We're minutes away from first pitch and another Blue Jays season. I've loved this team for as long as I can remember, and we Jays fans were spoiled for a solid decade from 1983-1993. Who's your favourite Blue Jay player of all time? We've had some good ones, from Dave
Jim Marshall was 88. He was dubbed "the Father of Loud" for creating kit used by some of the biggest names in rock.
I'm going to steal a topic I heard on Mike Stafford's show yesterday. I accidentally tuned in to a repeat of his show in my car last night and they were discussing the influx of possums in Toronto recently. I saw my first possum about five years ago, but haven't
Last May I was literally yelling at the High Park cherry blossoms for being late. This year, it seems they're way ahead of schedule. The two weeks of summer we enjoyed in March really sped things along, and now the High Park Nature Centre is reporting we're only 4-6 warm
Exactly 8 years ago today, I wrote about the 11 greatest grunge albums. That entry received zero comments. I'm hoping we can beat that record today. Here's the list from 8 years ago: Nevermind - NirvanaIn Utero - NirvanaTen - Pearl JamDirt - Alice in ChainsVs. - Pearl JamTemple of
I just saw a tweet about someone considering getting a season's pass for Canada's Wonderland. I haven't been to Canada's Wonderland since the mid-80s. My kids have gone, but not with me. I hear it's changed a little. This is the Canada's Wonderland I remember (click to embiggen): Smurf Forest,
I used to post guest blog entries all the time. This category has hundreds of them. Alex, a reader of this blog, just submitted a guest blog entry that I've posted below. Every once in a while a video comes along and makes us reminisce about seasons past. The wins,
Let's talk about the current state of Toronto radio. Yes, I realize many of you have abandoned terrestrial radio in favour of satellite and internet radio or podcasts, but let's pretend we only have the transistor radio from our youth at our disposal. Let's stick to FM and AM signals
For April Fools Day, Google Maps has introduced a new view they call "Quest". Quest mode lets you see everything in 8-bit. "8-bit Quest Maps is our Beta Maps technology and has certain system requirements. Your system may not meet the minumum requirements for 8-bit computations.Here's how Toronto looks
Today is the perfect day to share my favourite song from the first band I saw live in concert, Chalk Circle. April Fool
The Blue Jays are enjoying their best Spring Training in team history. We're 22-5, and although that won't mean anything when the season starts next Monday, it sure beats losing. The last time the Jays were the best, Joe Carter was ending the season with a walk-off 3-run blast to
As March roars to a close and April beckons, let's talk about.... anything, so long as it's not hockey related. Hockey comments can go here. You may, however, discuss the Blue Jays... or the budget... or the weather. Go nuts.
I had stopped watching Leaf games. Prior to tonight, the last game I watched was the game I took my son to a couple of weeks ago. Total and complete apathy had set in... the 2011-12 Leafs were dead to me. Then, Ford Canada invited me to their luxury suite
Titled as found. This is the back of an RCMP car in Edson, Alberta. They thought he was drunk, but later found it it was merely.... ...Mercury poisoning.
We had the old 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System growing up. We didn't have R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), however. As you'll see from this NES ad, initial marketing efforts put a lot of focus on R.O.B., the robot you play with. Despite loving my NES, I barely
Earl Scruggs was 88. He was a bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe and later with guitarist Lester Flatt.
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YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. In 1986, McDonald's sold Blue Jay hats for $1.99. For a stylish and comfortable summer look, Mens summer hats offer
Laurence Lui just tweeted an ad seen on the TTC. It seems to be for some bible studies service and it's an answer to a very serious question from a kid. "My mom and dad do drugs at home and it scares me. Will you help them stop?" The ad
During my web travels last night, I stumbled upon a clever and simple Lego ad that brought back flood of memories. Here's that ad. I saw the ad and instantly saw my old friends Asterix and Obelix. When I was a kid, I would save my allowance until I had
It's almost April, when hope springs eternal. Get in the mood by watching how damn tough it is to make baseballs. Brett Lawrie for MVP.
Bert Randolph Sugar was 74. He was a legendary boxing writer and historian, and one of the sport's most iconic characters. I always loved his appearances on Prime Time Sports. The man knew boxing and knew how to tell a story like no other.
I was lucky enough to be invited by Elvis to join him in the supporter's section of BMO Field for the TFC Match yesterday. We lost 3-0, but I still had fun. Of course, it would have been more fun if I had witnessed a goal for the home team.
On March 25, 2009, 1050 CHUM became CP24 Radio 1050. I was quick to grab the CHUM Chart for the week I was born because before you knew it the old 1050CHUM.com site was offline. I remember being pretty ticked about this. I even wrote a plea to CTVglobemedia.
