Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Where's David Bronstein?: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1837

Episode Date: January 22, 2026

In this 1837th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike was going to chat with David Bronstein about how he became The Prince of Love on late night informercials for Dial-A-Date, what happened next, and his acting performance in Kire Paputt's new film Junkie Run, but instead he talked to Kire himself. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Nick Ainis, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at [e-mail].

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Committing to our planet's future means properly recycling our electronics of the past and Redley Funeral Home, pillars of the community since 1921. Joining me today making his Toronto Mike's debut is the Prince of Love, David Bronstein,

or is it? Amen. Kiri, how you doing, buddy? Sorry. I'm sorry. That's how I'm doing. What are you sorry about? Oh, you know, you try to do a nice thing,

and then it kind of backfires. That kind of sorry. Okay, so now we need to tell the listenership what the heck we're talking about. Okay, so you tell them, because this is like a improvised emergency recording, because I want to talk about your fine film. But I was going to do that with a guy who's in the film, David Bronstein.

Yep. The one and only, the Prince of Love. The Prince of Love. I pulled clips. Can I play like just 90 seconds of this? Of course you can. So I was going to play this as the cold open. Here we go.

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David. It rhymes. So that's David Bronstein. Yeah, anybody of our generation will remember him. He helped me give me to my teen years. It'd be late nights. It would be city TV, baby blues, back and forth, that maybe a little comedy central, Tom Green.

Or the Comedy Network, so a comedy network, and then David Bronstain. Like, without a doubt. and because I saw your film. So we are going to talk about junkie run. Okay? I promise you that. I don't have you for a long time. But again,

we threw this together last second. You weren't supposed to be on Toronto. Mike today, David Bronstein was. And the reason he was visiting the basement studio, David Bronstein, was because of you, man. I want to say thank you

because you know I love talking to these characters. And David Bronstein is a kind of guy. I do want to get in the basement and talk to him about dial the date and then talk about his role in your film and everything. But like, and again, you're not responsible for this, but David was scheduled for a two o'clock, Toronto mic episode. Yeah. And then I got a note, like a kind of an interesting note, like a text basically, like, I'm going to a bagel place to do a promo.

So I'll be late. He said I'll be 2.30. And I'm like, okay, that's inconvenient because, you know, I'm like you. Like I got a. Yeah. You know, I got stuff stacked up and I got different. things you've got an important call. Of course.

But I'm like, okay, like I do want to talk to this guy. And I also really like you. So be flattered. But I'm like, okay, I'll do 230. But 230 became 240. And then I sent him a text and I said, like, what's your ETA? And he's like, I can't remember. But he said, like, can you pick me up at Islington Station?

And I'm like, I don't have a car. And then I finally, at three o'clock, now we're an hour late. Okay. I text and I'm like, are you, like, are you here? Because I can whip together a quick episode with you. I've got this audio pulled. And again, you're not responsible for this. But he's like, oh, I'm almost at Islington.

I'm like, is he like, I don't understand any of this. And I'm like, he's like, I do the math and I realize, oh, there's no time to record. And I told him to just go home. Yeah. I mean, the thing with David doesn't drive. Not that that that's an excuse. he's usually a lot of his Tic-toks are him being driven around by someone

in the passenger seat yeah I don't know I you know I'll talk to him after this it just kind of sucks I think like he's such a great such an iconic Toronto character right he doesn't do a lot of interviews or promos even just like you know I was I was less interested in him talking about my film I just think in general

he's such an interesting character he's been around people know him people love love him. I thought it'd be great for you to kind of just have that time to kind of just doing a deep dive into like where he started, what went wrong and where he's at now. You know what I mean? Well, dude, you and I both, like, I

want to talk to the city's characters and he's one and again, you know, dial a date late night TV infomercials. I got as you can imagine, I have a bunch of questions about that. I did, you know, I found out he was on a CBC show called after hours and I pulled a clip of that

like his origin story and then I wanted yeah we'll tie it into junkie run I've got a trailer here we'll talk a bit about that you and I because you're the director you're the writer that's your baby but I just like I think I'm an easy

I don't know I feel like you're my therapist now but I think I'm an easygoing guy and I know characters are going to be characters and there's stuff that comes with that but I just can't help but think like if he was going to be on cue of Tom Power at 2 p.m. I don't know if he'd be texting in at like 3.11 to say like, oh, I'm almost at the station or whatever. Yeah, I hope not.

