Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Jams That Get Us PUMPED!: Toronto Mike'd #881

Episode Date: July 9, 2021

This 69th Pandemic Friday, Mike kicks out jams that get him PUMPED! with Cam Gordon and Stu Stone.

Hello. Hello. Let us begin by introducing ourselves. I am Hans. I'm Dines Franz. And we want to pump you up. But Mike, you're a big number in Toronto. You know, like you really are.

That's great. It's time now for Pandemic Fridays. Starring Toronto Mike, Stu Stone, and Cam Gordon. What up, Mike? That was good, Mike. You got me. Toronto. V was good, Mike. You got me. I got to do a remix to this song. I love it, man.

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Pillars of the community since 1921. And Mike Majeski. He's the real estate agent who's ripping up the Mimico real estate scene. Learn more at realestatelove.ca. Hi, Mike. From torontomike.com and joining me for the 69th Pandemic Friday is Cam Gordon and Stu Stone. Yeah.

Hey, we fucked up the chairs, Mike. Remember we switched them? It was the right way to run. Because I remember Stu likes it a bit higher of course what am I going to do won't you take me higher I kind of like that song I got a back support here today

is that a guilty pleasure a little bit yeah Obisform I like this Obisform had that Ernie Witt do you remember Ernie Witt used to do commercials for Obisform that's right yeah I used to want an Obisform because Ernie Witt and did Jerry Howard my Obisform? That's right, yeah. I used to want an Obisform because Ernie Witt. And did Jerry Howard? My grandfather had an Obisform in his car, actually.

Yeah, that was part of the deal. And Ernie Witt was also, of course, involved in Mother's Pizza. Totally, he was an investor. And then I see he's got something going on with the Just Like Mom because the guy who said you're a big number in this town or whatever had a photo of him. Gotta get that in somehow. Doing some Just Like Mom action. So welcome, guys.

This is the eighth last Pandemic Friday. There's only seven more to go. And we're in prime time. And this is prime time. Absolutely. This is the prime time edition. This is the Pandemic Friday, the show that people hate to listen.

They hate listening to it. Hate listened. Yeah. Why don't we just... We've listening to it. Hate listened. Yeah. Why don't we just. We've overstayed our welcome, clearly. Yeah. 12.36. You know, he finally let two hours in.

He let his feelings know. The reviews are in. Remind us. Some of us are still catching up. 12.36. As Cam said, at about the seven hour, 40 minute section of that podcast, which, by the way, I enjoy it. I love listening to it. I don't hate listening to him. And I know he's talking about me, Mike.

Oh. Did he say, remind me what he said. Remind me what he said. He's not talking about Cam. Cam put it on the winter jacket. He's not talking about Cam. He's not talking about you, Mike. A chill went down my spine. He's directing that towards me. Cam, am I wrong? You'd have to ask him.

I don't know. What did he say? Just remind me. What did he say on that episode? I don't think it's just him, Mike. I think you asked him a question. I think you drew it out of him. This is what you do. What did I ask? What did I ask Mark Weisbach? I will say in fairness, he's

Mark, sorry, 1236 said some, oh, I'll be sorry to see it go. And you said something, it's like, Mark, are you hate listening to us? Like, pretty much at this point. I'm paraphrasing. And how am I at fault for that? I'm asking you. You cackled like you were Gino Vanelli's brother in the back of the basement there.

You seem to be having your kicks out there with 1236. It was a great episode. Again, the Captain Steuben line, I really enjoyed. Is there beef between Pandemic Friday and 1236? I think there's like a titch. But in his defense, and I know he's listening live, Mark Weisblatt had kind words to say about the most recent episode of Bob's Basement. Oh, well, that's good.

That's good. See? I went and did my own thing on the side. Me and my buddy Bob hit up the basement. We fucking chilled. We made magic. Even the great Bob Saget clicked like on the Bob's Basement

podcast tweet. That's huge. So, you know, listen, I had a good time, to be honest with you. And don't be surprised if you hear me on the drive home, Kingston, Ontario, the drive home sometime in the near future. First of all, you have no idea. Behind the scenes, I've been trying to make that happen. But Bob's adamant that you have to move to Kingston. And I thought that was a deal breaker.

Well, I will say the final pandemic Friday is August 27th, right? Right. Big announcements coming. That Monday morning. Yeah, I could move to Kingston. By the way, nothing's tying me here. If he can put a couple zeros on that check and don't start it with a zero. But there will be a couple of zeros.

They'll probably pay you $900. That might be worth it. That's a lot of power to have the drive home. Like, hey, listen to the drive home. It's due soon on the drive home. We've got cam. I wanted to say something, okay? Is it about the hidden cameras?

No. Is there hidden cameras? That's never. Oh, no, no, no. Not about hidden cameras. We're past that. And I'm happy you brought that up, Mike. Similarly to how you brought up your own inner deep feelings towards Pandemic Friday

and projected them onto 1236. He was now caught in the crossfire of an unnecessary beef that he doesn't really even have with us. Yeah. Because he probably loves it. I know he likes me. Big, big fan. Big fan. I mean, why do you think he's in the chat?

But anyway, I brought, I have a peace offering. Okay. For my friend Cam. Because, you know, last week, people were concerned. Yeah, because you guys had a fight. Cam and I had, I wouldn't call it a fight. It was uncomfortable. I felt the intention.

I didn't enjoy it. I didn't hate it, I just want to say, for the record. I was shocked, actually. No, come on. I've seen this. He's seen this behavior from me. I've seen it from him. We know each other at this point. But I just want to point out

that I've brought a peace offering. And Cam is a very unique guy and I wanted to bring him a sweet offering and you know when you're trying to think of what kind of candy or sweet gesture offering you could get for Cam, you're going to want to go for something candy or sweet gesture offering you could get for Kim,

you're going to want to go for something that's a little off the beaten path. He's a unique guy. A little indie. I could have gone Big Turk, Turkish Delight, because I feel like he would have maybe got a chuckle, but then he wouldn't have wanted to eat it. Maybe a can of Brio. Yeah.

Hey. But no. What did you bring for Kim? I brought him, they're not quite Hershey Kisses. Oh, what are those? Glossettes? These are chocolate rosebuds. Oh, yeah. Those are like imitation. Like grandma has these in the candy dish.

They're like Glossettes. You remember Glossettes? Want some chocolates? It's like that kind of chocolate. No, they're good. And there's a hefty price tag on these. There you go. It's the nature's bounty brand. That's for Cam? I would have to work three shifts in Kingston to be able to pay for this. And I want to tell you, it was my pleasure.

And I want to open this up and offer you a rose, bud. Hold on. There's some breaking news. It's like a rose ceremony. So that's beautiful. Do you accept his peace offering? I actually have a sugar allergy. So I swear I'll eat one.

You don't have to eat one. Symbolically, thank you. I'll take them home. My good friend Stu. If he starts breaking out into a rash like the guy in There's Something About Mary. That'll be good, though. That's good radio. Okay. Delicious.

So we're friends. Breaking news. 1236 has clarified his... Okay, this is a beautiful moment. We should be recording this video. Okay, that's the Ridley Funeral Home hand sanitizer. Yeah, I'm going to need that. I don't know where Cam's hands have been.

But you're fully vaccinated. We'll Home hand sanitizer. Yeah, I'm going to need that. I don't know where Cam's hands have been. But you're fully vaccinated. We'll get to that. Okay, so 1236 is clarifying his position, okay? On thisisatlive.torontomic.com. He says, his issue with Pandemic Friday, above all, is that, he put this in all caps, you said it was over when all three were vaccinated. And Stu came back at me by saying,

no, it's now about the whole audience being vaccinated. So then find the Pandemic Friday listener who hasn't been able to get the two jabs by now. Wait, I said that or Mike said that? That's what he said, you said it. But Oatbran, shout out to Oatbran, says, 1236, in defense, the wording was always a bit vague. It was when all of us are vaccinated.

I thought it was the three guests. Mike later mentioned it was you quote in the society context, the Royal us. I always interpret like it's the FOTM universe. I always thought it was me, Cam and Mike. And I'm going to be honest with that. And I thought by getting the jab first, I would be out. I would thought it was me, Cam, and Mike, and I'm going to be honest with that. And I thought by getting the jab

first, I would be out of this commitment sooner. But it took you guys months. I was going to say, is Al Greco's basis part of this? Oh, yes. That's right. Shout out to the... By the way, his name? You ready for this? Stu. That's crazy. Oh, boy. That is a fact. Listen, I think

it's good to extend it to August 27th because that is a day that we'll be able to get together comfortably and we're going to chill. We're going to eat Adamson's barbecue. We're going to pass out Ridley Funeral Home beanies. Steph Wilkinson says

it was the FOTMs, I thought. There's great debate, but bottom line is we reserve the right to move the goalposts. I think at the beginning I thought it was when all three of us get our second jab or whatever. And then as it progressed, I realized it was too early to end the pandemic, you know, Fridays. The people needed us through the summer. And we arbitrarily chose a good date, like August 27th. That's the finale, you know, barring another pandemic.

I like it end of summer summer right before back to school. I'll be on the Humble and Fred show to promote. You're booked for the 26th. Do you know who this is, Cam? He's booked. Stu Stone has got booked on Humble and Fred. I'll be promoting. I will be issuing a challenge, an exclusive challenge. You'll have to

listen to Humble and Fred to Cam Gordon. A challenge that we'll see if he lives, you know, we'll see if he accepts my challenge. A major challenge. I'll be listening. Like we're going to match wits? I can't wait to hear how they respond to this.

A challenge. The ultimate challenge. Now, guys, I looked at the clock. So let me introduce the subject today. The reason I played Hans and Franz off the top is because today's subject is, today's topic or theme, if you will, is songs that get us pumped. Cam, what did you crack open there, brother?

I just cracked open the octopus once. Oh, I'm going to crack open the sunny side. And I'm going to grab this Costco coffee cup. There you go. My mom is watching, by the way. She's a huge fan. I got to say, I'm a huge fan of hers. She came to my defense last week. She said I'm,'m what a nice boy yeah you get when you got home are you a great guy i got i think a great guy you got in trouble i got in trouble i i was at first i thought cam because

you know we're on zoom last week and i realized that's the final fucking pandemic friday on zoom i couldn't stand it so we're on zoom and i thought maybe cam was joking and then i remembered he doesn't joke no he was joking come then I remembered he doesn't joke. No, he was joking. Come on. No, I think that was serious. I think he was really perturbed. I was, I was.

It was like a work shoot. It was a shoot shoot. It was a shoot shoot. I wasn't like super pissed, but it just like, fuck, like stop interrupting me. Like it still, it still bothers me,

but that's okay. Okay, so. I've compartmentalized it, Mike. These are songs that get us pumped. As always, I've invited a special guest to pop in and kick out the first jam. We have a few minutes. I just want

to make sure you know that could happen at any moment. Here's an update. I know everybody wants to know, how did Morgan do her first soccer? The reason we're doing this at 8 p.m is because there was a 6 p.m soccer match featuring my youngest and i'm taking her to these soccer matches and cheering her on and then taking her home and then i have to you know set up so eight o'clock yeah it was canceled due to uh the fields were flooded because it rained on the inclement

weather yeah pretty much and mike that that's a good segue into something I wanted to ask. How did it feel being back in the basement recording? Oh, you're talking about when I was in Bob's basement? Yeah. So I was surprised. When you were in Bob's basement, how come Bob sounded okay, but your internet kept going? Why do you bring the internet into his basement?

He was at my house. No, the actual retail price on that, Mike, is that you sabotaged the appearance. Um, I was using, I was using Barb Paluskiewicz's, uh, solutions and you sabotaged me.

Bob's basement is, it's a, it's on the TMDS network. It's a brother podcast, if you will. Like he's in my family. Well, I got to get on there,

I guess. You're going to hook me up with a fucking promo code or what? I'll send you a quote. Thank you. I can't read on there, I guess. You going to hook me up with a fucking promo code or what? I'll send you a quote. Thank you. I can't read. But, okay, I haven't finished The Bob's Basement. Oh, but you were just talking about your basement. You had guests in your basement.

Oh, yeah, okay, I forgot what you were talking about. Okay, so just before this special guest shows up on the Zoom, I got to say, at the beginning, it's a bit weird because you've just been so trained to think this is dangerous, but then you have to step back and look at all the science and everything we've learned. And I had set a rule, and I even talked to say, at the beginning, it's a bit weird because you've just been so trained to think this is dangerous. But then you have to step back and look at all the science and everything we've learned. And I had set a rule, and I even talked to Monica about it because I don't make these decisions arbitrarily on my own. But we decided that, yes, I could have fully vaccinated people in the basement. If you're not fully vaccinated, it's got to be outside.

And Dana's fully vaccinated. I felt safe. And then after, like— Fully vaxxed? Dana came over? Yeah. She's married to a doctor. And Dana's fully vaccinated. I felt safe. And then after like... Fully vaxxed? Dana came over? Yeah. She's married to a doctor. You had her in the basement?

Very quickly. Wow. Very quickly. It felt like we never skipped a beat. Like it's like, oh yeah, this is how I used to always do it. I was very comfortable,

felt very safe. And I think it all worked out. And again, we would have been out here, but it was raining cats and dogs out here. The things that you do for love, Mike. So I learned something after she kicked out the jams. She said, oh, I love that Doobie Brothers song.

Which one? Guess. What a Fool Believes? Yes. Oh, Mike. Come on. So I said to her, I said to her, I go, oh, Stu loves that song. Yeah.

And she lit up. Oh, she did. And then I said, oh, Stu loves Yacht Rock. Yeah, why not? And Dana said, I love Yacht Rock too. Kismet. I mean, what is happening? Yeah.

Pinch me. Give me a pinch. Oh, that's a Barenaked Ladies song. Wow. Pinch me. Oh, can I promote this too just before? Wait, is that all? Dana thought that was it?

It was over after that? It was fun. Time was had by all. Was all Dana? I don't know. That was it? It was over after that? It was fun. Time was had by all. Was she smiling? She smiled a lot. That's great. And she really had some fun jams. She's pleased to be.

