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My Life In My Words
  • .1
  • My Early Years - the first five living in Montreal, Newfoundland and Toronto.
  • .2
  • Byng Avenue Willowdale.- my mother seeks refuge at her own mother's house.
  • .3
  • Thank You Ron Ellis.- my mother becomes more entrenched within her faith.
  • .4
  • Welcome To The Jungle.- it was not just a historical day for mankind, but me also.
  • .5
  • Flemington Road Public School.- my Jungle scholastic journey begins in 1969.
  • .6
  • No Brakes No Problem.- remembering my first ride, a SuperCycle bicycle.
  • .7
  • BBQ Chicken In A Foil Bag.- I was now one up on the Coyote, MEEP ! MEEP !
  • .8
  • A Whole Lot Of 'Fahting'.- the first of many people I would see die in my life.
  • .9
  • The Kingdom Hall.- I can't even imagine how much of my life I wasted there.
  • .10
  • We Don't Celebrate Christmas.- I was a kid on the Santa Clause Fund list.
  • .11
  • Got'em Need'em.- hockey cards during my younger years.
  • .12
  • My Mother's #1 Rule.- I must graduate high school and earn my diploma.
  • .13
  • My First Game At Maple Leaf Gardens.- the title says it all.
  • .14
  • Just One More Thing.- how my lifelong fascination over Lt. Columbo began.
  • .15
  • Banana Curves And Boomerangs.- playing road hockey was such a blast.
  • .16
  • The Rastaman.- 'wacky tobacky' was growing inside the Simpson's truck yard.
  • .17
  • Who's Selling Hockey Tickets?- going to Saturday night Leaf games for free.
  • .18
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E & V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N.- cleaning a filthy racetrack was my vacation.
  • .19
  • Going Out Into Service.- soliciting the Watchtower and Awake magazines.
  • .20
  • Filet-O-Fish, Yumbo's And Mr. Misty.- my mother's extremism and her conscience.
  • .21
  • Ranee Field.- a neighborhood park becomes a hockey paradise when I was a kid.
  • .22
  • Forest Hill Memorial Arena.- I was twelve years old with my first ice rental.
  • .23
  • Teenage Cleavage.- and this white JJ would fail his grade nine typing class.
  • .24
  • Commie Reds Puck Off.- the greatest, most memorable hockey game ever played.
  • .25
  • My Hall Includes Paul.- induct Paul Henderson into The Hockey Hall of Fame.
  • .26
  • Navigating My Way Into Adulthood.- going forward I'll be doing it my own way.
  • .27
  • A Kiss For Farrah.- I was sixteen years old, I was a Knight In Satanic Service.
  • .28
  • A Hockey Stick Restoration.- my Gardens treasure is brought back to life.
  • .29
  • The Blue Jays Are Hatched.- and an error on the vendor under the announcers booth.
  • .30
  • His First And Last Blue Jays Game.- witnessing another man die on a historic day.
  • .31
  • Shut Up And Wrap 'em.- my first concert, Fleetwood Mac and moldy hot dogs.
  • .32
  • My Yonge Street Strip.- a Friday night four hour mile when I was a teenager.
  • .33
  • Bare Naked Ladies.- exploring my teenage curiosities at sixteen inside Le Strip.
  • .34
  • Latchkey Kids.- prowling perverts looking for kids home alone after school.
  • .35
  • My Father, But Never My Dad.- any man can be a father, not every father is a dad.
  • .36
  • My Jungle Scholastic Journey Ends.- I finally graduate with my diploma in hand.
  • .37
  • I Was Working At The Five & Dime.- a dumpy job working at a dumpy store.
  • .38
  • In No 'RUSH' To Kiss.- my first date is history, but my first kiss was yet to come.
  • .39
  • Putting My Big Boy Pants On.- I'm now working fulltime and paying my way.
  • .40
  • Collegiate Sports Yorkdale.- remember it's not always about the money.
  • .41
  • From Armageddon To Paradise.- the seventies decade finally comes to an end.
