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Publicmsu
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Anyone else end up with tickets to his shows while he is in the Motor City?
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Everydayislikesunday
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I'm going on Wed. night.
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Publicmsu
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I've got Friday night tickets, and I have a feeling it's going to be a madhouse downtown that evening. The tickets indicate you can use the GEM theatre parking garage, however... that will be quite a bear to get anywhere near.

What are people thinking about the casino parking lots?
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Here's the list of guest celebrites who will appear on Jimmy Kimmel while airing in Detroit:

Tuesday, Jan. 31: (Detroit) Musical guest Kid Rock, Actor David Alan Grier

Wednesday, Feb. 1: (Detroit) Actors David Spade, Rob Schneider and Jon Heder, Musical guest Dwele

Thursday, Feb 2: (Detroit) Musical guests The Four Tops

Friday, Feb 3: (Detroit) Actress Jessica Alba

Sunday, Feb 5: (special post-Super Bowl show from Detroit)
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Nellonfury
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Speaking of Jessica Alba, I was reading on Detroit Free Press and the paper say that she'll be at the State Fair Grounds Saturday Feb.4. Does anyone know if this is true and the time she'll be there??? I will love to met her in person.
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Smogboy
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Jimmy Kimmel? Who cares. But Jessica Alba? We'll be there in droves to see her!!!
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Public.....you'll never get a spot anywhere downtown friday night........hop one of the shuttles and be happy.......
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I've got tickets for Tuesday night.


Kid Rock? That's cool, I guess...
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Publicmsu
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GM: I've got a couple of friends who work downtown in private lots, so that may be an opportunity. However, I'm not the least bit opposed to hopping on a shuttle and heading downtown. I plan on getting down there relatively early, ~3pm, give or take...
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Restoretheroar
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got 3 for Tuesday
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Wednesday here.
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Gumby
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Friday here. Jessica Alba is hot.
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Publicmsu
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also got the 3 for Friday. should be a good evening to be down in the mix of things.
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i'll be at his show everyday that he is there.
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How did you get tickets for his show?
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i want tickets too!
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Dove7
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ssport hooked it up. brought to you by Jmil.
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Publicmsu
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They were available online, however they are all gone by now.
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Sparty
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where online?
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Blessyouboys
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www.1iota.com
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Itsjeff
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Dove7, are you in town?
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Harmonie
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I am so pissed...I didn't check my email for a couple days and I lost tickets to all three nights I had requested!!!! But...you never know:-)
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WXYZ is giving away tickets each morning on their local news program between 5-7 AM. Monday's giveaway will be for the Sunday show, all the rest will be for the corresponding night's show.
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Everydayislikesunday
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the four tops show wouldve been amazing to attend.
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There is still a chance to go: http://web.wxyz.com/super_bowl _xl/kimmel.html
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Damon
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I wanted tickets! I missed out! Damnit!
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Eastside
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You guys are all Detroit boosters...why go worship a Detroit basher?
I refuse to be hypocritical like that.
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More than that, Kimmel is just terminally lame. The only reason he's of interest right now is that he's broadcasting out of the "D" all week.

Guy isn't funny.
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hey anyone know if we can order drinks at the Gem?

(Message edited by blessyouboys on January 29, 2006)
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Gumby
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Geez so he isn't your cup of tea, we get it. Now quit wasting your time by pissing and moaning about us enjoying his show. I happen to find Kimmel extremely funny, as do my 2 friends that will be accompanying me. Plus how often will we get to see Jessica Alba in person. and Christ his bashing was a joke which he apologized for. Try a little forgivness once in a while. Plus what other late show host is coming to Detroit this week? yeah thats what I thought.

