Harvey Pekar was 70. His "American Splendor" comics, which he began publishing in 1976, chronicled his grousing about work, money and the monotony of life. Here's his classic appearance on Letterman from 1988 when he got banned from the show. And if you haven't yet seen American Splendor, the 2003
One month ago, FootieFox was installed. Today, the necessary cleanse begins. Thanks, FootieFox! See ya in four years...
Bob Sheppard was 99. He was the longtime New York Yankees public address announcer.
Another retro gem shared by Retrontario got me thinking about Romper Room this morning. If you're like me, with a common first name, you remember how awesome it was when the hostess looked through her magic mirror and saw you. I actually thought Romper Room was a Canadian show, but
The gang at Ford and I go way back. A couple of years ago, they put me in a Ford Focus for a week. Then, last year, I got a Ford Fusion for a week. This summer, I'll be driving two cars, starting with the 2011 Ford Taurus AWD Limited
In March, I wrote martinstreek.com: Help Me Get It Back Online. I saw martinstreek.com was offline and I wanted a tribute there by the one year anniversary of his death. Jo Fergus left a comment explaining the unfortunate situation. This doesn't look good...Based on the registration dates
I've changed my mind. Despite what I wrote earlier in the week, Germany will not win the 2010 World Cup. I blame Paul the psychic octopus. [via reddit]
Brian Burke made a huge splash in the free agent pool by signing unrestricted free agent defenceman Brett Lebda to a two-year contract, worth $1.45 million per season. Lebda, 28, has appeared in 326 regular season games amassing 18 goals, 50 assists, and 201 penalty minutes. But he's a
I've already said goodbye to Chris Bosh. There was no doubt he'd sign elsewhere. His announcement today that he's joining Dwyane Wade in Miami makes it official, but it's hardly a surprise. I should preface the following by admitting I liked Chris Bosh. I liked him a lot. He was
The 2010 Polaris Prize nominees have been unveiled. The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Owen Pallett – Heartland Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal Caribou – Swim The Sadies – Darker Circles Karkwa – Les Chemins De Verre Shad – TSOL Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Yesterday, in my entry about the one year anniversary of Martin Streek's passing, I shared all five hours of David Marsden's tribute to Martin. In the comments of that entry, someone asked if I had the three hours of Edge 102's tribute to Martin that aired on July 19, 2009.
One year ago today, I wrote the toughest entry I've ever had to write. It was about Martin Streek. I'm not sure how to write this one, so I'm just going to tell you what I know.As a long time fan of CFNY / Edge 102, I was sad to
Bob Probert was 45. He was the former Detroit Red Wing and Chicago Blackhawk known best for his 231 career fights and his 3300 PIMs. I'll never forget his Norris division tilts with Wendel Clark.
The power seems to be out in most of Toronto. I'm told an explosion at a transformer station has caused a widespread power outage affecting large parts of the downtown and west end.
Just once in my life... just once... I want to feel what this guy felt at Yosemite Bear mountain. it's a double rainbow, all the way. Oh my God, it's so intense.
I don't listen to Virgin Radio 999 FM, but I hear they've recently purged most of their on-air talent. It's an Astral-owned company, so this isn't particularly surprising. Astral's been doing a lot of this lately, I just hope my buddy Humble is safe. Joining Jimmy T, Chris Biggs and
If you click on over to http://www.torontomike.com/countdown.html you'll learn there are 95 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes, and 22 seconds left until the Maple Leafs opener against the Habs. That countdown clock will track the seconds remaining until we drop the puck for real once
Every four years, I miraculously transform into a soccer aficionado. I'm actually surprised they're still going through with the semi-final matches this week. I mean, why bother? Germany can't lose this World Cup. Why am I so certain Germany will win the 2010 World Cup? A pattern has emerged... [via
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten organic search keywords that brought people to this site in June 2010. toronto miketeri polo deathfan 590 changesfan 590big shiny tunes 2cool wedding songsfan 590 firingsfadooanne mroczkowskimike wilner suspendedI count 5 of 10 related to The FAN 590. I find it
I started listening to my swine flu playlist well over a year ago. At that time, the WHO was already ready to pounce on this sucker by labelling it a "pandemic". Nobody wants to hear the word "flu" and "pandemic" in the same sentence. Getting my H1N1 vaccination was a
The kids have always enjoyed Lessard Park. It's a little park in west Toronto on top of the ravine that leads down to Etienne Brule Park by the Humber River near Old Mill. Now that I think of it, I used to enjoy Lessard Park as a kid as well.
The Hangover: 8 out of 10. Remember that movie you all saw last year that you all said was really funny and that I should definitely go see it? I saw it, and it was pretty funny.
Do you know what I don't write about nearly often enough? Underground bars in Toronto. I'm not really a bar or pub guy, and these things are underground. How am I supposed to know they exist? This entry was written by Samantha. I just felt you all needed to learn
Brian Burke has pulled the trigger on his first free agent signing of 2010. He's signed Colby Armstrong, who played with the Atlanta Thrashers last season. He'll make $3 million a year for the next three years. He's a tough 27-year old with with 78 goals, 100 assists and 317
Happy Birthday, Canada, you're 143 years young today. Over the past 7.5 years I've written quite a bit about you. All of those posts can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/o_canada/. But here are a few of my favourites, in the order I wrote them. Vimy
