If you're my age, and you grew up listening to The Fan 590, try to remember a time before Howard Berger. Love him or hate him, and the disdain for this man in the Twittersphere is intense, you knew him and you listened to his Leafs reports. Toronto Sports Media
Fellow Jays fans will get a kick out of this bit called "The Hitman" that stars our very own Joey Bats. Nice cameo by Bobby Bacala.
I'm enjoying a site called Literally Unbelievable that shares "Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook". Here's one such example: Are there really folks out there who don't realize The Onion is satire?
I've been calling for a Winnipeg Jets mulligan. The Jets were an easy team to like, and I wanted the team back in Winnipeg. I closed that entry with a simple plea: Bring back the Jets. A deal has been reached to bring the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg. They'll play
I've been listening to The Sheepdogs' Learn & Burn album. The big hit single is "I Don't Know" and it's fantastic. Here's the official video. Every time I hear it, and it's getting a lot of airplay, I think about the Guess Who. Now that you heard that, listen to
Gil Scott-Heron was 62. He was the poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and 80s, and for his collaborative soul works with musician Brian Jackson. He was the man behind such seminal pieces of music as “Home Is Where
I've written about the High Park Zoo before. If you're looking for deer, llama, various sheep and goats, yaks, bisons, peacocks and more, why drive all the way to the Meadowvale Road and 401 and spend a fortune? The kids and I were checking out the aforementioned deer, llama, various
Jeff Conaway was 60. He made his name playing bad boy Kenickie in the movie Grease and as struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in the sitcom Taxi.
I need you guys to be honest here... Feel free to use an alias to protect your identity. Do you buy your music or do you download it illegally? If you buy, how do you buy? Do you buy from iTunes or Amazon or another web outlet or do you
In the late 80s, I played Paperboy on my Nintendo Entertainment System. It first became one of my favourite games in the arcade where me and my buddy Chris would spend countless hours and quarters delivering newspapers along a suburban street. As I recall, Paperboy was our go-to game until
The Jays lost yesterday. It was Jo-Jo Reyes' 28th consecutive start without earning a victory, matching the major league record. Reyes hasn't been the winning pitcher since June 13, 2008, when he beat the Los Angeles Angels as a member of the Atlanta Braves. His 28-game winless stretch matches that
Pete Griffin was 81. He and David Haydu formed the comedy duo Pete & Geets, hosting a morning-drive radio show on CHUM-FM in the early 1970s that was later revived between 1982-1987 on CFNY. Here's some great audio of Pete and Geets, originally shared here. I once interviewed my buddy
Months ago, a lovely gal from JUZD Streetwear Clothing reached out to me, wanting to give me a shirt. JUZD is based in Toronto and are currently the one and only bamboo designer label on the planet, so I accepted the shirt, and this is the very shirt they sent
Here in Canada, today is Victoria Day. This holiday is in celebration of Queen Victoria's Birthday. Hold on just a moment. We get a holiday devoted to some Queen of Britain who's been dead for over a hundred years? Surely we can do better than that. Where is our Canadian
My fascination with the WWF peaked in 1987, just in time for WrestleMania III at Michigan's Pontiac Silverdome. My favourite match in WrestleMania III was Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat. Here's a great little synopsis of the match, in honour of the Macho Man's premature demise.
It's happening...
"Macho Man" Randy Savage was 58. He was one of the most famous WWF superstars of all-time. I always loved Macho Man. In fact, less than a month ago, I wrote about his epic rap career. I highly recommend you visit Macho Man's Rap Career Was Epic for more memories
Do my eyes deceive me or are we looking at a long weekend of 20-something temps? Oh, I see scattered showers on Sunday and Monday. That's more like it! But wait... will we care about the forecast on Sunday and Monday when The Rapture leaves us behind tomorrow? Use the
Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be radio DJs. In radio, you're hired to be fired. And you don't get to say goodbye. This entry started on Twitter. Mike Gamble let me know about LoriAnn and Darrin Pfeiffer's dismissals, and LoriAnn herself chimed in. I first learned LoriAnn
I used to watch a little call-in sports show on Cable 10 called Let's Talk Sports. I wrote about Let's Talk Sports over six years ago if you want to read a little more about my memories of this cheesy local sports show from yesteryear. The hosts were Mike Wilner
I hear there's a Rapture scheduled for May 21, 2011. Christian radio host Harold Camping says May 21 will be the date of the Rapture and the day of judgment "beyond the shadow of a doubt". Who am I to argue with Harold Camping? If this Saturday is the Rapture,
This is the greatest sports montage I've ever seen. I've watched it three times now, and each time I got chills. As a commenter pointed out, to call this video epic is to under serve the visuals. It's uber-epic, and the best montage I've seen since All Heart. I warned
Harmon Killebrew was 74. He was the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins.
It's May 17. June is right around the corner. On my drive into work this morning, I had to put on the heat. Did spring sleep in? Will somebody wake her up? Join me as we mass complain about the weather. You'll feel better, I promise.
Even before his 3-home run game yesterday, you heard the chatter. Jose Bautista is the best player in baseball today. Bautista, who led the majors with 54 home runs in 2010, is batting .415 with 13 homers and 21 RBIs his last 19 games. He's actually ahead of last year's
