 
Gplimpton
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Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 52
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 1:24 am: |    |
Any old stories about the press club? Bar? Foundation? |
The_rock
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Username: The_rock
Post Number: 1807
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 7:30 am: | |
It had a few locations, one of which was on Howard Street. We had a couple of annual dinners of the Great Lakes Maritime Institute (Dossin Museum)at the Howard street location. Curt Hasseltine (sp?), the late maritime columnist/writer for the Free Press sponsored us at that location. |
Gplimpton
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Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 53
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 4:14 pm: | |
wonderful! |
Ed_golick
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Username: Ed_golick
Post Number: 691
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 2:48 pm: | |
In the mid 70s I used to hang out at the Detroit Press Club, when it was on Howard St. The bartender was Eddie Motil and the chef was Roosevelt Roscoe. Used to see people there like Charley Manos, Neal Shine, George Pierrot, Mort Crim, Sonny Eliot, Dwayne X. Riley and many others. And I actually got to have lunch with Soupy at the Press Club. |
Gplimpton
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Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 56
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 11:29 pm: | |
What was the name of Newsweek's old newshound? |
Pffft
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Username: Pffft
Post Number: 1288
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 11:58 pm: | |
James C. Jones was the bureau chief. |
Gplimpton
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Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 57
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Friday, July 06, 2007 - 12:12 am: | |
Oh yeah, that old scallywag! |
The_rock
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Username: The_rock
Post Number: 1812
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 06, 2007 - 12:49 pm: | |
Wasn't "scallywag" the term that George Plimpton used when Alex Karras knocked him on his ass in Paper Lion? I saw George taking a few snaps for the cameras during the half time (exhibition pro game against the Colts) in Michigan Stadium when a segment of the movie was being cut. Great movie.too! |
Gplimpton
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Username: Gplimpton
Post Number: 58
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Friday, July 06, 2007 - 1:34 pm: | |
I mean it in a complimentary sense. A real newshound, go-getter, classic guy. |