What's the most Detroit-ish way of spending a Friday night?

**DetroitBookClub** · October-15-09, 02:34 PM

Ok, let's say someone is visiting Detroit on a Friday night and wants to spend it doing something quintessentially Detroit-ish. What Friday-night activity, event, site, etc.. do you think would most leave a person feeling that they understand the city a bit better?

[[Note: I'm anticipating a lot of clever jokes along the lines of "Trade your food stamps for an eightball and then get carjacked at a gas station." Fine, but please, let's make them clever jokes.)

**French777** · October-15-09, 02:36 PM

Greektown for dinner, Red Wings game

**Gingellgirl** · October-15-09, 02:44 PM

Concert at the Fillmore or St. Andrews, grab grub at Lafayette Coney Island before or after.

**Detroitnerd** · October-15-09, 02:58 PM

A 40 oz. and a blunt?

**ghettopalmetto** · October-15-09, 03:38 PM

Pointlessly fixing an old car, drinking a 30-pack of Stroh's with Bob Seger blaring on the radio?

**Detroitnerd** · October-15-09, 03:42 PM

Palmetto, is that you?

**English** · October-15-09, 03:44 PM

Depends on the time of year...

**MizMotown** · October-15-09, 03:50 PM

Depending when this Friday is... and how much your spending...
Dinner at the Rattlesnake...
Catch a play at the Gem or Fisher Theater...
Hit a couple tables at Greektown, MGM, or Motor City Casino.

**bigjeff** · October-15-09, 04:45 PM

Definitely a stop by Lafayette Coney is a must. If it's the last Friday of the month a pit stop at the non-stop "dance your pants off" party called Funk Night is of utmost importance!

**Downriviera** · October-15-09, 04:56 PM

Fish dinner at Scotty Simpson's, hit downtown for whatever suits your fancy, then late night coneys at Duly's.

**jjw** · October-15-09, 05:08 PM

My God this one's easy---Dot and Etta's Shrimp Hut of course.

**tarkus** · October-15-09, 06:39 PM

Drinkin a Faygo, munchin on some BBQ Better Made chips and then cappin someone for their car.

**cycledetroit** · October-15-09, 07:12 PM

dinner and drinks at d'mongos!

**jtf1972** · October-15-09, 07:52 PM

Make them sit at home looking at the want ads, too broke to do anything because the plant they worked at closed.

**kathy2trips** · October-15-09, 11:16 PM

Bowling, for sure.

**Norwalk** · October-15-09, 11:32 PM

sweeping up broken glass and trying to find the buisness card of your insurance man so you can call him on Monday

**Linda from Detroit** · October-16-09, 02:57 AM

Have everyone over to play cards, have a few beers and bitch about everything!

**Kathleen** · October-16-09, 09:08 AM

Early Dinner at the Roma Cafe

Friday Night Live at the Detroit Institute of Arts
http://www.dia.org/calendar/friday_nights/index.asp

Music and drinks at Cliff Bell's or D'Mongo's or Bert's Eastern Market or Music Hall Jazz Cafe

**DetroitEtta** · October-16-09, 09:41 AM

Bartending!

**DetroitPlanner** · October-16-09, 09:42 AM

Go to Canada and git drunk.

**RickBeall** · October-16-09, 11:17 AM

A restful night at home cleaning your guns. Order out for food, but do it before it gets dark 'cause no one delivers after dark. Put your kids to sleep by reading your kids a story from your burlar alarm manual.

**exdetroiter** · October-16-09, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by rickbeall

a restful night at home cleaning your guns. Order out for food, but do it before it gets dark 'cause no one delivers after dark. Put your kids to sleep by reading your kids a story from your burlar alarm manual.

lmao!!!!!!!!:d

**EMG** · October-16-09, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by DetroitBookClub

Ok, let's say someone is visiting Detroit on a Friday night and wants to spend it doing something quintessentially Detroit-ish. What Friday-night activity, event, site, etc.. do you think would most leave a person feeling that they understand the city a bit better?

[[Note: I'm anticipating a lot of clever jokes along the lines of "Trade your food stamps for an eightball and then get carjacked at a gas station." Fine, but please, let's make them clever jokes.)

Ideally it involves a sundae featuring Sanders hot fudge!

Seriously, perhaps a drive around Belle Isle.

**HairyBackJoe** · October-16-09, 02:50 PM

Dinner at the Traffic Jam or Union Street, a roller derby event over at the Masonic Temple then an afterwards at either Magic Stick or Northern Lights and finished off with some coneys at Lafayette.

**zitro** · October-16-09, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by HairyBackJoe

Dinner at the Traffic Jam or Union Street, a roller derby event over at the Masonic Temple then an afterwards at either Magic Stick or Northern Lights and finished off with some coneys at Lafayette.

Nice screen name Hairy Back -Welcome!