Mike Smrek
@mikesmrek.bsky.social
He loves a smoke. Enjoys a joke. Why, he’s worth ten times what he earns.
Face and (especially) hat pictured here are not mine.
Apple Watch Stand Goal Award Recipient 2022, 2023, 2025 (pending)
Face and (especially) hat pictured here are not mine.
Apple Watch Stand Goal Award Recipient 2022, 2023, 2025 (pending)
I have been listening to Jimmy Cliff’s music for years, but only saw The Harder They Come this year. The clip below has stayed with me because (aside from Toots and the Maytals killing it) Cliff looks so hungry and focused when he first walks in, but then can’t stop dancing (how could you). RIP.
The Harder They Come (1972) - Clip: Sweet And Dandy
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I have been listening to Jimmy Cliff’s music for years, but only saw The Harder They Come this year. The clip below has stayed with me because (aside from Toots and the Maytals killing it) Cliff looks so hungry and focused when he first walks in, but then can’t stop dancing (how could you). RIP.
A great story about a shabby music venue in a city that needs more of them.
Sam Louie kept Toronto’s venerable Grossman’s Tavern hopping with live music — The Globe and Mail
Louie preserved the bar’s original dingy charisma, gave a stage to artists including the Jeff Healey Band, Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall and Danny Marks, and fostered an enduring musical community
apple.news
April 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A great story about a shabby music venue in a city that needs more of them.