In a little over a year, the Louisiana Superdome has gone from unspeakable horrors to hosting tonight's Monday night clash between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. In that entry from September 1, 2005, I wondered how they would ever return to playing football in the Louisiana Superdome. The
If not for that silly two term limit, Bill Clinton would still be the President of the United States of America. He's actually smart, imagine that! An intelligent, well-spoken President.. those were the days. He appeared on "Fox News Sunday" this past weekend and it turned into quite the battle.
I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration. I submitted "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" from AlexisOnFire. Is St. Catherines' Dallas Green the hardest working musician in Canada today? Possibly. There's City and Colour, his collaboration with Neverending White Lights and his work with Alexisonfire. This song grew
Mother Nature is a doll. Yesterday, with threats of rain in the forecast, she gave us a smashing day to spend at the Toronto Zoo. Here's a collection of photos I snapped at every opportunity. The zoo keepers must work these animals hard throughout the night, because they sure are
The Aristocrats: 7 out of 10. The tagline for "The Aristocrats" is "No Nudity No Violence Unspeakable Obscenity". That pretty much sums it up. The language is as obscene as you can imagine, but once you get used to it, this is one funny doc. The joke itself isn't that
"I felt like putting a bullet between the eyes of every Panda that wouldn't screw to save its species. I wanted to open the dump valves on oil tankers and smother all those French beaches I'd never see. I wanted to breathe smoke. I wanted to destroy something beautiful." -
All The Simpsons You Need - This link is too good to be true. I'm so happy I could cry. Ok, I am crying... buckets. I'm so happy!
I'm not suggesting we start planning the parade quite yet, but the Leafs looked really good yet again last night. They were quick, aggressive and effective. Jean-Sebastien Aubin was fantastic between the pipes, picking up right where he left off last season. It's no secret one of our biggest problems
"Uh, we're having a discussion about gay witches for abortion. You wouldn’t be interested."
Elliott Brood's The Bridge Video - I fell in love with "The Bridge" the first time I heard it. Deeming it SLS-worthy, it appeared on our 15th edition. Today, I discovered this blog with a very cool video for the tune. Check it out.
I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration. I submitted "No Heaven" from DJ Champion. I mentioned I've been digging this tune lately. I'm a man of my word.
It's not the big National Post write up I mentioned earlier, but I am in the paper today. Here's The City article about Humble Howard's new blog. In this entry he asks what food says Toronto. I chimed in with a quote from this entry I wrote on that very
For most of my life, the Jane TTC subway station has been my home station. I think the TTC needs to show Jane station a little love. Many stations now have those great information screens that give you the news, weather and time while you wait for the next subway.
Today, I officially became a father. It was "meet the teacher" night at James' school and I got to meet Mrs. X. Here are the highlights... I almost missed the entire night. I had a ball game immediately after work and it was a close call getting home to grab
When TMN picked up the new Showtime series "Brotherhood", I was intrigued by the premise. As summarized on the IMDB page, "Set in an Irish neighbourhood in Providence, the series reflects around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a politician
Some of us are old enough to remember a running back named Ricky Williams. He came to town last May with unparalleled buzz and James and I got to meet him following his first game in an Argos jersey. Then, things broke down. Guess who's back? Ricky Williams has been
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. Odds - Heterosexual Man I liked this song, but
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Clarington Coverage Of upcoming Municipal ElectionAs of September 12 Clarington now has six candidates for Mayor. Things are definately heating up with former Mayor Diane Hamre entering into the campaign arena.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Tie Domi retired today with an emotional press conference at the ACC. A player with LIMITED ability yet played 1022 games in the NHL - sheer determination & the want to
I mentioned that I've been enjoying the last twelve hours of Edge music, the best thing to happen to the official Edge site in forever. Shortly after noon today, I copied the list of songs played on 102.1 in the previous twelve hours and I've been adding little notes
Mickey Hargitay was 80. He was the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay.
I mentioned The Polaris Music Prize back in July. Last night, it awarded $20,000 for the best Canadian album released between June 1, 2005, and May 31, 2006, regardless of genre. The nominees included many of my favourite albums of the past year, including efforts from Broken Social Scene,
I've ranted about MySpace before. I hate MySpace and I'll never have a page there, but I can't deny the power MySpace beholds. If you ignore MySpace, you're doomed to fail. The MySpace beast cannot be denied. Toronto city councillor Frances Nunziata has unveiled her new MySpace page which will
Free Movies Fallen out of Copyright - This is a neat little collection of films that have entered the public domain. That means the copyright or patent restrictions have expired and we can do whatever we want with them.
Floyd Curry was 81. He was a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens who scored 105 goals and 204 points in 601 NHL games.
