  Knocturnal Member Username: Knocturnal Post Number: 238 Registered: 10-2004 |
I was just watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and he announced that he will be holding a free show at The Palace of Auburn Hills on April 7th. The car enthusiast mentioned it is a small gesture for the tough economic times that everyone, particularly the auto industry, is facing. http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight _Show_with_Jay_Leno/exclusives /as_seen_on_the_show.shtml | ||
Switchmanjim Member Username: Switchmanjim Post Number: 28 Registered: 10-2008 |
His guests will include the 3 stooges... Corker, Shelby, and McConnell | ||
Crash_nyc Member Username: Crash_nyc Post Number: 399 Registered: 08-2004 |
Jay is a truly class act. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 4252 Registered: 10-2003 |
Cool, though, It'd have been great if he could do a night of his late-night show from Detroit, which is what I originally thought when I saw his show, last night. Detroit needs those kind of national bully pulpits at the moment. *Wait, I'm still confused. Is he doing his late-night show from Detroit, or he doing his regular working comedy act? (Message edited by lmichigan on March 10, 2009) | ||
Purpleheart Member Username: Purpleheart Post Number: 73 Registered: 01-2009 |
He got the Place to donate the venue for the evening. Got Pepsi to donate his air fare I would suppose and probably a few bucks to cover "his costs" and they write off the whole bill to our generous tax advantage here in Michigan. He did say it was a win-win for everyone, being that he will donate tickets for the show (but isn't his audience free anyway?) to those who show up including parking. This from the very man who kicks Detroit every chance he gets on a daily basis? Sounds like he is here for some penance and I for one wouldn't waste my time seeing "The Chin" even if it was for free. No absolution for you Jay. | ||
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown Post Number: 416 Registered: 02-2006 |
Lmich, I believe he is doing his regular stand-up act and not the Tonight Show. From the website..."The comedian will appear in Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills on April 7, 2009 for a night of free entertainment with Detroit's unemployed workers; the NBA's Detroit Pistons will donate their home court to house the event. Refreshments will be provided and parking will be free. Tickets will be available at the Palace of Auburn Hills box office beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 16. To obtain tickets, participants must provide their photo ID at The Palace of Auburn Hills box office; limit of four tickets per person." | ||
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl Post Number: 250 Registered: 04-2007 |
Is the Palace still gonna bang us $10 a car to park? | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 4147 Registered: 11-2007 |
Free parking. | ||
Gencinjay Member Username: Gencinjay Post Number: 111 Registered: 03-2008 |
There was a NBC Studios truck from Burbank in town yesterday. Anyone know if it was related to this? | ||
Bearinabox Member Username: Bearinabox Post Number: 1299 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote:Yeah, but do we have to pay to park? | ||
Daddeeo Member Username: Daddeeo Post Number: 544 Registered: 09-2008 |
He must have a rerun on that night. April 7th is on a Tuesday night. Interesting. | ||
Urbanfisherman Member Username: Urbanfisherman Post Number: 114 Registered: 07-2008 |
quote: I'm sure Leno won't miss you. The guy owns a warehouse full of classic cars and shops at John King Books. That probably gives him more Detroit cachet than some people who post on this site... | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 6045 Registered: 04-2005 |
He was also one of the few who said that the government needed to bail out the Big Three, that we can't do without an auto industry, and need them for defense | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 1232 Registered: 11-2003 |
Detective Tony Costas returns to the scene of the crime. | ||
Bob Member Username: Bob Post Number: 1299 Registered: 11-2003 |
Leno cares deeply for Detroit and the Big 3 and is not shy about telling people about it. He is a true class act. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4401 Registered: 02-2005 |
There are plenty of nice venues in Detroit he could have signed up for. | ||
14509glenfield Member Username: 14509glenfield Post Number: 1517 Registered: 05-2006 |
^^^and people just want to rip him a new asshole. SAD. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 6046 Registered: 04-2005 |