  • .42
  • One Bronze Badge And One Homerun.- and I am equally proud of both.
  • .43
  • The Jofa Jacket.- the one time me, Gretzky and Salming had something in common.
  • .44
  • Midnight Curfew.- I was nineteen years old and my mommy still had a curfew on me.
  • .45
  • Zap 'em Punch Batman's With Ya.- Dave 'Tiger' Williams is traded, I'm pissed off.
  • .46
  • Do The Move With A Quirky Jerk.- my rock star dreams died in my bedroom.
  • .47
  • Never Won Anything Anywhere.- some awesome times skating with Bruce's boys.
  • .48
  • The Ice Borg.- watching my tennis hero play live and up close back in 1980.
  • .49
  • A Car For You In 24 Hours.- I still have no idea what my first car actually cost.
  • .50
  • A Bazaar Saturday Night.- she was quietly screaming out for my company.
  • .51
  • Lauren And Laura's Wedding.- this funny guy was actually getting his do-over.
  • .52
  • RIP Father.- funny how something that was once so funny wasn't so funny anymore.
  • .53
  • A Sunday Morning Detour.- and here I thought my parents were total wack jobs.
  • .54
  • The Old Mill Chapel It Is.- although handing a minister $100 cash was very tempting.
  • .55
  • DZ Rider.- yes, a box of expensive cigars helps Dutchie make the right decision.
  • .56
  • Knobby Knuckles.- having fingers does make unlocking a padlock much easier.
  • .57
  • Life's A Bitch And Then You Marry One.- after 18 years I am still the same guy.
  • .58
  • In Search Of Tony 'O'.- we interrupt this marriage to bring you the hockey season.
  • .59
  • Poisoned Tipped Bottle Caps.- I walked out of the police station unscathed.
  • .60
  • A Memorable Night In Buffalo.- Gretzky upstages two Hollywood movie stars.
  • .61
  • The Blazing Bulls.- we were a good 'B' division team, nothing more nothing less.
  • .62
  • The World's Biggest Casino.- it's simple the bigger the risk the bigger the reward.
  • .63
  • Section 90 Row A Seat 6.- visiting the Grand Ole Lady on Carlton Street.
  • .64
  • My Own Stairway To Heaven.- just inside the Wood Street west entrance.
  • .65
  • George Stewart The Referee In Chief.- RIP and thank you for your service.
  • .66
  • A Fancy Forest Hill Fountain.- busting up a lotto scam in my own unique way.
  • .67
  • The Beggar.- a poem I wrote over forty years ago would be great lyrics for a song.
  • .68
  • Till Death Do Us Fart.- the day when a fart could have easily cost me my life.
  • .69
  • Model Glue At The Corner Mart.- in the heart of the city's most violent quarter.
  • .70
  • I Won't Get Fooled Again.- the day I fell for one of the oldest scams around.
  • .71
  • TVL 236.- remembering trivial useless info and one of the best nights in my life.
  • .72
  • The Slender Swede Borje Salming.- recollections of my favorite all-time Leaf.
  • .73
  • Where Did All The NIBY's Go?- a quaint little village becomes a ghetto.
  • .74
  • The Courtney Club Was A Bad Investment.- but it sure was a fun place to live.
  • .75
  • An $800 Lesson Learned.- picking glass out of her cleavage, a visual I can't forget.
  • .76
  • The Nazi Hunter.- it took me a while but this Lt. Columbo finally got his man.
  • .77
  • One Thousand Eight Hundred Pennies.- hockey cards during my older years.
  • .78
  • Golf Is A Stupid Game Anyway.- and it's by far the hardest game that I ever played.
  • .79
  • Node Overload.- my Water-Pik confirmed what 23 doctors had already told me.
  • .80
  • Truck #88031.- it wasn't your typical road debris causing the tire to leak air.
  • .81
  • Remembering The Roar.- a weekend hockey road trip to the Windy City in 1994.
