This is easy....I was having band practice Sunday afternoon at Gunston & Gratiot. One of that small handful of events of the 60's that we remember exactly where we were when hearing of it. My folks came by the house to make sure I knew about the curfew, hell I didn't know about the riot going on...yet.

My dad worked for MichCon at the time in service management....he saw a lot, and related a lot.

My cousins wife was a nurse at Det. Rec. Hospital. That figure of 40-something deaths during the riot I've always questioned for many reasons besides her.

Two years later I was in the Natl. Guard unit out of the artillery armory that spent the riots on the street. There was very little turn over between 1967 & 1969....heard a lot of stories. More wondering about the "official" victim tally.

Two yrs later dad was on the New Detroit committee, became one of the longest serving reps. in that position.

Here we are 43 yrs later....where do we go now?