Last September, I called Dave Stieb the greatest starting pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history. Then, in early June, I wrote the gap was closing. Today, after much deliberation, it's my great privilege to declare Roy Halladay the greatest starting pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history. On Sunday, he went
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. One of my brothers used to tell me they knew the girl who appeared in the "Happiness is Marineland" ads that
40 years ago today, we put a man on the moon. I missed the whole thing, having not been born yet and all. I'll bet it was quite the event. Had I been born, I'd likely have live-blogged it and tweeted the hell out of it. It's pretty cool we
I just listened to the 3-hour tribute to Martin Streek aired on CFNY / Edge 102. Actually, I missed the first 10 minutes, because I wasn't planning to tune in, but then curiosity got the better of me. Tomorrow night marks two weeks since Martin Streek took his own life. Yesterday
Frank McCourt was 78. He's the Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known as the author of Angela's Ashes.
Edge 102.1 / CFNY won't be airing The Strombo Show for the second Sunday in a row. They're giving up that timeslot today to air a tribute to Martin Streek. Personally, I'm uncomfortable with that station airing a three hour tribute to Martin Streek because I can't get passed the
Firstly, I want Chuck to take note of how I'm now calling this a Toronto civic workers strike, not a garbage strike. It's not just our garbage men and women who are on strike, it's a whole bunch of other city folk as well. Happy now, Chuck? Having said that,
If you missed David Marsden's tribute to Martin Streek, aired on 94.9 The Rock out of Oshawa, don't fret. The Rock has kindly made the entire show available on MP3. This is great radio. Download the five MP3s below and throw them on the iPod. » Martin Streek Tribute with
Walter Cronkite was 92. He covered the Cuban missile crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the moon landing, the Vietnam war and Watergate. He was an icon in broadcast journalism "and that's the way it is".
I'm always on the lookout for a good television series. They're few and far between, and TV in the post-Wire world seems worse than TV in the pre-Wire world. I've watched the first six episodes of Nurse Jackie and I'm enjoying it. It's nice and dark, just the way I
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "Crying Lightning" by Arctic Monkeys. Mississauga Mike wrote me about this new single from the Arctic Monkeys new album Humbug, due out August 25. "It certainly grew on me and you can smell the Josh Homme (QOTSA) production on it, check
Last June, I took a closer look at the Edge 102.1 playlist and then took another gander this past January. I was curious how many different songs were in rotation at CFNY. While I was crunching the numbers, I assigned each song a label: New, Recent or Classic Alternative.
I implore you to watch this interview with David Simon, screenwriter of The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™. Seriously, if you haven't seen The Wire yet, what the hell are you waiting for? Watch this interview with Bill Moyers Journal then get the five seasons of The Wire on DVD,
Heres what I know to be true. I know CFNY / Edge 102.1 did not air The Strombo Show on Sunday. I know the other Corus radio stations who carry Strombo's show did air it as usual. What I don't know, and I've tried to find out but failed, is
I like this article from the Daily Herald. The Blackhawks have talked to Toronto about Patrick Sharp, among other clubs, according to a team source.Where those discussions go now is unclear, but what is clear is that players like Sharp ($4 million), Dustin Byfuglien ($3 million), Kris Versteeg ($3
It's no secret I like President Obama. I still like him. He's the coolest prez ever. Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game last night, and Fox gave him presidential treatment. Watch him deliver the pitch below and tell me how he did. It's impossible to tell
First Michael Jackson haunted Muhammad Ali and George Foreman during their Rumble in the Jungle back in 1974, then he haunted Larry King during his interview with Jermaine Jackson on CNN. Now, The Sun is reporting that Jacko's at it again. Dad-of-two Gary Sloggett, 43, had taken some pics of
I just shared an MP3 with a little feature I creatively named "The Weekly MP3". Five years ago today, I killed The Weekly MP3. For the past few months, I've been sharing an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. For seven days I host an MP3 for visitors to grab
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. The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now
My left eye has been hurting all day. It feels like there's something in it, stabbing my eyeball every time I blink. After dinner tonight, I had had enough. I was going to St. Joseph's Health Centre to find out what the heck was in my eye. I figured I'd
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "Treat Me Like Your Mother" by The Dead Weather. The Dead Weather is a supergroup. It's comprised of vocalist Alison Mosshart (of The Kills), drummer and vocalist Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), guitarist Dean Fertita (of Queens
Last night, after our ball game, the Mikes and I got talking about the Phoenix. The Phoenix, for you out-of-towners, is a club at 410 Sherbourne Street that I used to frequent in the mid-90s. I was there for the moshing anthems but you never knew who you'd bump into.
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "I'm With You" by The Stills. I actually thought I had put this single from The Stills on SLS21, but apparently I didn't. That's why pencils have erasers, so I'm getting this catchy tune on SLS22. I saw these guys recently
If you click on over to http://www.torontomike.com/countdown.html you'll learn there are 80 days, 5 hours, 0 minutes, and 34 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
I haven't written much lately about my Toronto Blue Jays. I haven't been sharing vintage Blue Jays songs or memories from the Drive of '85. I've been quiet, because I'm thoroughly disappointed. You may recall that awesome start the Jays got off to, and now I'm ready to call it.
