There were quite a few shootings in Toronto last weekend. There were even a couple of homicides, so it's no wonder large gatherings like rock concerts hire security. When my top secret guest and I entered Fort York on Saturday, we were patted down to ensure we weren't bringing contraband
There is much speculation as to whom the Raptors will draft tomorrow with the first overall pick. I'm not a smart man, but I know who the Raptors will take. They will draft Italian forward Andrea Bargnani, making him the first European to go first overall. Andrea Bargnani played last
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. I was looking for a venue to write a "Happy Birthday" message to my brother Mike when I stumbled upon this website. For some reason, this site really speaks to me.
A couple of days removed from heaven at Fort York, it's time for a little perspective. Up To Here was, without a doubt, The Tragically Hip's breakout in this country. It got plenty of airplay, sold plenty of copies (1,250,000 at last count) and blew me away. Along
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. Brother - Pearl JamMr. Soul - Buffalo SpringfieldHoliday (Live) - Green DayDeeper Into You - Trust
Free Web photo editor - This is a handy web-based app for resizing, cropping, rotating and touching up your photos. I gave it a quick test drive and other than the annoying 2MB size limit which will prevent me from actually using it, it was pretty slick.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Quite surprised was I, when I was switching channels and caught the live performances of the 2006 Juno Awards - the first of my lifetime - shown on VH1, albeit a
Psycho complains to city about "rogue helicopter pilot" - This is too good to be true. I could watch it over and over and over again and never get bored. If our city council meetings were like the ones in Charlotte, I'd be glued to Cable 10.
I didn't get the news until midnight last night, but during yesterday's NHL entry draft the Toronto Maple Leafs traded last year's #1 pick Tuukka Rask for Boston's Andrew Raycroft. When I first read about the deal, I hated it. Rask is only twenty years old and was named the
"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time." - Jean Paul Richter
Having now seen The Tragically Hip live nine times, I can vouch for their consistency. They're nine for nine in terms of putting on an energetic, fulfilling, quality rock show. Because they never have an off day, ranking the nine shows relies on other factors, mainly ambience, venue, playlist and
It's a beautiful Saturday night in the city and check out what's happening. Broken Social Scene, Bloc Party and Feist are at Olympic Island.Nine Inch Nails is at the Molson AmphitheatreThe Tragically Hip, The Weakerthans and The Sadies are at Fort YorkThat reminds me... I've gotta jet.
Love him or hate him, you can't deny the fact Aaron Spelling was one busy mofo. In fact, he holds the Guiness Word Record for most prolific television producer. Here are my ten favourite Aaron Spelling productions. Beverly Hills, 902107th HeavenMelrose PlaceOk, that's three. I reviewed the entire list of
We may have secured one win with Wynn, but I have no confidence we can accomplish that feat consistently with him at the helm. This season lives and dies at the right arm of Damon Allen.Ricky Williams was a non-factor, running for 14 yards on only 8 carries. His
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Aaron Spelling was 83. He was one of TV's most prolific producers, bringing "Charlie's Angels," "Dynasty," "Love Boat," "Beverly Hills 90210," "Melrose Place," "Starsky and Hutch," and "Fantasy Island" to the small screen.
Toronto nicknames The T.DotT.O.The Big SmokeThe City of TreesTrawna
Fort York, located just North of the Gardiner Expressway between Bathurst and Strachan, is probably our most famous fort. I remember first learning about Fort York in primary school during lessons about The War of 1812. Those damn Yankees overran the place during The Battle of York in 1813 but
After my ball game last night, I tuned in the Jays game. Three things pleased me. A.J. Burnett not only started a major league game for us, but he pitched quite well. He gave up only five hits and two runs in six innings, striking out seven. He's good
LIVE TV ONLINE TV - This link is almost too good to be true. Here you can stream 120 television stations live. It uses an ActiveX Control to embed Windows Media into a web page, so Firefox won't play it without a plugin and even then you'll have to make
Ask a Torontonian to name a weatherman and he'll likely say Harold Hosein. Ask me about the weather and I'm likely to slip into a Harold Hosein accent and tell you to bring an umbrella or sweater. For seventeen years Hosein's been on City-TV, standing on that roof or street
Personally, I hate MySpace. The pages are ugly as sin, the users are perpetual pre-teens completely void of depth and the network is a cesspool of scams, abuse and danger. For these reasons, I don't have a MySpace page, but as the third most visited page on the web, you've
100 Awesome Music Videos - I've linked to a lot of music video portals lately, but this is the king. This is a killer collection complete with reasoning and the video itself. Take on me!
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. Velvet Underground - Heroin As promised, here's the highly
I mentioned I watched the post-game celebration the other day as Hurricane after Hurricane took their turn with the Stanley Cup. I watched the CBC feed and took note of the "Fuckin' Right" Ray Whitney yelled when he hoisted the mug. It was raw emotion upon reaching a difficult goal