You got to hear. Was this her first time kicking out the jams? Yes. I thought she had done it before. No, she has never kicked out the jams. Wait, so the doobies was like an honorable mention like out the door? That's the thing. And then she declares, like after the recording, she declares.

My real favorite song is doobies. She declares her love for Yacht Rock, but, it'd be funny if she said. Is Judy coming to TMLX 8, the finale of Pandemic Friday? I need her to meet Dana.

I mean, she's a huge, she listens to the Dana show, I'm sure. My mom's hooked. Get out of the way. My mom's hooked on all of your.

Does Judy like all the so TMDS properties? I think she does. Does she listen to Dr. Mike Hart's podcast? I think she does and not Get out of the way. My mom's hooked on all of your... Does Judy like all the TMDS properties? I think she does. Does she listen to Dr. Mike Hart's podcast? I think she does. And not that kind of rabbi. Humble and Fred? She's hooked.

Senior moment? Humble and Fred when I'm on it. That's right. Down the stretch. That's fire, Steph Wilkinson. So let me say hi to the FOTMs before the guest arrives. It should be any moment now. The brother is on live.torontomic.com.

Hello, The Brother. Steph Wilkinson. Canada Kev is there. Moose Grumpy. Let me scroll up here. I mentioned Opran. 1236 is there. Always a pleasure to have him on board.

Andy's there. It's good to see you. Cable Guy Jeff watching from Los Angeles. Cable Guy Jeff. Shout out to Cable Guy Jeff. He's a legend. He's a legit legend. Dan Jay is on board here.

Love seeing Dan Jay. Hans is here as well. Let me just pick it up here. Okay, Beck, whose birthday it is today. Is that her birthday? It's Beck Hansen's birthday. It's her birthday? I didn't know that.

Happy birthday to you. 51 years young. My name is birthday? I didn't know that. Happy birthday to you. Yeah, 51 years young. My name is Zoom and I live on the moon. Hey, Beck, it's your birthday. Is that like a Burger King or something? Oh, do you know something else that 1236 said when he was on? He was talking about the Einstein Brothers. Yeah.

You remember that part? Yeah, of course. There's a band that sounds like Toto and and you guys were doing the Agstein brothers. I must have worked for those guys like 700 times. They did every radio commercial in the fucking world. They were the biggest. What was it? Was it The Front?

Was that the name of the band? I think so. The Front. The studio they used was called Sounds Interchange. It doesn't exist anymore. Good money. Yeah. Anyway, I thought 1236 might like to know that.

Hey, talk amongst yourselves for like a minute. I just have to send a note to somebody here. Actually, a question for Stu. I don't know if you saw the nugget that I pulled up. Your fake brother or your fake cousin, Letters to Cleo guy. Oh, Michael Eisenstein? Yeah, played a gig in Toronto like 12 years ago with Rob Dickinson,

the singer for Catherine Wheel. Whoa. Whereas Rob Dickinson, Bob Eisenstein, or whatever his name, and also Jason Snyderman. Who's that? The son of Sam the Wreckerman. Oh, shit.

From Blue Peter. Blue Peter. Wow. Yeah, what a band. That's like a super group. Now, the fact that your fake cousin played in that band in Toronto makes me actually think he is your cousin. My mom seems to think he is.

So, Oh, by the way, like Brian Farberman getting like a legit shout out after the do do the clown part, which I, which I enjoyed too. So God,

let's, let's happen. Mike 1236 is shocked to hear that Stu made it that long into an episode. And he takes back everything bad he ever said about you. I appreciate that. We're back in love.

It's all good here. We're back in love. Apparently, Atlanta Biles' Smash album was recorded at Sounds Interchange. There you go. So that's an amazing fact. Okay, so I gave the special guest, every guest so far has been like

atomically timed in terms of being perfectly, like I say, coming at 8.30, the person there at 8.30, everyone so far. This person is not here, so I think maybe Cam will kick out his first jam, and when our special guest arrives, we'll just do it then. Does that sound yeah that

that works okay is it piff naked yeah uh we don't repeat our uh special uh pandemic friday guests okay so cam any words to say well do you have this little the bonus clip now this is sort of you know a bit of a this is a bit of a work you know last week you know stew and i kind of had a moment we were listening to the hidden cameras. I thought, okay, why don't I put something like really obscure right off the top? This is more of a tease, but can you play a bit of this song? Starts quiet, then it gets louder. Yeah.

Hang in there. Here it comes. Whoa. Is that the same song? Yeah. Sorry, I thought I sent you like a clip that was more like 90 seconds into this. Oh, I can skip ahead. Yeah, just skip like to the middle. That was kind of cool. I sent you like a clip that was more like 90 seconds into this, but I can skip ahead. Yeah. Yeah.

Just, just skip like, but that was kind of cool. What? Oh, this is Fleetwood Mac. Like we're in reverse. Carly Simon, right? Oh, you're so vain. Yeah. What is this?

Okay, Mike, I think we can bring it down here. Do you guys know who John Oswald is? So John Oswald is a, I'll just say a, let's call him a Canadian multimedia artist. This is a song composition he put together in 1990 called Vain. And this pumps you up? Well, no, it doesn't but we're gonna get to how this ties to my first track very quickly we do mind blows first now uh that this is just sort of a unique entry so this this is a technique that he was one of the originators of called plunder

phonics have you ever heard this term is that like playing stuff in reverse yeah like mashups so like one could argue the beatles were doing this on uh like yeah uh well this is more like mashing together songs like two different sound pieces putting them together which they did here with carly simon you're so vain and so like mashups yeah but also the cover of carly simon you're so vain by faster pussycat right now just stay with me here, okay? John Oswald was also in a band called CCMC. Have you... CCM, they make hockey equipment. Not them, no.

This was like a Toronto arts ensemble where a member of that band was a guy named Michael Snow. Yeah, the artist. The artist who designed, amongst other things, the geese in the Eden Center as well as the audience. Yes. That fucking statue at the side of, as well as the audience. Yes. That fucking statue at the side of the Sky Dome. Which I like.

What do you think of that statue? I like that statue. Yeah. So anyway, the reason we're going to talk about John Oswald today, he was apparently and his technique of plunder phonics was allegedly a big influence on the first artist we're going to hear today. This is someone we've talked about at length. Mike, I feel like you still listen to this artist when you're on the bike. Stu told an anecdote about, I think, him playing the CD

and almost people thinking he was doing the plunder phonics behind the decks, like in Las Vegas or something, rocking the crowd. And when I think of songs that got me pumped up... Can't we loss the entire fucking audience. I know. Okay, let's just hear the song. This is a more modern version of Plunderphonics. Let's hear it.

All of that to get to this. I love you. That was good. I also saw I'm open for Sonic Youth, CCMC. Hey, girl, how you doing? You are the woman that I'm really pursuing and I would like to get to know you. Can you give me your name CCMC People to meet and many places to see, hey Mmm, I'm really digging your lips But be careful where you walking when you swinging them hips I'm kinda concerned that you'll be causing a crash

With your traffic jam, booty heads pausing so fast I wouldn't trade you for the world, I swear it I like your hair and every style that you're wearing These kids are pumped up. You all pumped up? What song pumps you up? Love you. Oh, see, Morgan's going through an I'm madly in love with my daddy phase, and I hope it never ends. Okay, close that door. I love you. Oh, see, Morgan's going through an I'm madly in love with my daddy phase, and I hope it never ends. Okay, close that door.

Love you. Okay, you're kicking out a jam from one of my favorite artists. Absolutely. So this is Girl Talk. The name of this song is Once Again, the first track off. Girl Talk is, spoiler alert, is actually a guy named Greg Gillis. This is from the album Night Ripper came out in 2006. Massive mashup album.

Definitely like built on the Plunderphonics tactic. That was created by John Oswald and other artists. Greg Gillis, here's a few fun facts about him. He turns 40 this year. Wow, he's young. Still young. From Pittsburgh area. Went to the same high school as T.J.

McConnell. Did you watch the NBA wildcard games or the play-in games with the Indiana Pacers? You might have seen T.J. McConnell on that. I was going to go into sort of the early 2000s mashup. Do you remember hearing of the song Stroke of Genius?

This seemed to be the song that kicked off the mashup thing. This was Genie in a Bottle. And the Strokes? Yeah, and the Strokes, hard to explain, mashed together like a very early internet thing. I was very into these mashups, and I do remember that one. And I do remember this album.

This is from Night Ripper? That's right, yeah. And I do remember preferring the next two Girl Talk album okay this is a good one but the next two albums i liked even better yeah i almost uh i almost picked the first track off i guess we we just uh lost girl talk there um a couple more fun facts about girl talk i actually saw girl talk live at the phoenix i can't wait for stew to give his rebuttal here. Oh, you saw Greg Gillis, I mean, Girl Talk at the Phoenix. And it was not great.

It was not, it was literally him just banging on a MacBook. He played on the CD. He played on the CD. It was exactly what you thought it would be. And he'll actually be coming back to Toronto next April. He has a date in the calendar to return to the Phoenix. I have some other fun facts.

Maybe we'll just park those for now. No, no, no. Listen, you tried something different, and I applaud you for your courage. I thought it would be like a high art, like a high concept here. Michael Snow is a great Canadian artist. Here's what I can do.

I can read 1236 says, Plunder Phonics was a CD that was famously seized and destroyed because it had a cover of Michael Jackson with lady parts by John Oswald. But it made him more famous and other people paid him for his services. Your Sylvain mashup was part of the Electro Records 40th anniversary. Yeah, like it wasn't quite a hit, but it was kind of known. I would like to know if 1236 has seen CCMC in concert. I've seen this band like three times.

Mr. Wise Black. Opran says, fun fact, Genie in a Bottle for Christina Aguilera written by the same songwriting team as Hard Habit to Break in Niagara Falls by Later Era Chicago, the Foster era. So when you hear that, Stu, wake up, buddy.

That's a fun fact. What do you think of Cam's, so that song, so Girl Talk, which it does to me as well. That's a legit pump. It gets me pumped up. Yeah, Girl Talk pumps me up too. What do you think?

I mean, I think that the audience has just heard what it sounds like in a world where I don't interrupt Cam and that's what you get and I thought it was great I mean I like girl talk it pumps me up I can picture Cam

putting some fucking Pert Plus in his hands in the shower getting ready for his big day listening to girl talk girl talk is great and plunder phonics there you go yeah I think I like that Busting out the cake, getting ready for his big day, listening to Girl Talk. Girl Talk is great. And Plunder Phonics. There you go.

Yeah, I think I like that you had this vision of how you were going to map your way there. I'm not sure it worked. I liked it. I think it was a good attempt. I think I got about 60%. I feel like I needed visuals. Oh, he's got seven more weeks to get it right. Yeah. Anyway, we'll come back to Plunder Phonics next week.

Well, thanks for... Normally, you know, the special guest has come in to kick out the first jam, but for some reason there's no sign of the special guest. Wait,

can I say one more thing about Michael, Michael Snow? You know where else you can see Michael Snow's visual art? Outside the Rogers headquarters.

There's some Michael Snow statues there. But those are, those Canada geese in the, in the audience. Definitely the most famous. Check out his flick

Wavelength too. I feel Cam kicks us up a notch when it comes to the arts. I think he elevates the show. He's very sophisticated. He belongs on CDC. This is a work. It's always a work of Stu. Cam is great. Listen, if you're going to go to the ROM with somebody, Cam is your guy. Guess who I saw at the ROM once?

Barbzy? No, I saw Damon Abraham from Fucked Up with his kids there. Wow. Like they were playing with pelts. Crazy. You could play with stuff. Like as a kid, the ROM wasn't like a bad place to go, FYI. I mean, there's like this like hidden kind of area that where you could like play,

they like, you could play with snakes. Totally. Yeah. Like turtle shells. Yeah. Stuff. It's awesome.

It's a lot of it's still there. It doesn't change that much. You guys ready for the first jam? I'm going to kick out my first jam that pumps me up. Now wait, can I ask, am I allowed to interrupt you?

Yeah, I like, I don't mind. Oh my God. Come on. Sure. Let it go. But here's one thing I will say.

Where the fucking rosebud? Here's one thing I'll say. I don't want. Oh my God. Come on. Sure. Let it go. But here's one thing I will say. What the fucking rosebud? Here's one thing I'll say. I don't want your rosebuds. If people listening, they might remember we started a new rule a few weeks ago that we can't repeat jams. Yes. And this was the week it really affected things. Like, first thing I thought of was Eye of the Tiger.

Sure. Yeah. Gone. Then I was thinking, oh, fucking Eminem, lose yourself. I was thinking, right? Pumps you up. Gone. Like, we can't repeat the jams.

Bonnie Tyler ravishing. Right. So it was tough this week to find jams that really pump you up but have not been kicked out yet. But here's one. So buckle up, Generation X.

All right. Get pumped! Oh, that's a good one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know you're playing it I'ma sit and shake this water deep I can't say what you and I mean Cause your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear So while you're sitting back there wondering why I got this fucking thought in my mind Oh my god, it's so bright

I'm telling you I'm a sabotage Ladies and gentlemen, first time in pandemic history, we kicked out Sabotage by Beastie Boys. That's shocking. Yeah, that is shocking. It's kind of becoming historical when you make picks. So, you know, you're going to want to choose them wisely.

You're going to want to put in a great song like Girl Talk or... Michael Snow. Michael Snow. John Oswald. Wow. High concept, man. It just makes me even smarter to think about all that shit. I can't believe we haven't played this song. It's surprising. I bet not much Beastie Boys. Actually, we've had Beastie Boys. We've had a few.

We've had a few. In fact, I kicked out Fight For Your Right To Party recently. Okay, so this is the very first single from the great album Ill Communication. Historic. Came out in 1994. You've got, of course, what is who the Beastie Boys?

Well, it's Ad-Rock on guitar here. You've got MCA on bass. You've got Mike D on drums. Spike Jones, of course, who directed this iconic video. Here's an interesting fact you might remember. Interesting or fun? Fun and interesting.

