Sweet Daddy Siki, pro wrestler, Country & Western singer, DJ, and Toronto local hero, has passed at 91. When I was a little snot, my dad used to take me down to the Gardens to see Mr. Siki do his thing. What a time we… Read More
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Martin Mull RIP
Asshole from El Paso RIP
Kinky Friedman has checked out. RIP Thanks for the songs and your wicked-sick sense of humour.
Jacques-y RIP
Jacques has crossed over to wherever they send the really great cats. He’s been running the show around here for about 16 years. Friend to all the dogs, especially Memphis. He was both fearless and fabulous. Here’s Jacques walking me and the original Partners, back… Read More
Shane MacGowan RIP
Tony Bennett RIP
We were very fortunate to have a chance to enjoy a Tony Bennett Show at a private function at Roy Thompson Hall a few years ago. At one point in the show he asked that the microphones be silenced and, in his usual relaxed and… Read More
Gordon Lightfoot RIP
There were numerous musical soundtracks to my childhood but Gordon Lightfoot definitely provided one of them. I looked a list of his many, many songs and realized I can hum a lot more than I ever realized. RIP
Dwight Diller RIP
I just read that clawhammer banjo great Dwight Diller died on February 14. Mr. Diller was 77. I think I first heard of Dwight Diller through my late brother Joe, who was a big fan. Joey would go on and on about Mr. Diller’s right… Read More
Burt Bacharach RIP
Mr. Bacharach was 94. Great songwriter.
M. Joe RIP
Mendelson Joe has died. He was 78. Back in the 80s when I lived in a storefront on Ossington Ave – back before the street was populated with fancy-shmancy eateries – he lived up the street from me (Joe was also a storefront dweller back… Read More
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