I usually check my RSS feeds first thing in the morning, to take the pulse of the blogosphere. Today I'm behind schedule and I'm only getting caught up now. There's an entry on Freddie P's blog that really spoke to me. Fred has forwarded my official Toronto Mike Maple Leafs
I read my fair share of Archie comics growing up, but I didn't realize how unintentionally sexual many of the covers and panels were. This message board has some hilarious examples, and not only from Archie. Here's one particularly creepy page from Archie. Yikes, that's pretty gay!
I totally missed my week seventeen update, so I'm doubling up this week. I write these things for myself and fully realize there's no value to anyone outside of my dusty cranium. Here are the runs I managed to squeeze in over the past two weeks. Sunday, July 1 -
Lady Bird Johnson was 94. She was the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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. Guns N' Roses - Patience This might just be
The official Toronto Mike Maple Leafs Countdown clock has been launched. You'll find it at http://www.torontomike.com/countdown.html. There are only 84 days, 5 hours, 42 minutes, and 16 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener against the Ottawa Senators at the ACC.
Avril's crappy month continues... On the heels of the great Rubinoos rip-off comes evidence she's been borrowing from Peaches. I'm not here to hate on our Avril, but often where there's smoke there's a little fire. Jet did pretty well for themselves borrowing melodies and riffs from others. At least
Honest Ed Mirvish passed away earlier today, and that's got me thinking about the man and what he meant to this city. His annual Christmas turkey giveaway is legendary and Mirvish Productions has brought a great deal of theatre to Toronto, but I'm going to focus on more personal memories
Honest Ed Mirvish was 92. He was the Toronto businessman and philanthropist best known for his world-famous "Honest Ed's" bargain store on the corner of Bloor and Bathurst streets.
The Polaris Music Price is meant to recognize Canada's best album based on creative quality, regardless of musical genre or sales figures. It's essentially our Mercury Prize. Last year's winner caught me off guard, so this year I'm predicting Chan VanGaalen will win. I never heard of him/her/them,
Brendan Shanahan said he only wanted to play in New York. I didn't believe him. I held out hope the unrestricted free agent would sign with his home town team. Shanahan was true to his word, however, and he just signed a one year deal with the Rangers. It's highly
ShowClix is a live music search engine that helps music fans find, track and share live music online. Here's a direct link to concert listings in Toronto: http://toronto.showclix.com. Lynsie wants you to know that they're celebrating their Canadian launch by giving away concert tickets. In Toronto, they're
Michael Moore has his critics, but I'm a fan. I've enjoyed all his docs and I find him to be a rather sensible and enlightened chap. Here he is with Wolf Blitzer on CNN's The Situation Room kicking ass and taking names.
Now that SLS17 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 20 tunes that made the final cut. How much of SLS17 is CanCon? How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below. Canadian Content - 6 (AlexisOnFire,
The other day J.P. Ricciardi publicly called out A.J. Burnett. In a similar fashion, I'm calling out our Raging Storm pitcher, M.F. Mofo, that's three game day cancellations on your part. When a Patino or a Matty bails, it's no biggie. I shuffle the lineup a little
I've returned from a three day escape to Pinery, a Provincial Park on Lake Huron near Grand Bend, Ontario. I've camped at Pinery before, but not in 16 years. It was even better than I remembered it. The sandy beaches at Pinery beat the crap out of anything you'll find
"First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women."
I was just reminded that Live Earth is taking place this weekend. I'm just not feeling it. I think I'm suffering from benefit concert fatigue. After 9/11 there were a few big benefit concerts, then we had SARSstock, the tsunami, and then Live 8 which was sort of a
The Toronto Maple Leafs love to sign goaltenders, but only if they're unproven. This started last summer when we sent Tuukka Rask to Boston for Andrew Raycroft. Raycroft had one decent season and one horrible season under his belt, and we wanted him in blue and white. Go figure. About
After Cheers on Thursday nights it was time for Night Court. I actually preferred Night Court to Cheers, but that's mainly because of Dan Fielding. Night Court was supposed to be about Harry Anderson, but it ended up being about John Larroquette's character. Dan Fielding was "a sex-obsessed narcissistic prosecutor
Because my Friday Five today totally sucked ass, here's a bonus round. Here's some music for the holidays, otherwise known as my five favourite songs with "vacation" in the title. A Million Vacations - Max WebsterVacation - The Go-GosPermanent Vacation - AerosmithMy Summer Vacation - Ice CubeMideast Vacation - Neil
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It's been a rough week for Avril Lavigne. First Chantal Kreviazuk called her out over her song "Contagious" and now she faces a lawsuit by the members of a 1970s rock band who claim her hit song ''Girlfriend'' rips off one of their tunes. Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer
According to this National Post blog entry, Zanta is leaving Toronto for Brampton. Zanta is a rather polarizing local figure. Some love him and many despise him. I never minded the dude or his persona. Farewell, Zanta. I'm sure you'll be back one day.
Yes, I watched Who's the Boss. After Daisy Duke I think Samantha Micelli was my next crush. This was a show that hinged on one, simple premise. Tony and Angela had the hots for each other but they could never act on it. Once they did, the show would be