In 1994, this video was nominated for five MTV Video Awards. This was a big deal in 94, you know, music videos. Did it win? And ready for this? Did not win. So, I think losing

my religion or something went one. And then Michael Stipe was making his acceptance speech for Best Direction. And MCA bum-rushed the stage in the persona of Nathaniel Hornblower, like a disguise he wears, and interrupted the, yeah, you remember? He protested the shutout of Sabotage from every single category. It was nominated. Get pumped! Hold on!

Let's get pumped! Let's get pumped! Let's get pumped! Sabotage from every single category. It was nominated. Get pumped. Hold on. Amazing. Here's another fun fact. In the Saturday Night Live, they had their 25th anniversary special. And Beastie Boys started playing this song, Sabotage. They did about 15 seconds of the song. And then it was sabotaged by Elvis Costello who did the same thing

for Radio Radio. You may remember the famous homage to 1978 or whatever. Which was kind of fun to do. That was the 25th anniversary. What a video. Great video. That opening bass line, that's pretty

fucking cool. Also exploded the Beastie Boys back on the scene in a whole It like It was like a second life for them Yeah Because they were kind of doing Well you know No they

Okay but they weren't far They were not far removed They were still cool But they were like doing Past the mic Yeah And what you want So what you want

Right That was all good stuff But those were kind of skateboardy And like it was It was sort of underground still This took them back to stadiums This took them back to the stadiums. You want to hear where they ripped the bass line from?

Oh, wow. That's going to blow my mind even. I thought you were going to give me the... This is John Oswalt, isn't it? This is a band that was kicked out by Dana earlier today. Oh, what is it? And it shocked me when she kicked out this band. So this is Pink Floyd, Let There Be More Light. This is one of her favorite songs ever?

Well, she kicked out Comfortably Numb, but she kicked out Pink Floyd. I can see Dana liking that. Like, that's a romance. I was surprised that she kicked out. I didn't think of her as a law edger. Because of Roger Waters' political views? He's kind of... Well, I think we did reference that in a conversation.

And here's a fun little, just a fun little farewell just before I give it up to Stu Stone. Okay, that sounds more like it. Oh, this is a cover. Oh, okay. I was going to say, that sounds more like it. Oh, this is a cover. Oh, okay. I was going to say, that sounds like it. Everybody's bringing their A-game tonight. Who wants to name that band?

It's not Biff Naked. Is this like Mastodon or something? Nope. Poison the Well. Cancer Bats. Oh. This is true. A member of the Cancer Bats was a patient of my mom's.

Like she was a nurse. Wow. Is that you allowed to reveal that confidential health information? The statute of limitations is off. This is in the early 2000s. Someone wrote a Barbsey cover. Stu, the floor is yours. The mic is yours. Do you guys remember?

I want to, you know, counter what Cam did. Follow me, will you? I know Cam Brio, my boy Cam Brio's out there. Yeah. All the FOSs. Andrew Ward. SSs. Is Andrew Ward out there?

I don't know, but listen. Where's $5? No, but I did see him on the day. Stick with me, and I'm not going to do this for all my picks, but I find it to be appropriate now to do something experimental and some high art because my contemporary Cam here came with it. Fuck. Please don't interrupt.

Okay. Breaking news. Canada Kev says Mike wins. So this is a win. No, that doesn't mean anything. By the way, tune in. If you come on August the 27th, on the 26th, I'll be on Humble and Fred with a huge announcement. Okay.

Give away stickers. Do you remember, Mike and Kim, that there was sort of this experimental high art sort of era in the mid to late 80s to early 90s. We'll call it 87 to 93 maybe. Maybe 85 to 93 type of thing. Where there was experimental soft drinks. Do you remember

like Jolt? There's Jolt, there's Hubba Bubba. I remember Jolt very well. Hubba Bubba Soda or Bubblegum Soda. Sarasota? Sarasota. That was the wine cooler that you could... The kids, yeah. I remember it well. Clearly Canadian. Clearly Canadian. Seltzer. New York Seltzer.

A bunch of different. Do you remember one that kind of stood out the most? Well, I just remember Jolt was very memorable in my schoolyard because it was twice the caffeine and all the sugar or something. I can't remember. Yeah, like in a pre-Red Bull world. I mean, wasn't there, I know because Coke did New Coke, right? Yeah.

And then that didn't work. Then they went back to Coca-Cola Classic. Pepsi Max. Pepsi had Pepsi Free. Crystal Pepsi. Oh, yeah, Crystal Pepsi. That was a good one. Okay.

Wasn't that a good one? That was a good one, yeah. Where is this going? Crystal Pepsi was a delicious drink. Did you like Crystal Pepsi? I now know where it's going, by the way. It was never a big soft drink guy. It took me until right now.

If you were a soft drink guy, wouldn't Crystal Pepsi be like the white whale or whatever you call it? Are you like suicidal tendencies? No. All I wanted was a Pepsi. Crystal Pepsi. Crystal Pepsi's delicious. Alright, here's my pump up chair. Oh, I know what this is. Yeah. Okay. This is a good choice. Okay. Well done. That's how you do

it, Cam. Yeah. Okay. Shout out to John Oswald. Ladies and gentlemen. him. Yeah, okay. Shout out to John Oswald. Ladies and gentlemen, coming to the stage, he loves to hate

listening to this show. Ladies and gentlemen, 12, 30, six! Here he comes. Come on. This is great. This is a good choice.

Pumping me up! Hey! That's so good And then you can just like Turn off the song now No I'm kidding It's fucking great What a song This is a band that

Kind of has like a Doobie Brothers story to it And it wouldn't be great If I was to bring it all back To the Doobie Brothers At the end of this entry But there is a Doobie Brothers kind of thing here because Sammy Hagar joins the band and they kind of go in this sort of piano-heavier kind of direction, right?

Yes. And it's similar because Michael McDonald joins the Doobie Brothers and they go a different way and it's still successful. Maybe those are the two bands that I can think of that that's happened to that degree. I know we've had a variation of this conversation, but never have we established... You don't mean like... Because Phil Collins took over

for Peter Gabriel. He was already in the band. I'd say at scale, yeah. Like I think Alice in Chains, but I don't think it's the same. There's Journey, but I mean... There's no hits. Also, I will say with Alice in Chains, but I don't think it's the same. Not the same. There's Journey, but I mean, they just took over live. There's no hits.

Also, I will say with Alice in Chains, where they had some radio hits with the new singer, he was just doing like a Layne Staley impersonation. Plus, this is like Van Halen. These are like staple bands. And Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth sound very different. And so do Michael McDonald.

Listen, so they're very similar, Van Halen and Doobie Brothers, but we'll get back to that, Mike. That's a good point. This song is called Right Now. And they give credit to the band for writing a song. So if Eddie Van Halen wrote the song or he didn't, it says written by Van Halen. I like that. I think that's a classy way

to do things. You know what I mean? Do you agree with that? Yeah. Rather than like just singling out like Lennon and McCartney. They did the right way. They did it a nice way,

a Menchie kind of way to do it. Anyway, how the song came to be, the riff, the piano riff, actually was written in 1983. Wow. A song that was very much like the Jewish holiday celebrated in April.

The song was passed over. Shout out to 1236. And I want to say that it's pretty good that they came back to it. Basically, Sammy Hagar was like writing some lyrics. Yeah. And Eddie was in the other room playing this riff that he was just tinkering with. And before you know it, the two of them were kind of jamming from different rooms. They came together.

It was this magical moment. And then they made this song, which turned out to be a huge success for the band and sort of welcomed them back into the mainstream in a major way, which is crazy because Van Halen with David Lee Roth, it was such a big band. Yeah. And he was such a charismatic front man and he didn't die. You know what I mean?

He left the group. Yeah. And this other guy came in and it's just crazy. I'm trying to think like now of other examples. Like I'm trying to think of. Well, I'm trying to think where that was so public, too, versus like Chicago had several iterations, but it was very gradual. You know who did it?

iMotherEarth did it. Now, it's on a Canadian scale, but they had hits with the new singer who did not sound like the old singer. That doesn't really do it for me. Well, it's still another example. I think that at a Canadian scale, that's a good example.

Yeah, but they weren't big US hits like this. I can think of an example that's sort of in that ballpark, but nobody's going to stick with me here. But New Edition, Bobby Brown left New Edition, and then they brought in John Eagle, and he was fine, and they had more hits. I'd accept that. That's not bad.

They had more hits. I have a trivia question for you from your new best friend, 1236. Yes. What Van Halen song involved Michael McDonald? Well, you know, I was going to get to that, Mike, actually. Really?

You should say that. Wow. Because the interesting part, and I've said this in a previous episode. Wow. But if you really like this song and you think it's well produced, you might be surprised to know, and I've told this story before, but I'll tell it again, a gentleman by the name of Ted Templeman. Double T. You know who that is? He is the producer of Van Halen and the Doobie Brothers.

Wow. And how this all came to be, Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers, when Michael McDonald heard that Ted was working with Van Halen, Ted was afraid of what would happen if Michael came and caught him working with Van Halen when he's doing all this smooth rock. And it turned out McDonald came and heard the Van Halen demos and freaked out, loved it, and ended up kind of jamming with the guys. Wow.

And he's got a couple of, I think he's got more than one that he was participated in, but there's some songs that he's credited. Like he did backing vocals? Yeah, that type of thing, or he wrote or he played Rhodes or whatever.

Is that Luthaker in the mix here? No, but Eddie Van Halen, his favorite guitar player, was Steve Lukather. Yeah. Well, if you think the first album

with Sammy Hagar, they had that song When It's Love. This was definitely veering into adult contemporary category. I Can't Stop Loving You. Do you remember that song? That was the album

after this, I think. Didn't they have an album with the guy from Extreme also? Yeah, they did. Nobody. That didn't work out. No hits. Gary Cherone. Gary Cherone, right.

Right. And remember, who was angling to get the gig? Was it Sass Jordan? Who was angling to get the gig as lead singer? I feel like Sass Jordan was hanging out with Van Halen. It's a Dow Bellow. By the way, that Let's Tango. Yeah, the live version.

Oh, by the way, Crystal Pepsi, obviously that song was in the Crystal Pepsi commercial. There was an iconic music video. Hagar didn't like the video because he thought people would be too busy reading the screen, not listening to the lyrics. Turned out to be a big hit video. If everyone remembers,

Science is Making a Better Tomato or whatever it was. And there you go. It was iconic. It also was the intro music for one of of the Jays ALCSs I remember. It should have been. And getting like fucking like beyond pumped seeing like Kent Herbeck and like Robbie Allin. It's also a jam that Cam came out to at his bachelor party. Back in those days.

I guess it was a stagette. We were working a stagette together. Yeah, it was kind of like an elevated Arabian Nights type gimmick. See, here we are. I'm still learning new things about you guys. I absolutely love it. Okay, good job, Stu. We've got a few great jams here that get us pumped up.

We had Girl Talk. We had Sabotage by Beastie Boys. We had Right Now by Van Halen. Good range. What's the second jam? And again, I don't know. Should I be angry that I put all this effort and work Now by Van Halen. Good range. What's the second jam? And again, I don't know. I'm, should I be,

should I be angry that I put all this effort and work into lining up the special zoom guests? I wonder who it is. If this is a, well, we're going to see if this person shows up. I've sent a note to say, Hey, it's not too late.

You can still do this, whatever. I have the jam loaded up. Maybe we'll do it on this person's behalf, but why don't you set up your second jam cam? Yeah. Um, so we've heard like a couple of big hits from the nineties.

I mean, we definitely like a more semis eighties band Van Halen, then Beastie Boys, another like kind of eighties into the nineties. And then this is another, whenever I think of this song, I always think of, this is one of the songs when like the nineties began,

you know, and this is a band. I don't think we've heard on pandemic Fridays yet. Halfway. No, because I feel like if we had heard on pandemic Fridays yet. Have we? Uh, no, because I feel like if we had heard this band, we probably would have heard this song. Would have been this song.

Yeah. But I still got pumped up while you had this song. Let's hear it. This is a great one. Well done. Hey, hey. You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet. But it makes no difference cause it's not your fucking picture. You want it all, but you can't have it.

What a great fucking pick. Yeah. I love this song. Yeah, so of course this is Faith No More. We're hearing the song Epic from the year 1990. I was surprised. This was a top 10 hit in the United States. Went to number nine on the Billboard.

Because it had a great video. Yeah, iconic video, which we'll talk about in a second. Went to number 19 in Canada, number 25 in the UK. Number one in Lonnie Schwartz's playlist. Number one in Lonnie Schwartz's heart, for sure. Honestly, I'm glad you kicked this out, and I think I wrote you right away when I saw your jams, and I'm like, Cam, four for fucking four. I was almost upset you

got this one. I wanted this one. Wow, I've never gotten a four for four on mine. I feel like yours comes so late. It's like, what's the point? I feel like Faith No More is one of those bands, I don't think of them as a 90s band. I don't think of them as, they kind of just exist in their own time, because again that like 1990 was seen like it was like a pursuit of happiness yeah that yeah that's a good or like concrete blonde joey for example which i feel

like we've heard this is a band of a couple of lead singers right because this is mike padden they've had many yeah so this is mike padden singing uh famously i feel like we've mentioned this i feel like everyone listening probably knows this. Courtney Love for a brief time was the singer. The song I remember before was We Care A Lot. That's right. So that was a gentleman named Chuck Mosley. We actually lost in

I think it was, I said we lost him in 1987. It was 2017. We lost him. But yeah, he was the original vocalist of Note saying We Care a lot, amongst other tracks, but yeah, for a short time Courtney Love was their singer, but the roots of Faith No More actually go back all the way to 1979, so like Mike Patton didn't even join until about 10 years in, interestingly, I also have a note about the MTV Music

Awards. So they actually lost that year. They were nominated for this song in this video. Best Hard Rock Metal Performance. They lost out to Aerosmith Janie's Got A Gun. Okay. But that was an iconic video too. But a bit me low fish.

Great song. I'm not sure why it's called Hard Rock. But anyway, I do remember Faith No More performed on that show. I remember very specifically watching my sister and thinking, this is weird, these guys. I remember watching. I never miss an MTV Video Awards. And I remember watching and thinking, oh, this jam is way better in the studio. Like, it was a tough jam to do live.

