"Books are useless! I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin…but what good does that do me?"
Two years ago today, I was writing about our summer of discontent. I wasn't happy with a hockey team I felt would need a little luck to make the playoffs. We ended up missing the playoffs by two points. Here's what I wrote two years ago. Are you a Leafs
AM 640 is making some changes. Their Leafs Lunch show did well, so they're throwing The Bill Watters Show with Jeff Marek in the afternoon slot to try and steal some of Bob McCown's Prime Time Sports audience from the Fan 590. I'm bummed about this move. I don't listen
Jake Brown is an X Games skater guy from Australia. Check out this fall... I still can't believe the dude walked away. Do not try this at home.
My favourite dog movies My Dog SkipOld YellerLady and the Tramp101 DalmatiansThe Shaggy Dog
As you might have noticed from my TV Time Machine, my childhood television diet was comprised of shows aired on TVOntario. TVO gave me Fables of the Green Forest, Jeremy, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Read All About It, Dr. Snuggles, Barbapapa and Polka Dot Door. Immediately following
Canadians have become the international scapegoats for movie piracy. As a result, anti-piracy campaigns and efforts are highly intense. I don't attend many premiere screenings of films, but last night we attended the Toronto premiere for Underdog. First they wave their wand over your body searching for recording devices. If
Underdog: 3 out of 10. The other day I wrote about the things we do for love. When I first became a father about 5.5 years ago, I was prepared for many of the sacrifices I'd have to make. I knew I'd have to change diapers and take them
I'm fascinated by the career of Julio Franco. The Atlanta Braves released the 48 year old yesterday, but I'm hopeful he'll be back in the big leagues. This guy's longevity is astounding. Thanks to my new favourite blog I can tell you that Julio Franco has faced 1167 different pitchers
The Last Kiss: 7 out of 10. Is it possible I was in the mood for a relationship movie last night? That's doubtful, but it would explain why I enjoyed "The Last Kiss" so much. There are a bunch of different couples and they're all trying to figure it all
If you want to make a movie that will appeal to young kids, go with talking animals. It seems to be gold in my house. If the dog or cat or mouse or rat talks, the kids love it. The kids have been enjoying ads for Underdog, a movie about
It's hot out there. I just ran 5k and my shirt was soaking. I don't think I've ever sweat that much. Tomorrow will be even warmer. Week 21 started with our first 10k clinic on Saturday morning which included an Amazing Grace 6k run. Sunday was my 5k race and
I just submitted a song for SLS18 consideration. I submitted Linkin Park's "Bleed It Out". Linkin Park is a band I don't think I should like, but I always end up liking. Every album is good for two or three awesome singles and "Bleed It Out" is an awesome single.
Nobody asked for it, but I'm giving it to you regardless. It's The Best of Toronto Mike. I skimmed the last 6328 entries and tagged 79 that either touched a nerve, touched my soul or was simply significant in a sea of insignificance. You'll find those entries on one page
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. My Morning Jacket - Wordless Chorus Never underestimate the
Poison was a guilty pleasure from the 80s. They were more than just "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", they were "Talk Dirty To Me", "Fallen Angel" and "Something To Believe In". But this isn't about Poison, this is about "poison" songs, or songs with "poison" in the title. Here are
The latest single from Arcade Fire is "No Cars Go" from their Neon Bible album. It's a great single, and I'll probably throw it on SLS18, but any fan of Arcade Fire has heard this song before. Arcade Fire has covered themselves. Before Funeral, Arcade Fire had a self titled
Kids, gather around. Toronto Mike is about to spin a yarn for y'all. You see, I've been blogging daily for almost five years. When I started blogging, there was no YouTube. I actually had to create content. YouTube is a blogger's crutch. When you're busy, or when you've just got
Bill Walsh was 75. He was the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers. During Walsh's tenure, Joe Montana hit Dwight Clark with The Catch.
TimesOnline have put together a list of the fifty best robots on film. They judge plausibility, coolness, dangerousness and comedy value. Here are their top 10. Terminator Series 800/Model 101 from The TerminatorHAL9000 from 2001, A Space OdysseyKitt from Knight RiderSID 6.7 from VirtuosityED 209 from RobocopSwarms of
If you're my age, you likely remember Tom Snyder as host of The Late Late Show. David Letterman hand picked his idol Snyder to follow him at 12:35 am. Before all that, Snyder hosted Tomorrow with Tom Snyder and had some neat interviews, like this one with The Clash
Tom Snyder was 71. He was a talk show host whose smoke-filled interviews were a staple of late night television.
I saw my brothers on the weekend, and we ended up talking about Jeremy Hotz. Jeremy Hotz is a Canadian comic who did a great set at the Just For Laughs comedy festival many years ago. We recorded this performance and watched it several times. This weekend, we recited it.
Ingmar Bergman was 89. He was an iconoclastic filmmaker widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema.
That's the thing about kids... they grow up. There's nothing you can do to slow this process down, so I recommend getting comfy and enjoying the ride. One of the benefits of maintaining a blog like this is I can't forget things. If I want to remember the details of
