Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Rio Grande Blood - MinistryMy Way - Sex PistolsAll Canadian Surf Club - The Tragically HipAnyway
When reviewing "The Dukes of Hazzard" earlier today, I visited the Internet Archive WayBackMachine to see if I could find an archive of the Dukes of Hazzard tribute page I hosted until about five years ago. I found what I was looking for and realized the blog portion of this
The Dukes of Hazzard: 2.5 out of 10. Ouch. That was painful. It pains me to think I'll never get those 106 minutes back. You're probably wondering why I even bothered. I mean, it's not like there was a slight chance this could be a decent flick, so why
"Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it." - Will Rogers
Responding to a guest blog entry moments ago, I dropped the name Miroslav Ihnacak. Leaf fans old enough to remember the horrible 80s will be flooded with unfulfilling memories at the sight of the name Miroslav Ihnacak. For a twelve year old Leaf fan, it's a memory I'll never forget.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Evgeni Malkin has become a dissident & disappeared from his Russian hockey team & nobody knows where he his - except Mr. Lemieux. He's coming to Pittsburg & see him in
I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration. I submitted "Sing Me Spanish Techno" from the The New Pornographers. I don't care if they're the new pornographers or the same old pornographers, this porno is rated XXX for exxxcellent. The entire Twin Cinema CD is exxxcellent and that's why it
700 Hobo Names - Alexi threw this MP3 at me months ago, and I listened one day while I worked. It's not much more than John Hodgman running down a list of 700 hobo names, and it's pretty darn long, but it's strangely compelling. It's because of this bit that
From NFLCANADA.COM, here's the complete list of 23 Canadians trying to crack NFL rosters this fall. Only two hail from Toronto, but three others are only a stone's throw away. O. J. AtogweJesse PalmerJon RyanDan FederkeilShaun SuishamMitch BergerNate BurlesonJ.P. DarcheIsrael IdonijeNick KaczurAlain KashamaJesse LumsdenMike LabinjoKerry CarterL.P. LadouceurRob
"Do I know what rhetorical means?"
Mike Douglas was 81. He was host of "The Mike Douglas Show" for 21 years.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room: 8 out of 10. Wow. The Enron story is difficult to believe, but in this documentary it's all nicely laid out before us so we can watch with shock and awe. It's riveting stuff with great use of music and pop culture references,
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has banned from carry-on luggage all "beverages, shampoo, sun tan lotion, creams, toothpaste, hair gel, and other items of similar consistency." This is in response to the foiled plot to blow up planes with chemical bombs smuggled on board disguised as drinks. The
My favourite Robin Williams movies Dead Poets SocietyGood Will HuntingThe Fisher KingGood Morning, VietnamDeconstructing Harry
Periodically I'll play kid-friendly songs on the PC for my four and one year olds. They have their favourites, but I'm always trying to expand their horizons. They seem to like The White Stripes "We're Going To Be Friends" and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" and they've always liked Hot Hot Heat's
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - I recently started watching "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" on TMN and I dig it. It's quite entertaining how they debunk topics like hypnosis, creationism, capital punishment and The Bible. This link is to 23 full-length episodes of this very cool show.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Re Guest Blog Entry I voiced my concern then in the comments about how these are hardcore criminals and need to be treated as such. Laws need to be passed that
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. Custom - Hey Mister Custom is a real cool
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" from the Arctic Monkeys. Sometimes a tune is just so cool it's begging for SLS attention. "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" has it all, a catchy beat, fun lyrics and a heavy dose of the
The "Humble Howard, Are You Okay?" entry just received its 200th comment. About 198 of them are very positive. It sounds like a number of Torontonians are missing that familiar voice each day and I think I can help. In my collection of MP3s I've got a few CFNY 102.
Lost Boys of Sudan: 6.5 out of 10. Every month we get a free seven day rental from Rogers. They throw us this bone because we give them so much money each month. Right now we have cable, internet acess and our home phone with the big red machine.
You might have seen the "Don't read enough?" billboards that have sprouted up around the city. They're easy to spot because they feature George Dubya Bush sporting quite the smirk. The ads are for an audio book store. Here's the one outside Dundas West Station. I liked the ad as
Something was missing from the home office, but what? What would inspire brilliance while forcing a smile upon one's face? What was missing... There, that's better.
TurnHere - BoingBoing linked to this site recently and I discovered several cool little films about Toronto neighbourhoods.
If it's from Associated Press, it has to be true, right? A study has found teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs. If your teen's playlist looks like this, lock him or her up pronto! Here
