factoid and I dig it
JewelGurl tipped me off that there's now an official video for Weezer's "Pork and Beans". If you're up to date on your viral YouTube videos, you'll recognize a number of the faces in this vid, from Tay Zonday to Chris Crocker and Miss Teen South Carolina. =w=
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For the past 16 months, frustrated owners of Prima TVs have found their way to this entry where they've shared their pain. If you follow this blog, you know I don't typically go off on a company for no good reason. I wrote that entry after countless calls to Prima
