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denise
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Homesick for news/Ann Arbor and Michigan
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Sep 28 15:28 UTC 1991 |
I've been away from Ann Arbor for almost 4 months now and I still really miss
my 'home'. And even though I'll be down here in NC through til July, 1992,
I still think of AA as my home.
However, my dilemma: I log into Grex from time to time, long distance, to hear
from my friends, see how you all are doing, and to find out what kinds of
things are taking place in AA--what's new/different/what's the weather
like/what's happening at the colleges/etc. I've been asking these things in
mail to a few people, off and on since moving away. And I log back in, looking
forward to responses that usually end up not waiting for me in mail [yeah, I
know, we all have the best intentions.....].
So to make a long story short, I'd love to see one of two things [or both].
First, this item can be used for all of you in AA and southeastern MI to enter
responses about what's going on in the AA.
--What are your favorite things to see/do?
--What's new in town? What's no longer there?
--What made you come to this area [or have you always been there]?
--What special events are going on?
--How are the local teams doing? [HS, college, pro?]
--anything else you may want to add...
Secondly, maybe we can start some kind of conference here on grex
relating to local highlights as well as travel/tourism types of things. I'd
be willing to help out when I am online...
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bad
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response 1 of 102:
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Sep 28 17:45 UTC 1991 |
Community Newscenter on South U. is taking off and moving (with diff name and
format) to the mini-strip-mall N of North Campus.
Tower records finally opened on South U.
There was a big police/partiers confrontation at EMU with 1000 partiers at
a frat, 37 people got arrested, drunken buttheads everywhere.
(one of the frats on Cross)
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mcnally
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response 2 of 102:
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Sep 28 19:15 UTC 1991 |
And the weekend after the EMU incident that Brian reports, the Ann Arbor
Police Department used tear gas to disperse a crowd of "rioters" on South
University in Ann Arbor.
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krj
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Sep 28 20:21 UTC 1991 |
That's a bother about the South U. Community News. They have been the most
reliable source in town for opera periodicals, and North Campus isn't
a place in my usual shopping itinerary.
Denise, there's an item in the music cf discussing the new Tower in detail,
but if you don't normally read that cf you probably don't care that much.
:-) The rest of the Galleria mall on South U. feels amazingly like
Tally Hall/Liberty Square; how can the developers make the same mistake
a second time?
Zingerman's "dining house" is still being extensively renovated and expanded.
In football, Florida State ran up the second most points ever scored
against the Wolverines, I think the report said.
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denise
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Sep 28 23:54 UTC 1991 |
Sorry to hear about the Community News moving from South U. However, I do
hope to visit the new location as when I do come back sometime to visit my
family, I can check the N. Campus location [as my folks live in that neck
of the woods].
No, Ken, I haven't checked out the music cf yet, not because I'm not interested
[I am] but mainly, I'm trying to keep my online time to a minimum; these LD
phone bills are killing me! [Heh, I've met an interesting person from AOL,
and of all places, he's from Howell... that's another story.] hence, I
haven't weeded through all the conferences yet [time to start forgetting many
of the items here!]
So what ARE they doing with the renovations at Zingermans? They were getting
underway before I moved, but I couldn't tell what they planned on doing.
Yeah, I saw that football game on the tube today... Most pts scored against
us since something like 1969.
[Keep that info coming in, please!]
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mcnally
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Sep 29 00:03 UTC 1991 |
re #3: Except that the Galleria is different in a very important way: it
has stores in it.
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krj
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Sep 30 05:09 UTC 1991 |
It is reported in the new Observer that the Zingerman's dining house will
function as a stand-alone coffeehouse in late-night hours. There are 10?
coffeehouses now open or being readied for opening in Ann Arbor.
(Denise, have you considered getting a subscription to the Observer?)
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denise
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Sep 30 13:55 UTC 1991 |
Yeah, I meant to suscribe before I moved but never got around to it. Now
I don't have the Observer's address or their rates. Can someone please
post them for me, please? Thanks!
[But still, continue to add comments here, too!!]
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jfk
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response 8 of 102:
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Sep 30 16:39 UTC 1991 |
Oops, I posted my news in the md item. Be sure to read it there.
(Sorry)
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krj
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response 9 of 102:
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Oct 3 05:16 UTC 1991 |
Weather report for Denise: we had some pleasant Indian Summer weather on
Monday and Wednesday, with temperatures pushing 80; now the temperatures
are plummeting and it's raining. Did I hear a mention of a possibility of
flurries?
Bo Schembechler had a news conference Wednesday in which he said
the Tigers reject all the options presented so far for a new Tiger Stadium.