To top it off I get to check out the Gem Theater for the first time. A huge bonus.
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i am going tues and friday
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It wouldn't allow me to confirm for more than one show I was pissed. I had tuesday tickets awaiting confirmation and it wouldn't load the page. Oh well Jessica Alba will make it worth my while.
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I'm goin friday! Got 'em from 1iota.com. I requested mine back in december when I first heard he was coming here. They emailed me 2 weeks ago today and let me know they were available and I immediatel confirmed. I was baffled that they didn't cost anything? I don't remember giving credit card info. I thought it was weird to just print out your tickets from the computer since I have never done that for anything. I am wondering about parking also. I wish the weather would be like it was yesterday (sunday) because then I wouldn't mind walkin. I think Kimmel is funny and still laugh from his Man Show days!
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I still bask in the memories of Kimmel on 'Win Ben Stein's Money.' Now that was entertaining! I'm excited to see his show. Had tickets in LA last September and ended up missing the show because he started early... and of course the guest was Pamela Anderson! I guess Jessica Alba will make up for missed opportunities.
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He's OK, but why the city-wide blow job? Give me a break. He ain't all that.

Jessica Alba maybe.
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This guy bashed Detroit on national television...and only apologized when ABC forced him to. The apology reeked of all things disingenuous...leaving no doubt he stood by his original statement.
The Good Humor man is making his first and last visit to the D...and we all ac'in like we never tasted a snowcone.
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What time does the show broadcast?
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Publicmsu
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I think during this week the show airs at 11pm, if I remember correctly. I think I read that on wxyz.com. The dooes open at 6pm and I believe taping begins an hour later.
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Kimmel airs at 11:35 pm this week, right after the news. I would assume (but haven't checked) that Nightline, normally in that slot, will air afterwards at 12:35.
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Blessyouboys
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I asked this before, but does anyone know if we can order drinks at the Gem?

...i'm an alcoholic and won't be able to go if we can't

(Message edited by blessyouboys on January 30, 2006)
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Jt1
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They do have a bar/drink area. I am guessing that drinks will not be allowed in the theater itself but you can get drinks in the lobby/bar area.

Think of how the Fischer has the bar thing outside of the theater. Like that but with more of a restaurant feel.
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Marelis
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I am going Tuesday and Wednesday night. Should be pretty exciting!
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I am wondering the same thing Bless, we got tickets to Sunday's show and it said snacks and non alcoholic drinks will be served during the game, can we buy alcoholic drinks or will I have to get drunk before showing up?
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The Gem is requiring that folks be over 21 to attend. I believe that is because drinks will be sold at some point.
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I was lucky enough to get 3 tickets for Tuesday. But there was one vary important thing I didn’t realize in the beginning when I was getting the tickets. 21 and up so there better be drinks.
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http://www.realdetroitweekly.c om/article_1033.shtml

"The shows will be heavily Detroit-themed. You won’t see a lot of stuff that doesn’t have to do with the Super Bowl or the city, and I think people will be excited to see some of their local characters and places that they go to every day on national television. The truth is that people make a big deal out of that joke that I made, but I’ve been to Detroit a few times and I always have a lot of fun there. I never quite understood why people were so negative about it because I just like a place where people like to drink and eat and watch sports, and it seems like that’s exactly what Detroit is."
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Looks like I may end up going to the sunday show with the "surprise guests". hah.

Should be fun just trying to get across the border and eventually down there...
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Jimmy Kimmel (heart) Detroit
The late-night host makes nice as he brings his show to the city

Or as he put it in a "Jimmy Kimmel Live" press release: "I am thrilled to be coming to Detroit and have no doubt that this is going to be the greatest week of all our lives."

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20060129/ENT 0505/601290330/1038/ENT
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What bar do you guys recommend close to the Gem?
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The Detroit Beer Co, Coaches, The Hub, and the New "Cheli's Chili" are all withing walking distance!
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Blessyouboys
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thank you sharmaal
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Sharmaal
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Yep, post if you can't find these places. But they should show up with a google.
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Highly recommend the Detroit Beer Company. Some great food and drinks available!
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2nd that one on the Beer Company. My bachelor party atarted there, so I have many fond memories.....
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Everydayislikesunday
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I was down there about 20 minutes ago, and parking in the structure next to the Gem will be available for $20.00.

