Don Marks
@captfuzz.bsky.social
Tall, cinema-obsessed, comic book-reading, beer-swilling, rock'n'roll-loving, happily married father of the world's cutest/snarkiest nineteen-year-old.
Pour one out for the Patrician, an old favourite for lunch when I worked on King West. Not many diners left in the city!
After 73 years, beloved Toronto diner Patrician Grill to close: ‘It’s time to move on’
After 73 years, beloved Toronto diner Patrician Grill to close: ‘It’s time to move on’
The family-run restaurant has survived decades of change, but owners have accepted an offer to sell the King and Sherbourne landmark.
www.thestar.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Pour one out for the Patrician, an old favourite for lunch when I worked on King West. Not many diners left in the city!
Black Cat Friday! Look at this lovely little girl, the most enthusiastic receiver of pets you will ever meet.
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Black Cat Friday! Look at this lovely little girl, the most enthusiastic receiver of pets you will ever meet.
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Okay one more: cool to finally see casting noms and one for the secret agent, which has the greatest collection of faces of any movie I’ve recently seen
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Okay one more: cool to finally see casting noms and one for the secret agent, which has the greatest collection of faces of any movie I’ve recently seen
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen, with WOMEN lead singers
Canada edition:
Crash Vegas
Cub
Jale
Jane Siberry
Metric
Canada edition:
Crash Vegas
Cub
Jale
Jane Siberry
Metric
Sleater-Kinney
The Muffs
Deborah Harry
Tilt
Bleached
The Muffs
Deborah Harry
Tilt
Bleached
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen, with WOMEN lead singers
Heart
Annie Lennox
Ke$ha
Florence and the Machine
Idina Menzel
Heart
Annie Lennox
Ke$ha
Florence and the Machine
Idina Menzel
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen, with WOMEN lead singers
Canada edition:
Crash Vegas
Cub
Jale
Jane Siberry
Metric
Canada edition:
Crash Vegas
Cub
Jale
Jane Siberry
Metric
Share a television show that raised you
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Share a television show that raised you
Happy New Year! I watched a lot of movies in 2025, no doubt in part because I've been unemployed since Febrary. Still catching up on some recent releases, but for now, here are my favourite new films from 2025: letterboxd.com/captfuzz/lis...
Top Seen 2025
My favourite new films seen in 2025 (and early 2026, if the American release date was 2025). A work in progress. Expect it to finalize some time in February.
letterboxd.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Happy New Year! I watched a lot of movies in 2025, no doubt in part because I've been unemployed since Febrary. Still catching up on some recent releases, but for now, here are my favourite new films from 2025: letterboxd.com/captfuzz/lis...
What was the last movie or tv show you watched in 2025?
(Spending the holidays in London and finally had the opportunity to check out the game/panel show Taskmaster in our downtime. Equal parts bonkers and fiendish, highly enjoyable.)
(Spending the holidays in London and finally had the opportunity to check out the game/panel show Taskmaster in our downtime. Equal parts bonkers and fiendish, highly enjoyable.)
January 1, 2026 at 9:15 AM
What was the last movie or tv show you watched in 2025?
(Spending the holidays in London and finally had the opportunity to check out the game/panel show Taskmaster in our downtime. Equal parts bonkers and fiendish, highly enjoyable.)
(Spending the holidays in London and finally had the opportunity to check out the game/panel show Taskmaster in our downtime. Equal parts bonkers and fiendish, highly enjoyable.)
Starting the family’s Christmas vacation to London with a little stage magic.
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Starting the family’s Christmas vacation to London with a little stage magic.
Whenever my birthday rolls around, I always think of Dick Van Dyke since we share the same birthday. Happy 100th!Then I think of the long lost Hamilton punk band The Dik Van Dykes and this song in particular: youtu.be/36cQb0kiZUw?...
Dik Van Dykes - Birthday Song
YouTube video by Fritigern Gothly
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Whenever my birthday rolls around, I always think of Dick Van Dyke since we share the same birthday. Happy 100th!Then I think of the long lost Hamilton punk band The Dik Van Dykes and this song in particular: youtu.be/36cQb0kiZUw?...
For your amusement, the Julien's "Hollywood Legends" auction includes Crow and Tom Servo puppets from Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Hollywood Legends? Sure, why not.
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Screen-Used "Crow T. Robot" Puppet from Seasons 11 & 12
www.juliensauctions.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For your amusement, the Julien's "Hollywood Legends" auction includes Crow and Tom Servo puppets from Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Hollywood Legends? Sure, why not.
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/210...
Two Udo Kier memories.
1) Watching him harangue a poor Bloor Cinema employee who had the temerity to cut his microphone off when his interview went way over-time.
2) Locking eyes with him at the Yonge & Dundas cinema and feeling a cold chill run down my spine.
As big in life as on the screen.
