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 target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Hayden - Bad as They Seem This tune appears on Hayden's awesome Everything
Here in Toronto much has been made this week about the release of "incurable psychopath" Martin Ferrier from prison. Ferrier is back in the pen for another two years when he'll once again be freed and we'll once again be reading in the press about what a danger he is
James is now well on his way to being fully potty trained. When it's time to go to the potty, we go to the bathroom where he stands there and waits. The other day, he had stood there for well over five minutes waiting for action when he looked at
We in Raging Storm lost a close one tonight and it hurts. Down by one in the top of the last inning, we managed to load the bases with nobody out. The runner on third stayed there as our next three batters failed to deliver. It wasted a pretty spectacular
A popular news destination for me on the web is the Toronto Star's site. It's the newspaper I'm most familiar with and I peruse it online daily. If you've visited their site recently, you've noticed they're asking you to register. Soon a great deal of their online content will only
Canadian closer Eric Gagne had his streak of 84 consecutive saves end when he allowed two runs in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks last night. Gagne went almost two years between blown saves. That's incredible...and a major league record.
Two of my favourite songs these days are Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" and Modest Mouse's "Float On". There's a clear 80s influence in both. It's undeniable. Both are a modern spin on an 80s sound and both are great. Other cool recent tunes that are appearing on SLS11 are
Stop Bush Project - This site is a documentation of anti-Bush sentiment from around the world expressed through graffiti, placards, flyers and other spontaneous, 'guerilla' means.
The Tragically Hip concert I attended on Canada Day got positive reviews from those who wrote about it for major publications. Here are the reviews I read... The Toronto StarThe Globe and MailChart AttackThe Toronto SunThey all remark on the perfect storm of Canada Day, The Hip, a beautiful summer
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. The Commitments - Slip AwayGreen Day - BurnoutNirvana - SliverDon McLean - American PieBlind Lemon Jefferson - Lock Step BluesLinkin Park - Breaking the HabitPearl
Howard Stern held a contest to see who would get Stuttering John's job. Several John-wannabees tried out and fans voted for their preferred replacement. Richard Christy, a part-time drummer and part-time electrician got the gig. Just when it looked like Howard's days were numbered with Infinity following Clear Channel's decision
With Six Feet Under on hiatus for a week due to the Independence Day holiday in the States, I find myself with a little free time this Sunday night. For whatever reason, colleagues, friends and family often ask me about my preferred applications for doing everything from ripping CDs to
It seems like only days ago I unveiled the final songlist for SLS11. In an unprecedented occurance, there has been a last second switch. Switchfoot's "Meant To Live" is out and Metric's "Combat Baby" is in. I believe this makes SLS11 even stronger. Below is the absolute final songlist for
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney recently told Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to "Go fuck yourself". Strong words for the senate, and certainly news worthy. Only one U.S. daily newspaper spelled out the expletive in full when reporting this news, and that was the Washington Post. Here's how other
I just read an article from yesterday's Globe and Mail entitled "The Forgotten Soldier". Feel free to have a glance yourself. The article is about the life of 84 year old Alfred Finley. In one of my D-Day entries, I shared a picture of Al and shared my memories of
If you visit the Pictures page now you'll find four new posts. Three are from our trip to Lovesick Lake near Lakefield, Ontario on Saturday where James almost caught a fish, caught a frog and had a blast.
"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine." - George Washington
I certainly wasn't there, but the Toronto Sun's Jason MacNeil was and he wrote this review. The following excerpt says it all. Although Good Charlotte headlined last night's Edgefest, even lead singer Joel Madden knew that most had come for the Canadian content, namely Billy Talent. "You guys have a
"My dad never believed in me. I'm not going to make the same mistake; I'm going to be nicer to my son and meaner to my dad."
Sometimes it seems like Toronto is one of the most expensive cities to live in, but that's not true. The latest annual cost-of-living survey released Monday by Mercer Human Resource Consulting has Toronto listed at #89. Tokyo, London and Moscow are the three most expensive cities in the world. I
The best things about a Tragically Hip concert Canadiana personifiedUnified butts wigglin'"That night in Toronto..."The sped up version of "At The Hundredth Meridian"Incoherent ramblings all night long
Marlon Brando was 80. He revolutionized American acting with his Method performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" and went on to create the iconic characterization of Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather". "The Godfather" and "The Godfather: Part 2" are two of my favourite movies of
ESPN is reporting that Vince Carter wants out of Toronto. I suppose we all saw this coming. Vince has been complaining about everything in Raptorland for quite some time now. According to a league source, Carter is not happy with the hiring of Rob Babcock as the Raptors' new general
The Tragically Hip never fail to put on a killer show. Last night at the Molson Amphitheatre, this tradition continuted. The evening is best broken into the following three partitions. The Line Up - I've seen the Hip several times and I've been to the Molson Amphitheatre several times but
It's official! SLS11 is in the can. SLS, of course, represents the finest 80 minutes of rock from the previous six months. Here are the tunes that made the final cut. These songs, without a pause between the tracks, equal exactly 79:42. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me OutModest Mouse
