[Kraftwerk]

Fuck this weather...

The humidity has officially begun...and I already hate it. I'm glad I lost those 50 pounds last year, so I can roam around naked.

[EvilMario]

Fuck this weather... The humidity has officially begun...and I already hate it. I'm glad I lost those 50 pounds last year, so I can roam around naked.

If I lost 50 pounds, I would fade from existence.

Toronto seems like it was a pretty depressing place before the 60s...

Well, out toward High Park it was mostly undeveloped and people would take 'vacations' outside the city over here. I think the illusions of older photos might give the impression Toronto was pretty dead, without much happening. While it might be partly true compared to now, there are some fun pictures from many decades ago.

From 1910 through the 20s, Toronto had a major growth spurt from 200,00 to over half a million. In these 20s photos, you can see the city's core already pretty busy.





And into the 40s, the city grew more slowly and eventually rested around the 670k mark, where the old City of Toronto would sit until amalgamation. I always loved a lot of old beach photos. This one and the hockey photo are from the 40s.




To see how different the city was in the 40s though, this is downtown during VE Day.. and the other photo is from from the late 40s, north of the 401 (Winston Park Blvd.), showing the difference in development.




These are courtesy of BlogTO, by way of the Toronto Archives and Ontario Archives. They have very lovely by the decade photo segments.

[lunarworks]

Next Toronto-GAF meetup: The park behind Rob Ford's house.

[EvilMario]

Yonge St to have a lot going on later in the summer with 'Celebrate Yonge St'. A shame they'll never turn Yonge from Dundas to Queen into a permanent pedestrian mall. It could be grand.

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgen...m=2012.TE16.52

Yonge St. might get a lot more pedestrian friendly soon

[BladeWorker]

Next Toronto-GAF meetup: The park behind Rob Ford's house.

We're not allowed to be in that public park after 6 anymore.

[Fuzzy]

We're not allowed to be in that public park after 6 anymore.

Fine, sidewalk in front of his house.

[BladeWorker]

Fine, sidewalk in front of his house.

I guess that's okay. Just don't dress like Xena, bring microphones, or a camera.

[BigJonsson]

Can we bring a boombox and play shock the monkey?

[BladeWorker]

Can we bring a boombox and play shock the monkey?

I don't know if Ford is a Peter Gabriel fan, but I'm sure as hell not.

[whitehawk]

Yonge St to have a lot going on later in the summer with 'Celebrate Yonge St'. A shame they'll never turn Yonge from Dundas to Queen into a permanent pedestrian mall. It could be grand. http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgen...m=2012.TE16.52 Yonge St. might get a lot more pedestrian friendly soon

I would love if there was no traffic on Yonge Street from St. George to a bit past Dundas. It would be like our own Bourbon Street (Which is fucking awesome btw). I guess there are too many business building to make that happen though :(

[SuperSonic1305]

I love being indoors during a thuderstorm. Bring it on!

[Kave_Man]

Son of a bitch, I fell asleep for a bit and forgot my car windows were down a bit. Lots of rain got in. :(

[EvilMario]

Thunderstorms and a frightened dog. Must be close to summer.

[Kave_Man]

And the plot thickens:

http://www.thestar.com/news/cityhall...niel-dale?bn=1

A phone call was made from Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale’s cellphone on Wednesday night at 8:37 p.m. — about 45 minutes after he surrendered his BlackBerry to Rob Ford in a heated confrontation behind the mayor’s home. The Star has obtained phone records showing that a phone call was made from Dale’s BlackBerry to Robert Andreacchi, executive assistant to councilor Maria Augimeri, well after Dale left his cellphone with Ford.

During their interview with Dale Thursday, police also said his phone had multiple bars of battery life when they obtained it from Ford. Dale said his cellphone was completely dead when he gave it to the mayor.

[EvilMario]

Keep pumping this incredibly intriguing story Star. Argrh.

Although it was reported that Ford asked his family if he should step down as Mayor following this incident, which is the most interesting part of the story. Sadly, the family told him to keep at it.

