Realitycheck Member Username: Realitycheck
Post Number: 422 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 5:06 pm: | |
Crosstown attraction alert: He's done it again, whoever that admirable urban exploration guide is. Take a look here at what you missed, or maybe were savvy enough to catch, in Southwest Detroit earlier this month. Need a tease? quote:There are a lot of people who think Detroit consists of a few dozen restaurants and bars between Jefferson and Grand Circus Park, or a handful of traditional events within those borders. But the city has . . . countless things to do that remain undiscovered and unknown by most people only because they lie outside downtown’s narrow reach, and outside many people’s conceptions of what Detroit is. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1349 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:44 pm: | |
the King does it again |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1452 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 7:47 pm: | |
I never thought I'd learn who deep throat was, but I did. Now I wonder if I'll every discover the identity of the Detroitblog guy. He/she is brilliant. |
Malcovemagnesia Member Username: Malcovemagnesia
Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:13 pm: | |
He (pretty certain detroitblog is written by a "He") doesn't post nearly as often (or as many photos) as he used to as his blog's bandwidth gets overwhelmed pretty quickly and his service provider apparently doesn't like that. I gotta wonder what kind of ISP he's using that can be that stingy and/or cheap. If he needs volunteers with disk space to host images or donate a web account, I'd be eager to assist! It's probably the best written Detroit-centered blog I've ever seen. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2770 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 11:14 pm: | |
He makes a great point in that blog. |
Pam Member Username: Pam
Post Number: 1569 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 4:47 am: | |
quote:He (pretty certain detroitblog is written by a "He") I'm 100% certain: http://www.detroitblog.org/?p= 428 |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1352 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 5:57 am: | |
Bandwidth issues were resolved, no stopping that site now. The best of the best. |
Ferndaleguy76 Member Username: Ferndaleguy76
Post Number: 58 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 10:44 am: | |
Doesn't mean the detroitblogger's a guy, Pam. ;-) |
Southwestmap Member Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 815 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 10:52 am: | |
I thought this essay was great - however, if the writer believes that the crowds thronging West Vernor during the Cinco de mayo weekend were sober, he is terribly wrong. I'm sort of shocked that the whole weekend was an exercise in drunkeness and throbbing cars racing up and down neighborhood streets. especially at night on Friday and Saturday the noise level, combined with police sirens going non-stop, was huge. Having witnessed the explosive growth of this celebration over the last few years, I wonder what level it will go to next. It is a happy weekend - but not sober! And don't try to cross Vernor all day on both days, even at intersections with traffic lights. Impossible. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1355 Registered: 01-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:37 pm: | |
Southwestmap - ever heard of the Woodward Cruise ? Talk about a million drunk rednecks. |
Pam Member Username: Pam
Post Number: 1573 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:56 pm: | |
quote:Doesn't mean the detroitblogger's a guy, Pam. ;-) Well sure a lesbian might like the models too but the overall article tone sounds male to me. |
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn
Post Number: 409 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 1:57 pm: | |
based on facts leaked through pictures/entries in his blog here is some info on the detroit blog guy: -white -male -localally published journalist -25-40 years old |
Nere Member Username: Nere
Post Number: 10 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 3:26 am: | |
"I thought this essay was great - however, if the writer believes that the crowds thronging West Vernor during the Cinco de mayo weekend were sober, he is terribly wrong. I'm sort of shocked that the whole weekend was an exercise in drunkeness and throbbing cars racing up and down neighborhood streets. especially at night on Friday and Saturday the noise level, combined with police sirens going non-stop, was huge. Having witnessed the explosive growth of this celebration over the last few years, I wonder what level it will go to next. It is a happy weekend - but not sober! And don't try to cross Vernor all day on both days, even at intersections with traffic lights. Impossible." Experienced the aftermath firsthand! $1500 in car repairs from some jerk that decided to go speeding down my SWD neighborhood. >.< Makes me puke a little thinking people can just ram into other people's cars, destroy their property, with little or no regard for the consequences |
Bumble Member Username: Bumble
Post Number: 96 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 8:50 am: | |
That sort of thing happens in every city. |
Southofeight Member Username: Southofeight
Post Number: 85 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 12:19 pm: | |
Think he/she lives in the city or suburbs? |
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre
Post Number: 117 Registered: 08-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 3:27 pm: | |
Based on his prior blog entries, he’s a skinny white guy who lives in Detroit whose name is John, & he’s a Hockey Player. And, if my guess is correct, he occasionally posts on this forum. |
Southofeight Member Username: Southofeight
Post Number: 86 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 3:37 pm: | |
I heard he's "big" in some quasi-obscure undeground techno scene, the really violent/angry techno nobody likes to talk about. Goes by the name DJ Meat Sauce. |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 9430 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 3:41 pm: | |
Similar to the robot-geek game programmer from Grandma's Boy? |
Billk Member Username: Billk
Post Number: 3 Registered: 09-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 18, 2007 - 4:06 pm: | |
Mr. Detroitblog said the Cinco de Mayo PARADE on SUNDAY was family oriented and sober. Having attended, I know this to be true. He wasn't talking about the bar-sponsored drunken revelry on Friday and Saturday. |