I still recommend walking or shuttling it.
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just saw the last 2 sec of a news story on Ch7 about trying to pacify the crowd at the show, any body catch that? Or were you there and what was that all about?
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Angry "Kimmel" fans miss out on taping

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll /article?AID=/20060131/NEWS11/ 60131040

The tickets through that 1iota site have fine print right at the bottom that says that the shows are overbooked to begin with.

And according to a post here, a whole load of "VIPs" from a comcast/pontiac promotion got to go to the front of the line.



(Message edited by yupislyr on January 31, 2006)
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Marelis
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Ooh, how disappointing...I was in the 1iota line, with about 150-200 people behind me (and about 200 in front) and practially NO ONE from the 1iota line got in. I hear (from someone who was only about 10 feet from the entrance, who didn't get in) that only 10 (yes, TEN) people with tickets from the 1iota site got in.

Comcast and other corporate entities have rented/purchased VIP tickets for EVERY NIGHT, so chances of getting in with the 1iota tickets are pretty much slim to none. So, so, so disappointing! We have tickets for tomorrow night and are going to investigate in the morning, but we might not even bother...it was sorta chilly out there (which is great for WinterBlast!)

Keep the updates coming!
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Gumby
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If this happens every night there will be some very irate people. I understand that they overbooked them but by 400 people that is BS. I will be upset on friday if I don't get in. BTW what time did you get there Marelis to have 200 people in front of you?
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Marelis
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We got there around 5:15 pm. Not as early as we had planned, so we completely were expecting a line and also were a bit unsure if we'd get in, but we were NOT expecting another whole line (not the 1iota line) of 200+ people that they were going to let in before us (the Comcast people you hear of).

So, there was about 200 (and that's just a guesstimate) people in front of us in the 1iota line and another whole line they were letting in before they touched the 1iota line.

Unfortunately, they did confirm when we were leaving there are corporate VIP parties at the Gem for the show every night this week.

If you check out the message boards on www.1iota.com, it gets more and more discouraging...one guy was one of the first 10 people in the 1iota line and didn't get in. :-(

I am seriously disappointed! As a warning, all of the "invite only"/free events are going to be ran like this. Capacity at the Bud Bowl is 2500 and they handed out about 5000 tickets to each night.
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"I am seriously disappointed! As a warning, all of the "invite only"/free events are going to be ran like this. Capacity at the Bud Bowl is 2500 and they handed out about 5000 tickets to each night."


You know, I really have to wonder what some of these people are thinking. Do they want to cause large sized crowd problems? The number I heard on Bud Bowl (through a Budweiser rep) was 4,000 given, 2,500 to be let in. Bear in mind that many have won tix in radio station contests, etc - and I'll bet things won't go too well at Tiger Stadium if a Kimmel-like situation ensues. Budweiser might have created TOO much buzz for this one.

But, on a more positive note, they are expecting to get most of the ticketed persons in for Bud Bowl - I guess they invited a number of "VIP's/celebrities" - many whom they know won't show (since celebs are given tix to every party in town - and they cannot make 'em all). But the rep gave me the exact same advice - be early to be as best sure of entry as possible.

