Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - March 2023 Memorial Episode: Toronto Mike'd #1229

Episode Date: March 31, 2023

In this 1229th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike pays tribute to those we lost in March 2023. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, the Yes We Are Open podcast from Moneris, The Moment Lab, Ridley Funeral Home and Electronic Products Recycling Association.

are dead or never dead to us until we have forgotten them as always i open this episode with that quote from george elliott because i believe it to be true. By remembering those who have passed, we give them life. Let's remember those we lost in March 2023. This memorial episode of Toronto Mic'd is brought to you by Ridley Funeral Home, pillars of this community since 1921. Hey Toronto Mic'd, this is Sheila. of this community since 1921. Hey Toronto Mike, this is Sheila. The song I'd like to submit to kick out the jams is one from back in the day when CFNY was

not only the spirit of radio, but the soundtrack to my life. When I hear it, it launches all the great memories of high school in the mid-80s. When this song would come on at parties or school dances at Don Mills Collegiate, everyone got up and danced. Madness, one step beyond. So if you're coming off the street and you're beginning to feel the heat, well, listen, buster, you better start to move your feet to the rockinest, rock-steady beat of madness. One Step Forward! That voice you heard belonged to FOTM Sheila Knisiewicz,

who passed away in March 2021. March has historically been a rough month in our community. Last March, we lost FOTM Becky Dinwoody. Hey Toronto Mike, it's Beck here. Huge congratulations on reaching your 1,000 episode milestone. The only 1,000 things I've accomplished is levels in Candy Crush. 1000 things I've accomplished is levels in Candy Crush. Reaching 1000 episodes of a podcast is a huge accomplishment in and of itself. But what I think you should really be proud of is the community of FOTMs you've created over the years.

I'm lucky enough to be part of that community. It's a group of eccentric, different, supportive, and fun individuals who have really banded together and been there for each other, especially during the last two years of the pandemic. So that is amazing. Thank you for all that you've done and for introducing me to this wonderfully wild group of people. Congrats. There's a world container With your name on it And a billion ways to go berserk When the country quits on you

It must be dinner And the handler on this one Is there's no dessert He's the one who couldn't imagine All the people living life in peace Good news, you get to vanish Go to Cleveland, be an indie smash The good news is now you're smaller

The bad news is you can be smaller than that Go sex and souls, be a reader, get used Laugh at a funeral or two Laugh and laugh till all the chameleons turn black laugh and laugh till you're told please don't come back then fake incredulous

say I just can't believe how'd it get this late so early say ain't life a grand and I'm an all y'all Drop into your haunted bunk Go to your touchless time down where the water's dry

And go past the no-tractions, past this point sign What you'll find there are flaws in progress We're all songs of one song and that song is don't forget All songs are one song and that song is don't forget Hey Mike and my fellow FOTMs, it's Becky. Hey Mike and my fellow FOTMs, it's Becky. This is my third jam and I was going to try and record it outside to capture some bird song to give it the backyard studio feel, but I don't trust my recording capabilities that much. This is one of my absolute favorite songs by the Tragically Hip.

It's World Container. And I listened to this album non-stop while traveling in Europe. is my one of my absolute favorite songs by the tragically hip it's world container and i listened to this album non-stop while traveling in europe um i thought it was fitting since cord was singing there's a world container with your name on it um there are so many great lyrics in the song and my absolute favorite is how to It Get This Late So Early. And I think it perfectly captures the best nights that I've had in my life where time seems to fly by and the night goes by in an instant. And I think it also makes me think about Gord's passing since it got late much too early for him. So, enjoy.

I'd like to sing a song and dedicate it to Auntie Sandy. Thank you for being my aunt. Traveled down the road in Las Vegas. Your heart is true. You're an aunt and a confident. And if we threw a party,

I invited everyone in my family. You would see the biggest dick is still I invited everyone in my family. Auntie, Gary, Dina, brother. You would see the biggest dick is still me. And the car attached to it. Thank you for being my aunt. I love you, Auntie Sandy. Love you, Auntie Sandy.

