Charlie LeDuff borrows a story

**Cooper** · April-02-09, 01:32 AM

Charlie LeDuff kicked off a new weekly series today in the Detroit News [["Travels with Charlie") with a feature on Glemie Dean Beasley, the "Coon Man."

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...+scampering+by

Hm. I wonder where he got the idea ...

http://metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=13618

**rjk** · April-02-09, 05:33 AM

When you're looking for a stories a guy selling coons does stand out.
It is possible to come across something like this and not know that it was done by the Metrotimes.

I wonder if CL has even heard of the MT. If I didn't see it piled up 6" high when I walked into a coney island I wouldn't know about it either. Let's not act like it has a large readership.

Even if he did get the story from the MT it enabled this coon guys story to go from A ball to the major leagues.

**oldredfordette** · April-02-09, 07:48 AM

Maybe he could walk from one end of Outer Drive to the other. That hasn't been done in about two years. The story will practically write itself!

**Lowell** · April-02-09, 08:09 AM

CBC did a story on the blues playing coon merchant two nights ago when they had blogger John on. No doubt he led them to him. BTW he is great guitarist.

My neighbor in Highland Park raised coons on occasion. It is an old south thing. Trouble was his kept escaping on him making work for HP's animal control [back when they still had services like that.]

"There's no news like old news."

Bearinabox · April-02-09, 08:37 AM

In a city this big and this weird, LeDuff should have no trouble finding oddities to write about. Looks like he decided to take a day off. Nice work if you can get it.

**Lonyo exit** · April-02-09, 08:57 AM

Rjk - So he's never heard of Metro Times, despite being written about in it and interviewed by them. Uh, ok brown noser.

**mauser** · April-03-09, 06:50 PM

Heres the original 'house of blues' video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pclSdUpWXIY

**Strohs Brewery** · September-10-12, 06:29 PM

ahh, i see.

**Bad Brains** · September-10-12, 07:53 PM

The Metro-Times went pretty hard at LeDuff about him writing a blatantly sensationalized, misleading, and inaccurate article about some people playing hockey and finding a frozen guy in the ice. As someone who thinks LeDuff is a hack, that article was beautiful and I wish I could find a copy of it. Can't remember what issue or the name of the article though.

**RO_Resident** · September-11-12, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by Bad Brains

The Metro-Times went pretty hard at LeDuff about him writing a blatantly sensationalized, misleading, and inaccurate article about some people playing hockey and finding a frozen guy in the ice. As someone who thinks LeDuff is a hack, that article was beautiful and I wish I could find a copy of it. Can't remember what issue or the name of the article though.

http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs...1280491/&imw=Y

and

http://www2.metrotimes.com/news/story.asp?id=13739

**mauser** · September-15-12, 07:24 AM

PS - I am the one who edited the video in that MT piece.

**313WX** · September-15-12, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by mauser

PS - I am the one who edited the video in that MT piece.

So Charlie is/was your colleague then?

**mauser** · September-22-12, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by 313WX

So Charlie is/was your colleague then?

Charlie didnt do the MT piece, that is Detroitblogger John. I was is/was a colleague of John - yes.

**mauser** · September-15-12, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Cooper

Charlie LeDuff kicked off a new weekly series today in the Detroit News [["Travels with Charlie") with a feature on Glemie Dean Beasley, the "Coon Man."

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...+scampering+by

Hm. I wonder where he got the idea ...

http://metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=13618

I know for a fact that Charlie and John arrived at the coon man at the exact same time. John scooped Charlie but that is NOT the same as "stealing". Dont believe me ? Ask John. He knows I why I know.

People should make sure they know what they are talking about before spewing libelous statements in order to defame somebody.