On the Bud Bowl tickets, it does state that invite does not guarantee entry.
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Skipp
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FUCK HIM!!!

waited ouside for two hours
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Everydayislikesunday
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he was just on the news saying, "dont worry...if you have a ticket, you'll get in"

im supposed to go tomorrow....
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Spitcoff
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so ok i nwas there at 4 today and one of the first people in line and did not get In. No one who got tickets from 1iota.com got into the actuall tapeing of the show. The oferd to let up into other rooms and puit tvs in there with a feed of the show. The only people who did get in were people who had tickets from comcast even thought the 1iota websight said that they were the only way to get tickets. This is just another big FU to detroit from Jimmy Kimmel
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Eastside
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No "snowcones" tonight, huh?
This is the ultimate slap in the face to the people of this forum and the COD.
Anybody still willing to forgive and forget?
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Restoretheroar
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got there at 5- about 50 in front of us in line. waited until 645- line didnt move- nobody from 1iota got in. at no point was there any communication with why we were not getting in. Only Comcast VIP's got to pass the line. Meanwhile the line wrapped way past the DAC and it took until 645 when someone came out and told us that nobody would be getting in and we could "hang out outside" if we wanted to. Total BS. Disgusting.
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the gun in the cab was a nice touch, thanks kid
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Saruthma
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David Alan Grier... on the Fenkell Bus!
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Gannon
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They're obviously trying to incite a riot.


Thought that was illegal in this town.


Sport...you listening to all this?


You've got a direct line to the man, right?!
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Bagman
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Hamilton here... I always thought that t-shirts with the bus maps and names would be a killer...
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Lghart
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Now I remember again why I NEVER watch his show...He is not funny at all.
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Kid Rock is phoney-ass no rapping MoFo .... another Vanilla Ice!! Damn ..... an supposed to be representing Detroit???? Get for real!!!

Black-atcha ..... watching this schitt and lmbao when David Allen Grier (who actually grew up here) said, "Damn, did they bus all these white folk in here?" Meguesses Detroit will be shown by the media as a white City for the graces of the Superbowl! Go figure ....

(Message edited by Rasputin on February 01, 2006)
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Psip
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That was funny Ras, "Haven't been this many white people downtown since '67" was another good one.
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Rasputin
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Yeah, glad he pointed that schitt out!! 'cause it's REAL!! Didja notice, there were only a handfull of Black folk there ..... in a City that's 80-85% Black ..... Go figure!!

Black-atcha ..... watching the media try to make Detroit what it wants Detroit to be!! Pure televised bullschitt!! Not what it is!!
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Psip
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That was a corporate audience,bought and paid for. The real folk were left out on the street. That Ilota thing may have been a marketing scam just to collect names and addresses.
Tonight was the first time I had seen that show, Kimmel is very lame.
On the other hand, if it makes D look good in the eyes of the rest of the country, thats a good thing. Bring jobs and people to Detroit. We need investments.
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Detroitwonk
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It was pretty crappy being stuck out there in the cold for hours and then not getting in...but hey, my gf Erin (and my shoulder!) got on tv! :-)

http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/super _bowl_xl/article/0,2671,WXYZ_2 1456_4430453,00.html
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Dialh4hipster
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Rasputin is right on about how white that crowd was. That was insane, and an ugly bunch to boot. It was *not* a very good representation of Detroit, and I actually felt the same way, they were putting on a white face for the country.

On the other hand, if you think about the audience for the Kimmel show, it's predominantly white male (who else would watch?) so was that really so surprising?

Was happy to see Thornetta backing up Kid Rock though.
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Blessyouboys
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Man did I get lucky? Am I one of the only 1iota people that got through to something?

Although I got there around 4:15 or so, the line was already pretty deep (maybe 30-40), so we hopped in and waited for a ridiculous hour 1/2, two hours when they started calling for the Comcast scabs. Luckily we were pretty high up in the 1iota line and we were some the last ones to be let into the tent just beyond where everyone was lining up (which was heated, thankfully), and waited there for about another hour or more.

There was absolutely no communication between anybody inside, no one knew what the hell was going on, seriously. The line finally started moving and began to let in all the Comcast people who were alongside us little 1iota peons. They let a few in from the 1iota line too, and with about 30 (me included) 1iota ticketed people inside the tent, they cut it off.

