Growing up in the 80s, in the years before MuchMusic, my main source of music videos was a show called "Toronto Rocks" hosted by J.D. Roberts on CityTV. It was on every afternoon and featured the popular videos of the time. Roberts brought me the latest videos from Twisted
Trippy Image - For some reason, I dig this sort of thing. This image is not an animated gif. It's a static image presenting an optical illusion. It's trippy.
If you're curious how many Canadians tuned into the Toronto Argonauts Grey Cup victory over the BC Lions on Sunday, Nielsen Media Research has the answer. They're reporting that an average of 4,012,000 viewers per minute tuned in, the second highest rated Grey Cup in the past decade.
Apparently, Vince Carter needs more than 41 reasons to kick ass this season. A player who is averaging 24.1 points for his career is only averaging 14.5 points per game thus far this year. Carter scored just four points on 2-for-9 shooting and didn't play in the fourth
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in Winamp and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today. The White Stripes - Hardest Button To ButtonNirvana - The ExtremeBlind Lemon Jefferson - Easy Rider BluesNine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (The
I was just reading about a Pennsylvania school district that has stopped teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. They're now teaching their students a new theory called "intelligent design" which argues that the complexity of nature is such that it could not have occurred by chance, as Darwinian theory holds,
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission late last night. AAARRRGGGOOOs!Who need's NFL football when you can watch a game like today. The BC Lions were totally outcoached by PINBALL. Why sit the MVP of the league after being
I'm part of the CFL's lost generation. Coming of age in the 80s, we were sold the glitz and glamour of the NFL, primarily from the Buffalo television stations we received. The Bills propaganda machine rolled on through the 90s when they went to four Super Bowls in a row.
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures, all taken this afternoon at the 100th consecutive Santa Claus Parade in downtown Toronto.
There's little more Canadian than the Grey Cup. Lord Earl Grey donated the trophy to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues won the first one way back in 1909. The Toronto Argonauts won their first one in 1914 but I'm
James and I have just returned from the 100th annual Santa Claus Parade. We got there early to secure a killer spot by Queens Park station on the East side of University Avenue across from the Princess Margaret Hospital. I took a tonne of picture and I'll probably share a
Tom Rivers was 57. He was an immensely popular rock 'n' roll DJ in the 1970s and 1980s who worked at rock stations throughout Canada and the U.S. for 30 years. I remember Tom Rivers well from the early 80s when he hosted the 680 CFTR morning show. My
"It's true what they say: Cops and women don't mix. It's like eating a spoonful of Drano, sure it'll clean you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside." - Lt. Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Mikael Tellqvist made a triumphant return from a concussion suffered exactly two weeks ago Friday night, kicking out 33 shots as the St. John's Maple Leafs downed the Manitoba Moose 5-3. This was the first win on the road for the Leafs after four straight losses away from Mile One
Scary Movie 3: 4 out of 10. The peak of the satirical parody mountain was reached in 1988 with the release of The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!. Airplane was good, but The Naked Gun was better. All future efforts in this genre were to be measured
Paper CD Case - This is very cool and really handy. "If you would like to create a paper CD case for an existing CD, you can search our database and save yourself some typing. Type in the artist and/or title and click Search. If we find your CD,
I woke up this morning and put on The Score to watch sports highlights and thought they were showing WWE highlights. I was mesmerized by the brawl that broke out near the end of the Indiana Pacers - Detroit Pistons game in Auburn Hills. If you haven't seen it yet,
I can personally vouch for the fact that Ikea is now playing 100% holiday music throughout their Etobicoke store. I'm sure it's the same at Ikea locations throughout the country, but I can only report on what I witnessed this morning at their Kipling & Queensway location. All the usual
"I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are."
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. All four are of James and Michelle and were taken earlier this evening. Four moments of zen on a hectic Friday.
A single Pictures page wasn't cutting the mustard any more. I'm adding pictures all the time and the Pictures page keeps getting longer and longer. I've split the page into two so that the Pictures page continues to host the most recent pictures while another page hosts archived pictures and
Terrell Owens is having a heck of a season and ever since his performance with Nicolette Sheridan on Monday night, he's been the most talked about player in the NFL. What's bugging me is Owens' nickname. Everyone is referring to him as T.O....or Tee Oh if you will.
My favourite documentaries Hoop DreamsCrumbHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's ApocalypseFahrenheit 9/11Bowling for Columbine
I applaud Toronto's army of craptacular radio stations for showing such restraint this year. It's already November 18th, and not one of the usual suspects have modified their format to all holiday music, all the time. Last year I questioned how this emerging format could sustain itself playing 24/7
Super Size Me: 7 out of 10. Morgan Spurlock was clearly influenced by Michael Moore. It's safe to say that without "Roger And Me" there would be so "Super Size Me". Truth be known, I've probably only indulged in fast food about 8 times in the past year. After seeing
