Blogs1 - 10 of 20 recent posts for tag:"hogtown"
01
Jul
2009
The Boroughmongers slam dunk in Christie Pits  

3 days ago by RLT

Toronto: Striking spoilsports, strutting about like they own the place, have snookered the game down at the basketball courts in Christie Pits, Toronto. Garbage bags adorn the ice rink, used in summer for basketball, in a stinking flooded mess. Self-important socialists now run Toronto while pinko M ...

PunchBuggy - punchbuggy.blogspot.com · 1 reference

30
Jun
2009
Hidden agenda in garbage strike  

5 days ago by RLT

The real reason behind the Toronto garbage strike can be revealed today. Spotted on Bloor Street yesterday were these two privatised "Miller Waste Systems" garbage trucks. The company is a thinly-disguised front for "large imperfect" Mayor Miller, in his efforts to break the strike and make some mon ...

PunchBuggy - punchbuggy.blogspot.com · 1 reference

24
Jun
2009
capiche?  

11 days ago by aver

a romantic promenade through old victorian neighbourhoods offers more benefits than just a serotonin release. visually, the pedestrian is treated to attractive architecture, glorious old trees, and personalized landscaped lawns. every few steps, a fresh scent wafts across the sidewalk, random floral ...

averland - averland.ca

12
Jun
2009
honestly, can't mufflers be mandatory?  

23 days ago by aver

playing keyboard next to a drummer during raucous gigs was a thrilling ride: the abrasive skin and cymbal striking would vibrate my very bones. i didn’t so much have to lock in as i was involuntarily swept by the rhythm. it was akin to being strapped to the undercarriage of a locomotive. rather than ...

averland - averland.ca

09
Jun
2009
the unaddressed  

26 days ago by Andy

I’d rather die than be homeless another winter - Chuck, Spring 2008 Prophetic words? I hope not. They were proclaimed by our friend Chuck on the occasion of his photo shoot with street artist Dan Bergeron, aka fauxreel. Dan first approached me earlier this year. He had been commissioned by the Royal ...

The Hogtown Prophets - hogtownprophets.com/blog

04
Jun
2009
The Prophecy Fulfilled!  

31 days ago by Steven

It’s about time.

I was Ben - iwasben.com · 11 references

28
May
2009
unkosher snack attack  

38 days ago by aver

the scene seemed harmless: a hot dog kiosk situated at the entrance of the home hardware. who would have guessed i’d be offered bigotry with my condiments? in order to lessen the load of coinage in my wallet pouch, i doled out what i thought was 2 dollars and 75 cents. it turns out, i was a penny sh ...

averland - averland.ca

27
May
2009
seeds of community  

39 days ago by aver

every now and then, I have the privilege of being invited into an unfamiliar social gathering, where I am introduced to different styles of life existing a mere few stops away on the subway. this particular afternoon, I accompanied my fiancée to a co-op north of bloor west village. the day’s activit ...

averland - averland.ca

02
May
2009
A tale of two cities  

64 days ago by RLT

Last weekend I was out on a tour of the Guelph Junction Railway, which the city of Guelph has struggled to keep intact down the years. I took this shot south of the town as the train, headed by engine 182, rolled past at about 20 m.p.h. Meanwhile back in Hogtown they have been ripping out the tracks ...

PunchBuggy - punchbuggy.blogspot.com · 1 reference

21
Apr
2009
Toronto Anniversary  

75 days ago by RLT

No, I'm not talking about the contrived 175th anniversary dreamt up by the "large imperfect" Mayor, David Miller, and the sinecurists down at City Hall. As I received an issue of "My Toronto," a rag published in twelve different languages at vast expense by the boroughmongers, I was thinking of anot ...

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