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    memory jog: I'm thinking it was 1974. Took me mum...

    memory jog: I'm thinking it was 1974. Took me mum downtown to matinee opera [[La Traviata). Parked across the street in lot next to Burton. We had late lunch/early dinner. Came out to find my Dad's...
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    dissolution sweetened with spectacle....

    dissolution sweetened with spectacle. expectations buffed to a shine with sins of omission. what's most important is being mobilized without regard for the choices we made to dismantle the city where...
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    nothing in this world like urban air. We are...

    nothing in this world like urban air. We are seriously no longer a no-fly zone.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-M34yz47b-w
  4. no need to go so far afield for a great leader to...

    no need to go so far afield for a great leader to emulate. "change [[of) people's minds and hearts by the power of their words and action" comes from our very own Hazen S. Pingree [[4-term mayor of...
  5. other issues: gentrification. hope I am wrong....

    other issues: gentrification. hope I am wrong. reminds me of brothers being moved out of homeless cafe they ran on Washington Blvd at State across from the Book Cadillac/Weston. Homeless possibly...
  6. every pix tells a story, don't it? yes, it do. ...

    every pix tells a story, don't it? yes, it do.

    http://www.filmindependent.org/filmmaker-spotlight/filmmaker-interviews/canon-filmmaker-winner-asiel-norton/
  7. Does anyone besides me see Mary and Joseph with a...

    Does anyone besides me see Mary and Joseph with a donkey? Maybe they are on their way to pointing out the limitations of our culture of death in discerning truth.
    If Arquette is hunting for the...
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    heh. huh? I can haz cheezburger? all your base...

    heh. huh? I can haz cheezburger? all your base are belong to us.
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    You, Mr./Ms. "Simular" appear to believe art must...

    You, Mr./Ms. "Simular" appear to believe art must be sanctioned by some super band of elites to be considered "art." If that's the case, then your head may be farther up your stinky opinion than I...
  10. appreciate the true-grit sentiment in the ad....

    appreciate the true-grit sentiment in the ad. However, the oily sheen of Em's "this is what we do" for Chrysler makes this Quicken sponsored ad unoriginal [[maybe even tired) Weaksauce. Needsmoresalt.
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    weak sauce. just like this.

    weak sauce. just like this.
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    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151052525...

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151052525661732&set=a.377206851731.158706.50913621731&type=1&theater

    "No damned fool" that Pingree; "Idol of the People."
    glad he is back in town. Grace...
  13. @jaybird: heh. well there are Sintex, Shades and...

    @jaybird: heh. well there are Sintex, Shades and Kobie Solomon for starters -- all well established local writers who are not pink. so STFU please. Beautification project imports do not count in this...
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    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120914/OPINIO...

    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120914/OPINION03/209140319/

    ^^^ a review of the doc. also links to interview with homegirl who made it. and, an interview with Crystal Starr who figures...
  15. eh, more late-stage capitalism.

    eh, more late-stage capitalism.
  16. across the river from you on Portland side (N....

    across the river from you on Portland side [[N. Roseway) look up Gregory M. Grenon. He has been there since the late 70s. Detroit Westsider and one of the original Cass Corridor artists from late '60s...
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    this guy has been doing it very well for years:...

    this guy has been doing it very well for years:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/excusemysarcasm/
    you are late to the party, but have at it if that's what blows up your dress.
    will you be documenting...
  18. max headrooom x 10,000. kiss photojournalism, as...

    max headrooom x 10,000. kiss photojournalism, as we know it, goodbye. drone as standard equipment for newsgatherers and law enforcement. now I know how "they" will watch and selectively silence all...
  19. eh, not my commentary. essay was written by...

    eh, not my commentary. essay was written by historian Arthur Herman [[my job was to design the display in the paper). I suppose you should bend Mr. Herman's ear about the facts. Your enthusiasm for...
  20. yep. thanks much. ck the Think section of The...

    yep. thanks much. ck the Think section of The Detroit News on Thursday [[tomorrow).
  21. this photo, what is the source? would like to get...

    this photo, what is the source? would like to get permission to publish it.
  22. Rolls Royce Merlin engines built at Packard, 1941

    Hello DYes,

    Someone on here must know this.
    In 1940 Packard tooled and learned to build aircraft engines for the Brit war effort. A new wing/production line was added to the plant. Does anyone...
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    not so fast, pilgrim. the artists ARE already...

    not so fast, pilgrim. the artists ARE already north of Carpenter. PowerHouse productions is developing a, as one hamtown stalwart put it, "honky heidelberg" right under your nose. Yes, some so-called...
  24. the best politician for the tough job ahead in...

    the best politician for the tough job ahead in Detroit is Hazen S. Pingree. His re-election campaign is in motion now.
    Bing is no Ping.
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    http://www.12ozprophet.com/news/photo-severs-cheek...

    http://www.12ozprophet.com/news/photo-severs-cheeky-murals-in-detroit/
    you are witnessing a cultural conflict. belligerents launch first salvo in a sanctioned proxy war over who owns "the street"...
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