  • .82
  • Logistics The New Buzzword.- don't laugh, someday they will have your job.
  • .83
  • My Hockey Brother From Another Mother.- Chris was my British hockey clone.
  • .84
  • I Knew My Limitations.- I knew I was lucky to be doing what I was doing.
  • .85
  • A Fatal Fall.- tragically ends with me being the last person he would ever see.
  • .86
  • An Unorthodox Resolution.- she got her dog's shit back and then some.
  • .87
  • The Special Ticket Office.- I resorted to begging and bribery for Leaf tickets.
  • .88
  • The Little Church On Trinity Street.- I should have, could have been a movie star.
  • .89
  • My Last Game At Maple Leaf Gardens.- and the final time I attended my church.
  • .90
  • Blackhawks Breakfast Buffet.- I should've ignored my moody wife to find "Mush".
  • .91
  • Who The Hell Is This Mike Guy Anyway?- at Ed's Warehouse, I too was famous.
  • .92
  • Shunned, Stunned And Left For Dead.- my own mother told me I was dead to her.
  • .93
  • Bumblebees In My Bathroom.- I'm living alone in my own condo and loving it.
  • .94
  • My Quest Began On Quest.- I found myself a real yummy mummy online.
  • .95
  • You Had Me With Your English Accent.- and finally the elusive second date awaits.
  • .96
  • The ISCREAMAN Is History.- he had a good run, but I was glad he was finally done.
  • .97
  • Life Was Good Again.- and Johnny Bower was now my neighbor.
  • .98
  • Barrie Bike Bet.- a 100 km ride ends with me getting a brand new bike for free.
  • .99
  • Parkinson's Progressing.- at 69 years old my mother loses her independence.
  • .100
  • Go Back To Your Igloos.- all you people from Canada gotta stand on the ledge.
  • .101
  • A Dumpster Bin Threesome.- for sure the most dumpy no-tell motel ever.
  • .102
  • Citation Worthy.- I didn't think it was a big deal at the time, but it really was.
  • .103
  • Those Barbershop Calendars.- after forty years I stumbled upon a lost love.
  • .104
  • Changing Demographics.- I have never been one for accepting or liking change.
  • .105
  • No Harm No Foul.- but there are times when a foul can be harmful.
  • .106
  • Impressive Skin Grafting Skills.- maybe I should have been a plastic surgeon.
  • .107
  • Muskoka Finally.- I had always wanted to live there and now I finally was.
  • .108
  • I'm Peter Tosh.- and my sorry ass gets kicked out of the Four Seasons Hotel lobby.
  • .109
  • Like A Runaway Train.- it honestly felt like my own daughter slapped me in the face.
  • .110
  • Don Marshall, The Odd Man Out.- a kid's toy will become another man's treasure.
  • .111
  • Walter Gretzky A Great One Too.- I was lucky to meet Wally a couple of times.
  • .112
  • You're Welcome New York City.- go ahead bite The Big Apple.
  • .113
  • Nortel Networks A Bankrupt Behemoth.- all I could ever see were the $$$ signs.
  • .114
  • I Have A Son Who Looks Like You.- the last words my mother ever spoke were to me.
  • .115
  • RIP Mom.- she made me the person who I am today, I like the person I am today.
  • .116
  • Paradise Rider.- riding a bike in Muskoka truly was paradise for this rider.
  • .117
  • We Should Have Killed The Root.- my dream living in Muskoka was now a nightmare.
  • .118
  • Clubhouse With No Mayo And No Bones.- some recollections of my dumpy diner.
  • .119
  • Blackie Truly Was One Of A Kind.- a character who was always in character.
  • .120
  • You Have Cancer.- all I ever heard was just those three words.
  • .121
  • Relatively Speaking.- afterall there really weren't that many of them.
  • .122
  • The Good Ol' Hockey Game.- is the best game you can name (and play).
  • .123
  • The Long And Winding Road.- and who doesn't want to be a millionaire?

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