I'm not sure what happened to ProStars cereal, but it was around when I was a kid. General Mills made the cereal and slapped The Great One on the box. Heck, if ProStars was good enough for Wayne Gretzky, it's good enough for me. Here's an ad for ProStars, courtesy
Ernest Borgnine was 95. He was the film and television actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty." If you're like me, you loved Ernest Borgnine in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz N the Hood". I can't find a good clip of Borgnine
As far as I'm concerned, there is no other way to count to twelve. That's The Pointer Sisters on vocals, by the way.
I was invited to a Ferrari Racing Days VIP Cocktail Party last night. It was at the Gardiner Museum with food prepared by Jamie Kennedy and I watched Ferrari after Ferrari pull up to the valet parking before I handed Dylan the keys to my Mazda. It was a surreal
In the weeks following long-time Toronto deejay Martin Streek's passing three years ago today, two significant tribute shows aired on radio stations in the GTA. First, there was David Marsden's five hour tribute to Martin Streek that aired on 94.9 The Rock and then there was a three hour
I'm planning to start a podcast. 30 minutes a week or so... using the Humble and Fred studio in beautiful downtown Etobicoke. This is a great place to tell me what you think of the idea, if you'd listen, or warn me to walk away and never look back. And
I own a Samsung Galaxy S II running Android and up to now I've been as happy with it as a pig in shit. Following years of using a Blackberry, it's been a wonderful experience to use a smart phone that's indeed smart. Wanting to get away from Blackberry, I
This impressed me. I made plenty of audio cassette recordings of myself being a DJ when I was 12, but damned if I know where any are today. Well played, 12-year old guy.
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Weekly MP3. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. The Waltons - The Naked Rain This 1992 hit from
Our new baseball jerseys arrived today. I just picked them up at Home Run Sports. I think they look pretty slick. Here's the new and old, side-by-side. Here's the back. #11 forever. We hadn't updated our jerseys since 2008, so this is an exciting day.
This isn't a list of all tunes with "America" in the title, just such songs that sit on my hard drive. I'm sure I'm missing several appropriate songs and I'd love for you to add those titles to the comments. Americareful - AtmosphereAmerican Jesus - Bad ReligionLook Inside America -
Andy Griffith was 86. He starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show and later on Matlock, a show super popular with Abe Simpson's crew. Here's Andy Griffith vs. The Patriot Act. He was always awfully sensible.
Chuck Berry released Sweet Little Sixteen in 1958. The Beach Boys released Surfin' USA in 1963. They're essentially the same song. Here's Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen: Here's The Beach Boys' Surfin' USA: The sole songwriter credited by The Beach Boys on Surfin' USA was Brian Wilson. Chuck Berry had
I wanted a proxy for the Oxfam Trailwalker 2012 100 km hike from Wasaga Beach to Midland and I've found four chicks ready to take the plunge for a good cause. Actually, I've found 4 chicks in the woods who need your donations. 4 chicks in the woods are Heather
In one of the greatest last minute comebacks in NBA History, Tracy McGrady took the Houston Rockets on his back and beat the San Antonio Spurs on December 9, 2004. Oh T-Mac!
Happy Birthday, Canada, you're 145 years young today. Here area few entries I've written about you over the past 9.5 years. Vimy RidgeO Canada! (2003 Version)A Distinct IdentityBlame CanadaReason Number 32Our Other AnthemThe Maple Music RevolutionMy Ten Favourite Song References to A Canadian PlaceBest Canadian MoviesTop 100 Canadian
Parking Ticket Guys just bought a textual link on the left side of the home page. The value isn't so much in the click-throughs as it's SEO. Search engines dig it. If you're looking for exposure for your company, and improved organic ranking in Google, you may want to join
Viva l'Italia, la squadra italiana e tutti gli italiani! Anche io vorrei essere Italiano! Adesso devo andare subito comprarmi una bandiera Italiana per la mia auto. [context]
I love a long weekend, especially the Canada Day long weekend. Nothing says Canada Day like uncensored on-line communication. I stand by my record: 41316 comments and only two deletions. You know the drill, discuss anything you want in this space. And if you have a question, I'll drop by
Those of you with good memories will remember the story of Il Duce. The rest of you will need to read this. Essentially, Il Duce has been commenting on this blog for years, taking great delight in "busting my balls". Then, I met him in person and he was the
I've never been to Captain John's floating restaurant in the water at Yonge and Queen's Quay. I've walked by it a hundred times but never felt the urge to go inside. Now, it's possible I'll never get that chance. Waterfront Toronto rescinded its lease for the watery slip at the
I'm on a roll with the weekly MP3. What is this, four weeks in a row? You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. The Sugarcubes - Birthday Ah
Nora Ephron was 71. She was the Oscar-nominated director and author best known for writing When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and Julie & Julia.
Maple Leafs great Mats Sundin has been voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Pavel Bure. This was Sundin's first year of eligibility. I loved Sundin, I think we all did... well, most of us appreciated him as a person, competitor and highly skilled
Remember back in March 1997 when Marshall Applewhite and his Heaven's Gate cult committed mass suicide in order to leave Earth for a space craft that was trailing the comet Hale-Bopp? Well, they had a website at http://www.heavensgate.com/ to explain to the rest of us why they
