EZ Rock 97.3, a horrible local radio station that promises buckets of syrop all day long, is promoting itself as Toronto's original holiday music station. They're playing nothing but Christmas carols from now through December. They're including the word "original" in their billing due to the fact other stations
You can see a sparkle in the eyes of Torontonians this morning. There's a little more pep in their step. Grown men are giddy. Children are laughing themselves to tears. Despite the rainy morning, it's sunny in hog town without a cloud in the sky. Life is grand. The Leafs
About once a year we throw a roll of black & white film into the camera and shoot away. Everything seems to appear classier in black & white for some reason. I think it's all those stills of distinguished looking gentlemen dressed in their civil war regalia we're used to
When Vince Carter is on, there is no better basketball player on the planet. Thankfully for us Raptor fans, he has clearly returned to form after a couple of inconsistent injury plagued campaigns. I was glued to my television last night as Carter threw the entire squad on his back
They say you should learn something new everyday. I can honestly say I learned something new this morning. I learned that if you're ever looking to bypass security in order to gain access to an impregnable area, bringing along a caulking gun "seals" the deal. This morning I was chatting
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. Gum in packs of Hockey Cards Why isn't there gum in packs of hockey cards? As a kid I always looked forward to chewing that pink strip of cardboard-like substance dusted
Death is the great leveller. No matter how rich and powerful you are in life, you will inevitably die. You will die just like the beggar on the street, the criminal in prison or the lady who put too much sugar in your French Roast Starbucks coffee this morning. Everyone
I'm not a fan of George Dubya Bush. I still can't believe he squeaked by Al "The Bore" Gore in 2000. His politics drive me crazy. As Governor of Texas, he presided over more executions than took place in the other 49 states combined during the same time period. I'm
iPod's Dirty Secret - Have you seen the ads forApple's iPod yet? The iPod is a rather cool portable digital music player. The 10GB version retails for about $439 Canadian. Pretty darn slick...except for iPod's dirty secret. The Neistat Brothers explain all.
A number of large corporations are opening call centres in India. This is big business for the world's second most populated country. More and more multinationals are closing call centres in North America and replacing them with lower paid Indian employees. Dell has over 2,000 people working at its
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following submission earlier today. After reading several articles on the Anaheim signing of Kelvim Escobar, I am astonished by how much great press this guy receives. Is this the same pitcher who allowed 121 hits
Like many North Americans, I participate in a weekly football pool. There are 33 of us in this particular pool and we each pick winners against the spread to determine a weekly winner and an overall winner at the end of the NFL season. Among the 32 other poolies are
I'm confused. Are the Leafs having a bad season or not? Just when you think it's time to call in the coroner they sweep a home-and-home series against the Western Conference leading Vancouver Canucks. Whodathunkit? It was Eddie Belfour's 408th career victory moving him past Glenn Hall into fifth place
Rolling Stone magazine has just listed what they consider to be the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Lets take a close look specifically at their top 100, shall we? Rolling Stone likes The Beatles. The four mop-tops from England account for eight albums in the top 100, including four
Apparently, if a page is not part of the navigation menu on the left, it doesn't get visited. Nobody visits the torontomike.com Sitemap to learn that other pages exist. Out of sight, out of mind I suppose. As a result, I just added a couple of pages to the
Now I'm ticked. Sure, I realized making the playoffs was virtually out of the question going into todays game, but your mind plays tricks on you. You start thinking of what might be if the Bills run the gamut and win their last six games. You almost start to believe
Christmas Gifts I Would Enjoy Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs: Rarities and B SidesThe Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer by William IrwinKurt Cobain's "Journals" (paperback edition)Mach III razor refillsBlack Dockers Classic fit pantsMovie Gift Certificate so I can see Kill Bill Volume 2A completely healed ACLExpensive Christmas
The Leafs showed more energy in the first two minutes of last nights game than they had during the entire roadtrip. They started well and finished well to grab two points against a very good team. Phew! There's something I've wanted to write for a while but haven't for fear
People between the ages of 18 and 34 don't read newspapers with the same frequency as previous generations. I wrote about this very fact in a previous blog entry. The majority of daily newspaper readers are over the age of 50 and do so out of habit. How can newspapers
"I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, 'Got any shoes you're not using?'" - Steven Wright
Taryn's musical tastes are changing. This hasn't happened overnight, but gradually over the past few years. When we first met, we listened to the same CDs together, over and over and over again. The Offspring's Smash, Greenday's Dookie, The Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream and Pearl Jam's Ten were a few
My Favourite Sloan Songs UnderwhelmedThe Good in EveryoneMoney City ManiacsThe Lines You Amend500 Up
Lets see... There's an article in the Toronto Sun that claims the Leafs have lost belief in Pat Quinn, an article in the National Post claims the Leafs' coach lacks direction and the proverbial dismissal of the entire story by Quinn is in The Toronto Star. Where there's smoke, there's
James is a huge fan of The Simpsons. When he sees the clouds parting in the beginning of the opening credits he smiles and excitedly chirps "Homer, doh! Homer, doh!". I'm fairly certain the writers for The Simpsons don't have the toddler audience in mind when they're hacking away at
BRS Web-Radio > Rock - This is an awesome portal to Rock radio stations you can listen to on the web. Click and listen to a rock station in Australia, Argentina, Arkansas or Alberta. You can also go here and search by call letters, country or format.