[DopeyFish]

Wow... So not only did he he take the mans phone, he charges it, likely snoops on it and makes a call on it

What a moronic thing to do

[BigJonsson]

Wow... So not only did he he take the mans phone, he charges it, likely snoops on it and makes a call on it What a moronic thing to do

It would be funny if he went to the trouble of charging the phone and taking pictures of his house from the backyard in order to fabricate evidence of Dale snooping on his property........


But I don't imagine Ford knows how to spoof timestamps and would get caught red handed (faced) and then blame it on the Star anyway

[DopeyFish]

It would be funny if he went to the trouble of charging the phone and taking pictures of his house from the backyard in order to fabricate evidence of Dale snooping on his property........ But I don't imagine Ford knows how to spoof timestamps and would get caught red handed (faced) and then blame it on the Star anyway

Oh god please happen

[BigJonsson]

Oh god please happen

Such a bizarre story, maybe Ford should look at himself to understand why all this stuff happens to him; or why he thinks this all happens to him

[whitehawk]

When his security is brought up he always mentions how he's gotten death threats before so he needs to take his safety seriously.

However if a city mayor is getting death threats, you've done something wrong. Presidents get death threats, not Canadian mayors.

[Nerfgun]

Can you imagine a story like this about Miller.... it's unthinkable.

fuck that thug. I'm so tired of him already.

[criesofthepast]

Bluejays GAF. I want a new hat. Are they $39.99 everywhere? Checked the official online store and footlocker so far and both $39.99. I haven't bought an official fitted hat in years but that seems expensive. I remember my old one costing $20.

This one:

[EvilMario]

When his security is brought up he always mentions how he's gotten death threats before so he needs to take his safety seriously. However if a city mayor is getting death threats, you've done something wrong. Presidents get death threats, not Canadian mayors.

Lastman said he did receive death threats while he was Mayor (Miller declined to comment). Pretty sure most people in a visible position of power receive all sorts of garbage like that.

Interesting to see how the cell phone story progress if he was trying to frame the guy.

[lunarworks]

Wow... So not only did he he take the mans phone, he charges it, likely snoops on it and makes a call on it What a moronic thing to do

I have little doubt that Ford went through all of Dale's emails, contacts, and photos. Which is dumb of The Star, since you can remote lock or wipe a BlackBerry with ease.

[Hieberrr]

Screw this humidity :|

[EvilMario]

Screw this humidity :|

Bring back 10c April with cold wind! I am serious, screw this humidity

[Kinitari]

Lastman said he did receive death threats while he was Mayor (Miller declined to comment). Pretty sure most people in a visible position of power receive all sorts of garbage like that. Interesting to see how the cell phone story progress if he was trying to frame the guy.

I'm sure all mayors get death threats, the general populace is full of crazies with internet access. Still, I can't help but think that the amount that Rob is getting is like... crazy, look how paranoid he is getting.

I have little doubt that Ford went through all of Dale's emails, contacts, and photos. Which is dumb of The Star, since you can remote lock or wipe a BlackBerry with ease.

Well, a reason not to remote lock and wipe is to hope that he does go through the phone and do some stupid shit, so they have more ammo against him. It's all out war with the Star and Ford now. If Rob Ford did try some half-baked framing attempt...

Well first of all, it makes our Mayor look like the biggest idiot, that more than anything else, would be upsetting to me. This isn't an episode from 1970's Batman and Robin bro.


edit:

Fuck all you guys complaining about the weather, NOT HOT ENOUGH, HUMIDITY IS JUST FINE AS IT IS!

[Hieberrr]

Bring back 10c April with cold wind! I am serious, screw this humidity

Hell yeah!

[Boogie]

I'm sure all mayors get death threats, the general populace is full of crazies with internet access. Still, I can't help but think that the amount that Rob is getting is like... crazy, look how paranoid he is getting.

Most of this would be resolved if he just accepted a damned TPS security detail.

[Fuzzy]

Most of this would be resolved if he just accepted a damned TPS security detail.