He said the team will now listen to proposals from the 'burbs.
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mcnally
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response 10 of 102:
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Oct 3 08:02 UTC 1991 |
I hear that Monahan is willing to build a new stadium in any suburb that
will pay the complete construction costs *and* rename itself Monahanville.
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sno
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response 11 of 102:
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Oct 3 12:28 UTC 1991 |
Technical note: Indian summer requires 1 killing frost before warming back
up. That did not occur in Ann Arbor.
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denise
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Oct 3 21:17 UTC 1991 |
Another thing I miss from MI: good cider! Finally saw some in the stores
down here and no way is it even close to the real thing from MI! I bet you're
into good apple pickings by now, eh? And thanks for the weather report, Ken!
We're finally getting cooler weather down here, at last! [Where it's only
going up to about 80-82 and is actually going down to the los 60s/upper 50s].
No change in leave colors yet [I hear that way up north, the color changes
are several weeks ahead of schedule!?]
What kind of options *have* been presented for the new Tiger stadium?
DOes anyone have an AA Observer handy to look up rates for outoftown
subscriptions and an address?
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sno
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Oct 3 22:55 UTC 1991 |
Right now, the options for a new Tiger Stadium look pretty bleak. The
whole thing seems to be caught up in public reprisals and bickering.
Bo Schembechler as spokesman for the Tigers leaves much to be desired. He
is a straight line kind of guy when back scratching and ear stroking are
called for. Under Bo's guidance, it looks like the Tigers are going to
sink under a mire of Us's versus Them's. The We-Wants versus the
What-We-Give-You's. The Tigers are playing poor politics against the
experts. They can only come out the bad guy.
It's really too bad, because I agree with Bo 100%, but disagree with his
methods just as strongly. A lot of enemies are being made.
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glenda
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response 14 of 102:
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Oct 4 01:57 UTC 1991 |
I was going to post the info for the Observer, but I had to find where STeve
hid it first.
$14 for one year, $25 for two years. Write to the:
Ann Arbor Observer Company
201 Catherine
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(313) 769-3175
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krj
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Oct 4 02:10 UTC 1991 |
The two proposed locations which Schembechler rejected yesterday were
(1) one previously favored by the Tigers in the "Briggs district", just
across a freeway from the current stadium, and (2) one favored by the
city and county, somewhere near the renovated Fox theatre, near Woodward.
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steve
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response 16 of 102:
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Oct 4 02:27 UTC 1991 |
Could someone please explain whats wrong with the old one? I fail to
see why a historic landmark can't be fixed. Even if the cost of fixing
such a structure is more than building a new one (something I don't
believe) it could always be done in stages. Since the city inspectors let
people in this year it can't be falling down.
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bad
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response 17 of 102:
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Oct 4 03:28 UTC 1991 |
Apparently it cannot be made safe for the long term.
Plus it has no parking, no luxury suites, and so on.
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ragnar
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response 18 of 102:
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Oct 4 11:53 UTC 1991 |
Because it has nasty exposed, view blocking posts as an integral part of its
structure.
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krj
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response 19 of 102:
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Oct 4 16:01 UTC 1991 |
A thorough overhaul, such as was done at Yankee Stadium some years back,
takes enough time that the Tigers would have to find an alternate home
field for a season. The Yankees were able to use Shea; as the Silverdome
wasn't laid out for baseball, the Tigers have no good options.
I've also heard it alleged by a Wayne County executive that the Yankee
Stadium overhaul has been judged a failure, and the Yankees are beginning
to look for a new park site. Anyone heard about this?
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sno
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Oct 4 20:19 UTC 1991 |
[This is the "what's happening in Michigan?" item.]
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krj
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Oct 5 04:59 UTC 1991 |
This is the "drift" item. :-)
Right now there's a tornado warning up, and supposedly a big storm is going
to rumble through. I was concerned enough to leave work a little early.
Looks like it's gonna be a bust, though.
Today's Free Press has a big piece on the problems with drunken revelry
in Ann Arbor. It reports that the police have started using undercover
officers to bust parties with underage drinkers.
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bad
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response 22 of 102:
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Oct 5 19:59 UTC 1991 |
'bout freakin' time they started doing something about it.
I'd like to be able to live here without being accosted by drunken assholes
all the time.
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krj
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Oct 6 07:53 UTC 1991 |
The van driver who carted me from San Francisco to San Jose today is a former
Flint native who was glad to get some Detroit news.
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denise
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Oct 13 16:25 UTC 1991 |
Are the trees past their primes yet? [Here in mid-NC, the trees have barely
started to change colors yet.] How are the apples and cider?
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