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May 20, 2026
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Sirius Canada announced their 100 channel lineup the other day. Here are some quotes from the CBC write up about the story. Music channels on Sirius Canada's lineup will include U.K. music from BBC Radio 1, Stephen Van Zandt's Underground Garage, Jimmy Buffet's Radio Margaritaville and Eminem's Shade 45.
I'm convinced these are exactly the kind of games we have to win if we're going to make the playoffs this season. It's a game we could have won and it's a game we should have won. The kids were providing all the offense with Alexander Steen scoring a pair
Cassette Jam '05 - Dozens and dozens of memories. Before the MP3 mix, there was the mix tape. We dubbed songs onto cassettes, like this.
Driving around last night, James and I turned the radio to the Raptors game. The newest Raptor provided some pretty awesome moments for my three year old passenger. "James dribbles the ball up court", "James dishes off to Bosh" and "James with the jumper" were just some of the phrases
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. A question struck me last night while watching an episode of The Simpsons, and I of course thought of you. I would be curious to know what episode of The Simpsons
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Just thought I'd let you know. I heard The Hip's 'New Orleans is Sinking' (killerwhaletank version) on 97.7 on the drive home tonight. That's the first I've heard it since
Tonight, James got the fourth haircut of his young life. In reverse-chronological order, here are the rough cuts. Haircut #4Haircut #3Haircut #2Haircut #1Upon further review, we left a little too much on top. His old man got scalped.
Lloyd Bochner was 81. He was the Toronto-born actor best-known as Cecil Colby in "Dynasty".
The Buffalo News posted a review of Hipeponymous this morning. Hipeponymous is the box set released to celebrate twenty years of The Tragically Hip. In this review, the Hip are compared to opera. Here's an excerpt: Hip fans get it. Trying to explain just what "it" is to non-believers is
On the first day of every month I post the top ten search strings from the previous month. These are the Google searches that referred people to this site. Below are the top ten search strings for October 2005. pearl jamfamily guystewietie domihomer simpson picturehurricanebill barilkojoe carterhalloweenrap traxx
There was a period of time when Toronto Blue Jays were a lock to win Gold Gloves in centre field and second base. From 1991 through 1995 Devon White and Roberto Alomar accomplished the feat every year, translating strong play up the middle into a couple of sweet World Series
On Saturday, BBC Radio2 is is airing part two of their documentary "The Maple Music Revolution". Here's their description of the feature: "A major two-part series where Bob Harris looks beneath the surface to discover the reasons for the emergence of a unique, creative and dynamic government-funded Canadian music scene.
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. Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads This
Sheree North was 72. She appeared on many TV shows, most notable to readers of this site was her role as Kramer's mother Babs on "Seinfeld."
The Ford C. Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." This year, our very own Tom Cheek is on the ballot. Visit the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award Nominee Voting page between now and November 30
Following Saturday's embarrassment it was a frightful sight to see Gary Roberts score 26 seconds into last night's game. Thankfully, things settled down and we picked up an important W following our worst loss in 14 years. In other good news, Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin has been cleared to
If I could summarize this evening in one picture, this would be the one. If you want more, I'm now sharing four pictures from tonight's festivities in Pictures. I also created a Halloween 2005 photoset with Flickr. Happy Samhain!
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. Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungMan Overboard - Blink 182Philadelphia Freedom - Elton JohnOrinoco
If Baltimore beats the spread tonight, I win this week's NFL football pool. The Steelers are favoured by 10.5 but I feel good about my pick. On Halloween one must never go against the team that was named after Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven". Once upon a midnight dreary,
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. This might be unpopular, and it's definitly touchy. Why are reservations in such horrible shape? How is it that most other communities in this nation are able to maintain their public
When looking for information about ghosts and hauntings in the GTA, the definitive resource seems to be The Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society. My favourite story is that of Ivan Reznikoff and Paul Diablos who engaged in a deadly fight over a woman at University College at the University
Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house, all the creatures were stirring, except for the mouse. The monsters had gathered to plan and prepare, for the trick-or-treaters who soon would be there. Sick to death of "Monster Mash", these monsters played a frightening playlist of ten "ghost"
I've added 5 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are... Leonard Cohen - Dear HeatherNeil Young - Prairie WindNeil Young - Everybody Knows This Is NowhereNeil Young - Neil YoungNeil Young - LifeThat's 1034 complete albums, 15,219 songs and 40.8 days of tunage. Check it out.