Love you, Butsy. You're the best. How about a kiss for our Buts? This March 2023, we said goodbye to Stu Stone's beloved Auntie Sandy. If you've ever heard a Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mic'd featuring Stu Stone, or Toast when Stu is a regular, you likely heard Stu's Auntie Sandy updates. Stu and his Aunt Sandy were very close,

and listeners were regaled with stories about Sandy's trip to Vegas, her lottery wins, and her strength defeating COVID-19 not once, not twice, but thrice. Auntie Sandy, also known as Sophie Shubinsky, was 96 years old. My sincere condolences to Stu Stone, who lost his beloved auntie.

Cha-ha-cha-cha-ho-la-la-la. Hey! Hey! Cha-cha-cha. Oh la la la. Hey. Hey. Ah, cha cha cha. She came from Greece. She had a thirst for knowledge. She studied sculpture at St. Martin's College. That's when I caught her eye.

She told me that her dad was loaded. I said, my case will not might ruin Coca-Cola She said fine And then in thirty seconds time She said I wanna live like common people I wanna do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you

What else could I do? I said, oh, I'll see what I can do I took her to a supermarket I don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere So it started there I said pretend you got no money And she just laughed and said Oh you're so funny

I said yeah I can't see anyone else smiling Are you sure? You wanna live like common people You want to see whatever common people see Want to sleep with common people You want to sleep with common people like me But she didn't understand

And she just smiled and held my hand I went to the flat above the shop Cut your hair and get it done Smoked some facts and played some fool Pretend you never went to school Still you'll never get it right It's when you're laying in bed at night Watching roaches climb the wall

If you called your dad he could stop it, oh yeah You'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people do You'll never fail like common people You'll never watch your life Common People by Pulp is one of my favorite songs of all time. Steve Mackey was the bass guitarist for Pulp during the band's most successful years. He collaborated with an impressive range of musicians

as a producer, co-writer, and mixer. He co-wrote and produced songs on Florence and the Machine's debut album, Lungs. He co-produced the Breakthrough MIA single. He worked on early recordings by The Horrors and continued to collaborate with Jarvis Cocker on the latter's solo recordings. and continued to collaborate with Jarvis Cocker on the latter's solo recordings. He later partnered with Daft Punk producer Thomas Bangalter to produce tracks on Arcade Fire's Everything Now. Heck, he worked with Spiritualized on their 2018 album, and nothing hurt.

Steve Mackey died on March 2nd, 2023. He was only 56 years old. Up on the hill People never stand They just don't care guitar solo Chinese music On the banyan tree Here at the dude ranch Above the sea

Asia, when all my dime dancing is through I run to you Up on the hill They've got time to burn There's no return return double helix in the sky tonight throw out the hardware

let's do it right Asia When all my dying dancing is through I run to you you Thank you. guitar solo Thank you. guitar solo guitar solo Wayne Shorter was a 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer. Sure, he has his own celebrated albums and his work over eight decades with jazz supergroup The Weather Reporter. But he also collaborated with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. You can hear him here on Steely Dan's Asia. Wayne Shorter passed away on March 2 Dan's Asia.

Wayne Shorter passed away on March 2nd, 2023. He was 89 years old. This music always sets me free And you, love, and you Sound good to me Hey, John When all my time dancing is through I run to you Thank you. I'm Helen Hutchinson. And I'm Sylvia Sweeney. And I'm Jeanette Lokeman.

Join us for an hour of current affairs from a woman's perspective here on POV Women. I'm really looking forward to this season on POV Women and it's the reason I came out of retirement after, well, seven or eight years away because I've never before had the opportunity to work with women in front of the cameras, behind the cameras, in the control room, in the office, and looking at stories, issues, arguments, from a fresh point of view, which is the point of view we've all held all along anyway, but we've never been allowed to fully express. And we're coming to the stories not with somebody else's point of view, but with our own, which is to say, it's not a pasted-on point of view, saying, oh, well, we must represent women. We are women.