I mean, I, I, I, he's, you know, been very reliable with me in the past. Like, you get into set, you know. Right, because he's in your movie. I'm going to call him. I'm going to talk to him. I mean, this is part of the whole thing. I mean, this is something, you know, when I'm making movies, this is part of it is like. making sure people get there on time, right?

A lot of people I deal with are not normal people. So you have to put a bit of extra TLC, you know, to kind of make sure things get done, you know, stay on time, right? So there is that element to this whole thing. It's super stressful, but you wouldn't have, you wouldn't be what it is without it. You know what I mean? It's like, you know. No, you're right.

that's why I say, like, you know, part of the, I'm not going to call it a negative, but part of the deal when you're dealing with characters is that characters are going to character and that sometimes means they're not quite as reliable as maybe, I don't know, as somebody with a white collar nine to five job. You know what I mean? Yeah. I don't know if that's disrespeccable because I love these guys. But okay, so.

I think these people, they're in, you know, they're, they're operating, on a different, I don't see different reality, but they're in their own thing. Yeah, yeah. They're in a mean. Like he's like, oh yeah, I'm going to go, I'm going to go to a bagel shop and cut a promo there first. And I'm like, oh, I guess I'm coming in after the bagel guy,

but I didn't realize this is, you know, I know our transit has some issues with speed, but is this subway going, you know, five kilometers an hour or what's going on here? Like, it's like, and I was sitting here. And again, I do have a top secret project I'm working on. And there's an important. meeting, and that's why I basically told him to go home.

But can I, before I segue to junkie run, which I've seen, can you tell me how did you end up hiring David Bronstein to appear in this film? Well, David's in my last, but David's in my last narrative movie, last porno show. He had a smaller part, but same thing. I grew up with watching him, and I was like, he plays like a kind of like, kind of plays himself, but like as a real estate agent. And it's like, yeah, he'd be perfect for that kind of role. He can kind of like smooth. He's kind of like, you know, he just kind of grimy, you know, in terms of one to sell this old porn movie theater.

So he came in for two days. He killed it. I think he had no idea what to expect because that was a bit more of, and that's kind of more closer to like always had a nice time in terms of content, like kind of really kind of like more craziness and like just kind of explicit content. But he came in, he killed it. And when I was doing this movie, I was like, this is kind of like, for me,

it's almost like my Marvel, like Avengers Endgame. I wanted to get all the characters I know together in like one project. And I was like, well, I got to have David in here somewhere. Right. And he was down. And can we then like segue from that? Sure. To some, you know, we,

your wife is booked on Toronto Mike soon. Yes. She will show up. She will not be doing. promo at bagel stores beforehand. I promise you. By the way, can I say you're a lucky man?

Is that, that won't affect? Sure, absolutely. I'm lucky, yeah. I think you are an extremely lucky man to be, you know, Mr. Liz Worth. Sure.

I'll take that. Yeah, that's great. She's great. She's one of the hardest working people I know. She's very supportive and she, you know, puts up with all my crazy ideas and,

you know, it doesn't tell me not to do stuff that I probably shouldn't do. So it's great. Yeah, it's, you know. And I just remembered seeing you guys on the go train a couple of times maybe recently, like in the summer. We're going to a show. What was it that the Budweiser? Who were we seeing?

Was it Neil Young? Neil Young, maybe. Yeah. Might have been Neil Young. But I feel like there might have been. No. But she wasn't going to Neil Young. No.

The who? No, I bike. You know what, though? It may have been the who. You know why? No, I'm going to say no. You know why? I bike to those shows.

