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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Sunday July 30, 1989

We went shopping at the Beverly Center. Granny went to some "seniors camp" up in Muskoka.

Saturday July 29, 1989




Guy, Erin & I flew to Los Angeles to stay with his Aunt.

[His Aunt lived off Melrose, not that far from the Beverly Center and near the famous Improv.]

Friday July 28, 1989


Jordi and I went to Brett's new house on Roselawn ... across from Roselawn Cemetery! Gabe had Rachel over for dinner and then they headed up to M Bernstein's cottage.

[Note: Rachel was a cute British chick that Gabe met at his telemarketing job with Morris Field.]

Monday, July 27, 2009

Thursday July 27, 1989

Packed most of the day. Watched TV. Back to Lime Rickey's with Guy, Buntman, Jordi and Brett Massey.

Wednesday July 26, 1989

Guy and I went for a long bike ride during the day. I went back to Lime Rickey's with Gary Don, Guy and Katzin.

Tuesday July 25, 1989



Guy and I went to the pool hall/arcade and then went to Lime Rickey's with him and Gary Don. We ran into a bunch of people we know there: Sarah Z, Shana Daniels, Andrew Fortis, Sean Goldfarb, Jill Brown, Alyssa Newman, Tiffany Mittelman, Leah, Tara, Maxine Castle, etc.

[Note: I can't say 100% which people we saw at Lime Rickey's. I only wrote down first names, but this is my best guess based on the names and who I could imagine together. Apologies if I missed you or you weren't actually there.]

Monday July 24, 1989


I went to the Promenade with Guy and Brett Massey. Then Guy came over here for dinner. We watched TV and hung around my neighborhood.

[Note - my neighborhood is Bathurst and Steeles at this point.]

Sunday July 23, 1989

Played ping-pong and watched TV all day.

Saturday July 22, 1989

I went to Yorkdale Mall and purchased new shoes. Played ping-pong and then tennis with Gabe. Watched TV.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Friday July 21, 1989


Guy and I went to Sporting Life and Bloor Cycle. Gary and I went to see UHF at the Madison and then grabbed Dairy Queen after.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Thursday July 20, 1989


Gary Don and I went over to Katzin's place. We spent the whole day playing Blades Of Steel. Mom came back from New York.

Wednesday July 19, 1989

Granny came over during the day. She made dinner and prepared a few things for mom's arrival. Watched TV.

Tuesday July 18, 1989

The Angels beat the Jays. Dad and I went to see When Harry Met Sally at The Promenade. Great movie!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Monday July 17, 1989


I watched the Jays win both games in their double-header against the California Angels. I started reading Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gabe and I went over to granny's place for dinner.

[Note: The California Angels have always been my team.]

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Sunday July 16, 1989


I helped mom clean the house. Dad and I went to go to see License To Kill at Yorkdale. Gabe came home from a weekend at Mark Bernstein's cottage.

[Note: My dad and I both hated Timothy Dalton as Bond. They completely took Bond away from his roots and turned him into some emotional whimp. That actually lasted with Pierce Brosnan but finally came to a close with Daniel Craig.]

Saturday July 15, 1989


Guy, Katzin and I went to Canada Wonderland. I went with $10 and came home with $10. Managed to scam all my meals! We also picked up a bunch of girls.

[Note: I recall that the trick with food was to linger around busy counters and when they asked what you were waiting for just claiming 'my burger' or whatever it was you wanted to get to eat. In terms of picking up girls, I think it's safe to say that by 'picking up' I just meant we talked to some. Perhaps even went on some rides together. But there was no 'action'.]

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Friday July 14, 1989

Hung out at home. Played tennis at Rockford with dad when he got home from work. Guy came over for dinner and then we hung out around this neighborhood. Guy then slept over.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Thursday July 13, 1989

Dad took me to work with him. That night Gabe and I played squash at the JCC.

Wednesday July 12, 1989

I went over to Guy's house. We went to Pizza Chef for lunch and then spent the rest of the day at Farview Mall.

Tuesday July 11, 1989

Mom left for New York. I went to Switzer's Deli for lunch with granny. Katzin, Gary Don and I went to the Promenade to see Weekend at Bernie's.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Monday July 10, 1989

Spent the day with mom. We went shopping, cleaned the house and read in the backyard.

Sunday July 9, 1989




I went to visit granny with mom. Played ping-pong with Gabe. Spent the rest of the afternoon picking cherries.

[Note: the house on Shenstone was my favourite, mostly because it had an amazing cherry tree.]

Saturday July 8, 1989

Crashed at Gary Don's the night before. We watched Boris Becker defeat Stefan Edberg to capture another Wimbledon title (his 3rd). We spent the rest of the day swimming. Rented Bloodsport with Guy, Katzin, Rog, Hilary Miller, Jen Burdoch and Cara Lurie.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Friday July 7, 1989

I went swimming at Gary Don's dad's house. That night Gary and I went to see New Order, The Sugarcubes, and PIL (Public Image Ltd.) at the CNE.

[Note: This was my first rock concert ever. Yeah, I know ... 15 is kind of late for a concert, blame it on my folks. New Order went on to become one of my favourite bands of all time. PIL was actually a Sex Pistols offshoot lead by Johnny Rotten (aka. Lydon)]

Monday, July 06, 2009

Thursday July 6, 1989

Gabe and I went to the JCC. We played tennis and then went for a swim. Leah and Izzy came over to our place for dinner. I rented and watched Predator and Masquerade.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Wednesday July 5, 1989


I watched some Wimbeldon. I went to Town & Country, The Promenade and National Gym with mom and granny.

Tuesday July 4, 1989


American Independence Day. I went to look for a job. I went to Lime Rickey's with Katzin, Gary Don and Matt.

Monday July 3, 1989

Guy and I went to Canada's Wonderland. We went on the following:

- Swings
- Wild Nightmare
- Sol Loco
- Skyrider
- Mindbuster
- The Bat
- Wildebeest
- Dragonflyer
- Zumba Flume

Sunday July 2, 1989


Gabe and I went to "Bat Day" to see the Blue Jays lose 4-1 to the Boston Red Sox. Guy and I went to see Karate Kid 3 - horrible! - at the Promenade.

[Note: This was my first time at the Skydome]

Saturday July 1, 1989


Canada Day - 122nd birthday! Gabe and I played tennis during the day. My whole family, and some of my parents friends, all went down to Harbourfront.

Friday June 30, 1989

I went swimming at Fingret's place. Poster came over and then all of us went to Bayview Village to see Batman.