We waited some more, alone in the tent, with no idea what was going on. Then the corporate douchebags showed up and were freely allowed to walk through the side door right in front of us, which had been there now for 3 hours. We had no idea what was going on inside or outside but could hear the “fuck Comcast” chants which were pretty funny. All we do was just stand there and watch as at least 100 or more people walked in front of us (including Mr. David Hall of Rock Financial, who I find to be the most annoying man in the city of Detroit, so we gave him a nice “fuck david hall”, “fuck rock financial” chant).

I believe me and about 10 others of 1iota were allowed upstairs to see Kid Rock’s set, which was sweet considering I was front row and about 7 feet from the stage.

All in all though, Jimmy Kimmel is not worth 5 hours of my time and what I and many others had to go through.



(Message edited by blessyouboys on February 01, 2006)
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Blessyouboys
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The crowd was all white because it was all corporate (comcast, rock financial)
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Publicmsu
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2 day reminder - Jimmy Kimmel Live in Detroit is counting on you.

Just got that email! Looks like he is counting on me to be there Friday! Must satisfy Kimmel!
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Gravitymachine
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why do you people think its kimmel's fault? I'd be pissed at the production company and/or the promoter...comcast is always a good target for a swift kick in the junk too
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One_shot
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I'm getting very very discouraged. I know my gf will not be up for a 5 hour wait and neither will I. Sad
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1953
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I liked that David Alan Greer, who is "actually" from Detroit, didn't know what the city's name meant; but, Kid Rock, who, as everyone seems to agree, is just some big faker, showed Jimmy around Detroit landmarks such as American Coney Island and Henry the Hatter. Black Detroiters really need to get past this whole, "I'm actually from Detroit," thing - because it just divides the region and promotes bigotry.
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Harmonie
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Hearing all these stories...I don't feel so bad missing out on tickets.
Dial H -
Definitely the hightlight of the show (especially of the music part) was Ms. Thoooooooornetta Davis on back up...and you could hear her solos great! Love it! She's playing at the Buzz Bar on Sunday...Music Menu days are here again!!!
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Gumby
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It is Kimmel's fault because ultimatly it is his show. These production people represent him. He came to Detroit to make up for comments he made and then to pull this kind of crap is insulting and complete bullshit. If this happens everynight (especially Friday) I will never watch Kimmel again and he can go fuck himself for all I care.
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Gumby
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Oh Fuck comcast too. I now feel vindicated in switching to a dish.
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Gravitymachine
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I don't think he "pulled" anything other than not renting a big enough venue...
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Gumby
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You don't think that telling 400 people they have a good chance at getting in (the only place to get tickets is what the site said) and let maybe 20 to 30 of them in is not pulling something? If not then please never promise to do anything for me. I understand overbooking the seats when tickets are free, people might not show up. Fine, I get it. But don't outright fuck your fans over like they did last night. People will not forgive as easily this time. It is a slap in the face.
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Gravitymachine
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Its a f'ed up situtation for sure, all I'm saying is that I don't think jimmy sat down one afternoon and typed out a memo saying that the show should be overbooked as a big F you to detroit like your implying

personally, I don't understand why anyone would even watch the show live or on tv in the first place, let alone get so worked up about it
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Gumby
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Is anyone claiming that he did. Just because he didn't does not mean it is not his fault and should not be held responsible.

BTW it is you're not your.
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Supersport
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Ras,

You may not have noticed when we drank beers at Bert's, but I'm white. I live here too. Go Figure

Oh yeah, Black-atcha too! :-)
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Gannon
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I think y'all should rent wheelchairs...if they are going to make you wait, at least you'll be comfortable.

IF they're NOT from Hollywood, they might give you some slack because of your apparent infirmity and move you in ahead of the Comcast corpor-droids.


IF they ARE from Hollywood, you still MIGHT get a little extra treatment...as they position you so the heartless might get a snicker from the cripples.


Either way, you're comfortable...and might get a little better handling.