Oh. So I'm on the go, which means my wife is with me. That's how I know him. Did you go to Weird Al? No, I didn't go to Weird Al. Could you go to Morrissey? Nope. We could do this until you have to go.

We'll just try to name Mojo's. But bottom line is I definitely saw you guys because my local is Mimico Station. I know you go quite a bit west of there, but we're on the same line there. But I brought her up your wife, just to say Liz Worth will be in the basement soon and hopefully won't be as late as David Bronstein. But also because I want to talk about punk here for a minute. Like, Junkie Run, and then we'll promote, because a lot of FOTMs involved. Like, I'm thinking of like Gary Top and John Bora. So we're going to cook with gas here now.

You can't talk about dial-a-date, but you can talk about the punkers that you hire to be in Junkie-Run. Can you shout out a bunch of them? Absolutely. We have a bunch of first-wave punk and new wave artists from Toronto. So you have Chris Haight. also my dad from the Vile Tones Right We have Mickey Skin

From the Curse, the first all-female Canadian punk band We have Michael Dent from the Dents Which was the youngest Probably punk band at that time A Canadian And then we also have Well, we have Mickey DeSatist

And we have Chris Houston from the Forgotten Rebels More local They're more Hamilton-based We have Paul Kobach Who was the owner of Star Records, the most important record story in Hamilton at that time, and also manager of teenage head early on.

So there's just a few connections in terms of the acting, at least there. Like we've got to slow down here because the vial tones, the forgotten rebels, the teenage head, the curse. Like, I know your dad's Chris Hates, so you kind of come by this naturally, if you will. But like, that alone, I think, if I told some of my buds, there's a, hey, there's a film. And by the way, also kind of a love letter to Hamilton, right?

absolutely yeah for sure I was just so the big you know talk of the day as you know is forbidden rivals and I don't know

if you've if you and Liz have checked out forbidden rivals not forbidden rivals is that what they called yeah no something

oh my god you know what the hockey one yeah but what's it called it's not forbidden rivals what is the name of this heated rivalry

what's forbidden rivals that's next movie you're going to make. You know what? I'm so, I'm so sorry to all the fans out there, because I did just finish watching all six episodes. Heeded rivalry as the show I'm trying to talk about here. Oh man, it's the biggest thing since sliced bread. But filmed in Hamilton, most of it. Some in Toronto, but a lot in Hamilton. Yeah, there's people going around doing TikTok and like videos. This is where

this was filmed. This is where that was filmed. And like, you know, um, so good for them getting thousands of views. But maybe that'll, maybe some of that heat will stick to your fine film, Junkie Run. Hamilton's a great backdrop for any kind of film. It's got everything you need, right? So, yeah, I love it. I mean, it's great to live here. It's great to shoot here and support the city where I can.

And, you know, it's more of like the underbelly of the city in some ways. But I kind of like that. It's great. It's where I live. Like, where we shot the movie is like a five-in-a-walk from where I live most of it. So, you know, it's nothing. Well, you know what it reminds me of your film, actually. So I know it was filmed in Hamilton, not far from where you live.

Very cool. Move over heated rivalry. But it kind of reminds me of Parkdale. Sure. Yep. 100%. But it's like on a larger scale. Yeah.

Yeah. 100%. And it all goes back to, you know, you and I cut from the same cloth and that we're both attracted to these characters. And I feel you find these characters in Parkdale and you find these characters in Hamilton. Yeah. well and like Hamilton is his own character like Parkdale is

you know what I mean it's just like just the backdrop of people just like you know like a lot of the stuff we filmed in the movie a lot of the kind of B-roll is just me with a camera going out and just filming what was happening on the street what wasn't planned right you know so yeah I mean I've always been drawn to like you know people on the fringes outcast outsiders

and Hamilton is I think great for that because it's affordable still so you can have all those characters living in the city and not being pushed out to God knows where, right? So, you know. Absolutely. So we talked about some of the, you know, the punkers we can see in the junkie run. But can you speak to the music?

