Review: The Double
Our friend Eddie is a man of truly rare talents. Â He’s an incredible mimic and voice artist and you won’t find a funnier guy on the planet. Â …
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Celebrities
There Have to be Consequences
Chris Brown should not have a career, full stop, until he gets through his probation for beating Rihanna. …
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Whitney Houston RIP
That awful, screechy I Will Always Love You aside, there was a time when Whitney Houston was the best (known) singer in the world.  As for I Will Always Love You I’ve always preferred the writer, Dolly Parton’s version.  But I digress. …
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Superbowl Ad for Canadian Hearts
Perhaps you missed this one. Â Although I’m not hockey’s biggest fan, it brings a tear to my eye to see what happens when a bunch of guys playing pick-up hockey get the star treatment. Â …
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Rhetorical Questions
Why don’t American political candidates get the rights to the songs they use at their campaign events before they use them? …
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Finding the Funny
Funny 1410 has been on air since the very end of last year. Â If you recall, it’s a new format for a legendary (to me!) frequency here in London, where I worked the all-hit format many moons ago. Â …
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Oh Ricky!
I heart Ricky Gervais! I think he should host everything including SPCA fundraisers and wedding receptions. Â …
Musical Musings
I’m a rock fan. Â I prefer pounding drums, wailing guitar solos and singers with passion that verges on a scream. And I don’t think that’s ever going to change. …
What Do You Make of This?
This city’s best known TV news anchor was recently arrested on assault charges. Â I wrote a blog last week about not judging him until the facts are in. Â But the issue today is whether or not his arrest qualifies as “news”. Â There is no question that it does to every media property in this city except its largest daily newspaper and I and my media brethren feel a) the paper made an incomprehensible decision to not run the story and b) unfairly and now publicly judged by them because we aired the story. Â …
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Dum-Dums and Dumber
It’s just about the silliest thing to come out of London City Hall and that’s saying something. …
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Chaz and all of the Different Kids
I’ve never watched, nor will I likely ever watch Dancing With the Stars. Â But this season I’ve been kind of interested in how one contestant has been doing in the competition: Chaz Bono. Â …
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