Sunday Open Thread: Detroit's Kid Rock Turns 40

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 02:21:17 PM EST
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45,000 fans turned out last night at Ford Field in Detroit to help Kid Rock celebrate his 40th birthday.

I liked the part of the clip (at 2:33) when a fan puts something on the stage, he bends down to pick it up, looks at it, and puts in his back pocket. Doesn't miss a beat. At 2:42, he asks the crowd how they feel, and he yells back, "I feel f**cking great" and then launches back into "All Summer Long" -- "We were trying different things, we were smoking funny things...Sweet home Alabama." (Thanks to MLive for not blocking censoring it.)

Kid Rock is a great personal ambassador for the city. But in their day, so were the MC5 (Kick out the Jams); Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Bob Seger, Commander Cody, and even Alice Cooper.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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detroit (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by jharp on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 02:28:51 PM EST

I always like posts about Detroit. I lived there in the 80's and would move back in a second.

A great city.

: You can buy a house in Detroit ... (none / 0) (#2)
by Robot Porter on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 03:23:13 PM EST

for a bag of empty cans and some used gum. So now might be the time to move back.

Don't forget the Lost Planet Airmen. (none / 0) (#3)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 03:49:00 PM EST

Commander Cody wouldn't have gotten where he did without them. Being DFH's, they were out of Ann Arbor ('67), not Detroit and were out in SF by '70.

Star-Making Machinery, which chronicled the band during the recording, production and marketing of the band's first album, Lost in the Ozone, was one of the texts for my History of Rock n' Roll class. A great behind the scenes look at the recording industry.

/MC5 is the greatest proto-punk band ever.

Wow....that didn't take very long (none / 0) (#4)
by Militarytracy on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 03:56:20 PM EST

Per the debate about whether or not U.S. inflation figures could even be trusted at this point (which I don't feel that they can be...the man behind the curtain is manipulating everything at this point), leading investor Jim Rogers comes out attacking U.S. inflation figures and calls them a sham.

So (none / 0) (#8)
by CoralGables on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 05:24:00 PM EST

you're going to accept your information now from someone that is against any form of government regulation, was a regular guest on Fox News, and now lives in Singapore (most likely to avoid taxes)?


: I agree with him (none / 0) (#9)
by Militarytracy on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 05:33:41 PM EST

before he said this, and based on what he does for a living...yes, I think is absolutely right on. He is in league with that leftie Soros too.

Bad weekend... (none / 0) (#5)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 04:06:36 PM EST

...for avian themed NFL teams.

The Falcons get crushed by the Pack, the RatBirds can't hold a lead and lose to the Steelers ("its all the refs fault, hon") and the Seahawks go down in the snow and cold of the Second City--no Beast Mode today.

Let's go...uh...let's see...Bears?

Well it should have (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by brodie on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 06:42:47 PM EST

been seen as a bad omen for the avian teams when we saw all the birds falling dead out of the sky all over the world in recent days.

But it looks like another airborne team, the Jets, will survive to the next round.


Bad weekend... (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by kdog on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 08:08:13 PM EST

for metrosexual all-universe quarterbacks...sacked 5 times, picked off once...who woulda thunk it.

Jets shock the football world...J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!!! We've got a date with the Steelers...and if Uggs needs their poster boy for a photo shoot, or anything, Mr. Bundchen's schedule is now free till minicamp:) Woo Hoo!


: The downside . . . . (none / 0) (#17)
by nycstray on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 08:49:39 PM EST

I have been reinforcing my bird's 'screeching'. It sounds similar to me screaming "yes. yes. Yes!!!" as the plays are happening. BUT! I have been trying to turn it into J-E-T-S Jets Jets JETS! If they keep winning, I may have a winning screech with my bird (one I can live with!) :)
Manning and Brady B2B!!!!

: Anyone but the Patriots! (none / 0) (#18)
by republicratitarian on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 09:36:26 PM EST

Thank god for the Jets this week, but I'm a Steelers fan. So, eff the Jets now lol. :)

Nah...we are all Packers fans now... (none / 0) (#19)
by Anne on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 07:10:06 AM EST

assuming they beat Chicago, that is...