Plus...wheelchair racing can be fun. We did it for years out at Metro airport during high school...wasn't a lot to do in the wee morning hours on the westside.
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Fury13
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Rasputin said:

"Meguesses Detroit will be shown by the media as a white City for the graces of the Superbowl!"

That's really too bad -- because more important than being a gracious host to the Super Bowl... more important than showing visitors just how much Detroit has to offer... is the importance of emphasizing that Detroit is a black city.

In fact, forget about the game. Cancel it. Let's just run 24-hour-a-day radio and TV ads that remind everyone that Detroit is a black city. Because that's truly the most important thing in the world.

Yeah, that's the ticket.
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Fury13
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Oh, and it's interesting that the biggest, most militant cheerleader on these boards for maintaining Detroit as a black city is a guy who isn't even from here.

You have to wonder what his vested interest, his agenda, is.

I wonder if he moved here because he bought into that invalid, fallacious "Black Mecca" concept of 10-15 years back?

If so, he bought a bill of goods.

Anyone, regardless of ethnicity, can live or work in the city, and pay taxes in the city. (Bet that bothers the hell out of him, though... oh well, tuff schitt.)

I wonder how he will react if he starts seeing some of the perceived CONTROL that he values so much slipping away -- as the Latino population in the city reaches 25 to 50 percent in the next decade or 15 years? Or if more and more Arab-Americans move in? Or (gasp!) more folks of Caucasian ancestry?

Maybe his head will simply explode from all the accumulated bitterness and frustration...
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Eastside
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Even though I feel it is foolish to stand on line for a chance to jock on a Detroit basher...I admit I was sick to my stomach seeing that generic crowd, and thinking about you standing on the street.

...but what did you really miss?

That show was a total exercise in Detroit pretense. I'm gonna have to agree with Raz...Kid Rock's set was awful. His new material, with those trite lyrics, would not have worked in 1982....which is where it sounds he ripped the style from.
Was that Karen Newman singing backup and acting like a rap groupie slut? (gimme a break)
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Psip
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I wondered that too Eastside, if it was Karen, she sure looked good.
In the Kowalski spots she was looking a little frumpy.
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Saruthma
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Yup, that was Karen. Her improved looks must be due to those Beverly Hills athletic club spots on TV. Looking good.
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Rasputin...Chocolate City in Louisiana is waiting for your imput, presence and racially biased comments. Your are not needed in Detroit. Thanks.
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Newman was part and parcel of the pretense...with her pancake ass.
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Easy about what you say about Newman.

I'm a guy and my ass is more like an omelet.
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Everydayislikesunday
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hmmm...so should i even bother tonight?

decisions, decisions.
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Jt1
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Try, if it doesn;t work go to the bar or out for dinner. Can't go wrong either way.
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Swingline
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Kimmel has done nothing wrong or bad since he's been here. He's making nice with some Detroit folks and doing his regular talk show schtick. Why is it so important to people. We need to lighten up on this. The same goes for Kid Rock. The guy is loyal to this city, doesn't take himself too seriously, and works pretty hard to provide musical entertainment. If you don't like his music (or if you agree with Ras and he's not black enough), too bad. Grow up and stop the hating.
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Everydayislikesunday
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thats what i thought; if i dont get in -- ill be at the bar!
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Blessyouboys
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EverySunday,
you've obviously yet to leave, so I wouldn't bother to go tonight, you're already too late.

I got in line at 4:15 or so last night and a group of about 10 of us 1iota people were the last to be allowed in to see Kid Rock.
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Blessyouboys
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The corporate jackasses show up when they want and you just stand and wait
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Seth
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THIS JUST IN...

Jimmy will host a viewing party TONIGHT for anyone with Tuesday 1iota.com tickets who was not let in. Full details here: http://www.wxyz.com/wxyz/super _bowl_xl/article/0,2671,WXYZ_2 1456_4433288,00.html
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Marelis
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Seth, you beat me to it! I was just going to post the email I got!

