Dr. George Mario (Jamie) Astaphan was 60. He provided Ben Johnson with the performance-enhancing drugs that helped fuel his rise and fall as an athlete.
May 19, 2026
Every time Tiger Woods wins another major there's talk of him being the greatest athlete of all time. Not the greatest golfer of all time, but the greatest athlete. He won the PGA Championship with ease on the weekend and he almost won me my golf pool. I finished tied
PDF Online : Create PDF - This is cool. Upload a document or image, give it a .pdf file name and have the pdf emailed to you right away. There's a 2MB max, but I think this might be awfully handy when you're at a PC without your PDF creation software.
Hustle & Flow has me thinking of rap and hip-hop. I got into the genre in a big way during Public Enemy's hey days of the late 80s, early 90s. When grunge hit I found myself listening to a lot less hip-hop, but I've kept my ear to the ground
Hustle & Flow: 8 out of 10. This was a raw tour de force backboned by an amazing performance by Terrence Howard. It's hard to root for the guy, and that makes it all the more compelling, because you end up rooting for him like he's the Rocky of hip-hop
"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided." - Mark Twain
Everyone I know calls me Mike, but it wasn't always that way. My birth certificate shows my name as Michael and for the first ten years of my life, my parents, teachers, classmates and friends called me by my given name. I was Michael until I realized I might have
I've added 14 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are... LCD Soundsystem - Discs 1 & 2Fiona Apple - Extraordinary MachineBrian Wilson - SmileBlood, Sweat & Tears - Greatest HitsFatboy Slim - PalookavilleVarious Artists - The Ladies Of SwingVarious Artists - Cool BritanniaVarious Artists - Juno Awards 2006Staggered
"I'll get out of this city alive, even if it kills me!"
Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya - I'm totally digging this sweet acoustic cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya". The guy's name is Mat Weddle. Let me know if you don't enjoy this.
The CBC has cancelled "Street Cents" and the last episode will air on October 1. "Street Cents" has aired on Saturday mornings since 1989 and had me as an interested viewer throughout much of the 90s. It's was a rarity on television, a show aimed at youth that had smarts.
My favourite Bruno Kirby movies The Godfather: Part IIDonnie BrascoGood Morning, VietnamCity SlickersThis Is Spinal Tap
I once wrote about the demise of the dull moment. With a four year old and a two year old running around, it's never quiet and you're almost never alone. Throw in a wife and a dog and it's a mad house. Except this week... The whole lot of 'em
The title of The Tragically Hip's eleventh studio release (not including the live disc and Yer Favourites) has been unveiled. They're calling it World Container and it will be available October 17. I'm itching for some new Hip, so this is welcome news. The first single is "In View". As
Is Bush an "Idiot"? - Is the president of the United States of America intelligent? I have a few thoughts on the subject.
"The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season" is now in stores and Maggie is on the cover. I own the previous seven seasons, in fact, seasons of "The Simpsons" are pretty well the only DVDs I collect. Things were going swimmingly for the first five season and then they introduced the
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. My life is somewhat complete - too bad it's 35 years too late. With my son playing BBall tonight at Keelesdale Park where I used to play 35 or so years
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. Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage Because let's face it,
I wasn't alive in 1972 and I often forget that. "The Goal" was scored on September 28, 1972 by Paul Henderson in the Summit Series between Canada and the USSR. In "Fireworks", The Tragically Hip state "If there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in 'ol '72". This
I don't think I've ever written about Madonna. Reading a discussion about how the latest Jessica Simpson song sounds just like Madonna's "Holiday" got me thinking about the early 80s material girl which has led to this entry. Madonna means nothing to me, but it wasn't always that way. There
Bruno Kirby was 57. He was the veteran character actor who costarred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films.
I'd like to personally thank the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for ruining my life. Their study suggests hot dogs may contain DNA-mutating compounds that might boost one's risk for cancer. We're talking about Toronto's official food here. Is it the objective of science to ruin everything that's
Periodically, the referral stats for this site reveal a nugget of truth that hasn't hit the mainstream press. Most recently, this happened on July 14th when I detected, seemingly out of nowhere, a series of visitors who Googled "humble howard fired" and "humble howard leaves mix". Where there's smoke, there's
The regular season isn't over yet, but we in Raging Storm have clinched the Int-1 Division of the RSPA. Here's the standings. Raging Storm: 9-3-1Zep (HMV): 6-6Smoke & Mirrors: 4-9-1Grinders: 2-13We'll get an opening round match up against the Grinders. I'm not sure why our division only has four teams
It's official. We have a Humble and Fred reunion. Unfortunately, it's not on the radio, it's on this page. Moments ago, Fred Patterson left this comment, complementing several comments left by Humble Howard. With Freddie P. checking in, it really is your best way to communicate with the guys. Speaking
