i’m all over the photomerge option of photoshop.

Behold!

Hey guys, this is where I work now…

….well not specifically the theatre. I have a cube. In the building across the street.

But here’s one from opening night of The Fantasticks.

It’s a pan-o-rama!

 

 

I’ve got one that’s like 27 inches across. it’s super sweet.

 

Anyway, also, not that this is the place for it, but I’d like to remember Mike Altieri here. He was a kid who never realized how much he meant to everyone around him. He may have taken his own life, but he didn’t take the memories that he had created before hand. He’s going to be with us all forever. [Fuck this crazy world -- nothing ever makes sense.]

Dally in the Alley

I took a bunch of Photos. But so far, these are the ones up for Enlargement and placement on the apartment wall.

[xooooxxx]

The Detroit International Jazz Fest

Downtown scares me a bit. I can’t parallel park, and well, you know, bums freak me out. But for reals, I followed Liv and her pops down to the Jazz fest with Danny. We went to The New Old Pantheon and the Jazz fest. It was good. Really Good. Detroit has so much to offer. Like a Giant Arm Fist Statue. Weird.

 

Behold my life via crappy Blackberry photos:

And More from The Henry Ford..

…I’m not much one for words. I like photos much more.

Eating My Way thru Michigan (Part deux)

So Saunder’s. Let’s discuss how I am lactose-Intolerant. This place had ice cream so good I didn’t care. I also was introduced to another Local delight — the Bumpy Cake. Seriously. Wtf.

But Saunder’s chocolate sauce is probably the food of the gods. I really think Jesus would eat it if he could.

And the Pics:

I am eating my way thru michigan.

…Unsurprisingly, I really need to go to the Gym. Liv and the boys introduced me to Olga’s kitchen. For those who have never had it, I would compare it to Friendly’s, but with Gyros. So Good! Won’t lie. At all. Amazing even.

Pictures:

The Henry Ford…

..In a continuing fashion, Liv took me to the Henry Ford Museum over the hills and thru the woods. It was pretty sick. I’m not going to lie. And I mean good sick. Here’s the website: http://www.hfmgv.org/.

Here’s a crap-ton of photos:

Detroit, The Heidelberg Project

Today, my most fantastic neighbor Olivia Zang (of “I want to Zang you” fame) took me to the Heidelberg Project ( http://www.heidelberg.org/ ). Now this was my first exposure to this project, and since I am based from the East Coast, I assume most of you haven’t heard about it either. So, here’s the about from the website :

“The Heidelberg Project, bearing the name of the street on which it exists, was started in 1986 by Tyree Guyton. He was assisted by his grandfather, Sam (Grandpa) Mackey (deceased), and his former wife, Karen Guyton. Tyree was raised on Heidelberg Street and, at the age of 12, witnessed the tragic effect of the Detroit riots – from which he claims the City of Detroit never recovered. Though once racially integrated, many neighborhoods have become segregated urban ghettos characterized by poverty, abandonment, and despair.

Armed with a paintbrush, a broom, and neighborhood children, Guyton, Karen, and Grandpa began by cleaning up vacant lots on Heidelberg and Elba Streets.  From the refuse they collected, Guyton began to transform the street into a massive art environment. Vacant lots literally became “lots of art” and abandoned houses became “gigantic art sculptures.” Guyton not only transformed vacant houses and lots, he integrated the street, sidewalks, and trees into his mammoth installation and called his work, “The Heidelberg Project”, after it’s location on Heidelberg Street.

Despite numerous awards, the city demolished parts of the Heidelberg Project installation in 1991 and again in 1999. Still, the Heidelberg Project continues to exist, evolve, and grow – providing hope and inspiration to the local community and the community of the world.
Today the Heidelberg Project is recognized as one of the most influential art environments in the world.”

 

Needless to say, it’s been some years since it started, and it’s been some time since the colors have run from the stuffed animals, but really — it was a great day.  Please enjoy the below photos. All artwork is Copyright the respective artists.

 

Detroit, Day 8. [early-am post]