A few minutes before nine this morning, we went live with The 17th Annual Humble & Fred Christmas Show at humbleandfred.com. Plan A was to have Odeo host it all. We have their player embedded on the page for streaming and the podcast and MP3 link were pointing to
Mario Lemieux just took the Pittsburgh Penguins off the market. The writing's on the wall and it looks as if the Penguins will call another city home next season. Ever the optimist, I've found a nice silver lining for Leafs Nation. Kansas City, Las Vegas, Houston, Oklahoma City and Seattle
New York Doll: 8 out of 10. My lack of knowledge about the seminal New York glam-rock-punk band the New York Dolls going into this doc was a little embarrassing. I knew of them, but I certainly didn't know them. I didn't even realize the lead singer was Buster Poindexter.
Admittedly, I'm a CBC fan. I listen to CBC radio, I watch quite a bit of CBC Newsworld, I subscribe to CBC RSS news feeds and I even watch a little of CBC television proper. I'm not a CBC fan because I'm a part owner, I'm a CBC fan because
If you're wondering if every article in The Toronto Star makes it online, the answer is no. Today, for instance, there's a quick SPOTLIGHT mention of the 17th Annual Humble and Fred Christmas Podcast on page A31, but it didn't find its way to thestar.com. Here's a pic of
According to Google, here are the top ten searches of 2006. You'll see there's nothing left over from the 2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist. bebomyspaceworld cupmetacaferadioblogwikipediavideorebeldemininovawikiA few of those are new to me. Don't ask me what a rebelde is. I'm surprised youtube didn't make the cut. Here are the top
What do you know about Vancouver Canuck Rory Fitzpatrick? I know he's pointless in 19 games this season. I also know he's second in all-star voting behind Scott Niedermayer. This is what I love/hate about the web. Fitzpatrick has no business representing the Western Conference in the all-star game
My first born child is performing in his first school Christmas concert tonight. He's been practising his performance of Jingle Bells and I'm proud to say they're going with the beloved alternative lyrics regarding Batman's odour and Robin's egg production. Some things never change. This novelty will no doubt wear
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. Sarah McLachlan - Song For A Winter's Night I
Happy holidays Leaf fans! Here's a steaming pile of shite for your stocking. It's time for another goalie controversy. Andrew Raycroft allowed six goals on 26 shots and we can't blame them all on Hal Gill. It was a horrible effort all around, but if we're going to make the
This is the video for my favourite song of the season. It's The Pogues but Kirsty MacColl makes it work. For many, Christmas kind of sucks. This tune doesn't sugar coat that fact. Yes, that is Matt Dillon as a cop in the opening scene. Here are the other videos
I just received an email from The Grinch. The Grinch is a well deserved alias for a curmudgeonly dude I used to work with. This message is a little less Grinchy than usual Well its that time of year again and I would like to wish Mike and all his
I already blogged the crap out of last Saturday morning. Head over there if you're curious about the Humble & Fred Holiday Reunion show. On Friday morning the entire 57 minute show will be available at humbleandfred.com. In that lengthy account of the morning's festivities I failed to mention
When this blog was fairly young and only visited by a few dozen people, many of my visitors dropped by because of this entry about the Star Wars kid. His name is Ghyslain Raza and he was fifteen at the time he made a video of himself imitating the combat
Joe Barbera was 95. He was half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey: 7.5 out of 10. I was never a metal head. This was as long and crazy as my hair ever got and the hardest rock I would listen to was from Ozzy, GNR or Motley Crue. Still, I respected metal heads and considered many of
I remember reading Archie comics when I was knee high to a grasshopper. On preview, that's really short. That would make me about 3 mm tall. Let's just say, I remember reading Archie comics as a very young kid and they were always around the house when I was growing
"Stupid TV! Be more funny!"
If you were too lazy to read my lengthy recollection of the 17th Annual Humble & Fred Christmas Show recording, you can listen to this little promo Dan Duran cooked up.
I was lucky enough to be a little slice of broadcast history this weekend. Regular visitors to this site have seen me write about The Humble & Fred radio show. It began in 1989 on CFNY-FM (later renamed Edge 102) and was the morning show I awoke to until it
This team sure is streaky. We've now won three in a row and this one was awfully impressive. Even more shocking than the fact we scored nine goals is the fact we're now tied for fifth in the conference. Kyle Wellwood had three goals and two assists to lead the
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday, but this is Saturday, so we'll consider this a holiday bonus. Tipitina's Foundation - O Holy Night If you watched "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" a couple of weeks back, you'll remember band members were calling in sick to create
I received an email yesterday from twins from bolton. He's upset at the recent Toronto Star report that Mothers Against Drunk Driving only gives 19 cents of every dollar to victim services and the fight against drunk driving. Here's what he wrote. This whole MADD charity situation has gotten me
Last night I attended a little Christmas party at Spuntini Ristorante which is on Avenue Road near Davenport. Not only was Dan Aykroyd there, but he held open the door for me as I left. I'm going to list my five favourite Dan Aykroyd films one day. Expect "Grosse Pointe
We had it, we gave it back and then Alexander Steen of all people extended our winning streak to two. Mats Sundin and Bryan McCabe each had three points in the win. Sundin now has 858 points with the Maple Leafs which moves him ahead of Dave Keon into second
