If you've been reading this blog the past week, you know I've been sharing old tales from my three years working a game booth at the CNE. This story is about the dumb shit you do as a teenager when you think you're fearless and feel invincible. We called it
Edge 102 (or CFNY if you're an old guy like me) has removed all traces of Jason Barr from their website. If you visit his bio page or his blog, you'll find this: Also, The Dean Blundell Show is now being promoted as a duo: Dean Blundell and Todd Shapiro.
I love my Blue Jays, but Jose Bautista needs to slow the f**k down. Last night, Jose Bautista became the first player to reach 40 home runs this season. That puts him on pace for 52 home runs, five more than George Bell hit in 1987. That means that
This ain't funny, so don't ya dare laugh. Don't even chuckle....
I just realized that all ducks are actually wearing dog masks. Whoa.
You know what I miss about working the CNE? The concerts at the old CNE Grandstand or Exhibition Stadium. Working at the CNE you could always expect a concert crowd before and after that night's show at Exhibition Stadium. The concert ticket got you into the Ex for free so
Ceelo's new single is a catchy mofo that's sure to have legs, but you won't hear it on the radio. I dig it.
When talking about Martha and the Muffins, we usually start with "Echo Beach". "Echo Beach" was a major Cancon hit in 1980 and Martha and the Muffins' definitive single. "Echo Beach" actually cracked the top 10 in the UK, making it an international success. In 1984, I remember well the
On June 13, 1986, the Jays lost to the Tigers 10-5 at Exhibition Stadium. This game was note-worthy for two reasons. Cannon-armed Jesse Barfield threw out Dwight Lowry at home plate which was my favourite mid-80s Jays play and Cliff Johnson pinch-hit for Rick Leach and went deep. Cliff friggin'
Are you going to the Canadian National Exhibition today? I'm not, but I do have a CNE story to share. We called him Ardo and we feared him. Ardo was my boss when I worked a game booth at the Ex from '89-'91 and his persona was thug-like, a tough
I play for a slo-pitch team in the comp division of the RSPA. As part of the deal when you play in the RSPA, you have to enter at least one tournament. This weekend, we'll be paying our dues and competing in the creatively titled RSPA 2010 Summer Slo-Pitch Tournament.
The Ex opens tomorrow. That's a swell excuse to delve into the vault and share my memories of the CNE from when I worked there as a game booth attendant in my teens. I typically closed up the booth at the end of the night. The park would close, I'd
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: 6.5 out of 10. I could tell that was Mariah Carey, but damn, I totally didn't realize that was Lenny Kravitz until just now. Oh yeah, the movie... I heard so much about this film, I felt like I had seen
The Canadian National Exhibition opens Friday. I used to work The Ex, and I've got many stories about my three years manning a game booth. This is just one of them... During the height of Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour in 1990, I was working a game with a Madonna-wannabee. She
I could tell you... but then I'd have to kill you.
Inception: 9 out of 10. If you haven't seen Inception yet, and you're in the mood for a good old fashioned mind fuck, this is your movie. I totally bugged it, even when it was hurting my brain. And the best part is after the movie when you replay it
Bobby Thomson was 86. He hit the famed "Shot Heard 'Round the World" that won the 1951 National League pennant for the New York Giants.
Telus is introducing a spokesperson they call Pat Prefontaine. Pat's a lot like the Old Spice guy, Isaiah Mustafa, only not as charming. Telus would absolutely love it if you visited Pat Prefontaine at http://patprefontaine.com/. Nice try, Telus, but if you're going to rip off the hot marketing
I just saw @blogesalming complaining about all the orange flavoured Popsicles in the box he just opened. I'm not an orange fan myself. My go-to Popsicle flavour is grape, or "purple" as I call it. We buy these big boxes of Mr. Freeze Kisko Freezies. The box contains the following
When was The Marshall Mathers LP released? 1999? 2000? I just looked it up, it was released on May 23, 2000. That was a fantastic album and it converted me into an Eminem fan. I even caught him on tour that year supporting the album. I won't tell you who
I've asked all staff to give up their respective Sundays so all hands are on deck for today's Tomas Kaberle trade watch. The window in Kaberle's trade clause closes at midnight. That leaves us with only 15.5 hours to pull the trigger on a deal. Everyone here will be
There's a new series from HBO coming this September that looks pretty good. It's called Boardwalk Empire and it's got a lot going for it. It stars Steve BuscemiIt's from Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The SopranosThe pilot episode was directed by Martin ScorseseOmar's in itLooking forward
Four years ago I used this forum to publicly consent to donate my organs and tissue upon my death. I just read an article that says Canada lags behind when it comes to organ donation. Canada’s rate of organ and tissue donation has flatlined for the past decade. The
The comic strip "Cathy" will run in newspapers for the final time October 3. Cathy Guisewite, the strip's creator, is pulling the plug after 34 years. It's a well known fact that no male has ever read Cathy, but for it to exist for 34 years there must have been
In "It's Patrick, He Got Life Insurance", I wrote about an old ad I must have seen a hundred times, but couldn't find. Now I've found it. Here's the ad: And here's a few reasons I liked the ad. The old dude answered the phone and a mere second later