There are three reasons he won't.

1. He doesn't want to be the first Toronto Mayor to do so.
2. He wants to say he's saving the city money by not having one.
3. He wants to continue to play the victim.

[Kave_Man]

Eff the haters, it's lovely outside.

[Quick]

Bluejays GAF. I want a new hat. Are they $39.99 everywhere? Checked the official online store and footlocker so far and both $39.99. I haven't bought an official fitted hat in years but that seems expensive. I remember my old one costing $20. This one: [img]http://akamai.edeal.com/images/catalog989/folder5830/img10771756.jpg[img]

That's the price for it everywhere, I'm pretty sure. Have you checked Lidz? I see them with deals on occasion.

[EvilMario]

That's the price for it everywhere, I'm pretty sure. Have you checked Lidz? I see them with deals on occasion.

Value Village, baby.

[lunarworks]

I'm sure all mayors get death threats, the general populace is full of crazies with internet access. Still, I can't help but think that the amount that Rob is getting is like... crazy, look how paranoid he is getting.

Look how paranoid he's getting? The guy's been paranoid all along. Even when he was a councillor.

[Fifty]

Does anyone in downtown Toronto want two free tickets to The Avengers tonight at 9:30 at the Scotiabank Theatre? I redeemed my scene points for the wrong night, and neither myself nor anyone I know can make it out tonight. PM me if you're interested

[Kuro Madoushi]

Fuuuu...got tix already at fair view... :+(

[Roto13]

:D

[BigJonsson]

Went to a friend's B-day at Tattoo last night............they happened to be having a Star Wars day party...........I have now seen a stormtrooper, R2D2 and C3PO strip almost naked..........thankfully they were girls\


But damn, so many stereotypical Star Wars nerds there lol

[Kave_Man]

TCAF today!

Later today!

[lunarworks]

Yup, going to TCAF in a little while.

I don't have anything to get signed, for once.

[Kave_Man]

Yeah I'm just going to buy some stuff there, trying to limit myself to like two or three books.

[Divvy]

Whooo Avengers in two hours. I am excite! Might pop in at TCAF soon too.

[Quadratic]

I'm at TCAF right now and its pretty crazy. A ton of people. Smart decision this year to limit the amount of people allowed to enter the upstairs salon. You have more room to move around. The place is kind of a money trap because there's so many things I want to buy. Got a signed Konami Kanata manga which is pretty sweet.

Bonus points if you like arty chicks because there are a lot of cute girls here :)

[EvilMario]

We're dropping by later, mostly for Streetpasses. :P

You'll know it's us because both my wife and I have Nintendo / Mario buttons all over our bags.

[Kuro Madoushi]

We're dropping by later, mostly for Streetpasses. :P You'll know it's us because both my wife and I have Nintendo / Mario buttons all over our bags.

NURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!

Hmm...didn't know that about the arty chicks. Too bad I couldn't go back in time and go there :P

edit: Avengers was surprisingly good. My experience was ruined by a fuckin bunch of dickhead dudebros talkin shit behind me, but it was a better than expected movie.

[Kinitari]

I wonder if I spotted any Gaffers at TCAF today, I got some swag - I'll post pics later.

Edit: Single men who want nerdy girlfriends, this is your opportunity. Dear God, it's like 2:1 girls to guys.

[lunarworks]

I'm at TCAF right now. It's a madhouse.

[Roto13]

TCAF smells worse this year.

There weren't really any panels I was too interested in seeing, aside from the Jeff Smith, Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba talk last night. Bought Hark a Vagrant and didn't get it signed. :P

I enjoyed it more last year, but last year had Chris Ware and Chris Ware is wonderful.

[Stet]

:D

Very cool. Jeff Smith is always really nice at TCAF. I'll be going tomorrow so I can hopefully catch J. Bone too.

[Kave_Man]

Just got back from TCAF. Didn't do much, bought two Gastrophobia books and a Rice Boy book.

Somehow got into the last hour of the Adventure Time Mega-Panel as well.