So naturally, our point of view is slightly different from that of a man. Periodically, somebody will pass away, and then I'll dive into their illustrious life and history, and I'll realize there's another one who got away, somebody I would have loved to have had on Toronto Mic'd. One such person is Helen Hutchinson. Helen was an award-winning television news journalist who co-anchored W5, Canada AM, Arts 73, and POV Women,

as we heard in that clip. She was also the first woman to be a part of Hockey Night in Canada's broadcast when she hosted the show in 1973. Helen Hutchinson passed away peacefully in Toronto on February 21st, 2023. She was 88 years old. And while we're recognizing great women broadcasters we've lost, Geraldine Smith, better known as Jerry Smith, was a long-time Canadian press newscaster whose voice became familiar to listeners across the country during her nearly 35 years with the National Wire Service.

She passed away in early March. She was only 60 years old. Fish heads, roly-poly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum! In the morning, laughing happy fish heads, in the evening, floating in the soup. Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads eat them up young. Ask a fish head anything you want to, then you won't. Robert Hamer, better known as Ernie Barnes of the experimental pop duo Barnes & Barnes, has passed away after a long illness. He was 69 years old. You might remember Barnes & Barnes

for their amazing novelty hit, Fish Heads, which is Dr. Demento's number one most requested song of all time. I loved listening to the Dr. Demento show on Chum FM. This sad news came via Bill Moomy, the other half of Barnes & Barnes, who wrote, I'm so sad to share the news that Robert Hamer, my friend since childhood and musical partner in Barnes & Barnes, passed away this morning after a long illness.

Robert was a one-of-a-kind artist in person. Our relationship was based on harmony, as was our music. Sometimes there was a dissonance and silence, and sometimes we made a mighty raucous roar together. I will miss making that unique Barnes music very much. Robert made many people happy with his talent and his humor. Fish Heads, our biggest hit, came from the mind of Robert Hamer. As with a lot of our catalog, I just helped him fill in the blanks. I'm feeling stunned and somewhat shattered

right now. My love to his wife, Faith, his sons, Wynne and Ian, his brother Brian, and all who knew and loved him. Robert's music lives on enjoy it yeah dear God you made many many poor people I realize of course that it's no shame to be poor

but it's no great honor either so what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune? If I were a rich man, all day long I'd be the boom. If I were a wealthy man, I wouldn't have to work hard. If I were a pity, pity rich man, I'd build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen right in the middle of the town a fine tin roof with real wooden floors below there could be one

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Looking like a rich man's wife With a proper double chin Supervising meals to a heart's delight I see her putting on airs and strutting like a peacock. Oh, what a happy mood she's in. Screaming at the servants day and night. The most important men in town will come to fall on me. They will ask me to advise them like a Solomon the Wise.

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Would it spoil some vast eternal plan If I were a wealthy man guitar solo If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now Cause there's too many places I've got to see Cause there's too many places I've got to see But if I stay with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same

Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh, and the birds you cannot change. And the birds you cannot change. The Lord knows I can't change. Gary Rossington was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He played lead in rhythm guitar, and he was the very last living founding member of the band. You can thank baseball for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Gary Rossington loved baseball.

And through baseball, he became acquainted with Ronnie Van Zandt and Bob Burns. They played on rival Jacksonville baseball teams. And one day, they decided to jam together. Gary was one of 20 passengers who survived the October 20, 1977 plane crash in Mississippi that claimed the lives of Ronnie Van Zandt, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and three others. Gary died at his home in Milton, Georgia, on March 5, 2023, at the age of 71.

