Music.com - Music.com is guided by the conviction that music is a vital social force that extends way beyond business and commerce and into mass culture. They have an excellent directory for referencing artists, albums, performances and more. It really is something special. Below is their description of
The Sporting News recently released its subjective list of the top 50 players in the NBA, and Vince Carter ranked a disappointing 41st. As a Raptor fan, this pleases me. This gives Carter 41 reasons to kick ass this season. Things can only get better this season, which tips off
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. Alice Cooper - Elected John Kerry has conceded Ohio
It's not looking very good for John Kerry, is it? It's too bad this election was left in the hands of American citizens. Had Canadians been permitted to elect the President of the United States of America, Kerry would have won in a landslide. A recent poll showed 61% of
BBC News US Elections Map - The latest results state-by-state as presidential polls start to close. Sure, it's a little red right now, but Dubya hasn't won anything I didn't expect him to win. With things looking positive in Ohio and Pennsylvania, I'm cautiously optimistic at this point.
The Elias Sports Bureau released their rankings yesterday, and a couple of Blue Jays led the pack. Carlos Delgado was named the top player and Roy Halladay the top pitcher. That's right, according the the well respected Elias Sports Bureau, the Blue Jays had the top-ranked pitcher and position player
Peggy Ryan was 80. She teamed with dance partner Donald O'Connor in movie musicals such as "This Is the Life" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Mike, give your head a shake. What are you thinking trashing Mrs. Doubtfire! It's a funny movie. How many movies if you think about it do not make sense when you
It's election day for our neighbours to the South. This morning, to mark the occasion, I wrote an entry that was sure to rank amongst my best. It was worthy of being placed alongside "Touch 'Em All, Joe", "My New Year's Eve" and "Bands I Hate". It really was something
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. Civ - Shout ItHouse Of Pain - Top O' The Morning To YaThe Statler Brothers - I'll Go To My Grave Loving YouViolent Femmes
We finally have the tracklist for Nirvana's boxset "With the Lights Out". There are 81 tracks in total, so I won't list them all here. You can see them on this page if you're a fellow fan.
At some point on Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Doubtfire found its way onto our television. There was Robin Williams, dressed as an elderly woman, taking care of his own kids. This has never sat well with me. Do the writers of Mrs. Doubtfire assume we're all a bunch of dummies? Are
The Royal Canadian Mint and The Royal Canadian Legion have unveiled the world's first coloured circulation coin. The 25-cent coin features a red poppy, the symbol that pays homage to the 117,000 Canadians who have died while in the service of the nation. Right now, this coin is available
Never Forget - Never Forget brings together full movies and video clips to help Americans make the right choice on Tuesday. There really is an awesome supply of quality downloads. You can see "Going Upriver", "Fahrenheit 9/11", Eminem's "Mosh" and many, many other relevant clips. It's a great effort
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. Three are of James dressed up for Halloween and the fourth is my nephew Zander in the pumpkin patch. James had a great time trick or treating. Nothing is more adorable than watching him gingerly approach a door before reciting the phrase he
I just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS12 consideration. I submitted "Ocean Breathes Salty" by Modest Mouse, another good tune off of Good News For People Who Love Bad News. It's rather likely this song will make the cut when we make our final selection
Kyle Wellwood set a new franchise record by scoring five goals in leading the Maple leafs to an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Barons. Wellwood broke a mark previously set by three other Maple Leafs: Yanic Perreault, Todd Gillingham and Kelly Fairchild. It was quite the performance and it blasted
I've never cared much for this ridiculous holiday. I went through the motions until I was about 11 or 12 years old and then I quit the whole charade. No more dressing up, no more trick or treating and no more shelling out. I was far too shy a kid
"I've learned there are three things you don't discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." - Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Trick or Treat Star Wars Style - If you haven't decided on a costume for tomorrow night, no worries. You can download and print these masks originally from the 1983 book, The Star Wars Book of Masks. I can't say for certain, but I think I may have owned this
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. You won't want to miss James' Jack O' Lantern masterpiece. It's his design, I just did the dirty work. Tomorrow I'll share pictures of James in his Halloween costume and a picture of my nephew Zander in the pumpkin patch. As Red would
What's the deal with the spotted leaves this year? The leaves on most of the trees in our neighbourhood are covered with small black circles. I don't recall an outbreak of spotted leaves during previous autumns. So you know what I'm talking about, I snapped a photo of the spotted
Princess Alice was 102. She was the widow of Prince Henry, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary and the longest-lived member of the British royal family.
B.C Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis says the USA Patriot Act violates provincial privacy laws, because it can order American companies to hand over information on British Columbians in secret. He recommends that Ottawa and the provinces pass legislation that will "prohibit personal information from being stored or sent outside
The Leafers were whipped good in the first of a two game series in Cleveland. Nathan Perrott scored the lone goal for the good guys and Mikael Tellqvist earned an assist. Unfortunately, Tellqvist was less than spectacular defensively only stopping 18 of 23 shots.Current Record Last GameSeason Leaders2-5-0-1 5
