2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Part IV: The Doors Tour, Part VI

I found two locations in Toronto where The Doors performed.

The Doors performed here, the former C.N.E. Coliseum, on either April 20 or May 12, 1968. The book, "Life.Death.Legend" (page 253), states, "The Doors played three county fair gigs in California in mid-April (Merced, Santa Rosa, and Riverside)...", then, "The first gig was at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island on April 19, 1968." The Doors website has them listed as May 12. While the concert date websites setlist.fm and mildequator.com both have the day as April 20. Pick a side!

The Doors performed here on September 13, 1969.

Gerrard Street West & LaPlante Avenue

My eagled-eyed wife spotted this mural and gave me the heads-up on its location.

2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Part III: The Cars

Canadian Automobile Museum

This museum is located about 60 km (38 miles) east of Toronto in Oshawa. Oshawa is where General Motors once had a factory. The admission price was only $12! This parade of cars is the same on my Instagram as these are the only cars I wrote descriptions for.

1965 Amphicar with 84 miles.

The corresponding propellers.

1971 Manic GT

1937 Alfa Romero 1750 Gran Sport

1928 Bugatti Type 37

1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (106 years old!)

1983 DMC Delorean

1936 Talbot 110

Nissan GT-R

Dodge Challenger Hellcat (in the garage of our building)

Ferrari Testarossa

Audi RS5

Alfa Romero Spider Veloce 2000

Alfa Romero Spider Veloce Iniezione

Ferrari FF

Lamborghini Huracan Spyder

Lamborghini Aventador 700LP-4

Bentley Bentayga

The Lamborghini and the Bentley were parked about 15 meters from each other on the campus of The University of Toronto. Conservatively, you are looking at $600.000 between the two of these autos!

Honda S2000

Maserati Levante

Audi R8 Spyder

Audi R8

Mercedes-Benz AMG CL65 (12-cylinder) 

Ultra rare 2018 BMW M3 CS

I saw the M3 designation on the back of the car with an additional two letters, CS. This immediately grabbed my attention. The driver was sitting in his car, so I mentioned for him to roll down the window. We ended up chatting about this very special BMW for a good 10 minutes (I included a link to Car and Drivers review under the photo).

If you were able to secure, 1 of only 1200 manufactured, you will need at least $100.000 to convince the dealer to hand you the keys.

Shelby Mustang GT350

Two more Lamborghini Gallardos

I heard this McLaren from 15 floors up!

2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Part II: The Food

Here we eat again...

Biff's Bistro

We had dinner with another couple, Peter and Ange Jackson. He is a Twitter friend of my wife's. We met them last year for dinner as well and they are the simply the nicest and interesting people you could meet! Peter and I both ate the most tender Beef Bourguignon this side of Front Street.

My first taste of a Glenlivet 18 year old whisky. Peter suggested I add a very little amount of water to open it up.

Mill Street Brewery

My wife was interested in having dinner in the Distillery District. This beer is called Cherry Sour Beer and it was perfect.

I ordered the Chicken Pot Pie with the extra flaky crust and she ordered the Nachos.

Marche Movenpick

I convinced the missus to experience Marche Movenpick with me. I quickly choose the steak tips (medium), grilled asparagus, and mashed potatoes then added a chocolate milkshake. She ate a mixed salad.

Jumbo Empanada

Since I was in the neighborhood of Kensington Market, I stopped by Jumbo Empanadas for a quick lunch of an empanada and Pastel de Choclo.

Empanadas and Pastel de Choclo!

I managed to sneak in a Greek Salad at lunch one day.

Ave Maria Latin Cafe & Groceries

I was excited to find a small Colombian cafe for lunch. The authentic empanada and tamales brought back memories of my trip to Colombia.

We returned to Scaddabush for more delicious Italian food. Calamari for an appetizer.

Penne and a meatball for me and Pesto chicken for her.

On our next visit, I ordered a pizza which came with a special pair of scissors to cut the pizza with.

2019 Toronto International Film Festival, Part I: Good Will Hunting and Graffiti Alley

Good Will Hunting was mostly shot in and takes place in Boston. What most people don't know is some of the scenes were shot in Toronto. I don't know why this was needed as they are minor interior and exterior shots.

106 Front East St.

This is the bar where Will meets Skylar.

Whitney Hall, University of Toronto

This is the entrance Will goes into to go to Skylar's dorm room to convince her to take the afternoon off.

133 Church St.

This is the curio shop they hang out in. She puts on the blue eyeshadow glasses and he performs the magic trick.

120 Bloor St.

This is the lobby Will waits in for his interview.

Graffiti Alley

One of the more interesting spots in Toronto is Rush Lane, otherwise known as, Graffiti Alley. It was started by the city in 2012 as a way of reducing graffiti artists from tagging all over Toronto. It is located south of Queen, between Spadina and Portland.

I have always been in awe of graffiti. The level of talent needed to create these intricate pieces fascinates me.