But Seriously - Jamie Wayne
So what does the year ahead hold for all of us?
I got the goods, straight from The Horse's Mouth. (That's the hot new bar at the corner of Bloor and Spadina. Out in front manning a kiosk on Saturday...
Think of this column as my official New Year's resolution.
I promised myself I'd write about my brother Brian's dog, Sheldon.
So, voila.
Brian has been very upset that I've written...
Minor hockey teams from all over the world have descended on the GTA this week for holiday tournament play. Pick an arena, any arena, and you're likely to see kids clubs from Stockholm, Helsinki...
Santa has been spotted around town quite a bit these days.
In fact, he's been here seemingly every day since the parade in his honour along Bloor back in November.
Needless to say, the...
In case you missed the glitzy press conference, December is Procrastination Awareness Month.
Don't feel too bad if you did miss it. Nobody else was on hand either.
You see, there wasn't one...
This scene, or variations of it, played out in homes all across the GTA last Saturday.
CAROL: "Rose, why on earth are you waiting for me outside? It's freezing today. Have you completely lost...
It's no secret the Toronto Maple Leafs have coveted Brian Burke since showing former general manager John Ferguson Jr. the door last January and hiring Cliff Fletcher as interim GM soon after.
It's...
Game Day. Toronto.
Thursday night, 11 p.m.
Dick Duff Arena.
And another fun-filled night of oldtimer hockey is about to begin.
Tony bends over to take off his shoes when...
I was down at the ACC Saturday night for the Maple Leafs/Rangers tilt and I was invited to witness a real slice of Canadiana, the rousing pre-game pep talk. It was quite the experience. I've still got...
That magic night is upon us, folks.
Coming tonight to a door near you: ghosts, Hannah Montanas, goblins, Hannah Montanas, witches, Hannah Montanas, black cats, Hannah Montanas.
And sure to be...
I got a call from my buddy Nick the other day. He's a big fan of the column - and an even bigger fan when he's in it.
NICK: "Jamie, I saw your column Saturday afternoon in the subway."...
I pulled baby-sitting duty Monday afternoon for my favourite neighbour Caitlin and her little friends, Becky, Tina and Abirammy, while her parents were off canvassing for the election.
JAMIE: "...
Our loonie has been a hot topic of late.
I haven't paid much attention to it. I leave that to the business scribes. But from what I hear, it has been a very energetic piece of currency this past...
Less than two weeks to go and I don't have a clue who I'm going to be voting for on election day.
My preferred candidate is no longer in the picture it turns out.
It was a crushing blow.
House league hockey tryouts are taking over the GTA for the next few weeks and as is my annual custom, I've been making my rounds across the city to catch some of the action.
Here are assorted...
The 33rd edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week. I remember the first one in 1976, christened The Festival of Festivals, like it was yesterday.
It was a different era...
DAD: "OK, honey. Time to add up the damage. First up, texts?"
MOM: "Check."
DAD: "Notebooks?"
MOM: "Check."
DAD: "Binders?"
"You wanted to see me, boss?" I said after arriving for a hastily arranged meeting this week with Sam Metroland III in his plush office at First Metroland Place.
"Actually, no. I was...
My buddies have been nagging me since the Beijing Summer Games started to do a column about women's beach volleyball. Actually, they tell me they don't want me to write anything. They just want me to...
CBC is holding a contest for Canadians to provide the next Hockey Night in Canada theme song. I checked my birth certificate and lo and behold, I am indeed a Canadian. So I entered an original tune...