Pretty good move, on their part. Nice to see they actually did care about us freezing our toes off. :-)
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Supersport
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I was at the show tonight, second row on the left side of the stage, simply amazing time!
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Clark1mt
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To be fair, I doubt he REALLY cares about the peons. He's probably more worried about his stature and popularity in one of the top 12 TV markets in the nation, one with which he's already been in the doghouse with once. Why do you think he was so quick to apologize in 2004?
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Publicmsu
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Supersport: What time did you get in line, and was it as big of an issue this evening as it was yesterday? Still have my tickets for Friday and want a feel of how things work out the other nights.
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Panson
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Supersport left before the free beer and food downstairs in the Gem for the afterparty. I remember a time when he used to keep it real. Not so much anymore. He's really fallen off.
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Panson
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By the way, I've been to both Letterman and Leno shows. The Kimmel people had no idea what was going on. Poor organization and total chaos during the pre-show. I was one of the last to get in and there were A LOT of people left out in the cold (literally). No way that many people should have been left out.
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Dove7
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yeah it was a great show. i had a ball last night and will be there every night.
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Everydayislikesunday
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Good times. the person two people ahead of me was the last to make it into the theatre. the rest of us were invited back for the viewing party, or to the banquet room to watch the show live with an open bar (although they stopped serving while the show was being taped). If I wouldnt have been held up at work, I wouldve made it in to theatre. Plus, it only was a little chilly after the sun went down.

Had a good time though; the Kimmel people were really trying to accomadate everyone, i think, but their communication tactics were a little off.
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Panson,

Ya think maybe it had something to do with the fact they were filming on location for the first time and in a theatre that held 350 people as opposed to the usual number of I'm guessing 1,500 or so? I thought they did an excellant job working with what they had and the small size kept it very personal, especially when you're in the second row and the hot ass blonde who kept climbing up the ladder to get on stage was just inches away. LOL

As for the after party, well I had to run my dog downriver tonight AFTER showing my buddy around downtown, so it's been a busy night to say the least.
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Panson
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So nobody told the Kimmel crew that the Gem only held 350 people before they issued twice as many tickets? C'mon young man - it was poor planning; simple as that. Tell people at 5:00 (when it was obvious) that they are not getting in instead of making them stand in the cold for 3hrs.
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Gumby
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Plus from what i understand this is the second time they have taken their show on the road.
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Supersport
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Panson,

Poor planning, are you serious? They could either send everybody home not getting in at 5pm and have no footage outside. Or, let them hang out till almost time they start recording, thus having a large crowd outside, making it look way bigger than it really was...as far as events. They knew exactly what they were doing. They did the same thing at Tiger Stadium I am told, gave out a few thousand more tickets than they will allow in.
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Matt_the_deuce
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Most of the late night talk shows, with the exception of Letterman, have pretty small studio audiences - smaller than you would think. I've not been to Leno or Kimmel, so I can't speak for them, but I wouldn't be surprized if the Gem is just as big as his LA studio.
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Supersport
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Oh yeah, I would also like to personally thank Mike Ilitch for the free slices of pizza and Faygo he provided for the whole crowd while waiting in line. Good stuff Mr Ilitch!

Matt,

They said from the point we were let in that they weren't used to working in such a small venue. They said there were only about 40 seats on the ground floor, I don't imagine there are too many LA studios with only 40 seats on the ground floor.
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Psip
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Proof Detroit needs the UA to be restored.
Actually, Kimmel should have been held in Ford Auditorium. I think that house will seat 4000.
Of course who knows what kind of shape its in.
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Matt_the_deuce
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Well, like I said, I can't vouch for Kimmel in LA but I have been to Craig Ferguson in LA (television city), Conan in NY (rock center), and Carson Daly in NY (SNL studio 8H, rock center) and all of those are smaller than 350 cap. Conan is tiny as is Ferguson.