If I stay here with you, girl Things just couldn't be the same Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh, and the birds you cannot change. And this bird you cannot change. The Lord knows I can't change. The Lord, help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change

Won't you fly Free bird, yeah River Yeah guitar solo Thank you. guitar solo guitar solo Thank you. guitar solo guitar solo I guess you wonder where I've been I search to find the love within I came back to let you know Got a thing for you and I can't let go My friends wonder what is wrong with me Well, I'm in a daze from your love, you see I came back to let you know

Got a thing for you And I can't let go People go around the world for love But they may never find What they dream of What you won't do To do for love You tried everything But you don't give up

In my world Only you Make me do for love What I would not do. My friends wonder what is wrong with me. Well, I'm in a daze from your love, you see. I came back to let you know. Got a thing for you and I can't let go

I only want the best is true I can't believe the things I do for you What you want't do, do for love You've tried everything, but you won't give up In my world, only you Made me do for love what I would not do Made me do for love what I would not do. Make me do for love what I would not do. Make me do for love what I would not do.

Make me do for love what I would not do. Bobby Caldwell is the singer best known for his signature song, What You Won't Do For Love, from his double platinum debut album, Bobby Caldwell, in 1978. Bobby Caldwell also wrote the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit, The Next Time I Fall In Love, for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera. Bobby died at his home in New Jersey on March 14, 2023. He was 71 years old. Thank you. Remember when you ran away And I got on my knees And begged you not to leave Because I'd go berserk

Well, you left me anyhow And then the days got worse and worse, and now you see I've gone completely out of my mind. And they're coming to take me away, ha-ha, they're coming to take me away, ho-ho, he-he, ha-ha, to the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time, and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away. You thought it was a joke and so you laughed. You laughed when I had said that losing you would make me flip my lid. Right? You know you laughed. I heard you laugh. You laughed. You laughed and laughed and then you left But now you know I'm utterly mad And they're coming to take me away

Ha-ha, they're coming to take me away Ho-ho, he-he, ha-ha To the happy home with trees and flowers And chirping birds and basket weavers Who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes And they're coming to take me away Ha-ha I cooked your food, I cleaned your house They're coming to take me away. Ha ha!

I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you pay me back for all my kind, unselfish, loving deeds. Ha ha! They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha! is a 1966 novelty record written and performed by Jerry Samuels. He was billed as Napoleon XIV. This song was an instant success in the United States

and it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Jerry Samuels died from complications of Parkinson's disease dementia at a hospital in Pennsylvania on March 10th, 2023. He was 84 years old. What will you do when you get called in? And nobody's waiting by your side You've been running, you thought it was too long You know it's just your foolish pride Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Darling, won't you hear my prayer now? I tried to give you consolation

But your old man could let you down I could prove I'm feeling love with you I turned the whole world upside down Hey,aila You got me on my knees Laila I'm thinking, darling, please Laila Darling, won't you use my words now? Laila

Let's make the best of the situation Before I find you no way to save Jim Gordon was a top drummer for Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and countless others who was diagnosed with schizophrenia after murdering his mother in 1983. Jim Gordon is credited with the coda that you hear at the end of Layla. You're going to hear it in a moment, and it's absolutely gorgeous. Years later, however, it was revealed that Jim Gordon stole the melody of the Layla Coda from his ex-girlfriend, singer Rita Coolidge.

Rita Coolidge had written the music for a song titled Time, and although she knew Jim Gordon stole the melody, she was afraid of his temper and decided not to make a big deal out of it. Jim Gordon's story is absolutely tragic. In the 1970s, he wrestled with acute schizophrenia. He was paranoid, he heard voices, and he was convinced his mother was evil and that she had killed Karen Carpenter and comedian Paul Lind. Jim Gordon died in prison on March 13, 2023.

