Noel Night: 2012

Have you ever heard of Noel Night?

http://midtowndetroitinc.org/events/noel-night/noel-night

Noel night, 2012, will mark the 40^th anniversary since the tradition started. Although started in 1972, Noel Night offers plenty of fun activities and games for the family, single people and children. Noel Night, located in Midtown-Detroit will feature a lot of different venues and activities for people of all ages.

Noel Night will offer a lot of fun activities this year. Some of the highlights include cookie and ornament decorating for the kiddos. Santa will also be at a couple of different venues in midtown. The Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Public Library will have extended hours for visitors. DPL will also have activities for children. Several venues will have free coffee and refreshments as well. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be performing, although this performance may cost some money. Several shops and organizations will have story-time for the children, as well as art shows by local artist, including student from the College of Creative Studies. 

The Michigan Science Center will be open for the public as well. This would be a good place to get children interested in science and how cool it really can be. Noel Night will also feature horse-drawn carriage rides. Several local boutiques and shops will have extended hours. There will be a reindeer run, or scavenger hunt that starts at 5pm sharp. The Heidelberg project will have some art on display and lastly, Delectricty will be in tow, as well as fire performers. 

This is a great event for the kids as well as the family. There are several bars and restaurants that will be open to accommodate the public. Go to the Noel Night website for more information. Be sure to check out the map for tips on parking and locations.

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Is this debauchery really true?! #SUPPORTCOMMAND

It was a cold a gloomy black Friday morning… all of the crazy shoppers had already ransacked the stores on what is the busiest shopping day of the year. This all happened while the rest of us, who were fortunate enough to have the day off, were snug in bed, sleeping in past 830 am…

That is when the devastating news hit that Detroit’s most beloved morning radio show, Dave and Chuck the Freak have quit the local 89X (88.7) radio morning show. 

From what I have read and been told by friends and family, D&CTF left 89X on their own will. Reports indicate that they are leaving because 89X, run by Bell Media, could not match an offer made by another radio station. 

From speaking with my friends who listened to the show, we have all agreed that this may be a hoax… Does anyone recall Operation Dark Stall? This was a few years ago, when a situation got out of hand and management stepped in. D&CTF were off the air for only one morning (a Friday), but were back on the air on Monday. 

My speculation (unfortunately) is that this is in fact not a hoax… if D&CTF knew what was good for them, they wouldn’t let a joke of this magnitude go on for this long... listeners would be pissed (for lack of a better term). Within an hour or so, there was a Boycott 89x Facebook page. The page reported that they had 200 “likes” within 30 minutes. 

Listeners are so upset, there is even a petition to bring them back to 89X. The petition was short lived because listeners learned that they in-fact got a job at another station. Right now, the rumor has been two radio stations. The first is 100.7, which is a Canadian based station. The other, which seems more likely, is 106.7, The D. 

Well, here is to hoping we see (actually hear) them sometime soon. Detroiters miss you D&CTF!
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Halloween: Part Two

So after the stellar Halloween party my friends and I went to, we decided to head out into the Clem and show off our costumes. We met up with our friends and went from bar to bar to see what all the fuss was about.

Zebra Attack

Earlier that day in Mt. Clemens, there was a Zombie walk, so a lot of people stuck around to get some of the cocktail specials. The town was literally filled with Zombies. Every bar we went to in the town had at least a dozen zombies in it. Mt. Clemens did a very, very good job promoting the zombie walk and filling the town with people who were ready to celebrate Halloween and the quirky zombie fad that’s been going on.

So we spent some time at Frittss’ pub which is a pretty cool, laid back dive bar. Every Wednesday during the summer Mt. Clemens host a car show and a lot of the car guys hang out there. You can find a great burger joint a few doors down called Seeburger's-Cheesebuger (you really should stop in there if you get a chance).

Giraffe

The next stop was Johnny G’s. I’m pretty sure that this particular bar has been around a lot longer than most of the ones located in downtown Mt. Clemens. There are typically drink or shot specials here and the service is friendly. In our case Saturday night, the service was a Giraffe. In my circle of friends, Giraffes are a huge inside joke, so seeing this waitress was one of the funniest events of the night.  My friends and I even entered the costume contest, but a couple of crazy looking zombies won. Boo. (Pun, intended).

Ditty's In The City

My friends and I were planning on stopping at Madison’s Pub (see previous blog) because we knew some other people there… but we decided to head over to Ditty’s In the City. Ditty’s is a great low key bar during the week, but on the weekend it really gets packed. We arrived around 1:15 am, and the staff at the door would literally not let us in the door. The bouncers told us that they were over capacity. Of course we knew the owners so they eventually let us in for last call and we had a great time. If you want to dance, let loose and just have a great time, this is really a great place to go.

Overall we had a great night. There were so many people out and having a great time. So many people had awesome costumes, that it was really a sight to see.

NITC