HUNTER-GATHERER

Growing up in suburban Detroit, the nightly newscast usually led with three stories that rotated in accordance to their severity: the big three, the UAW, and a murder. The good times in Detroit ended sometime before I started the 4th grade. But the decline of the automotive industry was just a state of [...]

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The decade that taste neglected still occasionally offers up some juicy relics. Behold this airbrushed chariot replete with befitting homage to the era’s musical titans and perhaps the original owner’s penchant to bag a young heart or two. Amazing that this glittered caravan is not in the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of [...]

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It has been a week, and all signs are still good. But eventually, we will all have to deal with our current state of affairs and some may retire their Obama t-shirts. Until that point, and in case you didn’t see this yet, here is a collection of Obama swag being sold in [...]

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Spotted near Chinatown today. A six wheeled paradox that quite honestly I would have never envisaged. But that is hardly a first. Not sure how one would even move around inside this thing unless you were a kindergartner. The website claims it seats six. Claustrophobia included at no extra [...]

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What have the internets truly wrought? Among others, the world of digital downloading and a forum or stage for the uniquely talented. So, given the opportunity to download so many songs, which one is the first and only to attain double platinum status (2 million downloads)? Perhaps in a sign that we [...]

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I never imagined that I would be posting a video from Fox News. But today’s post election euphoria just keeps on getting better, courtesy of a news outlet that has long been accused of a right-wing agenda. What makes these clips “official”(?) is that they are not being reported by Olbermann or [...]

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St. Marks Place between 1st and A, 2:27 am this morning. Heading home from a party, I heard the crowd and when the cops closed St. Marks at 1st Ave., I feared the worst. Having spent the evening further downtown, I had no idea what was going on in the hood and [...]

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I have made an effort to stay out of the political fray in this very contentious campaign season. Not that I don’t have strong opinions, it is just that others handle this subject matter much better than I could. Given that the 24/7 presidential saga now extends to almost two years, the [...]

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By now, y’all know how I feel about the current state of pop country music AKA the soundtrack of Walmart Nation.
In a sign that Nashville knows how to spot talent, Samuel Wurzelbacher, (Ohio’s 15 minutes and ticking man) has inked a publicity, management and possibly………wait for it………a record deal. YES!
According to Politico
“ “Joe” — [...]

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It isn’t often that my former industry is featured in a TV ad. What is even more rare is when they almost get it right. Bravo!
I spent 8 years in the touring industry and few people have an appreciation of how difficult the work actually is. Tell someone that you tour [...]

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