Letterman is the exception being in a legit theater as appossed to a TV studio.

But 1,500 is huge for a regular late night show, and I doubt even Letterman's place is that big, considering it probably was retrofitted for the show and some of the capacity got knocked out.
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Show me a sellout, and I'll show you an apologist.
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The Kimmel party, for those of us left out in the cold yesterday, was very cool. We got there around 10:30 (we were told we had to be in line by 10:45). We had to wait a little bit, but it was completely tolerable.

We got free pizza and Faygo while in line and we were allowed to take it to our seats (they also were serving hors dourves and passed out bottles of water). Once Jimmy came out and saw no one was drinking "real drinks", he had his people pass out Coors Light to everyone. He brought everyone out on stage and introduced them, then we settled down to watch the show. JK honestly went to each row in the theater and chatted, took pictures, talked on people's cell phones, etc.

I was a little disappointed to not attend a "live taping", but they did a great job of "making it up to us". A very cool experience! Thanks to the Kimmel people for thinking of this.
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What time are people getting in line that are actually getting in to see the show? 4? 5? 3?
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Supersport
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I got there at 3:45. Panson I believe was one of the last to get in, though not sure what time he got there, I believe it was getting close to 5 pm or so.
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Panson
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It was around 4:40 when I arrived and was in the last group to get in.
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Everydayislikesunday
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Panson, I mustve been standing next to you in line, because I arrived at 440, as well.
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Saruthma
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How 'bout Jeff Daniels' Detroit song on Kimmel tonight? Good stuff.

Anybody record that?
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Everydayislikesunday
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i loved that! that was actually all i saw of the show tonight. i was hoping someone would mention that.
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Terrific show tonight!!! I've never really watched Jimmy Kimmel before, but I am liking his shows this week. And Jeff Daniels was awesome. He's such a great Detroit booster!! Couldn't ask for more!!
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http://www.jeffdaniels.com/son gs.htm

maybe we can hope the super bowl song will make its way online....i would love to hear it again!
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The Letterman "Ed Sullivan" theatre (ne:Hammerstein theatre) has been de-seated for the purposes of the Letterman show to about 350, which apparently is what TV people consider to be workable. If you notice, when they show the balcony, there is a huge white wall at the back of 10 or so rows, looks like metal stud and drywall, and the stage extends WAY out into what once was the main floor.
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Did you guys watch it on friday night? We were seated right next the the knitting lady from the Red Wings game in the front row of the balcony. It was a great show and Kimmel crackd some pretty funny jokes at Jessica Alba's expense.
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A couple of nights ago, Kimmel ran a segment about relatives in Detroit in the early automotive industry. While preparing some photos for the OCF thread I ran into this gent in a photo labelled "Single cylinder engine repair dept." at the Cadillac factory around 100 years ago.

Kimmel?

Sure looks like Kimmel to me. (This is not a photoshop, just a crop from the original.)
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To 1953: American Coney Island is NOT considered a Detroit Landmark by us Black Folk!! Just a place to get some unhealthy SLOP that looks like puke on a bun!! and neither are those places Rock showed that only hosted drug-infested suburbanite RAVE parties!! Go figure ..... in a City that's 80-85% BLACK!!

Black-atcha ..... waiting for some white folk to get over the fact that they ain't running this schitt!! (It's called "white supremacy" of those that want us Black folk to 'just get over it!!' Gonna be as tuff on your ass as the Jews are on Hitlerite Germans on the History Channel ..... We ain't FORGETTING!!
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Eric
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When were you elected spokesman us black folk? I must've missed that election cause I certainly wouldn't have voted for your ass if didn't think that was a landmark.
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Norm
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Nice to see Rasputin is still spouting his hate-filled garbage.
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Rasputin - you sound a wee bit upset. What do you consider are the landmarks of Detroit? In other words, where would you have taken Kimmel? I'm genuinely curious.

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