Yeah, Mike Patton seemed like he was out of breath. And it's like, so hearing it in the cans now, I'm like, awesome. It never sounded that way when you saw it live. But get a load of who else performed this 1990, or I guess 1991 MTV Music Awards. Extreme. No. Mr. Big.

No. Okay, cool. So actually, this must have been 1990. So we got two live crew. These are all bands I think we've heard on Pandemic First. We got World Party. I have no idea why they're there. We got Sinead O'Connor doing Nothing Compares to You.

We got MC Hammer. And we have, they've already come up once, a new edition Reunion. A Reunion? Yeah. Now, who do you think hosted this show? LL Cool J. That's a good guess. I feel like it's too early for him to host himself. It's not Dennis Miller who do you think hosted this show? LL Cool J. That's a good guess. I feel like it's too early for him to host himself.

It's not Dennis Miller who I feel like hosted it. Dana Carvey. Eddie Murphy. We're getting closer. It was Arsenio Hall. Of course, of course. Around the same time, Faith No More also appeared on Saturday Night Live. That episode was hosted by John Goodman.

I feel like Nirvana didn't perform on that show. Did Arsenio host it a bunch of years in a row? Not 1990 because they break in 91. He hosted it a lot, though. Hold on, listen to the piano. So picture the video of fish flopping around. We'll get to that in a second. I have two more fun facts.

You know, dare I say this song is epic. Yeah, perfectly named. Accurately named. Now, that fish that appeared in this video is flopping around. They actually got into a lot of heat. People thought it was, you know, Capita came out of them. You're killing a fish. Apparently that fish was given to them by none other than Bjork,

which Bjork actually confirmed. She was in the sugar cubes at the time. I guess I'd run into them in San Francisco where they're from. They're filming the video. Gave them the fish, allegedly. That sounds like a fucking work. Is that the same fish from Our Lady Pieces?

Happiness is not a fish that you can catch. Yes, it is, Mike. And one more final, this is not a fun fact, but I actually almost picked this song last week, LGBTQ Jams. Now, not because of Mike Penn, but because of Roddy Bottom, who was the founder of Faith No More,

the keyboard player, also was a band you might remember because they did have a hit on CFNY, Imperial Teen. They had this song called Your One. Maybe someone in the chat room. A band I actually saw open for the Breeders in about 2002.

That's already, by the way, that's another jam that pumps me up and was taken. Which one? Cannonball. Cannonball would have been a great choice. Anyway, Faith No More, epic. I get pumped up when I hear that. I think it was a great

selection. Thank you. I'm really strong. What do you think, Stu, of Cam's epic choice? Yeah, listen. I like that song. I preface my statement by saying it's a great song. I love it. I used to practice playing that piano part on the piano. Is that right? Yeah, of course. I love the song.

I love the music video. Best piano coda since Lila? I do remember, though, there being a little bit of confusion at the time, marketing confusion that may have helped them or hurt them, I don't know. But the Red Hot Chili Peppers were pretty popular in Give It Away now.

It is that style. It was that same style. The same kind of rapping. Yeah. Some people may have thought that that epic was a Red Hot Chili Pepper song. That may have hurt them. Some people may have thought that it was, that Chili Pepper song was a Faith No More song.

I don't know. It was sort of like that Stone Temple Pilots Pearl Jam kind of thing happening. Do you guys remember the hit from Extreme, Get the Funk Out? Very similar too. Yes. Like Funk Rock. If you don't like what you see here get the funk out.

Oh yeah that's right. And of course Canada Canada's contribution to this which was Oh not the assholes. Yeah.

The assholes. Boot sauce. That were called out by Brother Bill and Captain Phil Evans on the Edge Fest. Boot sauce. I would say that like

Epic is a fucking epic song that I would put against any Chili Peppers song as far as it being great. But Chili Peppers by a mile, if I had to pick between the two, I love the song Epic by Big Faith No More. Because the catalog's deeper. But Chili Peppers, they're so good.

The John Frusciante Chili Peppers. Yeah, I mean, there's songs on Mother's Milk that match up nicely with Epic that are probably underappreciated now. But yeah, and Blood Sugar Sex Magic. I'm with you, Stu. I'm with you. And I'm ready to kick out my second jam. And I'm just stewing over here because my special guest has blown me off

even though I confirmed. This is a first. This is a first and it's really going to ruin my rep. Why are you just putting 1236 on? We'll sell this like men. Yeah, I'm selling this spot. A paywall. You can be the special guest tonight.

First person to send $10. $5 shake. Oh my God, that's shake. Oh, my God. That's right. Do a cameo. Are you going to turn the lights on here, Mike? Do you want the lights on? Yeah.

Okay. I think so. Okay, let me start my jam, then I'll jump up and turn on the lights. But this is a song, before you say I've kicked this out, I just want you to know that when you do Mind Blows, those are not officially kicked out. Oh, really? Because the spreadsheet only tracks the five or four songs that we've chosen. And do any of these episodes count in the best of Toronto Mike?

Well, I'll let you know. They're not true. They're not true episodes. Can I make a massive statement before I kick out this jam and turn on the lights? There's an episode of Toronto Mike dropping tomorrow that I think some people will regard as the, the best Toronto Mike episode ever. It's a weighty statement. That's a weighty ghost.

As they say, here is my second jam. Try to be best. Cause you're only a man and a man's got to learn to take it. Try to believe though the going gets rough That you gotta hang tough to make it History repeats itself Try and you succeed Never doubt that you're the one

And you can have your dream You're the best around Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the best around Nothing's gonna ever keep you down You're the best around We'll see you next time. studio. This is Joe Esposito and his jam You're the Best. If you're getting the nostalgia vibes and saying, what the hell's going on? That's because this is the big jam

from the Karate Kid. Fucking love the Karate Kid. I thought we've heard this. I just explained before I kicked out the fucking jam that when I played Eye of the Tiger in the past, this was a mind blow. Oh, I see. Okay, you were talking.

I explained. Come on. Don't give me that. Remember, were you watching the MTV Video Awards when Steven Tyler was up there and somebody said something to him and he goes, don't give me no lip. I got enough of my own. This is the line he dropped.

And I remember thinking it was a good line. Okay, shout out to Steven Tyler. Dream On almost made Dana's best of. She loves Aerosmith. I love Dana. Shout out to Dana Levinson. She's a sweetheart. The Karate Kid.

I think for Generation X I know we're all in Generation X I think the Karate Kid, I think that's our Rocky. I think the Karate Kid is our Rocky. I feel Rocky. I think the Karate Kid is our Rocky. No, Rocky 76. Rocky 3 is our Rocky. Okay, okay. But Rocky's 1976. Were you even

born? I don't think so. No. I wasn't born until 84. I feel the Karate Kid was our... I feel we all saw the Karate Kid first. It's sort of like teen Rocky. It's definitely geared towards... I feel like Teen Wolf was our Rocky. Teen Wolf like teen Rocky. Teen Rocky, okay. Because it's definitely geared towards. I feel like Teen Wolf was our Rocky. I feel like Teen Wolf you could argue.

Teen Wolf was our Rocky. Give me a cake up here. There's a line in this song. Give me a cake up here. There's a line in this song that Joe Esposito sings. The line is, history repeats itself. Okay? That's deep.

And people have been calling out Joe Esposito Because of course Daniel's son, Daniel La Russa There was no history repeating It was his first time at the All Valley Tournament No, but like it's history repeating itself That like Miyagi like had to kick Joe Esposito went on Adam Carolla's Podcast Are you listening to that now?

No, I just was reading about it In 2008 Okay, 2008, which is actually before there was a Toronto Mic'd, and he told a story. He revealed that this song we just heard, You're the Best, was originally

intended for the Rocky... Yeah, we know that. I know, I'm just fucking... Not everybody has heard every minute of every pandemic and has memorized it, okay? It was originally intended for the Rocky III soundtrack, but got replaced by Eye of the Tiger. Better song. Right.

And then it was subsequently also turned down for the Flashdance soundtrack in favor of the song Maniac. I want to tell you something. By Michael Cimbalo. Cimbalo, right. No BS here, Mike. Yeah. Real talk. I want to tell you something. Michael Cimbalo. No BS here, Mike. Real talk. I'm ready.

The song from Flashdance, What a Feeling. Do you know that song? What a feeling. That was going to be on my list. Because it pumps you up. Yeah. I wish it was. I could play it next.

So, the Karate Kid's director, John G. Avidsson, liked that song so much that he used it in the movie The Karate Kid and here's a little fun fact about Joe Esposito who the fuck is that guy? He was in a band called Brooklyn Dreams and they were best known for their collaborations with Donna Summer on Heaven Knows and Bad Girls

which is a big hit and of course he's a soundtrack master. He's kind of like Kenny Loggins that way he's sort of a low rent kenny loggins okay he's on the flash dance soundtrack he's on staying alive which is the sequel to saturday night fever he's on coming to america soundtrack that's the big sound track he's on the karate kid soundtrack and the last fun fact i'll leave you with before i kick out whatever you want is that this guy, Joe Esposito, his son. Is Phil? Is Mike Esposito.

Oh. Who pitched in 2005 for the Colorado Rockies. Whoa. Did you want to hear a flash dance song before we get to your real song? I think it's Irene Cara. Irene Cara. What a feeling. I think this song pumps me up.

Underrated pump up jam. I get it mixed up with the Junos compilation. Oh. What a feeling. I think this song pumps me up. Underrated pump-up jam. I get it mixed up with the Junos compilation. Oh, what a feeling. Oh, yeah, listen to this. Yeah, I'm pumped. This is great. Happy birthday, Steph. And Jack.

And Beck. 51 years young. It's not actually Beck's birthday. I'll just point out. It's Beck Hansen's birthday oh you ever heard of him this song pumps you up because it kicks in

I know it's gonna kick in okay it's coming okay it's worth the wait like this is where you start like the drugs

haven't kicked in yet you just took them I could see Celine Dion's This is where you start, like, the drugs haven't kicked in yet. You just took them. I could see Celine Dion's, like, doing a cover of this. Oh, my God. Look, and now we're off to the races. I'm so jacked. Really, to that chorus

Don't bore us This is the chorus Did she have another song ever? What's her story? Irene Cara One and Done? She's kind of a J&J gal This is like questionable

I love it Is this your pick? No Are we on? This is not his fucking pick That's not my pick This is some kind of bonus round You guys got bonus songs

VPSA Yeah but they were related To our real jam This is related I'll bring it there Actually it's related to my jam This song is related Now here's the deal guys

I was gonna pick that song Irene Cara Oh a Feeling, the theme from Flashdance. And I was like, that song really pumps me up. And as I was typing it in, I remembered, oh, wait a minute. This song pumps me up. Almost got me. I'm kidding. This is good. I love this song like Kara was the

Swiss Chalet shout out to John Bento they're similar songs actually copycat songs oh my god it's coming I'm pumped up. Wake up! Grab a brush and put on a little makeup I just got to fade away the shake-up

Why'd you leave the kids up on the table? Here you go, create another fable You wanted to! Grab a brush and put on a little makeup You wanted to! I just got to fade away the shake-up You wanted to! Why'd you leave the kids up on the table?

You wanted to! Why don't you get dressed? In my Self-righteous suicide What a gem. I cry when angels deserve to die Yes. Okay.

Fuck you guys. These are fantastic fucking picks because between Epic by Faith No More and System of a Down's Toxicity. Yeah. They pump me up. I'm totally pumped. Dude, System of a Down.

That Toxicity album is one of those start to finish albums. I agree. It sounds so threatening at first. You know, you hear this for the first time and it changes you because you've never heard anything like this before you heard this. This is such an original, and I'm sure they're borrowing from this and that and the other thing, but as far as me, the first time that I ever heard something that aggressive, yet so melodic, maybe Tool 10 years prior. But this is on a different level.

Because it's politically charged and it's hard sure and also the lyrics are all very inspired sure but I'm just saying melodically you have a vocalist

that can really sing these guys can really fucking play if you ever were to see these guys live it's incredible the musicianship off the charts

and it's not just screaming and yelling there's beautiful music there's melody in music in this album. And this song was what kind of introduced me to them. I saw this video. I heard this song. I'm like, what is this?

In a similar way, and not in the exact same way, but in a similar way, that first time you heard Nirvana and you were like, whoa, this is different than everything else. And everything's changing now. Now, that didn't happen with System of a Down because it's hard to really follow that mold. How many different bands can do this? They can't. This is way more sophisticated.

Musicianship, everything around. So, but still, that same kind of like, wow, everything else that's on the radio that's popular right now does not sound like this. And it's like, wow. And it's so good. Did you ever meet, these seem like guys you would have encountered at some point. Because they're like a classic LA band. And they're around LA all the time. I've seen them

at shows and they're just incredible. Now here's some fun facts before we get ahead of ourselves here. Yes, please. Interestingly, the song was originally titled Suicide. Oh. Columbia Records was like, we don't like that. So they said, okay, we're going to chop the word suicide in half and call it suey. And then they were like, we'll call it chop suey.

Wow. That's a mind blow. You delivered. Chop suey, the name of the song is just chopping the word suicide in half. Are you a mailman? I just delivered the fucking goods. Here's another interesting fucking crazy fact. The number one, the song was number one on the album.

Toxicity was number one on the charts. Sorry, the song. This song. Yeah, Toxie. Number one on the charts the week of September 11th, 2001. Wow. Now, it started getting taken off the radio, obviously, because people were like, wait a minute.

Clear channel. They didn't ban it completely. Not like Bodies by Johnny Poole. Now, when you think of September 11th, I know Dana Levinson thinks of Fred Durst singing the Pink Floyd covers, but most people probably think of Linkin Park because they were pretty big at that point too, and they had a trot so hard,

or one of their songs was sort of trending around that time. Okay. But system of a down, that was the one that was number one. And I would, you would never remember that. It's kind of some like Mandela effect shit that I don't remember that this song being number one.

It certainly wasn't number one on the charts, uh, uh, on the billboard, hot 100 number 76. It peaked, right? The song.

