It was a little over a year ago that I played ball with Nick. The date was July 1, 2003 to be exact, and I know that because I just went to the archives and read what I wrote about it the next day. That's right ladies, I played ball
"Remember as far as anyone knows, we're a nice normal family."
I'm steaming mad at Bell Canada right now. Tonight, my home phone is out of service. I can't place calls and I can't receive calls. Coincidentally enough, I placed a call to Bell earlier in the day regarding another matter. Hmmm... Somehow, Bell got their wires crossed and dropped my
Hot damn I'm going to have to wait a long time until the next new episode of The Sopranos. Season Five finished strong and I can't wait for the sixth and final season, but HBO has confirmed that won't be until some time in 2006. Ouch. That really, really sucks.
William Shatner's "Common People" - "Common People" is a great tune from Pulp. Taryn's a bigger Pulp fan than I as I only like this one song but I really like it. Now, William Shatner has covered it and it's a crapload of fun. Have a listen. Does this qualify
According to the torontomike.com Maple Leafs Countdown Clock, at this precise second there are 84 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes, and 12 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener...assuming of course that labour strife does not interfere. Who am I kidding? Labour strife appears imminent.
My favourite songs with a female on lead vocals Tracy Bonham - Mother MotherThe Breeders - CannonballThe Distillers - Drain the BloodThe Cranberries - ZombieL7 - Pretend That We're Dead
I want to wish my brother Stephen a very happy birthday today. Steve, I know just how you feel. You've got a great little girl and the world's your oyster. This is Papa Bear. Put out an APB for a male suspect, driving a... car of some sort, heading in
The 575-page report from the 9/11 Commission was released earlier today. You can read the 9/11 Commission Report in it's entirety here. According to the report, some of the failings of U.S. intelligence and domestic security are that the FBI was not set up to collect intelligence
A few days ago I wrote an entry I entitled The Female Voice in Rock. I applauded the presence of three songs on SLS11 sung by women. This raises the question as to how many songs with a woman providing the lead vocals have made an edition of SLS. Below
My brother Ryan keeps a couple of rats as pets. To be accurate, he kept a couple of rats as pets. The one we called Red is dead. I learned of Red's passing late last night. Hearing my that rat-faced nephew had bought the farm at the young age of
2+2=5 (The Lukewarm) - This is strictly an experiment, not an official music video.
Inspired by Carlos Delgado's protest of what he disagrees with, please consider this entry my official protest regarding the Blue Jays logo. When it was first unveiled on September 2, 2003, I wrote this entry admitting I actually liked it. You can see the new logo next to Carlos' Stand
During the seventh inning stretch in Major League Baseball, "God Bless America" is played. This practice began following 9/11 and has continued in some ball parks. Toronto has stopped playing it but you'll still hear it at Yankee Stadium where the Blue Jays play tonight. During the playing of
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. I think I almost peed myself reading the "Good Charlotte" comments on this site. "Good charlotte is the best punk act of all time. You can't say they aren't punk, they
I finally got a hold of a copy of The Tragically Hip's new album, In Between Evolution. It's ripped to MP3 and I've been spinning it all morning. In a word, it's awesome. I had heard several of the songs live on Canada Day and they felt right that night,
Raging Storm, our slo-pitch team, played two games last night against two different teams and lost the first while winning the second. Both games came down to the wire in Hollywood ending style. In fact, I don't remember two game quite as exciting. Following last week's game, I came to
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Yo Mike, This is the first time I've visited your site and I must say that i already lament the loss of your weekly MP3. I've bookmarked the site and will
James has picked up a new expression he's using quite frequently these days. I heard it a half dozen times yesterday and a few more times this morning. He usually brings out this blanket statement when you ask him to do something like brush his teeth or go to bed.
I get Google News Alerts emailed to me when there's news about my favourite bands. One of the bands I get news about is Pearl Jam. This is how I learned that Stone Gossard turns 38 today. Among the list of celebrities celebrating a birthday today was Frank Whaley who
I never believed women could rock. I know that sounds sexist, so please allow me to elaborate. My musical preference is hard rock. I enjoy an edgy guitar sound with angst-riddled lyrics delivered in a baritone voice. For the most part, I prefer my music rough and that means I've
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in Winamp and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten I heard today. Pearl Jam - I Am MineHelmet - The Silver HawaiianJames - LaidBush - Greedy FlyGreen Day - JadedThe Living End - Roll OnBlink 182 -
Most television sucks. What's rarer than a decent sitcom? It might be the hardest art to master. There are some decent programs but they all seem to originate from the HBO network. If you don't count HBO shows, I'm pretty well left with "The Simpsons" on my must-see list. Nothing
Taryn and I were at the ObGyn this morning for a weekly check up as we count down the days before the arrival of Michelle. All is well, in fact, the Doc seems to think Michelle will be a big girl. He guesses she's already 7.5 to 8 lbs.
The Incredibly Evil Machine - There's not much more to say about it. This is an incredibly evil machine.