Worst possible scenario is to know that one of two teams one absolutley cannot stand will be playing in the Super Bowl, so here's hoping Aaron Rodgers can win one more and I can root for them to beat whoever wins the AFC.

As for your aside about officiating, the best games for me are the ones where the refs let the teams play the game, where they don't feel like they have to make sure their own - and generally inconsistent - judgment trumps everything. There have been too many games this year where bad calls that, in real time and in later review, were clearly wrong made the difference between wins and losses.

Just get out of the way and let the teams play - or - make officiating a full-time job where bad decisions are subject to fines or suspension.


It's too bad... (none / 0) (#20)
by kdog on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 08:37:02 AM EST

your Ravens choked away the early lead and the game...I know Sexy Rexy wanted a piece of B'more after choosing Harbaugh over him.

That Flacco has potential, but he's no Mark Sanchez.

Take notes next week Anne, we'll show ya how to beat Pitt:)


: To be fair - sometimes Mark Sanchez is (none / 0) (#21)
by Anne on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 09:45:56 AM EST

no Mark Sanchez, kdog...
I've been a big defender of Flacco, but I am starting to wonder about his ability to make decisions, about his awareness in the pocket, his ability to read the field. After three full seasons of being the QB, I think he ought to be farther along than he is. I don't get it - last week against KC we had a great game plan and the offense - and Joe Flacco - executed it and had possession for over 40 minutes - we actually played a 60-minute game.
So, is it Joe, or is it Cam Cameron's play calling (Rice up the middle for 2 yards, Rice up the middle for no gain, checkdown pass play for 5 yards, punt)? I felt like the Ravens played scared against the Steelers, and if not for the Pittsburgh mistakes in the first half, would the Ravens have been able to score?
Then again, our great veteran weapons on offense couldn't seem to catch passes that were thrown right to them; both Boldin and Houshmandzadeh dropped passes that were right on the numbers, at critical times - so that's not Joe, that's on them.
Argh. I guess it is what it is, and whether there are any coaching changes in the offing, and whether that would make things better - who knows? I heard a rumor that Brad Childress might be in line to take Cameron's job - and that worries me. A lot.
One thing's for sure - it'll be Jets or Steelers in the Super Bowl; if I had to choose which team would go to the SB, I suppose I would reluctantly favor NY over Pittsburgh, but by a hair so fine you'd need a microscope to see it. I'm pretty sure I will be rooting for Green Bay or Chicago, though, regardless of which AFC team is playing.

: HA! (none / 0) (#22)
by jbindc on Mon Jan 17, 2011 at 12:21:25 PM EST

Hines Ward and crew will be all over the boys in green!

Commander Cody's tour (none / 0) (#6)
by oculus on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 04:12:33 PM EST

bus parked on our short street in A2 once. Quite the event.

And now India looks about to (none / 0) (#7)
by Militarytracy on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 05:12:11 PM EST

kick off too due to the inflated prices of food and fuel. This is due to Ben Bernanke's Quantitative Easing, investors are running to commodities...the poor of the world will starve because Wall Street will not take the defaults and take the corrections. All the smart money knows that the only thing worth anything is commodities and all the smart money has ALL THE MONEY because we gave it to them so they could trickle it down. It is more profitable to starve us though at this time.

MT, read this post about the crisis (none / 0) (#10)
by caseyOR on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 06:11:27 PM EST

caused by the severe La Nina and its impact on energy, food and China's economy. It speaks, I believe, to some of your thoughts on the shortage of food commodities.

Read this post from Naked Capitalism.


We already know that the 2008... (none / 0) (#12)
by Dadler on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 06:55:37 PM EST

...food and commodities "crisis" was entirely a bubble. other factors played in but they were relatively minor. gambling on starvation and deprivation paid off huge -- not for the starving and deprived, of course. it is truly sick.

BTW, your link didn't work


Let's see if this link (none / 0) (#13)
by caseyOR on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 06:58:56 PM EST

will work. Naked Capitalism


: Okay, one more time for the link. (none / 0) (#14)
by caseyOR on Sun Jan 16, 2011 at 07:02:06 PM EST

If this doesn't work, well, please find your way over to Naked Capitalism and read the post.
Try this link