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    Inattentive driving is everywhere. I live in the...

    Inattentive driving is everywhere. I live in the LA metropolis. We had a law passed where we are not allowed to talk on cell phones or text while driving. [[ I don't know what you are supposed to do...
  2. When I got to CA in '85 most of items were not...

    When I got to CA in '85 most of items were not priced except for the shelf sticker. I learned to memorize the prices. It may be useless junk filling my brain, but I have a lot of room up there so I...
  3. In the mid 70', my friend and I crashed some...

    In the mid 70', my friend and I crashed some bigwig party downtown. We were cute young women who could get away with stuff like this.

    We were standing somewhere when Coleman Young came out and we...
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    That's a compelling video! I love the Pure...

    That's a compelling video!

    I love the Pure Michigan ads. It makes Michigan look so romantic. Makes me homesick for all the trees, the light that has a green cast to it and the ruralness [[guess...
  5. You're an idiot, I'm an idiot, we're all idiots ....

    You're an idiot, I'm an idiot, we're all idiots . . . paraphrasing Columbia, or was it ______[[just lost the name) from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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    I lived in Detroit so long ago (left in'84) that...

    I lived in Detroit so long ago [[left in'84) that I didn't recognize anything. That's why I watched some of the episodes. But, the story line was dismal and the characters were too serious in an...
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    Crime wave ? ? ? Hasn't Detroit been like...

    Crime wave ? ? ?

    Hasn't Detroit been like that for the past 45 years ?
  8. I remember a "Cha's-Cha's market No. 2" on a...

    I remember a "Cha's-Cha's market No. 2" on a street one over from Jefferson in the 70's. Just the name was great, never would consider going in there, though.
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    I used to take the train from that station in the...

    I used to take the train from that station in the 70's. I loved walking down the ramp to board the train to Battle Creek. I could feel the ghosts of the soldiers gathering there to go to WW2. It was...
  10. Lowell, I'll have a pint (Corona or Stella...

    Lowell,
    I'll have a pint [[Corona or Stella Artois) with you in spirit at the Cass Cafe.

    The presentation sounds great. Wish I could be there.
    Susan Kollins, California again
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    Wow ! I remember when I lived in Detroit all the...

    Wow ! I remember when I lived in Detroit all the shoes that were left everywhere on the streets. Then I started seeing pairs of shoes on the middle line of streets. I wonder if Tyree Guyton was doing...
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    That is fabulous they used your art!...

    That is fabulous they used your art! Congratulations! I will look for it on the last 2 shows.
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    Beck's visual presentation had 'Detroit Ruins'...

    Beck's visual presentation had 'Detroit Ruins' photos. Did Fox at least pay a royalty to use them? or, did they just use them?
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    So, you posters mostly do not like the whales . ....

    So, you posters mostly do not like the whales . . . and there is a 99 yr lease with Wyland to keep the mural up there? Does he have to retouch it when it fades?

    Did you have an organized...
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    What is wrong with the mural? People also...

    What is wrong with the mural?

    People also complained about the mural on the round building in Long Beach, CA, but I thought it improved the boring architecture.

    I think the fist is bizarre and...
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    . . .10,000 of pictures . . .

    . . .10,000 of pictures . . .
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    Same as it ever was . . . I used to root around...

    Same as it ever was . . . I used to root around in abandoned buildings in the the late 70's with my petty criminal friend, Bob Lane. [[ I expect he's gone from this life by now). We would take photos...
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    I like the photos of the painting environments...

    I like the photos of the painting environments you did. The colors are perfect with the rusted "canvas."

    When I took the train out of D.C. in 2009, I realized why some people do graffiti art....
  19. Well, you could float a proposition 13...

    Well, you could float a proposition 13 [[California's prop 13). Property is taxed at 1% of it's value at the time the sale. How many signature's would it take to get it on the next ballot?

    It's...
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    Maybe they were passing a doobie . . .

    Maybe they were passing a doobie . . .
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    Next time get the license # and truck #. Send it...

    Next time get the license # and truck #. Send it to Anderson Cooper. He's always so concerned about everything. I doubt it will get the lights back on. Nor will it embaress anybody in Detroit's...
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    I had a friend, Bob Lane (probably dead by now)....

    I had a friend, Bob Lane [[probably dead by now). He was sort of an artist and petty criminal from Hamtrameck. He said when Detroit's infrastructure was no longer dependable then it was time to get...
  23. Remember when the big financial houses made the...

    Remember when the big financial houses made the money disappear a couple of years ago. Then us taxpayers had to bail them out @ three-quarters of a TRILLION $$$$$$. ? .
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    My mother used to pronounce it as, " Grat-e-o".

    My mother used to pronounce it as, " Grat-e-o".
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    Maybe the kid will grow up to an architect with a...

    Maybe the kid will grow up to an architect with a feel for old style materials. That would be a great juxtaposition!
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