O Captain! My Captain! Despite expected bitching from several Canadiens after the game, Craig Rivet did trip Nik Antropov at the end of regulation last night which put us on the powerplay for the first two minutes of overtime enabling Mats Sundin to pot the winner. We were screwed the
"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." - Groucho Marx
Back in July, I wondered aloud as to whether or not I should alter the naming convention I utilize to organize my collection of MP3s. Should "The Flaming Lips" be "Flaming Lips, The"? Is "Neil Young" better sorted as "Young, Neil"? I decided the answer to both question is yes
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. All were taken the past couple of days. I also changed the thumbnails displayed on the New Pictures page and the Older Pictures page so they're squares. I think this gives a nicer symmetrical effect.
Eulogy: 4 out of 10. Promise unfulfilled. That's the best synopsis I can provide for this flick. A cast of Hank Azaria, Zooey Deschanel, Rip Torn, Piper Laurie, Glenne Headly and Famke Janssen are completely wasted. Even Ray Romano and Kelly Preston have significant roles in this mediocre movie. It's
Depending upon who you believe, B.J. Ryan and the Toronto Blue Jays may have reached a preliminary agreement on a $47 million, five-year contract. If this is true, and I'll bet it is, it's the largest deal for a reliever in the history of baseball. Rogers takes some of
I can live with losing our third shootout in four opportunities, but it never should have got that far. We won this game 43 seconds into overtime on a Mats Sundin goal but it was disallowed. If it wasn't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck at all. Tonight
"Marge, quick, how many kids do we have? No time, I'll just estimate. Nine!"
I've added 47 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are... Lowest of the Low - Shakespeare My ButtLowest of the Low - HallucigeniaThe Dears - No Cities LeftThe Shins - Oh, Inverted WorldThe Flaming Lips - Fight TestMatthew Good - In a ComaThe Waltons - Lik My TrakterRheostatics
Best Elisabeth Shue movies The Karate KidLeaving Las VegasAdventures in BabysittingDeconstructing HarryThe Saint
Prior to seeing "The Karate Kid" for the first time in the mid-80s, I already liked Pat Morita. I knew him as Arnold on "Happy Days", a show I watched regularly as a kid. When I first saw "The Karate Kid", I stopped seeing Arnold when I saw Pat Morita.
Pat Morita was 73. He was the actor whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid earned him an Oscar nomination.
George Best was 59. He was the dazzling soccer icon of the 1960s and 70s who revelled in a hard-drinking playboy lifestyle.
Four short years ago, Conrad Black renounced his Canadian citizenship. He referred to his Canadian citizenship as an "impediment to my progress in another, more amenable jurisdiction". That more amenable jurisdiction, in his opinion, was Britain's House of Lords. Black made a number of statements four years ago that are
Earlier today, Stephen Harper introduced a no-confidence motion in the House of Commons. They'll vote on the motion Monday and we'll probably be voting in mid-January. I dare you to vote for him!
The 2005 Canadian Blog Awards have unveiled this year's nominees in a wide variety of categories. If you peruse the nominations, you'll see this blog is up for "Best Culture Blog". If you want to vote for this site, go here and click the bar for for Best Culture Blog.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Is that the new math? The last 100 people visiting your site add up to 85?Mike H.The other 15 are country-less. They're either using something like this or they're
What an uninspired, lackadaisical performance the Leafs mailed in last night. The blue and white deserved every boo they got. Booooo!!!Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders12-8-2 26 points 3rd in Northeast5-1 Loss vs. Boston 5-1 Win vs. Atlanta 4-1 Win vs. BostonB. McCabe - 30 J. Allison - 21 J.
A week ago, I wrote about Popeye Cigarettes. I enjoyed these candies as a kid and recently enjoyed them in their re-branded state as Popeye Candy Sticks. Thinking about my good ol' Popeye cigarettes made me nostalgic for the treat and got me Googling scans of the box they came
If I look at the last 100 people who visited this site, and break them down by country, here's what it looks like. Canada - 46 (54.12%)United States - 31 (36.47%)France - 3 (3.53%)United Kingdom - 3 (3.53%)Germany - 1 (1.18%
Chris Whitley was 45. He was a chameleon singer-songwriter who oscillated between roots rock 'n' roll, blues and alt-rock.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Well its that time of year again, my annual bitch about the Christmas Season starting too early. Why do we have Christmas Songs on the radio November 19, why do we
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. Skydiggers - I Will Give You Everything A pretty
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. 42 years ago today our lives changed with the President of the U.S. being killed in front of our eyes. Being in grade 3 at the time I knew who
As pathetic as it might sound, Taryn and I spent last night watching "The Secret Mulroney Tapes" on CBC. The program was nothing more than unedited conversations between former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and journalist Peter C. Newman, but it was surprisingly entertaining, especially the hate-on Mulroney has for Pierre
