Just last weekend I expressed my frustration with the Toronto Raptors and reiterated the fact everyone is all too aware of, "Something's Got To Give". Today, something gave. The Raptors have fired general manager Glen Grunwald, according to reputable sources. Former Detroit Pistons GM Jack McCloskey will take over Grunwald's
I got in my car this morning and started channel surfing as is my usual routine. I heard the 07:00 news, a great tune from Broken Social Scene and then switched to 92.9 to hear what Howard Stern was up to. The voices eminating from WBUF did not
"It's a good thing that beer wasn't shaken up any more, or I'd have looked quite the fool. An April fool, as it were."
The Federal Court here in Toronto has ruled the Canadian Recording Industry Association hadn't shown copyright infringement by 29 people who had allowed their music files to be uploaded. This is a significant victory for individuals who share personal copies of music files on the internet. This ruling essentially legalizes
Newsmap - Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News news aggregator. "A treemap visualization algorithm helps display the enormous amount of information gathered by the aggregator. Treemaps are traditionally space-constrained visualizations of information. Newsmap's objective takes that goal a step further and
We won't be unveiling the tunes that made the cut for SLS11 until late June, but I've already got a short list of songs that should make the cut. For the unaware, SLS stands for Smells Like Sour and is a theoretical compilation of the best 80 minutes of new
We will be hosting the draft for our annual hockey playoff pool this Monday, April 5th @ 6:15 pm. If you're a hockey fan, I know you and you're able to attend this draft in Toronto, please contact me and I'll share with you the pertinent details. Last year I
This is my fourth attempt at writing this blog entry. I just received some very sad news from my brother Ryan. Ryan and Kara learned today that one of twins they were expecting has passed on. Apparently, this is always a possibility at this stage when you're carrying twins, but
She's always been there for me. As a child, she would take me to Carlton station to watch a Maple Leafs game or Dundas station to visit the Eaton Centre. The Dufferin bus was always there when I had tickets to a Blue Jays game at Exhibition Stadium but the
I've been keeping the ticket stubs from concerts and sporting events I've attended over the years. I don't get to many these days, but when I do I post a scan of the ticket stub in Ticket Stubs. I just added the stub from the Leafs game I attended on
Alistair Cooke was 95. He was the broadcaster who epitomized highbrow television as host of "Masterpiece Theatre" and whose "Letter from America" was a radio fixture in Britain for 58 years.
From where I was sitting, the Leafs looked very strong last night. I was 16 rows up with an excellent view of the net every Leaf goal was scored into. A glance at my collection of Ticket Stubs will show you I've seen most of my games from the old
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Tomorrow at 2 pm I will almost certainly find out the sex of the twins that Kara and i are soon to have. I found myself getting more nervous every day
This morning I heard Alan Cross' explanation as to why he suspended the Dean Blundell morning show on CFNY Edge 102 following a particularly rowdy appearance by Steve-O of Jackass fame on Friday morning. According to Alan Cross, the suspension had nothing to do with the content from the show
Peter Ustinov was 82. He was an Oscar-winning British actor and author best known for films such as "Spartacus", "Death on the Nile" and "Logan's Run".
I submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "So Far So Good" by Thornley. This isn't just because Ian Thornley is a fellow Torontonian but because I think this song is pretty decent and certainly worthy of SLS11 consideration. Although I didn't submit
A couple of months ago I got all preachy about the importance of using an effective anti-virus solution and keeping the virus definitions current. I strongly recommended the AVG Free Edition which I use. Today, I'm going to strongly urge everyone to download and run two applications that will scan
"I'm tired of it. I don't want to hear about it anymore." - Bill Buckner
Thanks to a weak third period goal from Bryan McCabe, we managed to salvage a point tonight. Just as importantly, we held the Senators to a single point in the process. Boston won tonight so it looks as if the Leafs are playing for second in the Northeast division.Current
I submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I must say, I really like this song. I know very little about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but when "Maps" comes on the radio I'm all ears. It's not
Jan Berry was 62. He was a member of the duo Jan & Dean that had the 1960s surf-music hits "Deadman's Curve", "Surf City" and "Little Old Lady from Pasadena".
Worst Album Covers - This is a great collection of the worst 10 album covers of all time. You have to see these to believe these.
Bil Keane's The Family Circus has graced the comic pages of the newspaper for as long as I can remember. Because the format is usually a circle with a single line "joke" and it's always there in the top left corner, I usually read it. If nothing else, The Family
Words won't accurately describe how frustrated I feel with regards to the Toronto Raptors. I almost wrote this post following the overtime loss to Houston a couple of games ago. Instead, I held off and placed the fate of our entire season on yesterday's game against the beat up Knicks.
I got a couple of messages via the Contact Mike regarding yesterday's suspension of the Dean Blundell morning show on CFNY Edge 102. I guess my site is listed high on various searches for the station, Dean Blundell and Alan Cross. Remember, I did praise Dean's replacement when he went
