Muhammad Ali visits Toronto for David Foster Gala – certainly not the autographs or fanfare that accompanied The Champs last visit to city 8 years ago [VIDEO]

photo courtesy Richard Budman / shot7.com
The Champ is here!
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali returned to Toronto, Canada for the first time in almost a decade on November 19th. The Champ was making the single night visit to the city for an appearance at an annual David Foster Foundation benefit Gala.
It was a much [...]

SALE: JIM PARSONS autographed Dr. Sheldon Cooper BIG BANG THEORY T-shirt [$150] signed in Toronto during press blitz

It was a BIG BANG in Canada when the cast of the hit show came to Toronto for a day of press and fun. The show which celebrates all things geek culture has only gotten more popular with the move to Thursday night on television (though one has to wonder if the shows large online [...]

SALE: CLINT EASTWOOD autographed DIRTY HARRY 26″ X 38″ movie poster [$995] signed in Toronto day before TIFF “Hereafter” premiere

One of the most anticipated stars of the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival – CLINT EASTWOOD made his first trip to the city in twenty years. Eastwood came to Toronto to premiere at TIFF his latest directorial effort, “Hereafter” starring Matt Damon on Sunday, September 12th.

HoundsTV was able to catch up to Clint Eastwood on [...]

Blair Richards – a good friend of HoundsTV and one of the best autograph collectors we ever worked with

Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood & Blair Richards, Los Angeles 2006
HoundsTV in the past has posted stories about celebrities and pop culture icons that unfortunately pass away.
Today, HoundsTV is sad to report about another type of legend to us – an icon of the autograph collecting world passed away this month, Blair Richards of Cleveland.
Besides [...]

NEWS: Paul Henderson’s 1972 Summit Winning Goal Jersey from Canada-Russia Series becomes most valuable hockey collectible ever after selling for $1.2 million

It’s now simply known as “The Goal.” It happened in Moscow, Russia on September 28, 1972 when Canada defeated the U.S.S.R. in a highly charged and dramatic hockey series.
The jersey that Paul Henderson wore when scoring that historic goal is currently being auctioned and is set to become the most expensive piece of hockey memorabilia [...]

SOLD: Roberto Alomar autographed 8″ x 10″ photo of ‘92 ALCS home run [$59.00] signed in Toronto while launching Second 2 None

Legendary Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Roberto Alomar was in Toronto recently to accept various honors and launch his new line of clothing and accessories – Roberto Alomar’s Second-2-None.
This June, Alomar will also become one of Canada Sports Hall of Fame’s newest members (but we all know Alomar fans are really waiting for next year [...]

PHOTOS: Broken Social Scene play 4 Toronto record store shows in one day to celebrate NEW “Forgiveness Rock Record”

BSS @ Criminal Records photo via beets
(HoundsTV – Toronto) It’s probably a good bet the members of Canadian Indie music collective, Broken Social Scene didn’t get a chance to spend too much time with their mom’s on this recent Mother’s Day (May 9th.)
That’s because they were doing the near impossible – playing all in one [...]

2010 Record Store Day hits Toronto this April 17th – Some rare vinyl being offered for sale by Beatles, Rolling Stones, Joan Baez, Joy Division, John Lennon, Hole, Ramones & more

If you haven’t heard, International Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 17th, 2010.
It’s become an annual event where all things vinyl are celebrated. You remember vinyl? Those big black shinny discs that were quite popular before those little shinny silver discs were.
Well, vinyl is making a big comeback. So the [...]

NEWS: It’s Batman Vs. Superman as their original Comics each sell for $1,000,000 this week

It was a big week for the comic book industry. In a widely reported story earlier in the week, what has long been considered to be the most valuable comic book – Action Comics #1 – the very first appearance of Superman – sold for $1,000,000. This figure surprised a lot of collectors as [...]

OLYMPICS: Which way is better to light the final Olympic flame – 1996 Atlanta and torchbearer Muhammad Ali or Gretzky at 2010 Vancouver games?

(HoundsTV) Talk about blowing it in Vancouver.
That is, the final Olympic torch lighting.
We know our Canadian athletes will hold up far better under the pressure of Olympic competition then these Opening Gala organizers did in Vancouver.
I was sitting with friends watching the 2010 Opening Ceremonies when like the rest of Canada’s largest ever television [...]

NEWS: Toronto mourns the loss of Lee’s Palace building mural – director Edgar Wright says it will be seen again in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie

An outpouring of emotion on Twitter has occurred since Torontoist first posted a story on how the iconic bar / live music venue Lee’s Palace has begun to replace it’s painted building facade which it grew famous for.
The news even reached across the pond to filmmaker Edgar Wright. Wright spent much of this year [...]

Wonder how a film takes $140mil in one weekend – promotion!

photo: A magazine stand inside Chapters book store, Toronto – the weekend New Moon opened.
Its a carefully orchestrated PLAN for a movie saga like Twilight to do $140mil in box office business. Industry watchers were even stunned at the first weekend results.