Evuguy wrote:

You are both welcome. The story fascinated me in that such a large operation existed in that area some 80+ years ago. Few today probably know that it was there. When you look at how quickly is was built and put into operation, I think it showcases the "get it done" mind set of the time.  We seem to have lost that ability. Consider the LRT project that now runs right by that site.

That video was awesome.  I grew up nearby and knew about the history of the area.  When my parents moved in back in 1955 we purchased a Frigidaire refrigerator that was made by GE in the same plant.  It was still in use back in 1990, solid as a rock.   I have friends who worked for GM at that location making pickup trucks and later vans as well until all that was moved to Oshawa.    My mother could have been a candidate to work there in those days if she wasn't already employed by Famous Players downtown while my dad was in the RCAF.    Thanks for sharing it!

Fitz wrote:

I recently listened to a Billy Mumy interview and he said that Lockhart was a huge David Bowie fan

    I read on Facebook that Billy Mumy said she would take some of the cast to shows at the Whisky a Go Go.  According to him, her taste was well ahead of its time.

Fox coverage minimized the use of the on screen batting box that shows where the pitch was over the plate and how fast.   They only used it during replays for what I saw, keeping the live action old school and leaving the viewer to see it as if they were live and not challenging the Ump's calls with technology.

Meanwhile, Sportsnet uses the same on screen tool for every pitch.   I guess Sportsnet thinks Canadian fans are newbies and need something like that on screen all the time, but it did remind me of (coincidentally) Fox sports constant use of the glowing puck (1997-1998) that Canadian fans used to laugh at, thinking that US audiences didn't have the hockey mojo and needed the silly thing to follow the play.        .   

And another thing I noticed with the audio.  I listen to the games with a Dolby 5.1 surround sound system and the Sportsnet mix was excellent.   When I switched to Fox, the middle speaker with the commentary vanished so I heard the announcers from the side and effect speakers as if it was in the background.    When I switch to stereo it picked up the commentary perfectly.     This was also a problem with the CBLT Hockey Night In Canada feeds for years and only changed in recent times.    My research revealed it had to to do with some of the station's audio gear not being up to date.     I was surprised to see Fox / CITY's feed having that problem as the US sources are almost always great with 5.1.

jughead jones wrote:

You should see his one hour interview with Geddy Lee. Wonderful material.

I need to look that interview up, hopefully on podcast.    Meanwhile Rush announced a tour with a new drummer Anika Nilles from Germany and she has an interesting origin story available on Wikipedia and Rolling Stone.   

I got a good chuckle from this parody on Facebook...


 

RadioActive wrote:

I guess there's nothing wrong with being a homer if you're an announcer employed by a pro sports team, but you could at least acknowledge when an opponent does something amazing in a playoff game. You may have heard the replay of WFAN's Yankee play-by-play announcers calling Vladimir Guerrero's epic grand slam during Sunday's game at the Rogers Centre. 

Needless to say, it sounded like they were reading the phone book. It's become something of another wedge for Toronto fans, who often feel the swaggering Yankees are too big for their britches. 

If you missed this epic call, you can hear it here. Just try not to fall asleep. 

Yankees Radio Call of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Grand Slam Hilarious Unless You’re From NY

The Toronto Star has a small column about what the NY media and selected celebrities had to say about the game 1 drubbing and it was even better reading it this morning knowing that they were thumped again in game 2.    Sadly, there's no sign of a column on the same for game 2.
 

newsguy1 wrote:

I am irked by saturation ads for online casinos on Youtube.
They have practically taken over the channel.
They feature a plastic blonde model who says every word while grinning hugely like some manic Marilyn Monroe.
Worse still the ads promise that their casinos (all in Ontario) offer the highest win rates.
That's just utter fraud.
There is no such thing as highest win rate and if there were do you think any casino would offer that?
Why doesn't someone launch a class action lawsuit against this fraud?
Or for that matter ban all gambling ads.
 

Those ads are all over Hockey Night In Canada too, on on-screen animations and virtually on the ice.   I've heard they have lots and lots of complaints.