Robin Williams was 63. He was the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who starred in the TV show "Mork and Mindy" before starring in such interesting films as "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Dead Poets Society", "The Fisher King" and "Good Will Hunting". On a personal note, his "Popeye" is the very first
FM 90.3 CKMP in Alberta has switched to a format they call QuickHitz where they promise listeners “twice the music” by cutting all of its song times in half, to an average of two minutes. I should hate this idea, because you can't just chop a song in half
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
In this 87th episode, Mike chats with Andrew Walker about his move to The Fan 590, working with Mike Richards and then Greg Brady, replacing Jim Lang and lots of interesting Toronto sports radio stuff. This episode is exactly 1:00:02. You can listen to this episode in a
I've been driving the same car for 15 years and 2 months. Are any of you driving a car that you've owned for longer than that?
In this 86th episode, Mike spins ten of his all-time favourite songs about summer. This episode is exactly 36:02. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at https://www.torontomike.com/torontomiked.xmlDownload the MP3Click the play button
Welcome to this week's Tuesday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
Bobby Cox managed my Blue Jays to our first ever AL East division pennant back in '85. I watched or listened to every game that season, and I remember McDonald's selling Jays caps for $1.99.. Here's the ad for the promotion featuring Bobby Cox, courtesy of Retrontario. Bobby would
Last night, I saw 54-40 at a free concert in Colonel Samuel Smith Park. They sounded great, playing all their hits (and there were many) and we had a blast. It was this little dude's first concert. As a kid, I saw several "free" concerts at the old Ontario Place
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
I've biked 2266.42 km so far in 2014, but today I did something for the first time. In fact, today I did something for the first time in my life. Today, I killed a bird. It was completely unintentional. The little bird flew into my spokes while I was
Leave a comment with your guess. I'll give the answer and announce the winner at 4pm today. There's no actual prize, as I have nothing to give away right now. Digger03 just won the $100 from MasterCard and is picking it up Wednesday. This one's for pride. How many entries
The Blue Jays are second in the AL East, only 2.5 games behind the Orioles. I think it's time to share more vintage Jays songs. Erin Davis appeared on episode 84 of my podcast and we discussed her three Blue Jays songs: "Blue Jays B. Goode", "Blue Jays Are
In the spring I wrote about the stretch of the Waterfront Trail between Norris Crescent and First Street. This is really the only part of the trail that's not off-road, not on quiet side streets and doesn't have a designated bike lane. Since then, I've cycled this stretch with my
My amazing daughter Michelle turned 10-years old at 12:55 this morning. Welcome to double digits, baby! I can't believe that young lady was once this little girl: Happy Birthday, Michelle!
Welcome to this week's Tuesday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
John F. Kennedy"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." Ernest Hemingway"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best." Albert Einstein"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." Arthur Conan Doyle"When
I like 54-40. They had a string of hits I dug, including "Baby Ran", "I Go Blind", "One Gun", "Miss You", "Nice to Luv You", "She La", "Radio Luv Song", "Assoholic", "Ocean Pearl", "Love You All", "Lies to Me" and "Since When". Rather prolific, weren't they? They're playing a free
A couple of years ago, I wrote many words about why I never liked Instagram. When Instagram came on the scene, I hated how people were intentionally and artificially processing their pictures to make them look old or Polaroided. In my opinion, the aged look of a photograph only has
During a more corporate period of my life, I'd shave my face every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I've always hated having to shave my face. For the past few years, I've fallen into a nice routine where I shave every five days or so. I actually feel more confident with
Welcome to this week's Friday Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the hivemind.
I've been podcasting since August 2012 and have 85 episodes in the can. Until this year, episodes were me and my friend Rosie shooting the shit about current events and happenings in our lives. That was a lot of fun, but then Rosie got a job a million kilometres away.
When I was a kid, there was a BiWay on Annette street just east of Jane. If a kid came to school wearing BiWay brand Champion's Choice clothing, the other kids would let 'em have it. If you don't remember BiWay, it was a discount department store chain that was
