Responding to a guest blog entry moments ago, I dropped the name Miroslav Ihnacak. Leaf fans old enough to remember the horrible 80s will be flooded with unfulfilling memories at the sight of the name Miroslav Ihnacak. For a twelve year old Leaf fan, it's a memory I'll never forget.
Have you ever heard of "Tiger Town"? It's likely you haven't. "Tiger Town" was a made for tv Disney movie from 1983 that somehow made it's way to VHS and into my home. The mark this movie left on me is one that remains to this day. For a kid
I've mentioned Dr. Demento before. I used to listen to his radio show on Sunday nights, and one of my favourite bits was "Who's On First?" from Abbott and Costello. The entire skit is now on YouTube. It's as good as ever. Here's the transcript if you'd rather read than
"Grosse Pointe Blank" was released in 1997. It was a very cool John Cusack vehicle that had him attending his ten-year high school reunion party and had us revisiting some great 80s tunes. "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" was also released in 1997. It too had a couple of
I've been sharing my memories of the Toronto Blue Jays, absorbed during the fanatical years of 1983-1993. Here's where I've been thus far: The Ten Home Run AttackThe 1985 ClincherRoberto Alomar's Brings Us Back Against EckersleyOpening Day, 1988Sir David was originally a prospective outfielder in the Blue Jays organization, but
I've been sharing my memories of the Toronto Blue Jays, absorbed during the fanatical years of 1983-1993. I started by writing about the ten home run attack in September of 1987, then recalled the day we clinched in 1985 and followed that up with memories of Roberto Alomar's playoff game
I've been sharing my memories of the Toronto Blue Jays, absorbed during the fanatical years of 1983-1993. I started by writing about the ten home run attack in September of 1987 and followed that up by recalling the day we clinched in 1985. This time, I'm revisiting Thanksgiving, 1992. It
I'm not sure why, but this morning I woke up and thought of Tom Vu. Tom Vu ran informercials in the early 90s recruiting people to attend his free 90-minute seminar where he'd share the secrets he used to make millions. I loved these informercials because they always showed Vu
I've been sharing my memories of the Toronto Blue Jays, absorbed during the fanatical years of 1983-1993. I started by writing about the ten home run attack in September of 1987 and this time I'm tackling the clinching win in 1985. I thought we were going to clinch on October
During the summer of 1983, I spent a few days at my uncle's cottage which I think was near Penetanguishene, Ontario. My memories of where it was located are hazy, but I vividly recall the voices of Tom and Jerry. The Blue Jays were in the midst of an 89-73
In the early 80s, I thoroughly enjoyed "Camping in Canada". "Camping in Canada" was a Sesame Street album that was released in 1981 and featured Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch as they attended a summer camp right here in Toronto, Canada. It was great fun with plenty of sing-a-long
In 1990 I saw "Coupe de Ville", a charming as hell story about three brothers forced to take a road trip together. As one of three brothers, I especially liked this flick and consider it one of the more under appreciated films of the 90s. A classic scene in the
I was just reading about the World Cup and which teams are favoured to win, when I realized something. I’ve never played a soccer match. That’s right, I’ve never participated in a single match, not in school, not in a league and not as an adult. Soccer
Today's entry on Paved mentioned the Chapters store on Bloor near Runnymede. I remember the local controversy when that Chapters was being built because it was assuming the location held by the much beloved Runnymede Theatre. Just thinking about the old Runnymede Theatre brings back a tonne of memories. Growing
On Easter Sunday, I hooked up with the usual suspects to break bread and celebrate. Steve dropped the opening line from my bad ass rap song and Vanessa chuckled. You see, when I was a silly teenager in the late 80s, I wrote a rap song. Originally it was just
I just read in the paper that Babar is turning 75. An encounter with a Babar book at a young age really affected me. I can still remember the illustrations of the King of the Elephants stopping to eat mushrooms that caused his death. It was bad enough that Babar's
Geoffrey Chaucer has a blog. I only mention that because it segues nicely into a little story from my third year at the University of Toronto. In order to fulfill my obligations to the Department of English, I had to take a course on Chaucer. It was mandatory that we
Reading about South Korea's victory over the United States at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, I came across a quote from USA manager Buck Martinez regarding Hee-Seop Choi's three-run homer. It was only then that I realized our two catchers for much of the 80s were well represented in this
TVO KIds Shows - When I was Googling away to learn more about Jeremy I came across this great tribute to TVOntario kids shows of the 1970s. I remember so many of these, particularly "Fables of the Green Forest", "Readalong", "Barbapapa" and "Read All About It". Memories...
Thinking about watching "Star Wars" in the late 70s and early 80s triggered another memory that had been supressed for some time. I've suddenly remembered Jeremy, the star of a stop-motion animated television show I used to watch on TVOntario. I was super young when I used to watch Jeremy,
Last month, when I implemented the Movable Type Publishing Platform to manage this blog, I mentioned I had a little work ahead of me. I had years of entries to bring into MT, and each entry would have to be manually created, one by one. Beginning with November 2002, I
The other day, I reminisced about the day Nirvana's In Utero hit store shelves. I wrote about going to 333 Yonge Street that morning to buy a copy. 333 Yonge Street is HMV, but a couple of years ago I remembered the day a little differently. Ten years after Kurt
Things were different four years ago. Only a couple of days after our men's hockey team won the gold medal in Salt Lake City, I hooked up with Tie Domi. I asked him about Pat Quinn's mood and if they had practiced since his return from Utah. Quinn had returned
When I heard the Toronto Maple Leafs had an outdoor practice yesterday at Rennie Park, I smiled. It sure looks different than I remember, but it's still Rennie Park where I played all my hockey as a kid. I didn't just play hockey there, I played tee-ball and softball at
Following the death of Wilson Pickett earlier this week, I posted my favourite Wilson Pickett songs. At the top of the list was "Land Of 1000 Dances". How this song came to be my favourite Wilson Pickett song has everything to do with wrestling. Allow me to explain. In the