And this is maybe where you can tell me about beloved FOTM John Bora. Oh, yeah. I mean, so many people. The soundtrack is just an extension of the movie. It's just like a lot of kind of interesting underground or outsider artists in some ways, teenage heads on there handsome Ned we got John Boar we got Chris Hate doing a song

that they've been recorded properly but recorded like was written back in the day we have stuff from some more modern bands Man Crush a Toronto like kind of metal band a great emerging rapper named Jelly Toofly who's also in the movie

she has some tracks on there Kimbo Red Split's also in the movie he has a song on there Wayne Larrabee, the East End Sensation, right? The Busker, if you live in Leslieville, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Right. He has a few songs on there. Again, it's a continuation of, I think, what I brought to the movies.

Like, let's just have the soundtrack kind of mirror what we're seeing, right? And so much great music that doesn't get, I think, appreciated, you know? So I was trying to help give it a little bit of a nudge if I can. Okay, remind me what time you have to leave this soon? I got to split probably around 3.55. Okay, so I'm going to spend a couple of minutes playing the trailer, and then I have some more questions about that. And then I have more David Bronstein questions for you.

But here's the trailer. What a pay-o-top. No pay a tap. I pay my tap last week. I'll pay you again on Friday when I get paid, like I said. Bargy is on the run with a bag of money. What? No.

I'm not talking to you. I got to make a call. I'm gonna run with a bunch of money. Don't you want a better our odds? Neil, we need your help too. Right? Man, we're wasting time, man. Nobody looking for that money because it ain't real. He was high-inted test a bunch of drugs.

The deal went bad, and all the people involved... They're dead! Holy shit! It's a fine ticket! My guess, come on, I'll take you to it. My guess is probably spending the money that he owes you. Buy in sent in the home. He's friends with my friend, my girlfriend.

Would you shut up? Don't I look a bitch. No. I am not a bit. not a bet. Can I quote another beloved FOTM? Sure. Alan Swig. Okay, because I want to read his quote about this,

because I think he summarizes it pretty person. So Alan says, Junky Run is beautifully, entertainingly, and artfully imperfect. It makes imperfection and art form. It makes low budget into a quality, not a drawback. All I care about is filmmaking.

And Keri is the real thing. I think that says it all. Like, I'd rather see Junkie Run than marvels the Avengers. I agree. I agree. If I had a million people more like you, I'd probably be doing okay. You need more me, more swigs, more guys, more people who get it. People like this to come out and champion and like support this stuff and kind of get away from all the bigger stuff that's going to shut down our throats, right?

Okay, now I'm going to introduce another beloved FOTM who is named Gary Top. Yes. So tell me how is Gary involved and specifically with regards to a script. of this film where people can actually step up and support this. He's presenting Junkie Run, right? Yes. So, Gary is the first person I met outside of family and friends who was very supportive, who saw something in me and said, this kid, you know, keep going.

I want to support you. What can I do to help? And that was like before I had met, that's the way I said, before I met Colin, before I even started on the last polo jumps again, that all kind of came about because of the, Gary in many ways. Gary had talked to Colin said, hey, check out this kid. Chris's son, also really talented.

I met Colin and we kind of hit it off. But because Gary, I think a lot of Gary had already told Colin, you know, this is someone you should like check out and, you know, mentor in many ways. So Gary's always been supportive of everything I've done from the beginning.

Although I haven't worked with Gary directly like this before, when I mentioned I wanted to do a trial screening, Gary's like, well, you know, I'm more than happy to put that on. And I was like, absolutely, let's do it. So, yeah. And I don't even know if we've, well, I'm going to give dates and times and all that in a second here.

But to summarize this film, and I got this from, I guess there's a promo, a promo page from Gary Topp. Because on February 15th, he's presenting Junkie Run. Where is he presenting it again? The Paradise Theater. Yeah. I like that theater. Yeah, it's great. It's redone.

