If you've watched any hockey lately, you've likely seen the ads for Cheer Nation. Pepsi seems to think the voices of Hockey Canada's fans need to be united with an official cheer. They've unveiled this new cheer under the marketing banner "Cheer Nation". I've got several issues with this. Let's
It was a rough night at the office for the Leafers. Ron Wilson blamed it on fatigue. "We're a little run-down and tired, we've been busy with the schedule we had and that kind of showed the first 30 minutes or so of the game". I hate it when teams
There are some pretty awesome people behind Second Harvest. When I want to give back to my community and volunteer my time, I contact Second Harvest. Second Harvest needs your help this weekend. This is not a drill. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday Sobeys grocery stores in downtown Toronto are
Are you a passionate Toronto Maple Leafs fan? Are you intelligent? Are you active in digital spaces, either blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or other? If you answered "yes" to all three questions, this entry is for you. All others can pick apart my 40 favourite Christmas songs over here. Following
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. Tipitina's Foundation - O Holy Night A long time
I love the world junior hockey championship. This year, it's in Regina, and it all gets underway December 26. We've won five in a row, and we're still hungry for more. I'll be focusing on a certain forward named Nazem Kadri. Here's the 22-man roster. Player Age Ht. Wt. 2009-10
Oral Roberts was 91. He was a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name. Here's a cut from 1989 that I dug. It's MC 900 Ft. Jesus with "Truth is Out of Style".
There are several wireless networks inside the Air Canada Centre. Yesterday, while in the media press box, I was given the username and password for the connection known as ACCWifi. Here are the connections my laptop detected. Prior to my visit, Elliotte Friedman warned me that the ACC wifi was
The Creation of Adam is a section of Michelangelo's fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling painted circa 1511. I don't mean to question the work of Michelangelo, but I've always felt something was missing. Finally, they've fixed it. Here's a pic of The Creation of Adam after the edits. Breaking News: They've
Imagine if this team didn't start 1-7-5. I'll give you a moment to close your eyes and envision such a scenario. Don't look now, but after a win against the Sens last night, we're tied in 10th place in the conference, only 2 points behind the Habs who sit in
I'm sitting in media seat #67. No foolin'. Of all the numbers I could have got, I got #67. I've already had a tour of the Rogers Sportsnet broadcast truck, seen Cliff Fletcher chowing down on a pre-game meal and I've been ice level to soak in some pre-game ambiance.
Roy Halladay isn't just the best pitcher in the game, he's a throwback to a time when starters demanded the ball in the ninth inning. He never complains, he just goes about his business. When he's on the mound, you know there's a chance for a 2 hour game. He's
There's a link going around that lists the 100 best band names of all time. Here's their top 10: 1. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (Leave it to The Muppets to come up with the BEST BAND NAME OF ALL TIME.) 2. Guided By Voices (This always seemed like
If you're a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, or if you're just naturally curious about what it would be like to watch an NHL game from the press box, you'll want to check back here tonight around 7pm. I'll be live blogging the game from the press box, giving you a
When Odeo stopped allowing audio uploads, I started looking for a replacement. Essentially, I was looking for the YouTube of audio. I discovered imeem would pretty much do what I wanted. I could upload an audio clip, usually one of Tom Cheek's calls of Blue Jays baseball or a Humble
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "Wheels" by Foo Fighters. I've been hearing "Wheels" all over the place for months. I'd hear it, I'd think "that's not a bad tune", and then I'd forget about it. Today I heard "Wheels" and thought "why the hell haven't I
I've never been a golf fan. I don't play the sport at all and I don't follow the PGA. Having admitted that, I've been a big Tiger Woods fan since he was an amateur. I just revisited every entry on this blog that includes the keyword "Tiger Woods". There were
Ovechkin got his three points early, and then disappeared. That's when the Kessel and Stajan show began as we doubled the league's top team. Now on to the important stuff. I heard former Leafs captain Darryl Sittler watched the game from press row. That's exactly where I'll be tomorrow night
A homeless guy named Mustard told Opie and Anthony that he used to be a musician, so they gave him a guitar. He then covered Radiohead's "Creep". [via Metafilter]
My current ringtone is a homemade cut of Metallica's "Hero of the Day". It's a sweet 15 seconds that reminds me of the Wendel Clark All Heart montage on YouTube. My kids love All Heart and I sincerely believe it should be mandatory viewing for all primary school students in
As I type, Humble and Fred are recording Humble and Fred's Fifth Podcast. The top secret location can now be revealed. It's the home of PROUD FM at Church and Wellesley, the first gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender focused station in the country. And here's a pic of Humble and
PPM Top-line Radio Data for Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal has been released by bbm. Below are the ratings for Toronto, covering August 31, 2009 through November 29, 2009. This is our first full ratings period since they switched to Portable People Meter (PPM) technology. Call Letters Also Known
Tis the season we're inundated by Christmas music. Like any music, some Christmas songs are great, while others are pretty dreadful. This year, I decided to wade through my collection and produce the top 40 Christmas songs. Yes, music playlists are totally subjective, so I'm sure I've missed a few
Don't look at the score. It's not too late, is it? It's just that the score in this game is misleading. 5-2 implies an overwhelming win by the home team, but we were down 3-2 in the third and pressing hard to tie this one up. Here's a sobering fact.