It's pretty heavy for the billboard. Uh, yes. Uh, Canada number 21. So there you go. It's pretty heavy for the Billboard 100. Yes. Canada number 21. So there you go. Hey, a couple of fun facts. Sorry, last thing.

Because I got some too. One last thing. Who was the guy that was famously responsible for the Beastie Boys? Sort of found them and kind of put them in the studio. Rick Rubin? Was it Rick Rubin? Rick Rubin, the producer of the song we just listened to. Wow. Chop Suey, produced by Rick Rubin and System of put them in the studio. Rick Rubin? Was it Rick Rubin? Rick Rubin, the producer of the song we just listened to. Wow. Chop Suey, produced by Rick Rubin and System of a Down.

So many things I want to say, one of which is that there's a Richard Cheese cover of Chop Suey that's quite enjoyable, and his album was called Toxicity. Very good. He did Lounge Against the Machine. There was Weird Al Yankovic put it in one of his polkas, I think. It lends itself to satire.

There's other good songs, though. Like, you should listen to that album, Toxicity. Give it a shot, guys, if you haven't before. But it's like, there's like six or seven bangers. Yeah. I was trying to think what their other, they had a song called Aerials. Aerials. Bring your own, or BYOB.

That's a different album. That's a different album. That's a different album. That's the second one. Yeah. The, another thing I want to point out is that early in the pandemic topic discussions,

I was pushing for suicide jams. Does anyone remember that? I do remember. I'm happy we didn't do that. And we didn't do it. But I envisioned suicide as painless. Like there were a whole bunch

of songs. Suicide Blonde. There's some great suicide jams and then we decided not to do it because we didn't want anyone to do that. We had joy. We had fun. Totally, yeah. Terry Jacks.

That's the most depressing song ever. That's Canadian. Something in a way. That's on What a Feeling. What a Feeling. Absolutely. Suicide. What a Feeling.

You might not be broadcasting anymore. Oh, what happened? You lost your Wi-Fi? Yeah, my Wi-Fi's gone. So we'll have to reconnect. Give it a... Here. Vamp for a bit. We're still... Are we? Okay. Suicide solution.

So, we're off. The podcast is recording, so keep vamping here on the Suicide Jams. But... Suicide is painless good cover by the Manic Street Preachers is that the lyrics to MASH?

yeah the words are Altman's son and he made more money off MASH than are we back now Stuart? Michael I don't know it looks like we are can I do my impression of Kit?

Ask me a question again and I'll be Kit. Okay. Kit, what day is it? No, no, no, just like are we back on? You know, my Wi-Fi switched to the neighbor's. Say are we still off the air? Say are we still off the air? Okay.

Just say that. Are we, if anybody can see us. No, no, you're asking me. I'm Kit. Okay. Kit, are we still... Are we off the air? Yes, Michael.

Did you know he was the teacher on... I know that. Are you kidding me? I know, I know. Who was it? Yes, Michael. The teacher on... Mr. Feeney.

Fred Savage's... Mr. Feeney, not to be confused with the Thorne Lee teacher. Oh, but Boys Against World? Boy Against World. Boy Against World. So my Wi-Fi, just to let the people who are watching live know, if you can now hear me, please let me know in the chat. I think we're back. Yes, Michael.

My Wi-Fi network just switched on its own. Your chat room, can you give a thumbs up, like thumbs up emoji? If anyone's there, I know Beck was saying she does. Bill Daniels, they can hear us. Yes, Michael. Appreciate the birthday wishes, even though it's not her birthday. Happy birthday, Beck.

Love you. 51. She looks great for 51. Now, excellent. I really like that jam. And I'm kind of sorry we didn't do suicide jams. I just think it might have been. It might have worked.

Yes, Michael. It was still time. You never know. Hit eject. Okay. Maybe that'll be the grand finale. We'll do a kind of Russian relay. So now that we're back, is my Zoom working?

Yes, it is. Even though my guest is blowing me off. We're good to go. I will review at the end of this episode if our guest has not shown up. I will play that person's jam. We will shame them. And I will shame them. Like, are they banned?

We'll see if they show up. Maybe they have a good reason. Put it this way, Mike. We've got seven episodes left. This was a slot that was very valuable. And that last episode, we're not doing that. So it's actually like... There's not going to be special guests there that are going to

pop up? Yeah, human beings in the flesh. I mean, we're not going to have a Zoom guest. But we're going to have special guests galore come up. By the way, the last episode, Mark Teo, Brother Bill, we need... Brother Bill would have to be a Zoom. He's in White Rock, BC.

We'll get like a 40-foot screen. Oh, the T.O. Good on you for catching the fucking mistake in the T.O. book. T.O. book, yeah. That's okay. I feel like you've got to do your... What mistake? You didn't thank Cam in the middle of the line? No, he said the final Sloan show was going to be 1995 at the Edge Fest,

and he says in Barrie, but it was actually at the Molson Amphitheater. Wow, what a prick. Do you remember that same show Thresh Hermit was one of the opening bands and they sabotaged their set by playing

a full set of covers of what band? Do you remember this? Real Static. The Steve Miller band. Oh, the Steve Miller band. Why would that ruin their set? Those are great songs.

I know. Stu was never more excited. Jed Airliner and stuff. He was a guitar player for a Steve Miller band. Jed Airliner is a cover. You know Kim? and stuff? You know who the guitar player for Steve Miller Band was? Jed Airliner is a cover. You know Cam? Is it really?

Cam. The guitar player for the Steve Miller Band. Yeah. Who is it? Steve Miller. No. Him, yes, but who's the guitar player? I don't know.

Boz Skaggs. Wow. Whoa. Okay, guys, I got to kick out another jam. Actually, it's Cam's turn, so I'll let Cam say it. Okay, I'll say very quickly, this is going Cam's turn, so I'll let Cam say it Okay, I'll say very quickly, this is gonna be the oldest jam we've heard thus far

Also a song that weirdly we just heard from Stu that Chop Suey was number one all rock radio hit at September 11th This was a song that was actually played at the September 11th memorial concert at Madison Square Gardens and a band that

weirdly became sort of associated with September 11th, even though they're not even American. Wow. This is a big fucking jam, Cam. This is way off-brand for you. This is a monster. I love this song. It's a tough round.

It's going to be tough for me to beat this. We know he loves it because he knows the proper name of this song and most people don't. That's right. It's a fun song. Is that an O'Henry? Is that a big two O'Henry bars? O'Hungry? You know the man's allergic to sugar.

I'm holding up for you. That's his sweet girlfriend, so how does he take pills? That's true. Will your girlfriend wait up for you, or will she be asleep in your room? She'll probably be watching. She'll be playing this song when he comes through the door, and he'll peel off his fucking leather jacket. I'll do the Pete Townsend.

I'll do the windmill thing. Like when Marge wanted Homer to keep the jacket on from Mr. Plow. We're getting pumped here on a pandemic Friday. Is this a problematic bend? Well, Pete was doing research. He was doing research. Okay. You know, child porn.

He was trying to hunt them down. Hey. Woo. He was trying to hunt them down. Hey! Woo! Is this the song from, like, CSI? A lot of Who songs are CSI songs. Made them a pretty penny. The Who invented the farewell tour gimmick. They did, like like 700 farewell tours.

That's true. Including the CNE Stadium. There's some footage on the new music of that show. Well, let's wait till they tell us they're all wasted on Great Lakes beer here. Happy birthday, Beck. Cheers. To FOTM Beck. Happy 51st.

She 51? She looks great. Beck. Happy 51st. She 51? She looks great. Pay no mind. Hey. All right. What do you got for us here, Kimberly? Shout out to Mike Boguski from Blue Rodeo. And to Mike Rogowski of Geographyland.

Absolutely. So the band is The Who. The song is... Who? Who's his band? Who? Okay, we're going to do... Abbott and Costello.

I like this part. This part's good. Is that the planetarium? Lasers. I made a Laser Floyd joke with Dana. You're so lucky. She gave me a big hug. Oh, my God.

She said it's our first ever hug because we basically fell in love during the pandemic. I haven't had my first ever hug with her yet. I'll let you know. Do you just ever like just slip like erotica like into the background? Because that's really... Name of this song. It's not Teenage Wasteland. Oh, yeah, that's her song that she picked.

I forgot about that. She's madly in love with a man who has my same birthday. That's no joke. Didn't that kind of surprise you that that was Dana's... That was her song that she picked. I forgot about that. She's madly in love with a man who has my same birthday. That's no joke. Didn't that kind of surprise you that that was Dana's, that was her jam? She, like, was having a moment, for sure. It threw me for a curve. She, you don't know the real Dana. For 19 years, she had to play by the Bell Media rules.

When really, she was whips and chains behind the scenes. I like hearing her swear, too. Like, she pulls no punches. Like, she's, her podcast is, like she pulls no punches. Like, she's... Her podcast is, like, it's legit. Like, it's really well done. That's why Trudy Langston.

Trudy's a huge fan. I love hearing that. We gotta tell Dana. Yeah. What's the name of this song? Bob O'Reilly. Bob O'Reilly. Correct.

I feel like Pearl Jam covered this. They did cover this. They do a lot of Who covers, actually, because they also do the... What's the one from the Adam Sandler movie, Rain Over Me? Rain down on me. Rain did cover this. They do a lot of Who covers, actually, because they also do the what's the one from the Adam Sandler movie, Rain Over

Me? Rain down on me. Rain down on me. That was like a Quadrophenia song, I feel like. It's heavy. It's good. Is Beck really 51? You're not listening. Beck Hanson is 51. Beck Hanson. Do you know Beck Hanson?

From the band Hanson? Holy fuck. Snap him in the head. Can we talk about sports for a second the band Hanson? Holy fuck. He didn't slap him in the head. Can we talk about sports for a second? Rick Hanson? This song. What a song to get pumped up. No wonder it's the intro music for many sports teams over the years. Oh, here we go.

Here's a list. I'm ready. I'm ready. You got the Los Angeles Lakers. Wow. Every home game since 2003. Sure. This is amongst their walk-on music.

We've got Stanford football. We've got the University of Georgia. We've got the halftime at the New England Patriots. We've got the, I was going to say the walk-on music, the skate-on music from the New York Rangers. Oh. Also the official theme song. This guy was just in the news as he is every year in this time of year.

James B? No, Joey Chestnut. Oh, yeah, the hot dog guy. I thought you were going to say Joey Vendetta. Yeah, no, I don't think so. Do you guys know this song? I fucking love that joke. I love this guy. I don't want Pandemic Fridays to end.

I know. What are we doing? How many left? Seven? 1236 wants it to be done. He loves... You know what they say. I think he hit eject way earlier. Thank you, Michael. Those who don't love Pandemic Fridays listen more than those who love Pandemic Fridays. I don't think it's hate. Hate listen.

The intro is like. The New York Rangers. Who's like the biggest player on the Rangers right now? Oh, Panarin or the. Panarin. Panarin, yeah. The bread man. The bread man.

Great. Do you guys know a song called Best Song Ever by One Direction? Of course. Yeah, it's a good one. And we dance all night. They accused of ripping off this song, and Pete Townsend came out and said, no, it's cool, mate. That's a good impression.

That sounded just like him. Thank you. You tell Bugs Bunny that you better watch out. Eric Bowser. That guy does like 20 impressions. Where's my fucking byway shirt? You're not getting it. He promised me a byway shirt.

Was he the special guest that just didn't show up? You have your Toronto tea though, right? Yeah, from the great Ed Conroy, who is a true pal. That's amazing. Anyway, one final thought about this song. It was never a single, an official single in the UK. Not surprised. It did not chart.

The country it went to highest chart rank in was the Netherlands, where it only went to number 11. Not even a top 10. Shout out to Lieve Bumke. She's Dutch. Do you know who is single? Who? Me.

Oh. That's a new podcast that's starting on the Single Me. And it's like a TMDS show. And people will call in and tell me stories. Table for one. And we'll just talk. We'll just talk life, love, relationship advice. You and Bob?

We're in talks. So I would love you in the Kingston, but I would be sad that you were in Kingston. Yeah. I don't do Zooms anymore with you. He's got to make an offer. Is it a chorus station?

It's a chorus, yeah. Million dollar question. They're not going to pay you a million dollars. If it was a million dollar question, the answer is yes. For the price they would pay someone to be on the radio in Kingston, would you move to Kingston? Well, I have to see what that offer is.

What do you think they pay for someone on the radio in Kingston? I would happily entertain the offer. Do you want me to give you a number? I'll help you out. You want me to give you a number? I'd like to hear a number. $49,900. Oh.

Would you move to Kingston for $49,900? Sorry, did you just make that up? I don't know anything. I talk to a lot of radio people. I don't know if $49,900 is accurate. That sounds high. I'm thinking it's more like 29.9. That's a Walmart greeter.

Okay, so I'm now kicking out my third jam. Shout out to the Walmart greeters. I think they're fantastic. I would like to get, I'm open to fielding an offer. But, you know. If maybe there's a Toronto programmer that's local here

that hears this kind of banter and is like, hey, I'd like to put this guy on terrestrial radio. Kareem is in the house. Where? I don't smell anything. I'm just, I do. It's got to get its way to you. It's coming to you. It's coming to you. Okay, so now, that's great.

We're all wasted. We're all wasted. I can't believe my guest never showed up. I'm so close to shaming this individual. Who is it? $5 Shake says, this song, that's Bob O'Reilly, reminds me of CSI and when David Caruso takes his sunglasses off

or puts them on after making, you know, I've never seen an episode of CSI. That's my little fun fact. I haven't either. Is it still on? I haven't seen an episode of CSI, but I would be willing to field an offer from CFRB.

Because I think I'd do well on that channel. It's pretty conservative over there. Yeah, but I think that I would bring a fresh sort of perspective. He's a bit conservative, right? I feel he leans a little. I think he could ratchet it up. I think that it would bring a new perspective. I could bring in the 30 to 60 year old crowd.

That's a big range. Actually, Stu and Michael Korn just kibitzing every night would be good. He's had a turn of... Fan morning show, I see someone suggesting here. I would do that. I'd prefer not to do mornings.

