http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/Home.aspxJohn Derringer's Blogen-usCopyright 2010, CILQ-FMSat, 31 Jul 2010 15:48:01 GMTThu, 27 May 2010 12:42:07 GMT1http://emmisinteractive.comThanks for checking out Q107.com. I'm taking some vacation, so I won't be blogging for a while. Enjoy the beautiful weather. J http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10115397info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10115397Thu, 27 May 2010 12:42:07 GMTThere's little doubt that Roger Waters' The Wall Live will be a spectacular aural and visual feast when it takes up a 3-night residence in Toronto in September. As expected, ticket action for the first two shows was strong on Monday, and a third show was quickly announced. There's certainly a tremendous respect for Waters and The Wall, but let's face reality: this is not the world's most uplifting album, and when all the posers fade away, Roger Waters may emerge as the most successful "truly angry" entertainer in history. The man's sold a couple of hundred million albums, and has rarely smiled while doing it. Sure, he can be sullen and bitter, but he can also be heart-wrenchingly honest, and is willing to go places that have always been off-limits to songwriters.  Like The Wall, The Floyd have always been a tough one to describe. They're rock, but not ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10112273info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10112273Mon, 10 May 2010 20:49:08 GMT...to all the Moms in the GTA.  Is being a full-time Mom better or worse than serving substantial time in a federal prison? You decide. Prison Versus Housewives In prison, you get three square meals a day. At home, you cook three square meals a day and try to get your kids to eat it. In prison, you get an hour each day in the yard to exercise and mingle. At home you get to clean the yard up so you can mow it so your kids can spread more toys all over it so that you can go out and clean it again because little Jr. can't sleep without his latest lego creation. In prison, you get to watch TV, cable even. At home, you get to listen to your children fight over the remote control and get treated to hours and hours of mindless cartoons thanks to cable. ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10112035info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10112035Sat, 08 May 2010 10:53:57 GMTCalvin Borel( or Bo-Rail, as they call him in Kentucky) comes up big again at the Kentucky Derby. A maxim to remember : when horse is in mud, bet on Calvin...I know that Georgio Mammoliti looks for press the way a junkie looks for smack, but I've got to ask: Is graffitti one of Toronto's 5 biggest problems?...Neil Peart remains one of the pre-eminent drummers in the world. He's a tremendous tactition, and plays with a clinical accuracy that's unsurpassed. Personally, though, I'll take the " Farewell to Kings" era Peart. An incredible  talent playing with the abandon that's the sole arena of the young. Listen to Xanadu. Rock drumming doesn't get any better....The Montreal Canadiens are in tough against Pittsburgh, but they're giving Crosby and Co. a run for their money. Amazing what can happen when you make the playoffs. On that subject, you know that loyalties change quickly ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10110923info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10110923Tue, 04 May 2010 14:35:26 GMTAlthough the sun will be shining in the GTA today ( enjoy!), it's supposed to rain  cats and dogs in Louisville, Kentucky. The 136th Derby goes just before 6 30, and by then they're expecting over an inch of rain at Churchill Downs. It'll be like running a mile and a quarter on a bed of fresh peanut butter.   With prohibitive favorite Eskendereya out of the race, this one should be a long-shot player's dream. Anything can happen. I may pop by WEGZ on Rutherford Road this aft and drop a few sheckles on a box that includes filly Devil May Care ( she ran like a champ in the muck this week), Nick Zito's Ice Box, and 10-1 Awesome Act. http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10110847info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10110847Sat, 01 May 2010 10:34:03 GMTIt's going to be a great summer for concerts. Here's the question: If you could go to two shows this summer, one big venue and one small, what would they be? I haven't seen Steve Miller in eons so that's the big one for me. Miller has a tremendous songlist going back to Space Cowboy and Livin' in the USA through The Joker, Jet Airliner and Rock'n'Me. It'll be a singalong jamboree at the Amphitheatre on June 30. Small show? I'll go off the board for Tommy James and the Shondells for $100, Alex. Love the vibe, and Crimson and Clover and Draggin' The Line are favorites. James is at Rama on June 26. How about you? http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10109981info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10109981Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:35:53 GMTI'm taking the girls and a couple of their pals to see Disney's Oceans today.  It's a documentary on the bodies of water that take up 70% of the earth's surface. I hear that, like Planet Earth, you spend most of the film wondering " How did they get that shot?" There's little doubt that the intricacies and complications of the planet's " Oceans" are way easier to understand than the plot of "Ocean's 13". Update: Very good film. Not quite Planet Earth, but that bar was set at Sergey Bubka height. Some tremendous footage, including the amazing-looking narwhal whale, the one they call the "Unicorn of the Sea". The environmentalist message is effortless yet crafty. Some shots near the end of the film amply describe the sins that man has committed upon the ocean. Truncheon over the head it's not, but it gets your attention. This is part of an ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10109629info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10109629Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:03:42 GMTFrom the Dept of the Surreal : The Globe is reporting that Liberal MP's stranded in Newfoundland today are fuming that some Conservatives got on board flights to Ottawa and Toronto late last night and they didn't. The flights, hurriedly announced by Air Canada in an effort to beat the cloud of ash moving briskly across the Atlantic, also included some of the performers from last night's Juno Awards. As if Air Canada had entered into a Ludlumesque conspiracy with the ruling government to keep a whack of wholly insignificant MP's on The Rock.Enough of the details. Enough of this sniping. Enough. I'm not sure when it started to really go sideways, maybe a decade or so, but this constant bickering, fighting and blaming by ALL of Canada's political parties has gotten way out of hand. It's just as bad if not much worse in the States, but let's face ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10108606info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10108606Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:44:50 GMTOn many an April day over the years, this city would have been buzzing, getting set for some serious playoff business. I think many of us remember those long Leaf springs as some of the best of our adult lives. Everything's better with a good playoff run. The last Leaf playoff game was in 2004.  Don't get me started. http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10107804info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10107804Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:02:57 GMTThe Fast Track Pat Burns Into The Hall of Fame petition is rolling along. You can go to patburns.ca to add your name. Sometimes life forces you stretch, bend and play with the rules a bit in order to do the right thing. This is one of those times. The man is undoubtedly going to be a member of the HHOF one day and it's wholly reasonable to want him to be there for it.  But, even if nothing comes of it, this  petition shows Burns how many people love and respect him. Watching the golf this weekend, it was like Tiger hadn't been away at all. Save for a quick conversation between Nantz and Faldo, you'd have never known there'd been a scandal. Some good golf so far, and  I like Phil this afternoon. He's kinda hovered around, doing his thing, and appears to be in position. I've always ...http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10107088info@Q107.com (John Derringer)http://www.q107.com/Blogs/JohnDerringersBlog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10107088Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:33:17 GMT