Michael Lang was the co-creator and organizer of 1969’s Woodstock Music and Art Fair, and its follow-ups Woodstock ’94 and the ill-fated Woodstock ’99.
November 05, 2024
In Memoriam
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Eberhard Zeidler was an architect who designed such landmarks as the Eaton Centre, Ontario Place, the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Queen's Quay Terminal, as well as numerous sites across Canada and internationally.
Sidney Poitier was the actor, film director, activist, and ambassador who won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first African American and Bahamian actor to win the award.
Peter Bogdanovich was the Oscar-nominated director of movies like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon," whose off-screen life was as colourful as his films.
Betty White was introduced to my world via Golden Girls, a sitcom I watched throughout the 1980s. Betty played Rose Nylund, although she was originally supposed to portray Blanche Devereaux, a character that ended up being played by Rue McClanahan. The fun fact of that iconic cast was that Estelle
John Madden was a football coach and sportscaster. He won Super Bowl XI as head coach of the Oakland Raiders over the Minnesota Vikings, and after retiring from coaching became a well-known color commentator for NFL telecasts. He's now best known for Madden NFL.
Desmond Tutu was South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.
Candy Palmater was the comedian who created The Candy Show and was often heard on CBC Radio One.
I've just received some terrible news. My friend Duane Lavold, better known as Custom, has passed away at the young age of 54. He died on December 18, 2021 from cardiac arrest. Custom is a fellow Canadian who had an alt-rock radio hit in 2002 with the song Hey Mister
Les Emmerson was the lead vocalist for The Five Man Electrical Band (formerly The Staccatos). He wrote Signs, released as a B-side single in 1970 from their "Good-byes and Butterflies" album and then re-released as an A-side single in 1971 where it reached #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100
Anne Rice was the gothic novelist widely known for her bestselling novel "Interview With the Vampire."
Mel Lastman served as the first mayor of the newly amalgamated Toronto from 1998 to 2003. Before that, he served as mayor of North York from 1973 until 1997. He was also the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain.
Michael Nesmith was the wool-cap-wearing member of the Monkees won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. And yes, his mother invented Liquid Paper.
Stephen Sondheim was one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater. His best-known works as composer and lyricist include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
Brad McNally was an on-air personality on CFNY 102.1, working for David Marsden during the Spirit of Radio era. He also co-wrote Working on the Radio with Jim Bird in 1979. This retro CFNY jam is credited to The 102.1 Band and features Nash the Slash on electric
Angelo Mosca played in a record nine Grey Cup games, tied with longtime Ticats teammate John Barrow for the most in Canadian Football League history. He won five Grey Cup championships, four with Hamilton and one with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Peter Scolari is the actor I first saw alongside Tom Hanks in the 1980-82 sitcom Bosom Buddies. He also appeared in Newhart and Girls.
General Colin L. Powell was the former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Peter Silverman was for many years a reporter on CityTV's CityPulse where he hosted the consumers affairs segment Silverman Helps. Watch it, buddy!
Allan Slaight was the broadcasting mogul who helped build up Toronto’s venerable music radio stations CHUM and Q-107. Organizations including the Junos, Canada’s Walk of Fame, Canadian Music Week and Hot Docs have benefited from Slaight support and named awards and funds after him.
I've always been a big Norm Macdonald fan. Heck, I even loved Dirty Work. Few comedians made me laugh as consistently as Norm Macdonald. From his work on "Saturday Night Live" to his priceless appearances on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien", his role as Death on "Family Guy" and his
Michael K. Williams was the actor best known for portraying Omar, my favourite character in the greatest television show of all-time, The Wire on Hulu..
Ed Asner was the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show and later in the drama Lou Grant. My kids know him best as Santa Claus in
Charlie Watts was The Rolling Stones's drummer for nearly 60 years.
Rod Gilbert played right wing for the New York Rangers on the GAG line with Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982, and was the first player in New York Rangers history to have his number retired.