Would you do the fan morning show with Mike Richards? I'm willing to field offers, Mike. Like Stafford Slott. Who's the guy that came on the show that I had such great chemistry with? That's Mike Richards? Yeah, I would do a show with him. He's gun guy that came on the show that I had such great chemistry with? Mike Richards. That's Mike Richards? Yeah, I would do a show with him. He's gunning for that 590 morning show. I don't know if I want to do the morning, but I

would do the drive home with him. You and Bobcat. I was going to say John Shannon. Oh, with that. Alright, so before I kick out this jam. Fielding offers, Mike. My agent is Cam. Much love. My agent is Cam. Much love to the partners who help fuel the real talk and keep us going here.

We've already given love to Great Lakes. Great Lakes beer, Fresh Craft beer. They can be found in Faking a Murderer. Cable Guy Jeff just said, the stew's always right, Joe. Cable Guy Jeff's in your chat room. That's a fucking legend. Is that right? How come I don't see you? That guy invented the podcast, okay?

He's in your chat room. Oh, I see. Cable Guy Jeff. That's pretty big. Shout out to Cable Guy Jeff. He's no joke. I think that's amazing. He's no joke.

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We have something I cooked up briefly like a biohazard symbol thing that I've been using so we could definitely do that. Shout out to judgment night soundtrack. Shout out to stickeru.com. Great great partners. We already talked about Mike Majeski,

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So you did listen. That's fucking amazing. So there could be offers coming in is what you're saying. I'm saying if everyone listening. Because this whole Pandemic Friday thing has all just been one big audition, Mike. Remember how hard we sold Faking a Murderer? Yeah, totally. For weeks.

I never worked so hard for so little. We were like in lockdown. Ditto, by the way. I think you got little. It's coming out though, August 6th. August 6th.

In the United States. It'll still help, by the way. Where do you find it? You stream it? Optically, it will still help on August 6th.

Jeff Garlin. Jeff Garlin will pick up on it. Yeah, for Canadians to tweet around about it. It would definitely not hurt my optics. It would help, even though it's an American thing. Let's help Stu out. And if you want to help Toronto Mike out

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Sounds good, actually. From McKay CEO forums. Dr. Nancy McKay does a great job on that. Good job, doc. And she used to have Alberta, right? Which is kind of cool. Or BC. BC.

British Columbia. Shout out to BC. All right. Here's a song that pumps me up. Here we go. Is this Lincoln Park? Wow. They had a huge moment for like three, four years. A long moment. We three, four years. Long moment. We'll get to that.

Throw it away. Justin, throw it away. Justin, throw it away. I'm bleeding out. Go stop the show. Choppy boards and a sloppy bush. Shockingly, this is the, I think it's shocking that this is the debut of Linkin Park on Pandemic Fridays. First time a Linkin Park song has been kicked out on Pandemic Fridays. What is the name of the song?

I don't know this song. This song is called Bleed It Out. It's like one of their new songs. It's the second, oh, okay, 2007. So the second single from their third studio album. It like one of their new songs. It's the second, oh, okay, 2007. So the second single from their third studio album. Yeah, Mike likes the song from their third album.

Minutes to Midnight. This single came out August 17th, 2007. I always liked it when Mike Shinoda did the raps on Linkin Park songs. Why, was there someone else

that rapped on their songs? Well, they didn't, there weren't many of the songs with the raps on it. Like, Faint and this. Like, name another. What about something?

I don't know why. It doesn't really matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind. That's not a rap? Sure, but this style he does here. It's sort of like, I call it the Faint style,

which Faint's a good song, too. That also pumps me up. What did you call it? Like a Fuddrucker? What is it called? What did we learn about? Oh, Plunderfodder. Is that Plunderfodder?

No, no, no. That's a mashup. Isn't that like a buffet? It's a real thing. I've seen these guys live. Okay, so the song peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sadly, we all know this, but we have to mention it, that Chester Bennington took his own life.

Yeah, that sucks. 2017. He was only 41 years old. Just a few weeks after Chris Cornell. Well, that's exactly. Yeah, that sucks. 2017. He was only 41 years old. Just a few weeks after Chris Cornell. Well, that's exactly. It's yes. So his death was on Chris Cornell's, what would have been Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday.

Cornell's death, of course, was ruled as a suicide by hanging. It was only two months earlier. Bennington, of course, was a very close friend of Chris Cornell, and he had commented on Cornell's death on Instagram. He wrote, And he was briefly the singer for Stone Temple Pilots, too, was he not? Yes, that is correct. Who, Mike, here's a question for you.

I listened to your... I saw Stone Temple Pilots open up for Linkin Park. Well, I was going to get to that because I heard your Gilil leblanc episode you talk about edge fest at downsview park were you a fan of lincoln park before you saw that show or did that up level it up level big time uh they opened they had a uh what was it uh the close of a song called uh out of my head or into my head i can sing it for you if you want. Yeah. But totally like I left the show and then dove into the catalog because I thought it was shameful.

Like I thought it was mildly embarrassing to say you liked Linkin Park because they were kind of like Creed or Nickelback or something. I remember I did something on my blog. It was some sort of, it was either like YouTube views or like Spotify streams

where I basically determined they were the biggest rock band of 2000 to 2010. In terms of charting. It was them and Nickelback were the two biggest from a numbers perspective. Well, Limp Bizkit was more like late 90s. They really didn't have that many singles. Linkin Park had a shitload of singles. You know what our next week's episode is?

Oh, is it the new metal episode? It's coming, everybody. The new metal episode. We're just going to pick four Limp Bizkit songs. Well, we have to talk. Is it new metal or is it maybe I'll do new metal or rap rock? We'll make it! Well, it's like Three Days Grace.

Is that new metal? Well, I hate everything about you. Then the song, I'm not making a comment. Well, let me just conclude by saying, because this gentleman comes up a lot on Pandemic Fridays, that Leonard Cohen I'm speaking of. Bennington performed with his son.

Tony Soprano. Have you seen The Deuce yet? No, but you know, you picked three songs that you randomly heard on episodes of The Deuce for episodes of Pandemic Fridays. I did too. You just dropped a de of Pandemic Fridays. I did, too. You just dropped a deuce in your brain.

I did, too. The Pretenders and Elvis fucking Costello, and they were both great fucking jams. Like, squeezed. Bennington. Howard Jones. Chester Bennington played. He performed Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at Chris Cornell's funeral. I must say something. Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at Chris Cornell's funeral. And he was also, Chester Bennington was the godfather

of Chris Cornell's son, Christopher. By the way, Mike, one final comment about the Gilles LeBlanc episode. Do you know Stu Stone, I believe, saw Howard Jones perform at Woodbine Racetrack? I did. I got hives that night that haven't gone away for five years. I did not know that until right now. I will hives that night that haven't gone away for five years. I did not know that until right now.

I will never forget that fact. Here's a funny story. It was like three years ago. Not only have I seen Howard Jones so many times, but I do the meet and greet every time also because I go with my buddy Sean. He's a big Howard Jones mark. Wow.

A great night out. Now, this guy that I know, Sean, is the biggest Howard Jones fan imaginable. Like, this is 1,000% true. There's many photos of this. So we wait in line. We get up to the front. And Sean's, like, standing next to Howard. Couple of six-year-old girls.

For his picture. And I said to Howard, or Sean says to Howard, Howard, it's such an honor to take a picture with you. I'm your number one fan. And he's like, fuck off. Piss off. Next. It was like one of those kind of things. No one is to blame.

By the way, if Howard Jones plays in Toronto, go, because you'll see me there. What was it like you played the band shells? That's why you guys got him? No, I heard it, because I mentioned in that episode, Freddie P saw him at a free Peterborough Park episode. Howard Jones is awesome. Well, again, I've known nothing bad to do with it.

And he inexplicably played at Edenfest, which came out on the 7th. It was so record, with the keytar and the whole gimmick. And he's the, don't try to live your life one day. I always liked that song. That's only one song. He's got a lot of hits. I know. He just did.

I want an everlasting love. Yeah. I need an everlasting. Also. When have I ever criticized Howard Calkin Jones? I like him. Oh, oh, oh, oh. And do you feel scared?

How about. How about. No one. No one. No one. one Well you said Is that dark rock We played that song Is to blame

In that Joe LeBlanc episode You should be You should be listening To these episodes Come on Stu I only listen to the 1236 apps If you're gonna be You know what was good

When I'm just gonna shout out Mike Boguski Because he He brought his big keyboard I would've done that And he set it up on the table That's huge

And he played this great live version Of Diamond Mine Yeah that was cool And I don't know if you caught it I saw the clip keyboard and he set it up on the table. That's huge. And he played this great live version of Diamond Mine. Yeah, that was cool. And I don't know if you caught it. I saw the clip. Oh, because I put it up. He actually wrote me an email saying, oh, the audio is so much better in the podcast

because they compressed the shit out of it for YouTube or whatever. And he's right about that. They do compress audio. But my ears can't tell the difference. But I guess his can. How many people thought Bob Wiseman was coming over? I know.

I didn't make that joke. Okay, Stu, set up your third jam, brother. Yeah, I guess his can. How many people thought Bob Wiseman was coming over? I didn't make that joke. Okay, Stu, set up your third jam, brother. I'm so mad at this special fucking guest. Me too. I can't wait to hear who it is. Why don't you call them or text them and say we're still here? Email this person. Just call and say we're still here. This is a good FOTM who I confirmed

with super recently. Who's related to getting pumped up? No, that's going to make me. Oh, Hal Johnson. I actually thought. Not an FOTM though. Scott Steiner, big pump up pump. I'm going to just check now to see.

You can set up your jam there, buddy. I'm just going to see if I gave the, make sure I gave the right date. Yes. Help me set this up, will you? Sure. I mean, what's something that you really look for in a band? Like, you know,

what's like a quality that you look for in a band? Number one, number one quality. Um, I say like something unique yet familiar, if that makes sense. And what about like musicianship? Does that mean anything?

Uh, it can, but not necessarily. Oh, so you, some, some bands that you like are bad musicians? Uh,

yeah, many. Yeah, I guess that's true. I've listened to your picks. Oh, so some bands that you like are bad musicians? Yeah, many. Yeah, I guess that's true. I've listened to your picks. I gave this individual the exact date. I said July 8th at 8.30 p.m. sharp. Are they on the West Coast? Is it like a time zone thing?

Do you know what's going to make you feel better, Mike, about all this and make us all feel better about this, Mike? I have a secret plan that i've hatched and on humble and fred i'm gonna make an announcement maybe i should move up that date i'm excited they're in cahoots have you guys noticed this rainy day super rainy all day it's turned into a lovely night like short sleeves it's like it's beautiful out here still watching becca is just excited you're giving her a happy birthday. Where's Uncle Bobby Cox? Fucking love Bobby Cox.

Shout out to Atlanta Braves. He's in the chat room. Jokeroo, hello. And YYZ Gord is here. It doesn't scroll. It does. Oh, yours doesn't scroll? I't scroll. It does. Oh, yours doesn't scroll. I can scroll.

Dan J is commenting that we had disappeared but we came back. He can't get rid of us that easily. All right, Stu, you want me to press play on this fucker? Yeah, Beck's still here and I just want her to know that this one's for her birthday

and crank it, Mike. Shocker. Jeez. like shocker geez Andy, great song, great all-in-all produce. It's not in the way you look Or the things that you say that you do For the life Love isn't always on time For the life Fun fact, Mike. Love isn't always on time

My grandmother, who was an immigrant into Canada, she used to answer the phone, and she'd be like, hello, hold the line. And then she would pass whoever the phone was, hold the line, she would say. That's beautiful. Perfect. That's hold the line.

And that's when you fell in love with Toto. A little-known band called Toto. You've never really heard too much about these guys on this show. If you're new to the show, if you've listened to the show before, you probably are hate-listening to this right now. This is Toto, man. I mean, listen. We're eight, seven episodes left, Mike.

You know how I feel about Toto, and we've never played this song before. No, because you played the same two songs twice. Right, so I'm just saying, this isn't even my favorite Toto song. I just wanted to get another Toto song on the air here. What's shocking to me is you've kicked out five Toto songs, even though you repeated a couple, and we've yet to hear Africa. Well, it's not my jam. It is my jam, but that's too obvious for me to pick that one.

Although, Mike, let the record show that you've kicked out three rhymes with orange songs. So, like, kind of glass houses. Three different songs? Is that right? Take it, David. Yeah, okay. Toy Train. This is the debut single that Toto put out.

Wow. That you didn't know. I didn't know that. Kind of rocks. Great fucking time. These guys are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Turn this up. This is 18, 19-year-old Lukather. Come on. That's like

musicianship. I'd say that's shameful. These guys, this was their first single. Big hit. Written by David Page. Wait, what year is this? 1978.

Okay. You Were One. Sounds right, yeah. Jeff Piccaro, the greatest drummer, says that he's trying to sort of emulate Sly and the Family Stone drummer Greg Errico when he's playing this one from It's from the song Hot Fun in the Summertime. I kind of hear that. Steve Lukather famously, obviously this is the

first time you ever heard their band on the radio was this song. So there's like some famous YouTube videos you can watch of them telling the story of how they like you know, one of the guys, Bobby Kimble who is the guy singing right now his alarm clock went off and this was playing. And that's how he heard it on the radio. That's a big moment.

And he just, like, sat up and was like, oh, my God. I'm going to say that. You know whose day you made? Andy's. I love Andy's. Andy says, multiple comments. Great song. Yeah, of course.

Oh. Amazing pick by Stu. Yes. Like heart emojis. I discovered this song watching Leafs games. I think they play it whenever there's an offside call. How about Paul Morris? So Bobby Kimball

is not the singer of Toto anymore. He's sort of one of those guys like Huey Lewis, how he lost his voice. Bobby Kimball, Sim kind of thing. And there's some sad YouTube videos of him trying to do comebacks. He's trying to sing Africa and it's no good. No. But some of the greatest musicians in the world are from this band, guys.

