Starting in 1974-75, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada added a fresh twist to their telecasts with Showdown. This intermission feature presented innovative competitions featuring current and former NHL superstars. Lanny MacDonald, Johnny Bower, Börje Salming and Chico Resch are just a few of the hockey greats competing in the 1978 series of one-on-one matchups and mini-games featured here. Offence or defence, old-timers or current greats, Showdown had something for all hockey fans.
Check out this archival footage of the great Perrault v. MacLeish battle of Showdown '78.
Can you imagine if they tried to bring Showdown back today? I really can't believe they used to do this segment. By the way, it has to be said, MacLeish had a killer mustache!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Its a fine line between stupid and clever
I must say, I'm a little intrigued. And a whole lot frightened. The Ridiculous Food Society of Upstate New York presents the White Castle and Bacon Breakfast Bake.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Haircuts as performance art?
Well, when it is Darren O’Donnell is famous for his show Haircuts by Children, in which prepubescent barbers sculpt adult dos all over the world then you are on to something. Not quite the same as when I go to Top Cuts every couple of months. Okay, every few months.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Another Daily Photo Blog
Continuing the Daily Photo of place X theme... here is Portland, Oregon. I must say, I really enjoyed Portland -- all of Oregon, in fact -- when I went there on vacation back at the turn of the century. Good people out there.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Want to get involved and help out those less fortunate this holiday season?
One way you can help out is through the Children’s Aid Foundation's Surrogate Santa program.
The purpose of the Surrogate Santa Program is to raise the resources required to assist the children and families served by various child welfare organizations in Toronto during the holidays. For families who struggle to meet daily living expenses, the holiday season brings an added stress of the need for extra funds to provide their children with gifts and food.
Last year the program raised more than $200,000 and helped thousands of families and children in the community.
There are 3 ways to help:
The purpose of the Surrogate Santa Program is to raise the resources required to assist the children and families served by various child welfare organizations in Toronto during the holidays. For families who struggle to meet daily living expenses, the holiday season brings an added stress of the need for extra funds to provide their children with gifts and food.
Last year the program raised more than $200,000 and helped thousands of families and children in the community.
There are 3 ways to help:
- Make a donation to the Surrogate Santa Holiday Fund
- Sponsor a family in need this holiday season
- Become a Virtual Surrogate Santa and get your friends and family involved.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Beer & Popcorn: Together at last
Ontario to allow drinking at the movies! That could rank pretty high in terms of news headlines you never expected to see, especially when talking about Toronto the Good.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
I detect a hint of... fluoride?
From The Canadian Press:
LCBO recalls Italian wine found to be tap water
Ontario's Liquor Control Board is recalling an Italian wine, but not for the usual reasons. Some of the 1,500 ml bottles of 2007 D'Aquino Pinot Grigio delle Venezie are nothing but water.
George Soleas, the board's vice-president of quality assurance, said yesterday there is no risk to the public. "Basically, the chemical testing we have done, that was quite extensive, shows it is just tap water."
"The only reason we decided to do the public recall is because we stand behind the quality of our products 100 per cent," Soleas said. "And a lot of these products, because they are Christmas items, they are going to be gifted and I didn't want to have people surprised on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve opening this product and finding water instead of wine.
"It was a human error basically, it wasn't a tampering issue at all," he added. The problem was at the bottling plant where the bottles are flushed out with water.
"I guess someone was waiting for Jesus to turn it into wine," he joked.
Customers returning bottles to the LCBO will receive a full refund.
LCBO recalls Italian wine found to be tap water
Ontario's Liquor Control Board is recalling an Italian wine, but not for the usual reasons. Some of the 1,500 ml bottles of 2007 D'Aquino Pinot Grigio delle Venezie are nothing but water.
George Soleas, the board's vice-president of quality assurance, said yesterday there is no risk to the public. "Basically, the chemical testing we have done, that was quite extensive, shows it is just tap water."
"The only reason we decided to do the public recall is because we stand behind the quality of our products 100 per cent," Soleas said. "And a lot of these products, because they are Christmas items, they are going to be gifted and I didn't want to have people surprised on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve opening this product and finding water instead of wine.
"It was a human error basically, it wasn't a tampering issue at all," he added. The problem was at the bottling plant where the bottles are flushed out with water.
"I guess someone was waiting for Jesus to turn it into wine," he joked.
Customers returning bottles to the LCBO will receive a full refund.
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