They did a beautiful job on it. I'm glad it wasn't torn down and made into a condo. Right. Yeah. So it's a great place. I think it's a great space for it. And Gary books quite a few things there. And so to have him his name attached to it, like, you know, we'll just make it go even further, right?

So, yeah. I will point out that outside the Paradise, I was in there for a, it was a Dave Hodge reporter's live thing. It was pretty cool to be a part of it. I got to drop it in the Torontoite feed. but my bike lights were stolen while I was in there. Yeah, that happens. You can't leave your bike this. I say it happens to me in Hamilton.

I leave them up, I parked up the train station. I come back or gone. I'm like, damn it. You know, so I do try. Like,

I have, I definitely try to, but sometimes I can't be bothered to remove the lights. Like, I know. And I figure, okay, I always say,

what's the worst case scenario here is I have to go buy new lights, which does suck, but you kind of gamble a little bit. But, you do. Whoever took those lights needed them more than I. do. You'd hope so. Okay. So the way that Gary Topp summarizes this film, because I don't think I've,

I think I've done a lousy job of explaining what it's about, but he says, a dive bar, seven bar flies, and a junkie with a bag of cash. Yeah. That's like, that's like the law. I mean, that's the minimum. I would say for me, it's like it's a dark comedic chase film set in the east end of Hamilton, right? So think of movies like it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world, maybe even cannonball run. But instead of like Bert Reynolds in a sports car, it's like David Bronstein. Right. You know what I mean?

With like, you know, running around trying to find a fanny pack full of cash, though. Like I thoroughly enjoyed it and I do love the, and I think the reason I like Zweig's quote about it is because you, I'm guessing you didn't have a monster budget for this one. No. No, it's a micro budget film. But I think that works to your advantage. Like, I feel like it has that grimy grit of the East Hamilton scene. And I think you got these punkers in there and you got, you know, like you said,

you got like a David Bronstein and you got these local characters and it's all about, you know, foggy, this local junkie. He's on the run. He's got a bag full of money. And then everybody's kind of like backstabbing and scheming and trying to be the first person to find foggy and take that money. So I think it's rad. I want to tell people this show is like 3 p.m.

on the February 15th at the Paradise. And I guess, is there a website or like, do people just Google this? Ticketweb.com.ca. You can get tickets from there. Okay. So check out that, yeah. And I have a question for you about,

I read this on Facebook, I think, and you can now confirm or deny, but you wanted an early forgotten rebels song for this film, but you weren't able to get it. Tell me that story. Oh, so Mike Shogh, who produced those first few albums under Star, I guess it was called Star record or the actual label. So he produced like the second, or like the first and second proper albums. But he's unfortunately passed away a few years ago.

And whoever, I think it's his brother or cousin who now controls those masters. and he just wasn't interested with the money we had. So I was just kind of like, I don't know he's waiting for like a million dollar paycheck. That's not worth that, right? So like I'm trying to like, you know, get the word out, kind of help spread these great songs, keep them alive. And so it's kind of a pain in the ass that he wouldn't go for it. But that's like I'm disappointed to hear that. Me too.

Yeah. Because like he probably has no knocking on his door for this stuff. You know what I mean? Let's like, kind of people are asking to use surfing on heroin. You know what I mean? Right. So it's a bit frustrating, but that's just part of the business, you know? Not everybody wants to play ball.

I guess so, but you're an indie filmmaker making a low-budget film like this. That's not where you don't get rich off those guys. Like, that's not where you... No. No, this movie's not going to make millions of dollars. I mean, nice if it did, but, you know, it's so weird. I mean, this kind of movies is not going to get made through the traditional, I think, system. You know, it got made because I had a great producer, Jason Donner.

who, you know, basically believed in me, believe in the project and wanted to see it get done, and he made it happen, you know? Well, bless that guy, because it is kind of amazing that films like this are still being made. Like, I'm so appreciative that you, you had the drive and the hustle to kind of grind this out with some support that you're still making movies like this.