Steve Lukather, I've said his name a million times. David Paik, who's the piano player. You've got to go have a smoke. Jeff Piccaro, the drummer. Lenny Castro, you hear them all. These guys, you're hearing them on almost 60% of the songs you've heard, not just my picks, just in general. 60% of the music you hear from 75 to 85.

These guys are on the songs. Do you think one day, is it asking too much one day, maybe you arrive on time for Pandemic Friday? I know when 8 o'clock start. Hold the line. Sorry, continue. Sorry. Toto's just a really great band.

But here's a fun fact for you. Does Trudy like Toto? I don't know. Does she get pumped up? I just like them. We know your grandmother did. Joseph Williams, who's now singing, he's back with them and he was a singer for them as well. Thank goodness.

His father, his father is John Williams. Oh my God. Thank goodness. His father is John Williams. Oh, my God. Composer. Yeah. From Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. That's a fun. That is well done. You redeemed yourself.

Okay. Well, fuck yourself. All good now. This song went to number five in Canada. Where's my special guest? Went to number five in Canada. Where did it go in the United States, guys? Where's Hal Jones?

Number five song in Canada. Where did Hold the Line make it to? It held the line at number eight. Kim? Six. Number five in Canada. In the United States of America. Hold the Line went all the way up to?

How did they take it? Number five. Wow. How underwhelming. Yes. If that's a word. And there you go. For more Toto, I suggest listening to a song called Hydra. Wow. How underwhelming. Yes. If that's the word. And there you go.

For more Toto, I suggest listening to a song called Hydra. By the way, now that we've played, now that you've done the Georgie Boy, which is not that great by the way. Georgie Porgy is a great song. And Rosanna, which is a fine song. Rosanna's great. And hold the line. Other than Africa, are there any more Toto hits? Yes, of course. Oh, come on.

Dude, I mean. Can you tell me one? Sing one. Why don't we do, why don't we do a kick, Stu just kicks out Toto Jams episode? That's what we already, that's what Pandemic Friday is. Yeah, Toto tunes. I mean, I could send you some songs that you would know exactly what they are. No, but can you sing a song I would recognize from Toto?

I don't want to do that. Okay, okay. No. I'm not really, I'm not trying to disrespect Toto. I'm accepting, I'm accepting offers. Is Toto bigger than sticks yes totally wow okay well i think total is like they you know they they're they're like on a what like fourth wave like i feel like again i feel like total could headline budweiser stage it's just like

it's less about you guys like if weezer was it's less about it's less about you picking apart the catalog and more you appreciating the musicians and their contribution. And, Stu, you've seen them live, right? Of course. Life-changing. Serious question. Do they play like Luther? Or does he play like all these songs that he's played?

Like St. Elmo's Fire? Like all the shit? No, no. He doesn't do that. He should. But they do bust out like Human Nature and a couple other songs. What about like a Van Halen song? I feel like, didn't he do something with it?

He played on lots of stuff. You know, if he busted out like St. Elmo's Fire, Van Halen, it'd be like the band Chic, because Nile Rodgers still played like Let's Dance and the Daft Punk song and In Excess. I think Lukather should do that because it would be like- Or Sister Sledge. He could do like a Ringo Starr and Friends kind of super band

and just play every song he's ever played on. Yeah. He just had a birthday. I would actually go see that. Ringo just had a birthday, I believe. What, like 78? I think it might be 81. No.

I think so. Ringo? I think so. It could be 81. I can Google it during this jam. Last round. Last round. Okay, so this is where we make the big bucks here.

So who the fuck was the guest? Well, I'll save it for the end. Okay. Because I sent a last message. The big reveal. And then I'll do the big reveal. Although, I don't think Stu knows this person, so I'll just put that out front.

Everything's just crashing down. Cam, there's a bit of a cool build-up here. Do you want to talk over the opening here? Yeah, we might not actually get to the end of this song because it's pretty long. We've never heard this song? That's not possible. Please look that up.

No, the great VP of sales is meticulous with the spreadsheet. We have not kicked this one out. For sure we have. Soundtrack songs. What was the subject? Songs from movies. this one out. For sure we have. Soundtrack songs. What was the subject? Songs from movies. I don't think we did. I checked the spreadsheet, which I will even do now.

Wow. Nice pick, Cam. Bye. And you just grow what you said Come over, come over She smiled at you Boy Are you looking it up to see if it was played? The song's called Born Slippy, right? Born Slippy Brackets, Nux, assertion. It was kicked out.

Of course it was. You was always right. Oh, shit. Was it really? You fucking assholes. Oh. Pandemic Friday 21, Screen Discover Jams. Didn't I just say that and you guys doubted me?

Okay. Can I still talk about it? No. We've already done it. Just kidding. Go ahead. Cam, you fucked up, buddy. Yeah Can I still talk about it? No. We've already done it. Just kidding. Go ahead. Cam, you fucked up, buddy. Yeah, I did.

You slipped one by. I'll take the L. I'll take the L. Disqualified. Disqualified. Between Stu and I. Okay. Can I get my shit in?

Yes. Because we're both going to do the Esri Geography Corner, and we're going to do the Northern Lights Force Fit. Okay. You're better than this. I can't believe you fucked up like this. One rule. Is he?

Check the spreadsheet. You know why? I trusted you. I checked it for Stu. I trusted you. We've done so many episodes. Even I knew that this one was kicked. Underworld is the name of the band.

They're from Havering. Good job, Kim. They're from London. Do you want to hear about some of the other musicians who grew up in Havering or spent time there? Only if you brought your squeaky toy. I don't have that either. I don't have that either. So we got Ian Dury, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll.

Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. We've got Imogen Heap. Imogen. Imogen Heap. Imogen Coca. Jodakai. Is Jodakai from there? How do you say Imogene

Imogene Because it's also A Lois of the Lo song Imogene Imogene Okay Who sang Hide and Seek

Was in the band Frow Frow That song Hide and Seek Was famous in Whatcha Say Which was in like the OC Yeah the OC But it was also parodied

On Saturday Night Live And sampled by me Right That's what we're saying We've played it. We've done this. We've got three more names here. We've got Jessie J.

Yeah, she's British, I think. Yeah, and two big ones here. Okay. I'm ready. We've got Seal. Oh, they're all British. Seal, yeah, yeah, yeah. Adam.

And we have a name. I'll be honest. I did not know this person was born in the UK. Billy Ocean. Love him. From the same borough of London as Underworld. Suddenly. Get out of my dreams.

Life is so good. Hey, you, get out of my dreams. Now, we haven't talked about Northern Lights yet today. Now, this ties back. Northern Lights is Cam's Toto. It is. Now, this ties back to, I always forget the Ed Trust guys. Brother Bill, obviously, and Captain Phil.

Captain Phil Evans. Okay. Very interestingly, so this song came in 1996. It was probably the first time most people heard of Underworld. Because? That's why we kicked it over screen. Because it was in a movie, yeah. Which we've talked about.

I know, shame, shame, shame. Oh, this is when I kicked it over. Do you believe this? Yeah. Underworld played Edgfress in 1988. I can't believe it. We were kind of like a new wave fan. It's almost like they were with, like, the orb.

Fluffy little clouds. Exactly. Now, when they played Edgf the Orb. Fluffy little clouds. Exactly. Now, when they played Ed Trust in 1988, get some of these names. Okay. There were three non-Canadian bands on the bill.

You had Underworld, you had Timbuk3, Future's So Bright, Gotta Wear Shades. Of course. And you had the band, I don't know if you remember these guys,

the Mighty Lemon Drops. Yeah. Another British band. Now, you also had three FOTMs on stage that day. You had Neil Osborne. Yes. You had Moe Berg.

Yes. And who would be the third one, based on the second one, at this time? Kim Mitchell. I think he would be in the band. Brad Barker, I assume. Well, Brad Barker is not an original guy. Oh, okay. This is 1988.

I don't think Brad's there yet. Okay. I take it back then. Headliner that year, 1988, was a member of that band was in Northern Lights, Lorraine Segato. The Paolas. Parachute Club.

Cambrio wants to know if any kiddio will be played on this episode. Have you tracked down kiddio to be guests of the show? I haven't. I've been so busy. You should start sniffing around. Okay, well, let's do it, brother. I feel like Retro Ontario could find Kidio. Do you want a producer credit? No, no.

No, Retro Ontario, when he's looking for Kidio, he comes to me. You understand? Oh, really? I didn't know that. Okay. Can I ask you guys a question? No. And I hate this is like-

I'm so disappointed that this doesn't even mean anything now. This is picking up the scab because this gets to the fact this movie was in the movie Train Spotting. Oh, was it? I didn't know that. That's an obscure film. Did you guys see Train Spotting 2? I feel like we had this exact conversation. Did we have this?

Am I just having a scene? Maybe I should go on senior moments. Did you kick out Born Slippy? I don't even know who got it. It doesn't say here who did it. It's quite possible he did. You know, this is the same episode where I kicked out Hero of the Day by Metallica. It's an epic.

So it's like a memorable. A memorable. Shout out to Fit No More. I'm sure we'll hear it again. Right. Anyway, guys, I've let you down. Yeah. And I'll take the L.

Oh, I kicked out Little Green Bag too that episode. Kidio. Oh, this is the episode where I kicked out Mystery Achievement by The Pretenders, which you made fun of me because that's from The Deuce. And I kicked out Elvis Costello, This Year's Girl. This is the episode where I did the two songs from The Deuce. So this was the famous episode. We just mentioned that. That's a horrible episode.

The pandemic was at its worst at that time. It was probably like angsty. No, it's a good episode. But I should have done my homework. Back when 1236 still liked it. And that's when we did, I think we were doing five jams each back then. We were very ambitious. We had a lot of time.

It was hard times back then. Shout out to Dusty Rhodes. Kitty-O song I could sing for you. It goes, we are Kitty-O. We are Kitty-O. K-I-D-E-O. We are Kitty-O. That's high concept.

Now, Cam, I will say that does pump me up. Born Slippies Underworld. As much as it did last May when we heard this. It does pump me up, though. Like, if I want to get my heart rate going, I'll blast that. I definitely, again, like an Edge 102 classic. And a song I heard all the time at McMaster when I was at the campus bars. Oh, shit.

And would get people pumped up then. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. Here, let me kick out a song that uh is that in the hammer let's cleanse the pelt yes the dancer's strong i mean you've already kicked out jams with Dana Levinson today. You're a crazy person. How are you still awake?

Actually, you want to know what I did today, which I've never, ever done before? Cocaine? Leudes? This is the first day in the history of Toronto Mic'd I recorded three Toronto Mic'd episodes in the same day. And you're still, like, into it? Like, do you hate us? Weeks ago I hit that point, don't worry.

I did Dana Levinson. Are you only, like, still doing these shows because you feel like you have to? Why don't you sign up for me? The three episodes I did were three different ways, okay? One of them in the basement. Okay. One of them via Zoom.

One of them in the backyard. Which was the best one? It's like the hat trick. No doubt. The one on Zoom was the best one. Really? Okay, that was Kevin Hearn. Kevin Hearn came back, and it was pretty fucking epic.

I'm going to drop it tomorrow. Better than this? Well, okay, so this jam pumps me up because usually I hear it before a Raptors game or something. So it's the second single from Kanye West's third studio album. He likes those third albums. Graduation. 2007.

You know, Kanye of course produces his own stuff. It's his third. Here's a fun trivia question for you. This is Kanye West's third number one on the Billboard Hot 100. I dare you. I don't think you're going to be able to do it because I was unable to do it. Gold Digger.

Name the other two. Gold Digger. Gold Digger. 3-1, I never hit number one. Gold Digger is correct, and that is the low-hanging easy fruit, and you're absolutely right. It's the other one. This one with Jay-Z?

No. Good guess. Like the Diamonds of Sierra Leone. I'm trying to think of something non-obvious. Like Rihanna is on it? No. Good guess though. This is a feature. There's a couple of people on this one. Da da da da da da da da. I'll help you out. Oh yeah.

He's right. The one with the PYT sample. No. Didn't hit number one. Can't touch me. Nothing. No. That's a good one. This is Skyward. Isn't that the Touch nothing. No, that's a good one. This is Skyward. Isn't that the... Oh, Touch the Skyward, Luffy. Flashing lights.

Flashing lights. I'll help you out. I'll help you out. It's number two chains, whatever that, Mercy. Oh, the one when he sings, like that singing one. It's Twista, Kanye,

and Jamie Foxx on Slow Jams. Sure. Oh, yeah. But I knew you weren't going to be able to do that. It's a dumb song. Okay, so. But I knew you weren't going to be able to do that. It's a dumb song. Okay, so Kanye West, of course.

There's a sample here of a jam. Are you going to blow my mind? It's not going to blow anyone's mind, I don't think. But I will play a little bit of it. It's so easy for me to win this episode, folks. Well, Cam's been disqualified. This was a single, was it not? Ay.

Ay. Cam's wearing a parka in summer. I actually like this almost better than the Kanye. Technically, it's a lightweight shell. This is dope. They're playing a drinking game. They drink every time Cam's parka comes on or off. I guess I like four.

Four gulps. This is really good the gummies might be kicking in hey hey stew's down in the morning we're getting you to school i would totally tune in in, but you know, here's the disappointing fact. You probably know this, but you have no say in the songs you play. You got up at 3 a.m.

You can't just play fucking Toto. Why don't we see what the offer looks like, and then we'll decide. I told you, $49.99. I'd like to see that on paper. I'll talk to Bob after this episode. Okay, so yeah, that's the Daft Punk harder, better, faster, stronger. Mike, were you sad when we learned earlier this year that Daft Punk was breaking up? No, I was not sad.

Didn't care. I was pretty indifferent. I'm more sad that Pandemic Friday is breaking up. Seven more weeks. Can you imagine? Seven more weeks. Hey, let's tell everybody, all the FOTMs listening, let's let them know that, yeah, the big finale,

that's TMLX8. But we haven't had TMLX7 yet. We're going to get together in a park July 16th. July 16th. It's going to be a ribbon on an oak tree. If you want me to send you the map

as to where we'll be and when. Maybe you want to tell a loved one where you're going also. It's a low key, right? Because we can't have 100 people come out to this, which is not going to be a problem. I'm going to have to set a line on the attendees. Okay. You DM me on Twitter.