He was 77 years old. Thank you. សូវាប់បានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបានបា Thank you. សូវាប់ពីបានប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្រាប់ពីប្� Thank you. Oh, yeah. guitar solo Don't go to bed with no price on your head No, no Don't do it No, no Don't do the crime if you can't do the time Don't do it Keep your eye on the sparrow When the going gets to you Don't do it Don't do it

Don't do it Don't roll the dice If you can't pay the price No Don't do it Don't do it Don't run your feet down no dead end street No

Don't do it Just keep your heart I'm no dead end street. Oh, no. Don't do it. Just keep your eye on the sparrow. When the going gets to go. Don't do it. Don't do it Don't do it Don't do me dirt Or you're gonna get hurt Don't do it

And don't run away Till you hear what I say No, no Don't do it Robert Blake was the child actor Run away till you hear what I say. No, no. Don't do it. Robert Blake was the child actor who appeared in Our Gang short films before transitioning into adult roles, including the Emmy Award winning role of Tony Beretta in Beretta. In March 2005, Blake was tried and acquitted of the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley.

Robert Blake died from heart disease in Los Angeles on March 9, 2023. He was 89 years old. Bring him in, you're done. Why? We have the charge, whatever we want it. Why not stay up on the bug we've got in his office? The bug you didn't brief me about. Well, I thought your little bird told you everything we did a minute after we did it.

One of our people got hurt. That's supposed to mean something. We are hunting our shooters. And by the grace of God and your good work, we've got a viable case on our main target. Just charge Boxdale with the temp purchase from New York and bring it all home. And what about Stringer, his number two? He slipped off the hook when we lost the boy witness.

We've done all we can. Are you hearing me? These are the people responsible for dropping our police. Not just the shooters, but the ones who make the dirt happen. I'm trying to put them down for real, not for some short-time bid. That all you're trying to do? See, if that's all you're trying to do, how is it you have people pulling campaign records and finance reports?

The fuck has that got to do with anything? The money is part of my keys. Now, there might have been a time when I was willing to say otherwise to let you and all your friends hide some of the dirt, but not now. You want to talk about dirt? Have at it. Talk some shit about your Eastern District days. Talk some shit about what was going on back when you was running wild in the D.E.U. Let's just talk.

Just talk. FBI field reports. You came into a lot of money quick. You can go to jail just as quick if I start asking the right questions. This case ends or you are done. Hell, I don't even need you to lock up Barksdale. I'll have your major debrief your detectives, type the warrants himself. This case is done. You do what you feel. You want to pull a violent on half a case, you go ahead. You want to put my shit in the street to feel free. But the Eastern had a lot of stories. Mine ain't the only one.

A lot of people came through that district. If you were going to do me, I'd already be done. But there ain't nothing you fear more than a bad headline as there. You'd rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel. You can order warrants, and I'll serve them. But as long as I have days left on those dead wires, this case goes on. We lost the actor who played Cedric Daniels in The Wire this past month. Lance Reddick not only appeared in The Wire,

but Oz, Fringe, Bosch, Resident Evil, and John Wick. Here's a Wire fun fact about Lance Reddick. He originally auditioned for the role of Bubbles and Bunk Moreland before he was cast as Cedric Daniels. Lance Reddick died on March 17, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He was only 60 years old. I think we see Willis coming out. Here comes Willis.

And the crowd is going wild. On it to read on the forecourt. Right side from 20 jumps. Yes! Willis has hit on his first two. He bullets one down. Put that in his ear. Deceptive by the bushel.

Fast break for the next. The bushel on the drive. Leads ridden. Driving shot is good. The New York Knicks. NBA career with the New York Knicks. He won the NBA championship twice in 1970 and 1973. He was the NBA Finals MVP both years and in 1970 he was named the the New York Knicks. Willis Reed died on March 21, 2023, at the age of 80. KCO TV. And she tapes... You see this young fella here? His mother tapes this show.

You know the trivia company, the TV show? Does she have the machine on right now? She should have. She's got the machine on right now. See what she does? She saves some of them? Yep. She saves some of the shows, too.

