Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Whats Black, 150 feet tall and hot!?


OK, I'm on a roll about Detroit after last nights post... If you been to Detroit you know it is all about the sports, the Bad Boys of the NBA... Joe Duuuuuummmaaaarrrss! I loved it when Ken Calvert did that at the games in the Palace! The Red Wings who have dominated more than not in recent history, "Go Redwings!" replaced the old saying "Go Deadwings". The Detroit Tigers... well we cant have it all can we? Still the Detroit Lions??? Again why waste good text on something that ain't gonna happen!? Its not like they haven had good years, they did, in the 50's...errr ok.

But then Detroit doesn't really care we are still there at every game, cheering on what ain't gonna happen with the hope it will some day. What I like about Detroit is how it treats it's hero's... take tonight's picture for instance, 150 feet of Barry Sanders replete with all of his rushing records for all to see. This Nike ad lasted for almost three years... and he wasn't even playing the game anymore! A few year later it was replaced by Grant Hill on an opposing building... he was gone too... but who cares... they did good, they were from Detroit and in the end thats all that matters.

Alot of people think Detroit ain't a happening place... the media and some foolishness a few years back saw to that, still the people are resilient and while some of our teams aren't winning any awards, we are still trying to build some cars.. throw out some music.. and pushin forward. The media should do stories about that! And by the way you have an excellent chance this January when Detroit hosts the Super Bowl at Ford Field!

Notice to the media, check your misconceptions at the door!;-)

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