quote: He's on a short schedule and probably had to get whatever space was available. It needs to hold a lot of people It needed to be donated space. Perhaps other venues didn't want to donate? Why does it have to be IN the city? It's for the unemployed auto workers. There are closed auto plants all over the area, not just in the city. | ||
Rjk Member Username: Rjk Post Number: 1233 Registered: 11-2003 |
^^ How many of them seat 22,000 plus? | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 6212 Registered: 08-2004 |
As a symbolic gesture, yes it would have been nice to hold this in Detroit. But there's a lot of auto workers outside of Detroit, including Flint. So Auburn Hills is not that bad of a choice. | ||
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus Post Number: 3768 Registered: 06-2008 |
Reminds me of reading about when Bill Cosby came to Detroit and did a free show for Chrysler employees during the company's rough period in the early 1980s | ||
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus Post Number: 3769 Registered: 06-2008 |
"There are plenty of nice venues in Detroit he could have signed up for." And there are plenty of nice venues in the suburbs he could have signed up for, one of which he picked. What's your point? | ||
Stosh Member Username: Stosh Post Number: 122 Registered: 01-2009 |
Speak of the devil... Detroit council: Leno's show should be in city DETROIT -- Jay Leno's comic relief gesture is coming under scrutiny by the Detroit City Council. One day after the NBC comedian announced a free April 7 show at The Palace of Auburn Hills for the unemployed, Councilwoman Martha Reeves questioned why it's in the suburbs, rather than Ford Field. Council President Monica Conyers designated Reeves, a singer and entertainer herself, as the point person to lobby Leno to move the show to within city limits. The show is part of "Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan." Tickets will be available at the Palace box office beginning at 10 a.m. Monday. To secure tickets, participants must provide photo ID at the box office. There's a limit of four tickets per person. Leno, a renowned car buff, called Metro Detroit "one of my favorite places." He didn't distinguish between the city and the suburbs. http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.d ll/article?AID=/20090310/ENT10 /903100433 | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 6047 Registered: 04-2005 |
Now the crazy council has appointed Martha Reeves as a liaison to the Leno show to try to get them to have it at Ford Field. I wonder if they checked with the Fords as to whether they are willing to have it there for free, and can they get free parking from the city lots. I really doubt that they did any homework on this and they will more than likely just descend on Leno's people like a cloud of locust demanding they not be 'disrespected'. | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 6048 Registered: 04-2005 |
You beat me Stosh. | ||
Stosh Member Username: Stosh Post Number: 124 Registered: 01-2009 |
2 minutes. LOL | ||
Jcole Member Username: Jcole Post Number: 6049 Registered: 04-2005 |
I was trying to get my link to work while you were posting. Oh, well, we got the same info out. I can't imagine what Leno's people will think when Martha calls and starts shreiking at them for 'disrespecting' the council by making arrangements without including them in the process. It should add some good material for Jay to use at the Palace though | ||
Cinderpath Member Username: Cinderpath Post Number: 949 Registered: 05-2006 |
-Now Mrs Crazy Conyers is complaining that he is not going to do it in the city. Me thinks he does not want to go anywhere near that bat-crazy woman. She is absolutely toxic to Detroit and Michigan. | ||
Stosh Member Username: Stosh Post Number: 126 Registered: 01-2009 |
Or commentary on his TV show too. Imagine what he can make of this mess if they start making noises about dissing them? | ||
Benfield Member Username: Benfield Post Number: 120 Registered: 06-2008 |
Jay Leno is launching a tour of free shows entitled "Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan" just a few months before he's set to begin a new 10:00 PM talk show on NBC. You think part of this tour is to help promote the new show? I don't think that's a bad thing, I mean he is doing free shows which is cool. But since Jay Leno's audience skews older and suburban, the Palace makes sense as a venue. Living in Detroit has its challenges and like most Detroit residents, I'm resigned to accepting those challenges because there are also benefits. What I can't accept is a government more interested in star-fucking than improving the city's quality of life. |
