Doug Bennett was 53. He was the lead singer for Doug & the Slugs, a Canadian band best known for its hits "Too Bad", "Day By Day" and "Making It Work". Doug & the Slugs were fixtures on the AM radio I listened to growing up. In the early 80s
Perusing the web this afternoon, I stumbled upon this Ask Yahoo! page which asks the question "What is the name of the "Jeopardy" theme song?" It turns out the song was written by "Jeopardy" creator Merv Griffin back in 1964 and is called "Think Music". Wait a minute. Isn't that
Jon Stewart on Crossfire - This is thirteen and a half minutes of the most riveting television I've seen in quite some time. For the unaware, Jon Stewart was a guest on CNN's Crossfire last week and he let Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala have it. This link is to
Mikael Tellqvist stopped 28 of 31 shots as the St. John's Maple Leafs continued to stumble out of the blocks. The NHL lockout has forced me to focus all of my lustful hockey appetite upon our AHL affiliate and this is how they respond. The Leafs had four power plays
I watched most of both games yesterday and here are a few random notes that are bouncing around my cranium. I want the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series. My reasons why can be summarized in two words: Larry Walker. When he silenced the crowd with a 400-plus
"Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around,
Eminem once wrote, "I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleanin' out my closet." This afternoon, I'm cleanin' out my SLS closet. I've submitted three songs for SLS12 consideration over the past week. Those are Muse's "Hysteria", The Killers' "Mr. Brightside" and Franz Ferdinand's "This Fire". I
Ontario's Attorney General Michael Bryant has announced a plan to rid my province of all pit bulls, making it illegal to buy or bring the dog into Ontario. I only wonder what took him so long and why we didn't do this years ago. Every time I pass a pit
I receive Google Alerts every time The Tragically Hip are mentioned in a news story. Throughout their current US tour I've been reading several articles from the States that suggest The Hip are bigger South of the border than they have been at any time previous. An article from today's
Last night would have been the first regular season game of the year for my Toronto Maple Leafs. As we all know, the NHL is in lockout mode and there's no telling when they'll get back to playing hockey that matters. In the interim, I've got a contingency plan. I've
"It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone."
I'm changing hosts over the next few days so there may be a disruption in the force. Don't judge me if this site slips offline for a bit. Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone.
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The Cooler: 6 out of 10. I heard a great deal of positive buzz about "The Cooler", so it was with great expectations that I sat down to watch it tonight. Don't believe the hype. This is a slightly better than average flick with a great performance from Alec Baldwin
In a shocking development, a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica Wednesday night has eliminated Canada from the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. It's time that we as Canadians accept the reality of this situation. We stink at soccer. Go Ireland Go!
In The Cut: 4.5 out of 10. "In The Cut" goes in the crapper pretty quick. I almost bailed on this one half way through but stuck it out for Taryn. It was a mess that was far more boring than it was erotic. "In The Cut" did feature
As previously discussed, the fifth season of The Simpsons will hit store shelves on December 21. Fellow fans will be interested in seeing the cover art for this installment. Check it out here.
The following was overheard last night at Arizona State University and is attributed to Dubya. Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations.The following was overheard at the White House on March 13, 2002 and
When we were putting together the final playlist for SLS11, it was pretty clear it was shaping up to be a pretty spectacular edition. In very early April I first read this submission for The Von Bondies' "C'mon C'mon". I secured an MP3 of the song and reviewed it, which
It was great watching John Olerud hit another important home run in October. His two run shot was the difference in the Yankees win over the Red Sox last night. Johnny O was a key contributor during our two World Series Championship seasons batting a Blue Jays record .363 in
Pearl Jam is set to release its first ever greatest hits album, entitled "rearviewmirror", on November 16. The 33 track record will feature two discs, "Upside" and "Downside," featuring up-tempo songs as well as slower ballads, respectively. I've been curious as to which 33 tracks would make the cut ever
For $9.95 The Tragically Hip are offering their entire concert from July 1st at the Molson Amphitheatre as an MP3 download. If you buy the MP3s you can also download original artwork. It's an interesting idea and I hope it succeeds, but I'm not quite ready to fork over
Matchstick Men: 5.5 out of 10. I must admit I was hoping for better from Ridley Scott. After all, this is the man who directed "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Thelma & Louise", and "Gladiator". This time around, I got a half-decent movie, but I was hoping for a totally decent
Hard Working George - We have another debate tonight. This link is to a one minute synopsis of Dubya's debate rhetoric. It's hard work being Dubya.
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. Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms Around Me On