You have to, unfortunately, at my state, you know, or Matt, it's like, I just don't, my ideas aren't attracting what telefilm and the big, financiers want you know i mean although it's a very canadian story i i think again i think it's not the kind of can't story that they want to put money into right you know um unfortunately seems like my parkdale doc you know it's it feels like it feels like a no-brainer in terms of like give this movie some funding right touches on every check checks every box you could possibly want right in terms of diversity inclusion but it's maybe too much so

couple more minutes. I'm actually going to place 16 more seconds of the Prince of Love, okay? Absolutely. Hey, if you're single and love to party, don't touch that guy. You're about to meet some of the hottest and sexiest single women and men.

And you can talk live on Dial-A-Dade, the hottest way to connect. Starring the Prince of Love, David Bronstine. Just wanted to play enough of that song to get this blocked in Belarus. Oh, yeah. For sure. And too bad, me, hopefully, you know, if you get David on the show, I will personally drop him off at your place on time.

Okay, since we only have a few minutes left because this was not in your schedule. So I jammed it in there because I said, I want to talk about Junkie Run here. So people support Junkie Run, see Junkie Run. I know there's a cool like 420 Hamilton showing. This weekend. Yes, this Sunday, 3 o'clock, 747 Barden Street East. That's for the hammerheads. The hammerheads. And then Gary Taub's got the Toronto screening at The Paradise.

So, okay, well, before I do that, because I kind of have softened here, and I know you only have a couple minutes, but because you're working with Gary Top, I need to ask if you watched the 60-minute CFNY documentary that's airing on TVO docs. Not yet. Not yet. It's on my list.

It's on, I think TVO has it on their website. So I'm definitely going to check it out. Yeah, it's on, yeah, you're, You're a Canadian IP address, so you can just watch it on their YouTube channel. Yeah. Okay, because I was curious what you thought of that. Because Gary Topp, he sat down to be interviewed for it,

but he doesn't appear in the dock, but Gary Kormier's got a couple of parts. But there is no reference to the Gary's or their role in it all. Like I felt like, how do you not reference the police picnic and how the Gary's worked with CF&Y back in the day? Yeah, that's, again, I haven't seen it, but I mean, that's just like a no-brain. in terms of including that stuff, right?

And like, you know, a lot of those bands that the Gary's were booking, you know, went hand in hand with what the station was playing, right? Yeah, like the spoons, the spoons. I just, you know, Rob Proust is here once a month. His first appearance, it was the night that John Lennon was murdered. It was at the edge, and that was a Gary's presentation. And I'll just say this too, like,

because I am the guy who moderated the panel discussion at the Red Room when Gary Taub launched his book when he was not long ago. and Iver Hamel you mentioned Colin Brunton he was there of course Gary Cormier but Iver Hamilton was a part of that

panel yeah and he's an executive producer of CF and Y Dog so I just if Gary Topp is listening you got fucked brother yeah

yeah you know who knows what they're going for it's only an hour long I don't know I haven't seen it yeah they needed more room I think they needed more room

for Getty Lee that's what I think that's about oh he didn't know he's in it quite a bit well you know And it's only 60-minute dock. If he's in there for eight minutes, that's quite a bit.

Wow. Yeah. Well, you know, he's a big name, I guess. He's a monster name, okay? So here, in your last two minutes, and I appreciate you doing this at the last minute. But, you know, David Bronstein, slot you've taken here. But I've softened in this, like, half hour of chatting with you, I've softened my feelings on David. So I'll admit to you now, I think maybe you could tell.

