This entry isn't for you. This one is for me. You can dive into the archives if you're looking for something to read. I woke up this morning feeling fine. At about 9:30, I took a stroll down the hall to the washroom. About half way to my destination,
The Hurt Locker: 8 out of 10. Last night, I finally got around to watching the movie that won the Academy Award this year for Best Picture. That fact alone sets expectations pretty high. It's a great film, suspenseful and action packed and supported by good acting and an interesting
I think I'll like This Movie Is Broken, Bruce McDonald's new film. It tells the story of fictional lovers Bruno and Caroline in their quest to score tickets to a BSS concert. It was written by Don McKellar, and features a whack of fan-sourced footage of the band in concert.
I hear there's some big soccer thing taking place this summer. When it comes to International soccer, Canada is never represented, so I've always made my ancestors proud by rooting for Ireland. I'm told there is no Ireland this year, so I'm without a rooting interest. If there's a country
I just read that Pac-Man is 30 years old. As a kid, I loved Pac-Man. In fact, my bed was adorned with Pac-Man sheets. I don't have those sheets anymore, and I remember they were quickly replaced by Dukes of Hazzard sheets, but these were them: If I find them
It's a gorgeous day in Toronto, and I've got a ball game to play, but I understand there's a hockey game tonight. This entry serves no purpose except to tell everything a very interesting discussion has emerged in my If You Love the Leafs, You Hate the Habs: It Is
I want to thank Shikatani Lacroix and the Blue Jays for sending my son a Jr. Jays Club Official Membership Kit. When I was a kid, I think I would have loved this. Membership has its privileges, and the kit came with a ball, blue jay Webkinz, Travis Snider card
Hey Vince, remember me! I loved you, man. You were our Rookie of the Year, Air Carter, you were our Michael Jordan. I was at your 51 point game against the Suns. I cheered the loudest when you won the slam dunk competition. I busted a television when you missed
I was just reading about LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. In the USA, LifeLock ads prominently display his Social Security Number. Fellow Canadians can think of a Social Security Number like their Social Insurance Number. Here's one such ad: If you think putting your SSN in an ad is a bad
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. 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 to your PC before playing. Joy Division - Transmission Ian Curtin killed himself 30
I was just sending an email from my Gmail account when Gmail prompted me to ask me if I meant to attach a file. Gmail did this because I wrote "I am including" in the body of the email and failed to attach anything. Just another reason why I love
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. I honestly don't remember the Super Mario promotion at Sunoco. I don't think I saw this ad, because as a huge
Ronnie James Dio was 67. He was a singer with the bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, whose powerful, semioperatic vocal style and attachment to demonic imagery made him one of the best-loved figures in classic heavy metal. If you want to see some great Dio footage, watch "Metal: A
I got an email from Arabesque. Here's what he had to say: MikeI'm contacting you in regards to my project possibly being featured on Toronto Mike. I'm a Juno nominated artist out of the city, just released a video for my song "Understand," off my album Nuclear Ambition (being released
I'm all caught up. I just watched the Man in Black and Jacob episode that explains the origin of The Monster. The second last episode will air Tuesday night. It's called "What They Died For". The 2.5 hour series finale airs next Sunday. It's aptly titled "The End". Here's
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: 3 out of 10. I enjoyed the first Transformers movie. I liked it enough that I saw it once alone, once with my son and again with both my son and my daughter. Man, did they lose their way with this sequel. It was brutal.
You know that dead horse we like to beat over here? No, not that one, the other one. Yeah, I'm talking about CFNY a.k.a. Edge 102. I just got this message from Brendan: Brendan here - I just emailed Loriann from 102.1 The Edge to confirm but
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 1984, I was all about Transformers. That Christmas, Optimus Prime was the top gift I asked for. As I recall,
If another supposed Leafs fan tells me they're cheering for the Habs, I'm going to blow. The commonality amongst the people I'm hearing this nonsense from is that they're all young. It seems our youth thinks it's okay to love the Leafs and root for the Habs. When I ask
Thanks, Kon + Amir. I never heard of you until this morning, but I now know you're veteran record collectors, DJs, and producers. The reason I'm thanking you is because I just discovered Kon + Amir Present: The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Samples Of All Time. I have a very serious warning for
Is this real life? How should I start to build my denial playlist? Five songs jump out at me. Denial - Dropkick MurphysDenial - Ozzy OsbourneThe Denial Twist - The White StripesDenial, Revisited - The OffspringEraser (Denial; Realization) - Nine Inch NailsThat's a pretty good start.
Charlie Francis was 61. He was the sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs, and sprinters Angella Issajenko, Mark McKoy and Desai Williams. Francis was banned by Athletics Canada following
I don't have to tell you about the hockey game tonight. You already know it's the Penguins vs. Canadiens, game 7 of the conference semi-final. I'm playing a slo-pitch game at 6:30, but immediately following the final out I'm directing all my energies and vibes to Sid the Kid
Exactly five years ago today, I wrote about Dave Chappelle. The Associated Press is reporting at this hour that Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa. "It seems like the issues he's contending with are really quite serious," said Dade Hayes, a senior editor
On June 25, 26 and 27, the Phillies were to play here in Toronto. That would have meant the return of Roy Halladay, greatest Blue Jays starter of all-time. That would have been cool. Now the G-20 Summit has gone and screwed that all up. Security concerns, because the G-20
