Formerspringgardener Member Username: Formerspringgardener
Post Number: 53 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 9:58 am: | |
What's going on at the park today or should I say for the next few days? They are setting up bleachers in the parking lot across the street. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1293 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:07 am: | |
Is it the Comcast film series? |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1294 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:08 am: | |
http://www.guide2detroit.com/a nnouncements/comcast.shtml |
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1810 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:09 am: | |
Yeah, I believe that's this week. Many hollywood stars will be there I believe. |
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua
Post Number: 1273 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:12 am: | |
They've never had bleachers set up for the film series before. It's got to be something more than that. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1296 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:18 am: | |
http://www.theworldiscoming.co m/4thFridayswithFord.html Then perhaps this explains it. |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 2390 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:25 am: | |
It's likely for this month's Fourth Friday event: Friday, July 27th 11:30AM - 1:30PM Intern'al Jazz Festival Camp 1:30PM - 2:30PM Detroit News Sonic Summer Battle of the Bands 5:30PM - 7:00PM Lola Morales 7:30PM - 9:00PM Maxi Priest 9:30PM - 11:00PM Black Bottom Collective 11:00PM - 1:00AM Cinema D! Local Indie Shorts & Features (Info from: http://www.theworldiscoming.co m/4thFridayswithFord.html) |
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1813 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:28 am: | |
Yeah, but the next screening is the following day (Charlotte's Web). So it's probably for both events |
Everydayislikesunday Member Username: Everydayislikesunday
Post Number: 333 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:39 am: | |
I doubt that the bleachers are for this, but Wednesday Nights with the Buzz Bar starts tonight at 5pm, and runs until 8. Coup Detroit will perform at 5pm. For the full schedule, go to www.myspace.com/buzzdetroit. i would post it, but i cant access it from the office. |
Waz Member Username: Waz
Post Number: 127 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 11:34 am: | |
Wow, I thought "The World is Coming" ended after the Super Bowl. I had no idea that organization was still around. |
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn
Post Number: 451 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 11:37 am: | |
everydayislikesunday, actually i think those buzz bar wednesdays started awhile ago... (i only know this because my bike messenger friends are the ones doing free food delivery for the events) p.s. do you have that name (every day is like sunday) because you work so damn much, or because you go to church everyday? |
Dougw Member Username: Dougw
Post Number: 1821 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 12:11 pm: | |
More likely because every day is silent and grey, in the factory town that they forgot to close down. |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 324 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 12:11 pm: | |
Detroit is going to be buzzing in activity on Friday. Warped Tour 07' is going on as well at the parking lots in front of Comerica Park. |
Billk Member Username: Billk
Post Number: 47 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 2:12 pm: | |
And 1 mix tape tour july 28 2007 Cadillac Square lot. |
Everydayislikesunday Member Username: Everydayislikesunday
Post Number: 334 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 10:13 pm: | |
andylinn -- it did start a while ago. i just meant to stress the times ("starts tonight at 5") today. poor phrasing, and sentence structure, on my part. some good bands and impromptu jam sessions happened tonight at campus martius. good times. |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 340 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 12:52 pm: | |
I will probably be at Warped Tour tomorrow. |
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 761 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 12:58 pm: | |
I too will be at Warped Tour tomorrow. I hope the show is as good as past years. I've been very impressed with previous lineups. |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 341 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 1:07 pm: | |
I think last years line-up was better than this years, but it is still a very impressive one. |
Edziu Member Username: Edziu
Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:26 am: | |
FYI Campus Martius is a latin term meaning "Field of Mars". A grassy plain used by the ancient Romans for various contests, military exercises and general assembly. |
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize
Post Number: 1871 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:27 am: | |
^^^Yeah, I think most of us knew that already. Thanks for the Brain Alarm though. |
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge
Post Number: 1368 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:34 am: | |
I remember the first Warped Tour, at the Phoenix Center roof in Pontiac. L7 was there, Wizo, Civ... A much smaller event back then. |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1187 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:58 am: | |
Welcome, Edziu. |
Woodward Member Username: Woodward
Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 11:42 am: | |
Yeah, it's for the mixtape tour. One of the guys helping set up said the bleachers can hold 5,000. |
Diehard Member Username: Diehard
Post Number: 80 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 2:55 pm: | |
Just came back from there. The Battle of the Bands started almost an hour late. Got to see the Elvis and Alan Alda (!?) lookalikes wandering around, though. |
Rbdetsport Member Username: Rbdetsport
Post Number: 343 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 10:53 pm: | |
Chris, did you have a good time at the Warped Tour? I thought it was amazing and the lineup turned out to be pretty good. Some of my favorites: Boys like Girls(The best performance) Chiodos(HOMETOWN) Cute Is What We Aim For(CRAZY PEOPLE. Moshpits and all) Hawthorne Heights The Starting Line & The Rocket Summer I also heard Killswitch Engage was amazing! |