But I was actually pissed because. I'm sure. I get it. I was pissed. You should be mad. This is, you know, you said, you said, you're, you said, you know, you said, up all this time. It's your time. You're helping us out. You want you know, you're trying to do a good thing and you know, your time is valuable, right? And I, and also not only did I want the story, but, and did I prepare for

the story and block the time, which means I'm not making any money because I'm waiting for, for, uh, for this episode. But David, but I also felt like I was letting you down on some level because I know you, uh, you were the guy who put this together and I, I always plan to do like a junkie run promo in the David Bronsten episode. So I felt like I was letting you down. So I'm glad we could do this. But here's where I'm at. Like, I was like, fuck this guy. Like, am I worth so little to you that, you know, you'll let me know you're almost at Islington Station when you're already an hour and 20 minutes late? Like, the whole thing felt so disrespectful. But now that I've chatted with you and we've had some time to kind of sit with it, I'm a forgiving man, Keri. So I would

absolutely reschedule David Bronstein's visit to the basement. But this is not going to be a three strikes you're out. This is going to be a two strikes you're out on Bronstein. Yeah. No, and that's honestly, the fact that you give him second chance is very nice to you. And if it happens, it should, I will personally somehow figure out to get him. Yeah. So can I leave this with you? Like, uh, yeah, because I know you got to get out of here now, but, uh, help me schedule, reschedule Bronstein and help me make that happen. And we'll make, we'll break the fucking internet with this thing, man. Of course. He's a legend.

And his story is interesting. And his story is still interesting. And I think like he should be talking to people and getting his, he's an interesting guy. I think he's done a lot of interesting things. And he should be promoting himself more than just talking about bagels in Starbucks. You know, he, you know. He had a bagel promo to do, he told me.

I know. So I don't know what that's about. That's David. But, so. Mike, I appreciate you so much for having me on and for helping plug the movie. It really means a lot. Okay. And I want to say I like your mustache.

I don't know if that's a work in progress or if that's completed. I go through phases. I go through phases. Okay. And I look forward to your lovely wife visiting me in the basement to mix it up. And I can't wait. And yeah, you can help me get David Bronstein and you are now dismissed Mr. Kiri Papoots. Bye, everybody.

Peace out. And there he goes. Okay, so I'm going to wrap up this episode by saying that, I enjoyed my chat with Kiri, unscheduled, unplanned, but I was pissed off at David Braun. Who would have thought? I would be let down by the man behind

Dial a Date. That's one for my one-man show at the Elma combo. Stay tuned. Soon I will be selling tickets to my one-man show at the Elma combo. In the meantime, I just want to say Thank you to my sponsors. I was going to give David Bronstein

some fresh craft beer from Great Lakes Brewery. And I was going to give him a large frozen lasagna from Palma pasta. And I was going to give him a measuring tape from Ridley Funeral Home and some excellent advice. Recycle Myelectronics.com.ca. is where David could go if he had old electronics, old devices, old cables.

He wouldn't throw that in the garbage. He'd go to recycle my electronics.ca. And I would give him another piece of advice. I'd say, David, you want to check out a cool new podcast? Building Toronto Skyline with Nick Aienes from Fusion Corp. Hook it to your veins, brother. So no David Bronstein today, but I, uh, We'll have him back on.

And if he doesn't show up for that, he's out. He's on the shit list. The next episode of Toronto Mike could be fantastic. Andy Stokansky, that's a musical legend from these parts. He's coming in, but there's a special co-host for this Toronto Mike debut for Andy Stokansky. I'm talking about Blair Packham, the co-host of Rewinder. That's happening 1 p.m. Monday. I can't wait.

And that brings us to the end of our 1,800-37th show. Go to TorontoMike.com for all your Toronto Mike needs. And get a ticket to support independent films like Junkie Run. It is a love letter to Hamilton, but Kiri's last movie was a, Love letter to Parkdale. And I just like the cut of his jib. Much love to all who made this possible. Again, that's Great Lakes Brewery.

That's Palma Pasta. Go to palmapasta.com. Nick Aini's. I'll see you tomorrow, Nick. Recycle MyElectronics.c.a. And Ridley Funeral Home, their podcast is called Life's Undertaking. The next episode is Braddell

is Brad Jones, chiming in from Asia. That'll be fun. See you all Monday. Again, Andy Stokansky, live in the basement with Blair Packham. See you all then.