Have you ever... I've watched your show. I'm sorry? I've watched your show show you've watched the show have you watched the show sometime too trivia company the tv television program it's the tv television show see the guy here the young fella here the bike uh his mother i'm sorry you know he said to me so long he said the meter's running i gotta go yeah so so uh how gotta go Yeah, so She has some copies at home? Yep Well, you see, if this show ever goes off the air

There'll be collector's items Yeah If this show ever goes off the air You understand what I mean? Yeah So tell her to take I'm sorry That'll be sad if it does

It'll be sad if the show goes off the air? Yeah It's fun watching it You enjoy watching the show? Yeah, a lot of people do I still remember walking Yonge Street and participating in a trivia contest hosted by CKCO TV's Johnny Walters.

I still remember that larger-than-life laugh when I cracked a lame joke. That show Johnny Walters was hosting was called Trivia Company, and he hosted it from 1984 to 1988. During his two decades at CKCO, Johnny hosted several other shows, Horoscope Dollars from 1974 to 76,

The Johnny Walters Show from 1976 to 1981, Tempo Ontario from 1981 to 1982, and Morning Magazine from 1987 to 1994. Johnny Walters died in March at the age of 90. Catch your gear. Let's go. You heard him. Gear up. Captain just gave you an order.

Yeah. Like the one he gave to take this machine gun. That was a real doozy, wasn't it, Sarge? Soldier, you are way out of line. Yes, sir. That was one hell of a call coming to take this nest, but what the hell? We almost lost one of our guys going for it. I swear, I hope Mama Ryan's real fucking happy knowing that little Jimmy's life is a little bit more important than two of our guys. But then again, we haven't found him yet, have we? Have we?

Here you go. Take the hell off me. Bribe him. Get up. Gear up. Fall in. I'm done with this mission. Hey! Hey! Sir. Don't you walk away from your captain. Riven, get back in line.

No, sir. I'll spend the rest of my life in the stockade if I have to, but I'm done with this. I'm not gonna ask you again, soldier. Captain! This is bullshit. Fall in. You gonna shoot me over, Ryan? No, I'm gonna shoot you

because I don't like you. Sir, listen. If he wants to go, just let him go. Are you letting this happen? Captain! You see this? Captain.

Sir. Sir, Ryan's dead. Bullshit. Sir, we have a situation. Bullshit. Captain, I have a sixth sense about these things. I know it in my bones. We don't kill that son of a bitch crap, man.

You're going to shoot me. Huh? He's better than you. Then why don't you just do it, Sarge? Do it, man. Put one in my leg and give me that million dollars. I'm going to shoot you in your big goddamn mouth. Well, put your money where your mouth is and do it then.

You don't know where to shut up. You don't know where to shut up. Pull the trigger already. Captain, please. Just the pool I'm here up to. I'll do it. I will do it. You are a coward how to shut up. Captain, please. What's the pool on me up to? You are a coward! Son of a bitch! I'm waiting, sir.

What's the pool on me up to right now? What's it up to? Wait, wait, is it $300? Is that it? $300? I'm a school teacher. I teach English composition in this little town called Adley, Pennsylvania. The last 11 years, I've been at Thomas Alva Edison High School. I was a coach of the baseball What a great scene from Saving Private Ryan. That was Tom Sizemore, who had quite a run in the 1990s.

In addition to Saving Private Ryan, you might have seen him in Natural Born Killers or Heat. Unfortunately, Tom suffered some serious substance dependency. Abuse allegations were levied against him, and he had multiple run-ins with the law. It actually left him homeless, and he ended up in jail. On February 18, 2023, Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm at his Los Angeles home and he was hospitalized he died on March 3rd at the age of 61 tonight from the terrace room

of Buffalo's Statler Hilton Hotel politics can be fun with Washington's favorite political satirist Mark Russell Rocky Feller's never heard but seen And Jerry Ford, oh Lord, he's squeaky clean This really has been, this was the year that Congress, otherwise known as Withering Heights,

Congress in its benevolence restored citizenship to General Robert E. Lee, making it possible for the general to come home from Canada. Mark Russell was a political satirist and comedian best known for his comedy specials on PBS from 1975 to 2004. I'm of an age where I remember Mark Russell behind his star-spangled piano belting out the political tunes. But let's face it, for most of us, we're more familiar with the parody of Mark Russell, who appeared on The Simpsons. The deficit rag, oh yeah, the deficit rag. Those budget gaps can be a 12-digit drag.

