Who Can I Sue?
Lawsuits for gigantic amounts of money crop up every once in a while and usually over something pretty stupid. …
Celebrities
Sweet Sounds
820 Cham in Hamilton has abandoned its feeble stab at the talk radio format and has returned to its roots – country music. Yesterday I tuned in to find out how it was going and heard one of my favourite singers of all time. Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn, singing My Maria. …
A Deep Mental Filing Cabinet
I’ve noticed a trend developing in my little life. …
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Naming the News
So ol’ Lloyd Robertson, the man who has had a grandfatherly smile for as long as I can remember is finally going to retire after leaving a 35 year butt-print in the CTV anchor chair. Well, he wasn’t the main anchor that whole time but I really wanted to write “35 year butt-print”. Naturally, people are asking me about his replacement, Lisa LaFlamme. I say “Hurrah!” but not because she’s a woman, because she’s a Lisa. …
“Entertainment” Television
Former host of The Insider, Pat O’Brien, is writing his autobiography. The nasally-voiced, bookish talking head made headlines a few years ago for creepily propositioning a young female colleague (caught on tape, on her answering machine) and later for a workplace email in which he claimed Insider co-host Lara Spencer made viewers “want to vomit”.  So the man’s no saint.  He has sobered up and is trying to fly right. …
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Things I Learned This Week
If I ever see dolphin on a menu, it’s not necessarily a reason to be startled that a fellow mammal is being pan-seared and served on a bed of rice. …
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The Good Doctor is Out of the Office
I have to admit I didn’t even know Dr. Demento was still on the air! …
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Schlemeel, schlemozzel…
The country’s largest outdoor car show happens right in our back yard. …
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Sarah Silverman Disappoints
Comedian Sarah Silverman’s first book was a letdown. …
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So Glad I Found Lost
All of the meandering, confusing and intricate plotlines of Lost finally came together last night like strands of yarn in a tight weave!
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Beatlesque Boys from Oz
Beatlemania: The Ultimate Beatles Experience made a stop in London last night. 1039FM presented the show at Centennial Hall and when we got there I was asked if I’d do an intro on stage. …
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