RIP
1) Watching him harangue a poor Bloor Cinema employee who had the temerity to cut his microphone off when his interview went way over-time.
2) Locking eyes with him at the Yonge & Dundas cinema and feeling a cold chill run down my spine.
As big in life as on the screen.
RIP
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Two Udo Kier memories.
1) Watching him harangue a poor Bloor Cinema employee who had the temerity to cut his microphone off when his interview went way over-time.
2) Locking eyes with him at the Yonge & Dundas cinema and feeling a cold chill run down my spine.
As big in life as on the screen.
RIP
1) Watching him harangue a poor Bloor Cinema employee who had the temerity to cut his microphone off when his interview went way over-time.
2) Locking eyes with him at the Yonge & Dundas cinema and feeling a cold chill run down my spine.
As big in life as on the screen.
RIP
Tonight's outing: The Saints '73-'78 at the Phoenix, original Saints members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay joined by Mudhoney's Mark Arm (on vocals, a very good choice to stand in for the late Chris Bailey), Peter Oxley, former Bad Seed Mick Harvey and even a horn section. Loud & raucous!
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Tonight's outing: The Saints '73-'78 at the Phoenix, original Saints members Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay joined by Mudhoney's Mark Arm (on vocals, a very good choice to stand in for the late Chris Bailey), Peter Oxley, former Bad Seed Mick Harvey and even a horn section. Loud & raucous!
Crossed a new milestone in my life yesterday, first time applying for pogey. (Related: if anyone has a line on a job for a seasoned software developer with experience in web UI development and data visualization, please send it my way.)
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Crossed a new milestone in my life yesterday, first time applying for pogey. (Related: if anyone has a line on a job for a seasoned software developer with experience in web UI development and data visualization, please send it my way.)
post a perfect album from 1989 that somehow didn’t make it into @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social
Also 100% agree with the post quoted.
Also 100% agree with the post quoted.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
post a perfect album from 1989 that somehow didn’t make it into @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social
Also 100% agree with the post quoted.
Also 100% agree with the post quoted.
Tonight’s outing - the Miki Berenyi Trio at The Great Hall! You may remember Miki from the great shoegaze/dreampop band Lush, and MB3 definitely recall the dreamier side of that band’s sound, all shimmering guitars and ethereal vocals.
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Tonight’s outing - the Miki Berenyi Trio at The Great Hall! You may remember Miki from the great shoegaze/dreampop band Lush, and MB3 definitely recall the dreamier side of that band’s sound, all shimmering guitars and ethereal vocals.
If you see this, quote with an image from a game that released the year you were born.
(Have never, ever seen this game before, but it does look very much like a product from 1967.)
(Have never, ever seen this game before, but it does look very much like a product from 1967.)
October 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you see this, quote with an image from a game that released the year you were born.
(Have never, ever seen this game before, but it does look very much like a product from 1967.)
(Have never, ever seen this game before, but it does look very much like a product from 1967.)
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My mom would be ECSTATIC about this. (She hated the Yankees as much as she loved the Blue Jays.)
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
My mom would be ECSTATIC about this. (She hated the Yankees as much as she loved the Blue Jays.)
Toronto
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Toronto
Tonight's outing: Stereolab (first time!) at the Danforth Music Hall. Neglected to listen to the new album, which dominated the setlist, but didn't really matter because I respond to the band's overall vibe more than any specific song, perfect for getting lost in the groove. Good show for that!
October 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Tonight's outing: Stereolab (first time!) at the Danforth Music Hall. Neglected to listen to the new album, which dominated the setlist, but didn't really matter because I respond to the band's overall vibe more than any specific song, perfect for getting lost in the groove. Good show for that!
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams.
September 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams.
@letterboxd.social Selecting the Import button on a list no longer does anything for me. Just earlier today it would bring up a file selector to select the file I wanted to import. Did something change?
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
@letterboxd.social Selecting the Import button on a list no longer does anything for me. Just earlier today it would bring up a file selector to select the file I wanted to import. Did something change?
Tonight's outing: Sparks at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Fun, high energy show, though I had the best time when I was in familiar territory, namely the opening song and the final third of the show.
September 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tonight's outing: Sparks at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Fun, high energy show, though I had the best time when I was in familiar territory, namely the opening song and the final third of the show.
TIFF is barely over and I have a pile of concerts to see over the next couple of weeks. Tonight: Pulp at the Budweiser Stage! I forgot how well Pulp works at scale, Jarvis' arch theatricality and the music's dynamic grandeur cry out for a large stage. Beautiful night for it too. I am aglow.
September 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
TIFF is barely over and I have a pile of concerts to see over the next couple of weeks. Tonight: Pulp at the Budweiser Stage! I forgot how well Pulp works at scale, Jarvis' arch theatricality and the music's dynamic grandeur cry out for a large stage. Beautiful night for it too. I am aglow.
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Damn straight I do! 😁
September 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Damn straight I do! 😁