Pasquale Carpino was 69. He was the Singing Chef in his double-breasted, bright blue smock who starred in Italian cooking shows. While working at the CNE and walking through the Food Building during a lunch break in 1990, I saw Pasquale signing autographs. I had never heard of him before
I'm still getting a number of visits from people searching for information about Jane Creba, the 15-year old victim of the Boxing Day shooting in downtown Toronto. I just permanently archived all of December's entries, so here are the ones relating to Jane and the violent tragedy that took her
Some say an idle mind is the devil's plaything. I believe it's more correct to say boredom is the devil's plaything. I woke up this morning, took a look at the layout for this site and was bored. It's a fresh year and I'm thinking about a fresh presentation. I
Patrick Cranshaw was 86. He was a veteran character actor who achieved cult-like status as fraternity brother "Blue" in "Old School". I'll always remember him as the hobo in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure".
Guess who's won five in a row? Four unanswered second period goals did the trick and John Pohl scored his first NHL goal in the third for good measure. We finally have a legitimate lead over Montreal in the Northeast. Although the Habs still have two games in hand, we've
We've once again earned a bye to the semifinal game Tuesday night by finishing first in Group A. A big win over the USA was sealed when captain Kyle Chipchura scored an empty-net winner with 33 seconds remaining. Our junior team has won its last ten games. I've witnessed nothing
"The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!" - Edward Payson Powell
I was just talking with Taryn about what's going on in the city and on television tonight as we welcome 2006. We were trying to remember the last time one of us was actually awake when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve. We were guessing it's been a
Hitch: 5 out of 10. "Are We There Yet?" left such a bad taste in my mouth, I hadn't seen a feature film since. "Hitch" was a great deal better, but anything would seem better by comparison. It's a pretty safe romantic comedy that doesn't suck but doesn't deliver many
"I hope I didn't brain my damage!"
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. To Mona:How nasty and how incredibly sad that you are such a racist. Your comments would completely freak Jane Creba out. She was a girl with an open heart and
IFILM - Viral Video: Best of 2005 - This is a tremendous collection of the year's best viral videos, many of which I've linked to in the past. They're all here... Kanye West's attack on Dubya, Tom Cruise going wild, Tyra Banks going apeshit and the Superfriends' salute to "Office
Sad celebrity passings in 2005 Tom CheekPeter JenningsRichard PryorPope John Paul IIPat Morita
It's the year-end list you've been waiting for. I've already documented my favourite albums of 2005 and now here are my ten favourite songs of 2005. 10. Wolf Parade's I'll Believe In Anything I only got into this band recently when a friend insisted I listen to Apologies to the
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Regarding Mona's rant and Boon's justification of her nearsighted and racist post, let's be reminded that the identity or race of the shooter who's bullet struck Creba have not been identified.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Thanks to the Liberals who allow these third world pieces of garbage into this country we now have a dead 15 year old girl to bury. All in the name of
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. i want to tell JANE CREBA's family and friends to walk with there heads held high for JANE. she had everything going for her. i'm a stranger to JANE CREBA but
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Re: The posting by AnonymousThis has nothing to to do with race and everything to do with decency and respecting each other. The government cutbacks from youth programs is what has
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Toronto needs to begin 2006 by healing the wounds of city-wide gunfire from 2005.I was the one who almost immediately after the police tape was removed from the Yonge Street
This was a really exciting game. We jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first thanks to a brilliant short handed goal by Alexei Ponikarovsky and rare even strength goal by Bryan McCabe before getting caught and blowing a 3-2 lead in the third. This set up an
I didn't watch a lot of this game because the Leafs game was far more exciting. What I did see in the first period was disappointing. I suppose it's unfair to compare this team with last year's team which may just be the finest junior squad we've ever assembled. Dion
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Totally Awesome, thank you for the music video link. Half of this stuff i didn't even know had a video. This is a late Christmas gift. Don't you wish Much Music
Top 50 Music Videos Of 2005 - Totally awesome collection. He's got links to all the videos too. I don't know who this guy is, but I love him!
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. So let's all STOP it now. We are to a degree to blame. We Liberals who cherish some of what that party stands for might have to stop and look more
That was close! Penalty after penalty made it a game of special teams. I must say, we didn't look very good and not nearly as polished as last year's squad. We're supposed to handle these teams with ease. Canada is 16-0 all-time versus the Swiss in the world junior tournament.
