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The Wallflower Leaves The Orgy

Posted on June 28, 2012 by ronbase — Leave a comment

Last night my wife and I watched Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail, and had a good cry. Anyone who would dare in this jaded, gross-out comedy-obsessed age to throw Roy Orbison singing Johnny Mercer’s “Dream” and Harry Nilsson’s version of…

How Dr. No Killed The DVD–And The World As I Know It

Posted on April 18, 2012 by ronbase — 2 Comments

The other day I went around to the local Rogers outlet to pick over the remains. Rogers has ceased its DVD rental business (the company says it’s losing money), and what with Blockbuster having closed up shop several months ago, I…

The Legendary Watering Holes Have All Dried Up

Posted on February 23, 2012 by ronbase — 6 Comments

Back in another mist-shrouded time when I was single, I always took dates to Bistro 990 in downtown Toronto. With its arched ceilings and pale gold walls, you could believe for a few hours (aided by a glass of wine)…