Jimmy Smith was 79. He helped change the sound of jazz by almost single-handedly introducing the soulful electric riffs of the Hammond B-3 organ.
May 20, 2026
It's that time again. On my work PC, I'm going to have to reinstall my two year old installation of Windows XP Pro. It's been on a downward spiral for a couple of months now, but there are so many things I have to do after a clean install I've
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. Broken Social Scene - Cause = Time I've been spinning
"The Simpsons" was seen by it's biggest audience in 11 years Sunday night, but I taped it and watched it last night. In the episode, Comic Book Guy posts Homer's "Big Ass Baryshnikov" dance on his website, www.dorks-gone-wild.com. Homer becomes famous as people all over the world visit
If I told you I don't follow the soaps I'd be lying. You see, I follow the Toronto Raptors, the best soap opera ever. Win or lose, the Raptors are always entertaining. It seems like it's always been this way. There was Charles Oakley, the Butch Carter saga, Antonio Davis'
The Rochester Americans defeated the St. John's Maple Leafs 3-1 tonight at Mile One Stadium to extended their winning streak to eight games. Nathan Barrett scored the lone goal for the Leafs who seek revenge tonight.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders30-19-0-2 62 points3-1 Loss vs. Rochester 4-3 Win vs. Hamilton
I watch a lot of "Law & Order", in fact, I used to watch every episode over and over again when I had more free time. Detective Mike Logan was always my favourite character and I considered him the heart of the original series. Chris Noth will return permanently to
Keith Knudsen was 56. He was the longtime Doobie Brothers drummer who was part of the band during a string of hits that included "Taking it to the Streets" and "Black Water".
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I don't want to overkill an issue, or beat a dead horse in to the ground... WAIT. In this case I do. The dead horse I refer to is Vincent Carter.
New England's victory over Philadelphia on Sunday drew 3.1 million viewers on Global Television in Canada. Toronto's Grey Cup victory over B.C. in November drew 4.012 million viewers on CBC. It wasn't even close. Canada's gold-medal hockey win over the United States at the 2002 Salt Lake
Google has launched Google Maps, dynamic, interactive maps that are draggable. I've been playing around with it this morning and the interface is awesome. Since these maps are draggable, you can use your mouse or the directional arrows to pan left, right, up and down to see areas that are
The 2005 Super Bowl Ads Showcase - This site has collected all the commercials from Super Bowl XXXIX for us Canadians to watch. They also have the ads that were banned.
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in Winamp iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today. Edith North Johnson & Henry Brown - Nickel's Worth Of LiverLinkin Park - CrawlingPearl Jam - Daughter ("It's Okay" tag)Outkast - The
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I have always loved music and my love began some 40 odd years ago when I would listen to 1050 Chum every day and night. I did not come from a
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. blog: "And now for something completely different, is anyone else tired of watching the Pats win the Super Bowl?"I thought that maybe the Eagles had it in them after their
Bill Clinton should shoulder most of the blame. "Pulp Fiction" was released in 1994, smack dab in the middle of slick Willie's first term as President of the United States of America. That gave him six years during which time he could have worked to get passed a law prohibiting
Bob McAdorey was 69. He was a long time DJ with CHUM and later a Global TV fixture. I remember him well from his days on Global TV as an afternoon entertainment reporter. He was a funny dude and will be missed.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Paul's halftime show was awesome. To bad you don't realize He wrote Live & Let Die before your 2nd hand band (GNR)copied it (a bad copy). I was fortunate enough
Paul McCartney is singing "Live And Let Die" during the Super Bowl half-time show as I write this. I wonder how many kids watching think it's pretty damn cool that he's covering Guns N' Roses.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I thought I'd let everyone know I bought a 19" benQ LCD monitor... $429.00 at Futureshop.. this is great! I'm sure this will be of great interest to all... maybe
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. They're all from this weekend and they're all of the kiddies.
I've submitted a few tracks via the SLS home page for SLS13 consideration. I've submitted "Dead Disco" by Metric, "Cigaro" by System of a Down and "Little Sister" by Queens of the Stone Age. I'm a big fan of all three bands and they don't disappoint with these singles. In
St. John's trailed 3-0 heading into the last minute of the second period but mounted a successful comeback winning on Jeremy Williams' goal in the last attempt of the shootout round.Current Record Recent GamesSeason Leaders30-18-0-2 62 points4-3 Win vs. Hamilton 3-2 Win vs. Hamilton 4-3 Loss vs. MilwaukeeDavid Ling
I listen to a lot of music. When I'm on the computer I'm always shuffling my MP3s in Winamp, immersing myself in tunage. Winamp has been my player of choice for quite some time now. I had read positive things about the iTunes player from Apple but I was hesitant
"I'll be honest with you, I love his music, I do, I'm a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "When a Man Loves a Woman"." - Bob Slydell, Office Space
