Toronto Mike

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The Polarizing Whale

When my wife and I watch a movie together, we usually save our thoughts on the film until the end when we look at each other and make the reveal. The exception I suppose is an awful movie when we look at each other after 10 minutes and decide to
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My Night in Oakville

FOTM Rob Preuss invited me to see him perform at The Moonshine Cafe in Oakville last night. I don't know why I was so optimistic that February 23rd would be a great night for a long bike ride, but I always intended to bike to the venue and enjoy a
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Let's Do the Star Wars Again!

Today, I took the teenagers to see the new Star Wars. At this point, I've lost track of the movie titles, but I'm pretty sure this was #8. Everything I write here will be spoiler-free, so don't get your knickers in a knot. I'm just going to share some general
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Barenaked Ladies at Massey Hall

That was quite the night. After watching TFC's thrilling win, I biked to BMO Field to soak in the thrills of victory. Then, to Massey Hall to see the Barenaked Ladies. With BNL, two things are guaranteed: you'll get great songs and truly funny banter. That banter, which is always
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Guns N' Roses at the ACC - What a Setlist!

Guns N' Roses played for well over three hours last night and gave us everything that even smelled like a hit. Check out this setlist. It's So EasyMr. BrownstoneChinese DemocracyWelcome to the JungleDouble Talkin' JiveBetterEstrangedLive and Let DieRocket QueenYou Could Be MineNew RoseThis I LoveCivil WarYesterdaysProstituteComaSpeak Softly Love (Love Theme
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

I took my three oldest kids to the Ontario Science Centre yesterday. That's where you'll find the OMNIMAX® Theatre, where the giant screen is a dome with 13,000 watts of sound being delivered from 44 speakers. It's really something else. We saw "Dream Big: Engineering Our World", an incredibly
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Gleason

I'm a sucker for movies on a plane. Even mediocre flicks hook me when I'm mid-flight. Heck, I shed a tear during Kevin Costner's Draft Day. Having already been underwhelmed by the new Ghostbusters and pleasantly surprised by the new Barbershop, I decided to try a documentary. There was one
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Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre

On Friday, I did something I had never done before. I attended dinner theatre. The show was called "Getting Hitched! An Engagement Party Directed by Alfred Hitchmock" and it took place at the Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre at 2026 Yonge Street. If you've never been to dinner theatre, you're served
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Cinderella at the Elgin Theatre

We attended CINDERELLA - The Gags to Riches Family Musical at the Elgin Theatre yesterday.  It was my second Ross Petty production, so I knew exactly what to expect. There's fun call and answer, lots of booing from the audience when Petty hits the stage as the evil step mother,
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Snow White at The Elgin Theatre

We attended SNOW WHITE, the Deliciously Dopey Family Musical at the Elgin Theatre on Thursday.  It was my first Ross Petty production and I wasn't sure what to expect. It was great fun with kids and adults laughing out loud.  My kids loved it, especially when they'd parody current hit
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Million Dollar Quartet

I spent the evening in 1956.  Tuesday December 4, 1956, to be precise.  It was the day an impromptu jam session broke out among Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. That's the scene for Million Dollar Quartet, a new
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Shrek the Musical in Toronto

I took my daughter to the opening night of Shrek the Musical last night at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.  She's seven, and she loved every minute of it.  Heck, I should have had her write this review, because I'm not sure it matters what I thought. From an
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IN THE HEIGHTS Review

I've just returned from opening night of In The Heights at the Toronto Centre For The Arts.  Excuse me, DanCap Productions has just advised me it's to be written IN THE HEIGHTS.  That's not me yelling, just me following orders. I didn't think I liked these musical things, but this
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American Idiot Review

I'm not really a Broadway guy.  Musicals typically make me cringe.  I liked the Lion King, but other than that I've always left the theatre pretty underwhelmed. Tonight I saw American Idiot from the 2nd row at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.  It was pretty damn good. Of course,
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