J.S. Giguere's perfect Maple Leaf career is over. I honestly thought he could do it, but it was not to be. J.S. Giguere is not the impenetrable fortress of doom. It was fun to see Future Stanley Cup Winner Nazem Kadri making his NHL debut ahead of schedule.
I'm submitting a song for SLS23 consideration. I'm submitting "Gold Guns Girls" by Metric. Another great single from Fantasies...
I've been searching for the YouTube of audio for years. I'm just looking for a place where I can upload an MP3 and embed the player on my site. I used to like Odeo for this, and then Odeo dropped the ability to upload. Then I started using iMeem, until
We in Canada don't get to see all the new Super Bowl ads. CTV paid for the rights to broadcast the game, and if Coke didn't want to pay CTV to air their Simpsons ad, then we don't get to see it. But wait... we do get to see it.
Unless you live in Indianapolis, or are related to a member of the Indianapolis Colts, you must root for the New Orleans Saints in today's Super Bowl XLIV. Four and a half years ago, I wondered how they'd ever play football again in the Louisiana Superdome. How will they return
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. As a kid, I loved WKRP. I think that's how I first fell in love with radio. One of the many
Yesterday, I wrote about web browsers. I've been a Firefox user for as long as the Mozilla browser has had that name, and part of the reason I've resisted the switch to Google Chrome is my reliance on the Firefox add-ons. The fact is, Chrome extensions have come a long
Chatting with Mississauga Blogger earlier today, we agreed that the Leafs fans love to hate the Habs but just simply hate the Sens. There's no love to hate about it. I just despise that franchise and wish them nothing but failure. This 5-0 shellacking reminded me of the four playoff
Using data in Google Analytics, here are the browsers visitors to this site are using. This data was collected over the past 30 days. Internet Explorer is used by the majority of you, Firefox is a strong second and Safari is a decent third place with a little over 10%
The news hit me tonight like a tonne of bricks. Brian Burke's son, Brendan, had succumbed to injuries he suffered in an auto accident. Brendan was only 21-years old. The first thing I thought of was my James. I'm sure all fathers can relate to this reaction. I felt the
David Sills of Bear, Delaware made a verbal commitment to Lane Kiffin to play his college football at USC. Sills can't play until 2015, however. You see, Sills is only 13. When I was 13, I was just figuring out how to throw a spiral. Sills is slightly better than
Part of the fun in catching Jean-Sebastien Giguere's first game as a Maple Leaf is seeing him suit up for the blue and white while wearing his Ducks mask. I don't know if he'll be wearing his Ducks mask tonight or if he'll be breaking in a new paint job,
Every year in grade school we had to make and present a science project. One year, I did my project on ketchup. I'm an authority on the subject. There's major news from the ketchup packet industry at this hour. Heinz has revamped their packets. The redesigned ketchup pack, unveiled Thursday
Alfred Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in 39 of his 52 major films. Here are most of them. [via @ebertchicago]
In my review of the Blue Rodeo concert at Massey Hall, I mentioned the opening act Dustin Bentall. He was great, but he was best when joined by Kendel Carson. This entry is about Kendel. I'm not really a country music fan, but I like folksy country rock and ol'
I was pleased to read that the Salvation Army has saved Toronto Grace hospital. The charity has run the Toronto Grace since 1889. View Larger Map I've had a soft spot in my heart for Toronto Grace since watching Allan King's excellent documentary "Dying at Grace". It's about five patients
Last night, I was at Massey Hall to see Blue Rodeo. I've been a Blue Rodeo fan since 1987 when the DJ we hired for our grade school dance told us he was going to spin us a new one and I heard "Try" for the first time. And if
If you liked the literal version of A-Ha's "Take On Me", the literal version of "Head Over Heels" by Tears For Fears and the literal version of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", you'll love this. It's the literal version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". [via @nytimeshumor]
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. Atmosphere - Joy Division This might just be my
I had horseshoes up my ass for this one. Ford invited me to sit in their super amazing 3rd row seats just beside the Leafs penalty box just as I was hating my favourite team, and then a miracle happened. This game became a big deal. I kept a very
Today is Groundhog Day, and every morning radio or television show felt obliged to tell you whether Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia or Wiarton Willie saw their respective shadows. I've peeled back the curtain to look at the science behind these supposed indicators, and I've come
The 2010 Oscar nominations have been revealed. They are: AvatarThe Blind SideDistrict 9An EducationThe Hurt LockerInglourious BasterdsPreciousA Serious ManUpUp in the AirOf the ten films up for the Academy Award, I've only seen Avatar, Up and Up in the Air. I'm very pleased to see Up nominated, it's absolutely worthy.
Like a sucker, I watched the Grammy Awards last night. I PVR'd the show and started it about 45 minutes in, so I could skip the commercials. I never like the Grammies, but I always feel compelled to watch them for some reason. The music was once again mediocre. Actually,
According to Google Analytics, here are the top ten keywords that brought people to this site in January 2010. lara di battistaeh oh canada gosandra rinomato breastsanne mroczkowskitoronto mikerick hodge firedboom 97.3country 95.3teri polo diedjim mckennyThis is the first time since I started sharing these monthly reports that
Last Friday night, during what was the coldest night of the decade, I met Terri and Mark from Light Monkey Photography. We met at a very cool old brick building in the middle of a park in Liberty Village and they shot me (with a camera, not a gun). Light
