Firstly, Sass Jordan was a rock star. She had big Canadian hits with "Tell Somebody", "Double Trouble", "Make You a Believer" and "High Road Easy". She even appeared on The Bodyguard soundtrack.

She was also a judge on Canadian Idol, which put her in front of millions of Canadians. But did you know she tried out to replace Sammy Hagar in Van Halen?

All of this was discussed in glorious detail when Sass visited me in February 2020 for a memorable and delightful episode of Toronto Mike'd.

Lyle Odelein won the Stanley Cup in 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens, his team for his first six NHL season. He'd go on to spend time with the New Jersey Devils, Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Penguins.

In this 1986th episode of Toronto Mike'd and 11th FOTMCast, Mike chats with Cam Gordon and Tyler Campbell about everything that's happened in the TMU (Toronto Mike'd Universe) over the past quarter. This episode is for realheads only! This episode is exactly 3:36:13.

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Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day.

Feel free to use this space to vent, rant,  share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.

In this 1985th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with culture writer Niko Stratis about her career as a glazier growing up in the Yukon, moving to Toronto and writing about music, and the dad rock that made her a woman. This episode is exactly 1:17:49.

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Italian actor Peppino Mazzullo, best known for voicing the mouse puppet Topo Gigio on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” has died at the age of 100.

Tonight I attended an intimate Hayden show at the Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles. If you want to hear me gush about how much mad respect I have for this artist, you want episode 1336 of Toronto Mike'd. Heck, I recorded an entire episode about Take, his entry in CFNY's 1993 New Music Search. Shout out to Noah Mintz.

The Revue Cinema is a pretty perfect venue for Hayden. It's just him on stage, with a piano and guitars and harmonica. He played a bunch of fantastic new material, as well as some choice selections from his catalogue.

And yes, he closed with his MuchMusic "hit". Although the girl, who was originally 16 before aging to 23, is now 33.

But that was all we got from my favourite Hayden album, Everything I Long For. The final day of September is an ideal time for In September. But then again, I'm stuck in the 90s. Hayden is clearly trying to move on. But at least we got Trees Lounge.

It's time for Hayden to return to the TMDS basement studio. Perhaps a KOTJ is in order.

Andrea Warner was a music writer who wrote We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the ’90s and Changed Canadian Music, The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing, and Rise Up And Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music amongst others.

These lovely words belong to novelist Kerry Clare, posted on goodreads.com.

I first met Kayla Grey in October 2017 when she dropped by to talk about her role at TSN. At the time, she was working on the radio at TSN 1050, but her sights were set on television. She'd became a host for SportsCentre in 2018, becoming the first black woman to host a flagship sports highlight show in Canada.

After 11 years at TSN, Kayla Grey is moving on. She has been working as a sideline reporter for Prime Video's WNBA coverage, having stepped into that role this past May.

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In this 1984th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Jayne Eastwood about Goin' Down The Road, being a part of the legendary 1972 Toronto cast of Godspell, the new documentary about that experience, SCTV, Women Without Clothes and Hot Curlers with June Squibb, Linda Hamilton, and Caroline Aaron. This episode is exactly 53:35.

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In this 1983rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Ian Cunningham, candidate for Toronto City Council, Ward 10 (Spadina–Fort York), about Toronto's mental health, addiction, and homelessness crisis. This episode is exactly 1:03:24.

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Dennis Haskins was the actore best known for playing Mr. Belding on Saved By the Bell.

In this 1981st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Faber Drive founder Dave Faber about the ongoing history of the band. This episode is exactly 1:03:46.

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What to say about David Marsden... firstly, he was Dave Mickie on CKEY. Then, after a spell in Montreal, he returned to Toronto as David Marsden on CHUM-FM. You'd never know David Marsden was Dave Mickie as their styles were polar opposites.

To this audience, David Marsden is best known as the program director of CFNY 102.1 during the Spirit of Radio era. Here's episode 1021 of Toronto Mike'd, featuring David Marsden and other CFNY alumni, discussing the ongoing history of the station.

I had all the time in the world for David Marsden. I loved his energy, his stories, and his philosophy when it came to radio. He first visited me 11 years ago for a lengthy deep dive into his career. That was episode 106 and you can hear it here.

Two years ago, David Marsden returned to Toronto Mike'd to discuss losing his brother James Baby Scott and other CFNY personalities who have put on their wings.

Sadly, David Marsden has now put on his wings.

Tonight's the night! It's #TMLX23, the 23rd Toronto Mike'd Listener eXperience, and I'd love to see you at the GLB Brewpub at 6pm.

Be there, or be square.