I just spent 9 hours on my feet in the mud bowl better known as Downsview Park taking in Edgefest 2009. It was a whole lot of fun. Here are some brief thoughts on the bands I saw. The Arkells Hamilton's Arkells were playing when we arrived, so I missed
If you ever find yourself in Petersburg, Kentucky, you've got to check out the Creation Museum. Thanks to the Creation Museum, I just learnt that our Earth is only 6000 years old and man and dinosaurs once coexisted. Although that contradicts absolutely everything science has taught us, it must be
I still swear by my Firefox browser. I use a portable version of Firefox that's self contained, so it can reside on a USB key. Although Chrome is probably a little faster, I'm pretty attached to my Firefox add-ons. The first Release Candidate build of Firefox 3.5, shipping this
I love reading the comments on this site. I wish more of you would comment more often. Don't be shy, create an alias and stick with it and you'll remain anonymous. Do you really think Argie is an Argie and Elvis is an Elvis? Jason, a.k.a. OJ Boy,
I attended the first TFC match in this 2009 Nutrilife Canadian Championship when we beat the Montreal Impact 1-0. Then, things went south and we came into last night's game needing a win by four or more goals to replace the Vancouver Whitecaps atop the final standings. I don't follow
I played softball tonight for the Piranhas. We won 20-4. I've got two games tomorrow night for Raging Storm. I love playing ball in the summertime. I just searched my MP3 collection for songs with the word "ball" in the title. Then, I discarded songs about a formal gathering and
If you haven't yet entered to win the lithium-ion grass trimmer / edger I'm giving away thanks to Canadian Tire, do it! Think of the odds... there are less than 50 entries right now. These are "draft Sidney Crosby" type odds! Click here and leave a comment revealing how you first
From the folks at College Humor, Sudden Impact: Nine Fictional Characters Who Were Suddenly Killed by a Truck (or a Similarly Oversized Vehicle).
A couple of days ago I wrote about the attention my Best. Party. Playlist. Ever entry was getting thanks to Stumbleupon. I've had to explain myself in the comments of that entry because thousands and thousands of people were dropping by and now think I'm quite the loser for thinking
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. This retro ad is for my brother Steve. Steve consumes vast quantities of Heinz ketchup. Chime in if I'm off base
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 Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
From the better late than never files... here's video of the Humble and Fred 20th Anniversary Podcast of Memories. You may recall that a bunch of us got together on May 2, 2009, to reminisce about the good 'ol days. swfobject.registerObject("player","9.0.98","expressInstall.swf"); Get Flash
I'm going to Edgefest 2009 at Downsview Park this Saturday. My pal has hooked me up with tickets and I like enough of the bands that I think it'll be a great day and night of music outdoors. Here's the bands and set times for the main stage: 1:30pm
Back in January, I got a haircut. I got it cut pretty short. Then, I had an epiphany. I decided to grow my hair for one full year. I've got pretty thick hair, so it didn't take long for me to alter this experiment. I decided I could get my
The big social bookmarking sites are Delicious, Digg, Stumbleupon and reddit. This is my 9005th entry, and I learnt about 5000 entries ago that you can't predict which entries will gain traction with these social bookmarking services. Stumbleupon is currently sending a whack of traffic to my Best. Party. Playlist.
Allan King was 79. He was the acclaimed Canadian documentarian who took viewers on a harrowing journey into a home for troubled children in "Warrendale" and trained his unflinching lens on a crumbling marriage in "A Married Couple." I record The View From Here, a fantastic documentary series that airs
Role Models: 5 out of 10. Were you surprised with Paul Rudd started singing "Beth" near the end of this flick? I wasn't. I mean, why else would she be named Beth? This one got a 5 because I happen to like Paul Rudd for some reason. Why, McLovin? Why?
As promised, I get to give one of you a Yardworks 20V (6Ah) / 12-in Lithium-ion Grass Trimmer / Edger from Canadian Tire. Over on the Canadian Tire website this sucker sells for $199. In the comments for this entry, you just have to tell me how you first discovered this blog
I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Rusted From The Rain" by Billy Talent. We've been hearing Billy Talent on the radio for six years now, so maybe it's time I get over the fact they bastardized the spelling of Billy Tallent. This is a nice single from
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. A couple of years ago I wrote about Polka Dot Door. In the comments of that entry, someone asked about The
Tropic Thunder: 7 out of 10. I recommend seeing this movie if any of the following appeals to you: Ben Stiller going "full retard" as Simple JackRobert Downey Jr. playing a black guy in black faceTom Cruise stealing scenes out of the blue as a vulgar movie mogulBen Stiller desecrating
I loved the closing montage aired on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada shortly before midnight yesterday. It was set to City and Colour and Gord Downie's "Sleeping Sickness". Pension Plan Puppets just posted the montage, so I'm going to follow suit. It was such a great playoffs, and such a
