For Father's Day, James and I are heading to the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome to watch our Toronto Blue Jays take on the National League's Milwaukee Brewers. Josh Towers will take the hill for the Jays, trying to win his first decision since beating Minnesota on May 17. He
"I tried hard to have a father, but instead I had a dad." - Nirvana, Serve The Servants
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Re: I Can't LoseNothing to do with the post itself, but with the title. It reminded me of a great show I watched as a teen that just seemed to vanish
Anti-Hit List - I always enjoy reading John Sakamoto's Anti-Hit List column each week, and now it's available online as an MP3. The MP3 for this week's column is right here. It's very cool to read about the ten tracks on his Anti-Hit List and then listen for samples and
Earlier this month, I wrote about the Molson Park scam and how I attended what was billed as the "Last Bash in Barrie" despite the fact they're still holding concerts there. Now it seems Molson Park has been renamed Barrie's Park Place and may host Live 8 on July 2nd.
I was in a WalMart today, and there was an 88¢ DVD bin. That's right, the bin was full of DVDs that were selling for 88¢ each. I spent a fair bit of time going through the contents of this bin, because I couldn't believe the price. Most of the
The 80s Tune Archive - Heaven...I'm in heaven. This site brings me back to those glorious Saturday mornings in the 80s when I'd get out of bed and watch those glorious Saturday morning cartoons. They're all here, along with the opening. I've already enjoyed "The Transformers", "The Smurfs", "Battle
"The internet wasn't created for mockery, it was supposed to help researchers at different universities share data sets. It was!"
My favourite episodes of WKRP "Baseball" - Les in the outfield, begging the batter not to hit it to him, with memories of violin practice swirling in his head. This is the definitive WKRP moment."Fish Story" - Johnny and Venus are taking an on-air test to demonstrate the effects
I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store. My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV. Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here. I recently
I play in two different slo-pitch leagues. In one, the one I maintain a page for, we're 4-0. In the other, after a thrilling come from behind victory tonight, we're 3-0. I can't lose. I've yet to taste defeat. If you include the exhibition games I'm 9-0 this season. Tonight,
The 105th U.S. Open teed off this morning. I've entered a pool at work in which I own a group of three golfers. If my group of three all make the cut and shoot the lowest combined score, I win. My brothers essentially picked my golfers for me, so
I love the idea of satellite radio. Dozens and dozens of stations for every taste, sounding great and without the inane commercials. Furthermore, Howard Stern is heading that way at the end of the year and I've been a big fan for a decade now. Today, the CRTC made their
"The brain weighed 615 grams, roughly half of the expected weight of a human brain. This damage was irreversible, and no amount of therapy or treatment would have regenerated the massive loss of neurons." That statement from Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Jon Thogmartin accompanied Terri Shiavo's autopsy results, released today. It's
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. Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To
Lane Smith was 69. He was a longtime character actor who played a small-town district attorney who clashed with Joe Pesci in "My Cousin Vinny".
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I was on line, since we were talking about it, to see if my cousin was on IMdB and he is!! It does not give much info at all and it
A couple of Mikes, formerly on top of the world and now just falling from grace, were prominent in the news this week. There was Mike Tyson's loss and retirement from boxing and a verdict in the Michael Jackson case. Reading about these two got me thinking about Ben Johnson.
With tornado warnings about, it's probably a good time to explain the lack of updates to the Official Raging Storm Web Page. The game was scheduled for last night in Mississauga. During a serious down pour, I fought traffic and managed to make it to the diamond just in time.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Another link to the "Check the OR" video is that it was my cousin Tim's directors debut. We were just talking last month about the experience and what a goof Tom
Scott Young was 87. He was a prolific Canadian journalist and author as well as a father to the Godfather of Grunge.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Good day to all!I thought this might make for a interesting concert review. On Thursday of last week I traveled from Calgary (major flooding) to Barrie (major flooding) to catch
Will Michael Jackson be singing "Beat It" or "Smooth Criminal"? The answer in minutes... Update: He "Beat It".
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in the Quintessential Player and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Prison Cell BluesNirvana - Radio Friendly Unit ShifterWhite Zombie - Welcome to Planet MotherfuckerBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club -
One moment can change your life forever. One seemingly typical event on an otherwise normal night has the power to radically alter your life path and turn the world you thought you knew upside down. This is Madison's story. Raised by acadmemic parents in Miami, Madison focused on scholarly pursuits.
