Detroit Lions Change Logo | Is That All It Takes?
Barry Sanders (1989-1998), the last time anyone used the words Detroit Lions and “star” in the same sentence. 5’8″, no bones or cartilage, just steel and ball bearings… I am not a fan of American...
View ArticleBack To Detroit
I’m off to Detroit for a few days as Mom has a birthday and one of my nephews is celebrating his first holy Communion. Always nice to get back home to see the family despite the fact that things are...
View ArticleA&E’s Parking Wars Coming to Detroit?
Another reality show vehicle that leaves the Hunter-Gatherer gob-smacked….. I need not belabor this point, but perhaps A&E needs to re-examine their very name, as very little of their programming...
View ArticleHenry The Hatter
Time was that a respectable gent would never leave the house without sporting a legitimate piece of head-wear. My Grandfathers and my Father all had serious hat collections. The golden age of the...
View ArticleMore Detroit Postcards
Detroit doesn’t need any more bad press. I actually held off from posting on how dire things really are there after my last visit. But I got turned on to this amazing collection of photos by French...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Stevie
Today is Stevie Wonder’s 59th B-day. Although Stevie has been involved in some truly cringe-worthy musical moments, there is fortunately a wealth of material that proves how dead-cool he was. Although...
View ArticleRed Wings Win, Advance To Conference Finals
Detroit residents and ex-pats went to sleep feeling a little better about their city last night as the Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks (formerly The Mighty Ducks) to advance to the next round of the...
View ArticleBarcelona Crowned, Red Wings Advance to Finals
In last night’s European equivalent of the Super Bowl, Barcelona FC were crowned football champions of the continent. The Catalan giants out-classed a heavily favored Manchester United in what could...
View ArticleTiger Stadium To Be Demolished Despite Preservation Efforts
News out of Detroit yesterday that Tiger Stadium, the field that hosted professional baseball in the Motor City for over a century, might be finally coming down. The Detroit Economic Development...
View ArticleTiger Stadium 1912-2009 R.I.P
As previously reported here, the death of Tiger Stadium has been a long, drawn out process that finally came to an apparent end yesterday at approximately 9:30 AM. The demolition crews worked through...
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