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Wednesday Ramblings – March 11, 2015: NFL Free Agent Frenzy, Another Jay Bites the Dust and Raptors….ummm…

It has been a while. I’ve been waiting for something positive to write about but the way things are going in Toronto these days, that could be years. Let’s start off with the craziness that is the NFL. It was … Continue reading

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Tuesday Ramblings – Feb 10, 2015: Raptors Make a Statement, Leafs Need to Change Thinking and Jays Still Quiet Before Spring Training

Well, I expected the Raptors to be up to the challenge and regain some grit but I had no idea they would take off.  After falling behind 30-10 to the Clippers in the 1st quarter on Friday, they got on … Continue reading

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Tuesday Ramblings – Dec 16, 2014: Raps & Leafs Still Rolling, Melky Goes Bye-bye and Lions Take the Lead

This has been an unprecedented fall/winter in the city of Toronto. The Raptors have been in first place for 30 straight days and following the Leafs 9-2 debacle to Nashville, they are 9-1-1. Both teams in excellent playoff positions before … Continue reading

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Monday Ramblings – Nov 24, 2014: Raps Rule the Weekend, Lions Make a Mess at Foxborough and A Possible Fallback for Jays?

First off, once again, even after the weekend the Raptors had, the radio shows in this city lead with the Leafs. I am so sick of this that I am no longer writing about the Leafs until at least one … Continue reading

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Tuesday Ramblings – Nov 18, 2014: Jays Make a Big Splash, Leafs Continue the Unexplainable, Lions and Raiders and Steelers, Oh, My!

So, the Jays opened up the wallet and signed Russell Martin. He is a good player and the fact that we now have two top-line Canadian players on the roster is a huge deal. I have no problem with the … Continue reading

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Letterman’s Last Laugh

I guess if it could happen with Johnny Carson, it was inevitable for David Letterman.  It sucks but retirement happens.  No one in the history of the medium (not even Johnny) has so influenced talk shows.  Not just late night … Continue reading

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League Minimum – A Screenplay

Remember when sports comedies were not only regular releases by film studios but the most quotable films around? Hell, Kevin Costner appeared in most of them! I still spend a good chunk of my days quoting lines from Bull Durham, … Continue reading

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Thank You, Chris Nolan

Way back at the turn of the Millennium (yes, in the year 2000) I remember watching a trailer for a film entitled Memento.  The film looked strangely appealing with Guy Pearce’s character admitting he had a “condition” which only allowed … Continue reading

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Freshening Up Christmas Music

Some of you may know my cousin Joe D’Avanzo is a singer/songwriter (makemusichear.com) and this year he decided to freshen up the music on the Christmas scene by writing and recording a great new catchy holiday song titled Can’t Wait … Continue reading

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Paul Haggis: Most Underrated Talent in Hollywood

If I were to guess, I would say that about half of the people reading this have heard the name Paul Haggis but I am willing to bet that one hundred percent of the people reading this know his work.  … Continue reading

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