The Sights & Bulldog - The Magic Stick - Friday December 10th 9pm - $6
Cheap tickets for 2 great bands
12/10/04
The Sights and Bulldog - The Magic Stick Dec 10th
The Sights & Bulldog - The Magic Stick - Friday December 10th 9pm - $6
Cheap tickets for 2 great bands
Detroit Zoo hosts Wildlife Photography Exhibit and Wild Lights Events
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT MAKES U.S. DEBUT AT DETROIT ZOO
Dec. 22nd - March 20th
Contest of amatuer nature photography of over 18,000 entries from around the world
Admission $10 or less check out http://www.detroitzoo.org/critters2.html for more details
Also at the zoo this month is Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo featuring ice carvings, lots of lighted displays, and music from local schools - Admission is $6 or less
Schedule of Events
Date
Entertainment
Friday, November 26
The Good Time Ebenezer Singers, Ice Carving, Stilt Walker
Saturday, November 27
Just Friends Quartet, Arts and Crafts, Stilt Walker
Sunday, November 28
Pix & Stix, Santa
Thursday, December 2
Marian High School Choir, Holiday Tattoos
Friday, December 3
High School of Fine & Performing Arts Choir, Ice Carving
Saturday, December 4
The Good Time Ebenezer Singers, Crafts
Sunday, December 5
Pix & Stix, Santa Claus
Thursday, December 9
Southfield High School Choir, Holiday Tattoos
Friday, December 10
Addams Middle School Choir, Ice Carving
Saturday, December 11
Mercyaires Choir, Crafts
Sunday, December 12
Eastpointe Show Chorus, Santa Claus
Thursday, December 16
L'Anse Creuse High School North Choir, Holiday Tattoos
Friday, December 17
Walled Lake High School Choir, Ice Carving
Saturday, December 18
Oxford High School Choir, Crafts
Sunday, December 19
Zeemo, Santa Claus
Wednesday, December 22
Zeemo
Thursday, December 23
Kooky Karly, Magician Jason Abbott, Holiday Tattoos
Sunday, December 26
Kooky Karly, Magician Jason Abbott
Monday, December 27
Magician Jason Hudy, Arts and Crafts
Tuesday, December 28
Kooky Karly, Magician Jason Abbott, Arts and Crafts
Wednesday, December 29
Magician Jason Hudy, Arts and Crafts
Thursday, December 30
Faith Lutheran Church Choir, Holiday Tattoos, Arts and Crafts
12/9/04
Detroit Santarchy - Saturday December 18th
Detroit Santarchy starts at the Lager House and the pubcrawl busts its way through Harry's-The 2500 Club - Irish Gaelic League-The Comet Bar-Alvins-LJ's Lounge and then finally back to The Lager House
Santa Suit is required to get on the buses - last year the cost was $10 and you buy your own beer!!!
http://www.detroitsantarchy.com/detroit_santa_test.html
pics from the crawl - below
http://nobusinessdoingthat.com/santarchy/2004/
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson - Jan 17th-18th at 9:00PM PBS
The Ken Burns documentary about Jack Johnson -Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson details the rise and fall of the 1st Black Heavyweight Champion and the racism that surrounded this great fighter. I watched the public showing in the Auditorium at The Detroit Public Library - Main Branch presented by the Friends of The Detroit Public Library. As usual, the Ken Burns style really brought out the life in this story - and the old footage was amazing - Jack Johnson DESTROYED everyone he fought until he went into exile. After the short finished, Ken Burns took questions from the audience and revealed the full documentary will be aired in Detroit Public Television in 2 parts - late December - Catch this if you can!!!
check http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/ for updates on when it will air on Detroit Public Television - Burns mentioned Jan 17-18th.
"Any serious study of American history inevitably engages the question of race and the monumental hypocrisy born at our founding; the existence of slavery in a country that had just proclaimed to the world that "all men are created equal..." In the story of Jack Johnson, these questions come to a profound crux. This is not just a story of supreme athletic achievement, nor even just a story of sex — black and white relationships — which got Johnson into so much trouble. It's not even wholly about race, though Johnson's "unforgivable blackness" propels this extraordinary story. In the end this is a story about freedom, and one black man's insistence that he be able to live a life nothing short of that of a free man.
— Ken Burns"
12/3/04
Driving in Metro Detroit
Basic Rules for Driving in Metro Detroit - from Jeff's Jokes Page
A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.
Turn signals are clues as to your next move. A real Detroit driver never uses them.
Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you or the space will be filled by someone else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane change is considered going with the flow.
The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive body work. Michigan is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to insure that your ABS kicks in giving a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit before the traffic begins to back up.
The new electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful information. They are only there to make Detroit look high-tech and to distract you from seeing the Troy police car parked in the median.
Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and apparently not enforceable in the metro area during rush hour.
Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a Detroit driver flashing their high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush hour traffic in Detroit.
Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
Throwing litter on the roads adds variety to the landscape, keeps the existing litter from getting lonely and gives Adopt-A-Highway crews something to clean up.
Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially pickup truck drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge or Chevy logo.
Learn to swerve abruptly. Detroit is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the road commission, who puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
It is traditional in Detroit to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.
Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.
Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junk yards, and new vehicle sales. After all, this is the Motor City and we do have our priorities.
Remember that the goal of every Detroit driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary.
Real Detroit women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Real Detroit men drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.
Turn signals are clues as to your next move. A real Detroit driver never uses them.
Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you or the space will be filled by someone else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane change is considered going with the flow.
The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive body work. Michigan is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to insure that your ABS kicks in giving a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit before the traffic begins to back up.
The new electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful information. They are only there to make Detroit look high-tech and to distract you from seeing the Troy police car parked in the median.
Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and apparently not enforceable in the metro area during rush hour.
Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a Detroit driver flashing their high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush hour traffic in Detroit.
Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
Throwing litter on the roads adds variety to the landscape, keeps the existing litter from getting lonely and gives Adopt-A-Highway crews something to clean up.
Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially pickup truck drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge or Chevy logo.
Learn to swerve abruptly. Detroit is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the road commission, who puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
It is traditional in Detroit to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.
Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.
Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junk yards, and new vehicle sales. After all, this is the Motor City and we do have our priorities.
Remember that the goal of every Detroit driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary.
Real Detroit women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Real Detroit men drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
The REV at the Blind Pig - Ann Arbor Dec 16th
REVERENDHORTON HEAT
With THE GREENHORNES
$18 adv. / $20 day of 18+ Doors 9:30 p.m.
I don't see them coming back till the summer of 2005 - http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/tourdates.php
better catch em now while you can.
With THE GREENHORNES
$18 adv. / $20 day of 18+ Doors 9:30 p.m.
I don't see them coming back till the summer of 2005 - http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/tourdates.php
better catch em now while you can.
Detroit Thanksgiving Parade November 25, 2004
Sunny and cold!!! Was given some grandstand tickets from a friend who was in the parade.
The floats were amazing (look for a link here later once the film is scanned) and the crowd was huge. Lots of paraders were throwing candy into the crowds (some with more earnest than others as I watched a few people get pelted in the head)
We were positioned right by the Channel 4 newscasters which was where the floats stopped for a cue to proceed - great spot for really getting to look at the floats for a few minutes before they moved on down Woodward.
The floats were amazing (look for a link here later once the film is scanned) and the crowd was huge. Lots of paraders were throwing candy into the crowds (some with more earnest than others as I watched a few people get pelted in the head)
We were positioned right by the Channel 4 newscasters which was where the floats stopped for a cue to proceed - great spot for really getting to look at the floats for a few minutes before they moved on down Woodward.
The Dirtbombs at The Magic Bag - Dec 11th
12/11/2004
THE DIRTBOMBS wsgs The Greenhornes& Tough & Lovely
$10.00 Doors open 8 p.m.
DIA Murano Art Show
On Sunday, Dec. 12, The Detroit Institute of Arts will open its newest exhibit, a spectacular collection of Venetian glass, in Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection. Murano is a small cluster of islands in the Venice Lagoon, and has been home to master glassblowers for centuries. The DIA’s exhibit will focus on the present, showcasing more than 200 examples of modern glassblowing from the 20th century. The exhibit runs until Feb. 27, 2005. For tickets and hours, call the DIA at 313-833-7900 or visit dia.org.
Murano swanked room
White Stripes movie at AMC Theatre - Livonia
The White Stripes are showing a European tourdate video (also set for release on DVD) around the country at various movie theatres on December 9th 2004 at 7pm
To: White Stripes
Event: AMC Theatres - Detroit, MI Laurel Park 10 17310 Laurel Park Dr. No. Livonia MI
Message: Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive early.
Too bad it is only being shown at 1 theatre here in Detroit
http://www.stipko.com/whitestripes/ for Under Blackpool Lights info
To: White Stripes
Event: AMC Theatres - Detroit, MI Laurel Park 10 17310 Laurel Park Dr. No. Livonia MI
Message: Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive early.
Too bad it is only being shown at 1 theatre here in Detroit
http://www.stipko.com/whitestripes/ for Under Blackpool Lights info
Welcome to the MotorCity Blog!
This is the 1st of many posts to this site that will detail some of the aspects, events, and anomalies of the City of Detroit - this blog was inspired by detroitblog which is one of my favorites to follow
See you on the streets! Kirk
See you on the streets! Kirk