I'm telling you, that's the deficit. They really made a mess of it. That's the deficit rag. Thank you. Oh, this guy is awful. I know, honey, but just sit still. The trading gap shuffle, we're in a heap of trouble. Doing the trading gap shuffle, yes, sir.

I already sang this song. No, that was about the budget gap. This is the trading gap trouble yes sir you already sing this song no that was about the budget gap this is the trading gap say let me tell you about lisa yes she's that little eight-year-old mcgregor as she caught a crook that really made him pay she did it all in just one day that's what i would call being on the ball Mark Russell died of complications from prostate cancer on March 30, 2023, at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 90 years old. I don't get my kicks so quick no more Million dollar fix the next one, girl Talking to myself and down to the floor Taking to the brink, we ask for more Sip one more in these bottles to the floor

One time till you're probably wanting more Oh, you're so mad, oh yeah You're so mad, oh yeah I got some bad, bad news And I got some bad, bad news And I'll be sure, be sure Yeah I got some bad, bad news And I got some bad, bad news And I'll be sure, be sure

Oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah Learning the old history in smoke We can kill some history, sister Marry one ahead and sip on a mic Knowing she'll be hooked and broke in no time Sip one more and raise bottles to the floor One time to your heart, oh, let me go

Yeah, I got some bad, bad, yeah Say, I got some bad, bad, yeah Say, I should be sure, be sure Yeah, I got some bad, bad, yeah Say, I got some bad, bad, yeah Say, I should be good, good news. I got some good news. I got some good news. I got some good news. As the month of March comes to a close,

we receive sad news that care Failure from Die Mannequin has passed away at the very young age of 36. I caught Die Mannequin at the Caspies in 2009, and they were fantastic. Care Failure was the lead singer of Die Mannequin, and in 2010 she starred in Hardcore Logo 2, playing herself. Details surrounding her untimely death are unclear, but an obituary on Legacy.com reads, Beloved daughter of Ben and Susan, spirited, spunky, and fierce. Sister, niece, cousin, granddaughter, and friend to many.

She consistently sought to see the best of the human spirit in all that she came across. May we continue to see the best in each other in her memory. May her spirit now soar free of pain. guitar solo We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels across the floor I was feeling kinda seasick

The crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was

That later As the middle told his tale Let our faces first just go sleep Turn the white up Shade our fair

Keith Reed is best known for being the songwriter who wrote the lyrics to every original song released by Procol Harem, with the exception of the songs on their 2017 album. He wrote A Whiter Shade of Pale with Procol Harem's lead singer, Gary Brooker. That beautiful song reached the top of the UK singles chart and sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Keith Reed was an official member of Procol Harem, attending all their recordings, most of their concert performances, but the man didn't sing a note

and didn't play an instrument. It kind of gives me hope that I could one day be in a rock band. Keith Reed died from colon cancer on March 23rd, 2023. He was 76 years old. As the mellow told his tale

That I'd face at first, just go see Turn the wind up, shed our fear guitar solo And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of fair Let her face at first just go sleep Turn the water Shed a veil guitar solo And so it was that later As the mill, as the military's tale

That her face at first just ghostly Turned to white, her shade of pale Should I fail? This has been the Ridley Funeral Home Memorial Episode of Toronto Mic'd for the month of March 2023. If you lost someone you love in March, my sincere condolences. Peace and love to all. I'm Toronto Mike අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි අපි