I'm at Toronto Mike. Okay. Or you write me, Mike, at TorontoMike.com, and I send you the map, man. This is going to be fucking awesome. We're going to be outdoors. Like a Goonies map. You don't even have to be fully vaccinated because we're going to be socially distanced outdoors.

Whoa. That's, wow. That's how I roll, brother. But by the way, I won't be able to make it. How come? Where are you going? What's going on? Going to the MF's cottage.

Oh, roll around time. No, Katie will be with us. Oh. Oh, so that means she doesn't go to sleep? You should all three come to TMLX7. People would love to see you. Is that something Barb used to be like? I think Wiseblood said he's going to make an appearance.

Really? It's going to be a big deal. Have you released details of TMLX8? Sorry, what's the August one? August 27 is TML, I can't say it, TMLX8. Sorry, what's the August one? August 27 is TMLX8. What's public knowledge about this? Nothing yet. Nothing yet.

Stay safe today. I haven't, the ink has not dried on the contracts. I'm working out a location. It's got to be a location where we can plug in, record live, and people can gather and enjoy beverages. And hear us. There's got to be like a PA. The electrifying conclusion.

That's where your friend Al Grego comes in. He brings his amp set up. Oh, Al brings his amp? He sets up the speakers. Yeah, he takes care of us. That's all set. Again, not everyone will be vaxxed if his crew is rolling with him. Oh, his bandmates.

Again, this will be both TMLXs I'm referring to are outdoor events. Love it. It will be Beck's birthday, by the way, that day. Bittersweet. Is that right? We will have a big celebration. Every day is Beck's birthday. Alright, guys. It's final jam of the night and then I'm going to kick out a jam by the special FOTM.

I can't believe it. I can show you the email thread. It's quite remarkable. The specifics. This person asked, how does it go down? Was very excited. Can't wait. Awesome. Confirmed. Locked. Loaded. The right date. The right time. First time our special guest did not

show on this one. Kathleen Wynn, I would have hoped for more. Not technically an FOTM. Monica met her. Well, I met her too at Home with my studio. If you are still watching us live, live, live, live, in the chat room here, press 1 so that we know that you're here.

Starphone. Press 1 if you're here in the chat. And those who are listening to this in podcast, you can watch these live recordings as they're happening for another seven weeks. these live recordings as they're happening for another seven weeks. Yes, Michael. On his live.toronomike.com website.

Shout out to Ian Service who made that possible. It's a really good site. I'm just curious. I think we lost everybody with your last two picks. Okay. That Kanye jam is You Don't Like It. That's a good pick. I like it.

I like all the songs that we've played. We lost them because it's very late and they're old. I just want a number one. Well, specifically Cambrio. Is Cambrio still here? Uncle Bobby Carr. He's a Foss. He declared himself as a Foss day one. His opinion means nothing.

Day one-er. I'm going to dead air this thing until I see that Cambrio is here. Moose Grumpy just typed one. Andy just pressed one. Yeah. Tippy toe. That's big. Or tippy toe.

And shout out to both Moose and Andy, two lovely ladies. And if I was attending TMLX7, I would be giving them a big hug. You're not going to be there? I'm going to be with Cam. Rolling around in the air with Cam. I'm going to roll around. All right. This is a song that... You to be there? I'm going to be with Cam. Rolling around in the A with Cam. I'm going to roll around. All right. This is a song that...

You better be there. What's the category here? It's called Pumped Up Jams. Jams that pump you up. This was an idea. I don't even know if Cam remembers. This was your idea in the spreadsheet a while ago. Was it really?

Yeah. Wow. That's where the title came from. Super lame. I'm surprised Cam didn't play Pumped Up Kicks. Pumped Up Kicks? Yeah, songs that have the word pump. Somber, there's a shooting.

He already shot hard on the Aerosmith. It's about Columbine. Janie's got a gun. Yeah, from the album Pump. Yeah. Yeah. Pump's a great album. Who's saying pump, pump?

Snoop Dogg, is it not? Pump, pump. It was like one of the album tracks. Pump it up. That's Elvis Costello. Yeah, we'll pump it up. Pump, pump. Yeah, Pump, Pump was Snoop Dogg on Doggy not? Pump Pump, it was like one of the album tracks. Pump it up, that's Elvis Costello. Yeah, we'll pump it up. Pump Pump. Yeah, Pump Pump was Snoop Dogg on Doggy Stone.

Everybody come hit the floor. Bring your music, don't play no more. Problematic. Now listen. Big Pumpa by Notorious B.G. Folks, this is songs that get you pumped up. This is, I should just do a, I don't even know why. Are you vamping so the guest actually shows up?

I don't need you guys anymore. You know why? Because you're Bob. I just fucking win. You know, I'm the fucking producer of the Bob basement. I like your ping for this bandwidth. I just fucking win. I win.

This is how I win. The category is what, Mike? Say it one more time because I want... Songs that get you pumped. Songs that pump you up. I think it's songs that get you pumped. Songs that get... J Songs that get you pumped. Songs that pump you up. Well, I think it's songs that get you pumped. Songs that get... Jams that get you pumped.

DJ Cal. Okay, we got to end this episode. Yeah, here it is. This is how you end it, with a win. Oh, come on. Yeah, kid, hey. Shake that body Is that the same band?

Yes it is Pump up the jam Pump it up While your feet are stumping And the jam is pumping Look ahead the crowd is jumping Pump it up a little more Get the party going on the dance floor

See cause that's where the party's at And you'll find out if you do that. I want a place to stay. Get your booty on the floor tonight. Make my day. I want a place to stay. Get your booty on the floor tonight. It's like 10, 20 in the night.

I'm going to bring it down. Rudy just texted me, best song. She's biased. She's a super fuss. She's. Rudy just texted me, best song. She's biased. She's a super Foss. She's down. She just wrote best song. She's a super Foss. She's almost as big a Foss as Cambrio. She's a great gal.

How's Anne Sandy doing? She's great. Pump up the fucking jam. Now let me tell you something, guys. I got some fun facts. This is how you win. You play Pump Up the Jam. This is going to blow your mind. Seven more weeks, man.

Mike Kragowski is a big geography buff. Loves geography. You're never going to fucking guess where the band Technotronic, Pump Up the Jam, Technotronic. Wait. Where are they from? Well, Yacht Kid K is American. Yeah, I say like Belgium or like Finland. Yeah, Denmark.

Denmark. What? It's Belgium. How did he know that? Well, I knew they were like, yeah, like that's where a lot of this stuff is from. All that stuff there, yeah, yeah, yeah. She's also from Belgium. All of them are.

Oh, Yacht Kid K? Yes. Oh, I thought she was American. I got them mixed up with C&C Music. Technotronic, if you were like myself and Dana Levinson, you maybe saw Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour at the Sky Dome in Toronto. 1990. Technotronic, the opening act.

Whoa. Good for them. My mic is going limp. Limp biscuit. Technotronics, yeah, Kit K. They did have other songs. Move This. Yeah.

Did a few big ones. They had, you know, this song went to number four in Canada, number two in the United States of America. All right. Let's just get this over with. We'll blow some minds. We're going to blow some fucking minds.

Check this out, Cam. Turn this up. Oh. It's like a kind of a Derek May thing. It's waking me up. Wow, boys. This sounds like Underworld. They fuck everybody. That's Eddie Murphy. I mean, you can kind of fast forward it a little bit if you don't want to get through this.

Fast forward where? Anywhere. Somewhere else in the song. They fuck everybody. Same spot. I'm fucking everybody. Whoa. Oh, it's just like the new music.

This is like Papa's got a brand new pig bag. Cam, do me a favor. Sure. Tell me, what is the name of the band that performs this song? Pro 24s. Pro 24s. What's the name of this song? The name of the song is Technotronic.

Technotronic. I feel like Stu's been watching Rick's player videos. By the Pro 24s. The name of the song is Technotronic. Technotronic. Like Stu's been watching Rick's player videos. By the Pro 24s. The song that is sampled for Technotronics, Pump Up the Jam, is a song called Technotronic. Also the, wait, wait. That's like Sade, the band, all of it. Sade.

Technotronic, the group, Pump Up the jam, sampled the song Technotronic by the Pro 24s. That's just complex. Now, how about this? From Belgium. The Pro 24s are from Belgium because the Pro 24s became Technotronic. Are you with me here? Like the rainbow butt monkeys. The Pro 24s put out this song called Technotronic.

They're a house act. So they sampled themselves. They're a house act. They decided to bring on a rapper, do Pump Up the Jam, sample themselves, and now the band is called Technotronic. The band just took a new name. That's pretty cool. It's new name. That's pretty cool. It's pretty cool.

That's pretty cool, guys. Okay, pretty cool. Now, here's where it gets real fun. Yeah. This is the pre-internet days, so if you had a big fucking hit like Pump Up the Jam, it's sort of like when Woomf There It Is came out. You know, if you had a song called Woomf There It Is in Atlanta,

you might be able to get away with doing one in Florida because they didn't hear the one in Atlanta, et cetera, et cetera. Maybe confuse some of the customers into accidentally buying your whomp. There it is version. Stu's pumped. Yeah. I am pumped. Do you want me to play the next one?

Yes. The final mind blow. Set it off on the left, y'all. Set it off on the right, y'all. Set it off. Set it off on the left, y'all. Set it off on the right, y'all. On the left. Whoa. The black bars. This is plunder fun.

Yes. Sort of. Not really. This is pretty wild. There you go. There you go. Ladies and gentlemen, the band The Real McCoy, who is responsible for all sorts of dreck. Damn, y'all.

It's a new jack. I am the rapper. I have to rhyme with the rhythm. The rhythm with the rhyme. The Real McCoy, who is responsible for all sorts of dreck. Put out their own version of Pump Up the Jam. Wow. It's confusing the marketplace and picking up sales. And then The Real McCoy, that's how they got their money and started their career and they end up doing some real hits of their own. Boy, yeah. It's the same thing. Wow.

Wow. They're not even trying to hide it. It's like a sound delight. Yeah. Wow. It's like at the karaoke bar where you hear like kind of. Okay. That's well done, Stu.

Thank you. You win. You win again. You win again. Thank you. You win again. Thank you. What I'm going to do now is I'm going to kick out the jam for the special guest and then

unveil who was locked and loaded, what FOTM was locked and loaded and did not show. It's funny, this jam belongs to an FOTM. I'll blow no show. ... ... ... ...

... ... ...... That's dope Yeah Hey So this This song This is Shad F-O-T-M Shad Wow Great jam

It's called Rose Garden Sick And Locked and loaded to kick this out to kick us off is the great FOTM Garvia Bailey

oh wow Garvia Bailey was at 830 Sharp which is almost two hours ago now was to check in those who know

Garvia Bailey know she was 20 years. She was a local and national radio host and commenter and producer for the CBC and most recently at Jazz FM 91. She founded JazzCast and was a great contributor to CBC Radio's Metro Morning, CBC Music.ca, CBC Television. Like, just amazing. A great FOTM.

I'm sure she's got a good reason for blowing us off here tonight. But I wanted to kick out her jam. And then I was going to ask her to comment on the Wendy Mesley retirement by CBC. Because I saw her Twitter thread about it. So I was all set. Sorry, Garvia's thread? Garvia wrote a thread about the Wendy Mesley retirement by CBC. Did you read that op-ed that Wendy Mesley wrote?

Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Interesting read. As I said to Mark Weisblatt, it is effortless and sensible to say the N-word instead of saying the N-word. Yeah. Right? Well, twice. She did twice. Yes, that's right. Yeah, she did it. So, I'm sorry,

but yeah, repeat offenders. Yeah, even do it once. It's like, come on. Right. So, Garvey, I hope you're well. We still love you, and we would have loved you popping on the program today. I'm sorry we couldn't make that happen. Guys, we only have loved you popping on the program today. I'm sorry we couldn't make that happen. Guys, we only have seven more

of these to go. I know. Fucking love doing this. I realize that the eight o'clock starts. We'll be wrapping up at around 1030, which is, yeah, I'm going to need to down a Red Bull or two before we get here. Summer nights. We're here in the backyard.

Loved it. Love this. Seven more to go. The countdown's on. Thank you, Stu. Thank you, Cam. Yes. Summer nights. We're here in the backyard. Loved it. Loved this. Seven more to go. The countdown's on. Thank you, Stu. Thank you, Cam. Yes. Thank you. Very good to be here.

Shout out to all the FOSs out there. And we got seven more of these to go, and you'll probably never hear us again. Well, I know for a fact, I'll never see you again, and it'll be... Won't be too soon. If I'm biking by the street,

I see a tall skinny guy strolling by, I might say hi to Cam. What if the Twitter office reopens? You can come by for lunch. Oh, of course. I never say no to a free lunch. You're both welcome. You know that.

Both welcome. And that... And that... Brings us to the end of our 881st show. You can follow me on Twitter. I'm at Toronto Mike. Stu is at Stu Stone. Eric Alper is at the...

What is it? Eric Alper. Cam is at Cam underscore Gordon. Hell yeah. Our friends at Great Lakes Brewery are at Great Lakes Beer. McKay CEO Forums. Check out their podcast. They're at McKay CEO Forums. Check out their podcast. They're at McKay CEO Forums.

Oh, shit, Mike. Palma Pasta is at Palma Pasta. Oh, no. Stop the music. Stop the rock and roll. Oh, I have that. I don't. You can get the goodies.

Stick the goodies in your nose. Oh, I. Mike, stop the music. Hold on, guys. Don't leave yet. Hold on. Stop. Hold on. I will stop the music. I just have to turn something off here. Stop the music. Hold on, guys. Don't leave yet. Hold on. Stop. Hold on.

I will stop the music. I just have to turn something off here. Stop the music. Stop the rock and roll. I don't know if this is it. Stop the music. Stop the rock and roll. What?

And that. And that. Thank you. I stopped the fucking music for that. Yeah. You know how late it is? Had to get in his shit. Had to get in his shit.

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