Roman Polak & Richard Panik Signing

Another Toronto Maple Leafs signing took place at Pickering Markets today. Defenseman Roman Polak and right winger Richard Panik paid a visit to my old neighbourhood.


The turnout was great and was stoked to add more signatures to my pennant.

San Francisco Giants x Willie Mays [1961-1969]

Since I was reckless and ruined my old New York Giants uniform, I replaced it with this San Francisco Giants Willie Mays jersey.

My jersey guy was able to customize this really well. The letters and numbers are embroidered in two layered orange and black tackle twill. The font of the digits is based on pics of game worn jerseys I gathered online.


Furthermore, I'm a lot more stoked with this specific jersey because it's an official product - not a costume, and it goes perfectly well with this fitted.


Career Highlights and Achievements:
NL Rookie of the Year [1951]
2× NL MVP [1954, 1965]
World Series champion [1954]
24× All-Star [1954-73; two games were played between 1959-62]
12× Gold Glove Award winner [1957-68]
2× MLB All-Star Game MVP [1963, 1968]
Roberto Clemente Award [1971]
Jersey #24 retired by San Franciso Giants in his honour
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee [1979]
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Major League Baseball All-Time Team

"I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing." - Willie Mays

Atlanta Braves Diamond Era

It's always rad finding a cap at an amazing price and this is no exception. Very basic, but stoked to add this into the collection.

Bob & Doug McKenzie x Spawn

How's it goin', eh? Recently, I ordered a pair of Bob & Doug McKenzie talking figures by Spawn. These characters were played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas and starred in the film Strange Brew [1983].


Each figure comes with its own base, backdrop, bottles, boxes, and more.



When opened and assembled, they form the classic Canadian Corner set from SCTV. These figures were from a while back and a little surprised I've kept them to this date.


I remember watching SCTV reruns when I was in the second or third grade and I never found the show funny except when these two came on because I thought it was Americans making fun of Canadians. Turns out the whole cast were from Canada and makes me appreciate the sketches even more.

Toronto Maple Leafs Signing Pickering Markets

This past Sunday, Pickering Markets held a Toronto Maple Leafs signing with Peter Holland [left] and Leo Komorov [right].


It was a great turnout, considering how bad the weather was, and I'm stoked to have more signatures on my pennant.

Jay & Silent Bob x Big Blast

These are a really sweet eBay pickup from just a few days ago. Posted are a pair of Jay & Silent Bob action figures made by Big Blast from 1998. The price was a steal considering most other listings are very high. Also, for a product made in over 15 years ago, the condition is excellent. However, the plastic has turned yellow, but the figures shouldn't be affected. I do have an opened set from a long time ago, but it's always nice to have them in their original packaging.



For those of of you unfamiliar with Jay & Silent Bob, you must've lived under a rock. Or never cared for the View Askewniverse. They're characters created by filmmaker Kevin Smith and were first featured in his debut Clerks in 1994 and have made multiple appearances in his films [Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks 2].




Jay [played by Jason Mewes] and Silent Bob [played by Kevin Smith] were the primary characters in the 2001 film Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.

Reebok x Workout Low

Here, we have a pair of shoes I grabbed at West 49 for 50% off and with a gift card I won last month, they were basically free! I've wanted a pair for a really long time and finally stoked to add it to the collection. Hope it skates well too.


In 2006, the Workout Low was first brought into skateboarding by DGK. Not too many people took a liking to it, yet, I was stunned and was on the hunt for a pair. Sadly, they were nowhere to be found. It's prominently featured in the DGK section of It's Official.


Just last year, the shoe was revived through UK's Palace Skateboards and they have been well received.

Winnipeg Jets

This was an awesome pickup from up north, here is a Winnipeg Jets fitted by New Era with the classic logo from the 90s. The look speaks for itself.


Instead of the league logo, the team emblem is stitched on the back, which I think is a better look. The cloth under the brim sports a sharp red which is usually a nice touch.


Many great athletes have played for the Winnipeg Jets, but none stood out more than Teemu Selanne. Dubbed "The Finnish Flash," he scored 76 goals in his rookie year. A feat no one will come close to.

Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition

This past Saturday, my younger brother, Tim, took me to Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition at the TIFF Lightbox as a late birthday gift. I was really stoked on it because I've seen several Stanley Kubrick films and seeing the artifacts from his movies in person really blew me away. Some pics aren't appropriate, so scroll with caution. Sadly, I forgot to take pics of the Paths of Glory section.


Spartacus


Lolita


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb


This is a scale model of the War Room as seen in the film.

2001: A Space Odyssey:



A Clockwork Orange:


Barry Lyndon:


The Shining:



Full Metal Jacket:


Eyes Wide Shut:



These are Stanley Kubrick's personal items from film and photography equipment to letters. Above is his Academy Award and Golden Lion.