What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends.
Benson
Review: ‘Unrivaled’ is Just That; An Emotional Look At Two Titans
Let's start with ESPN sure does know how to do a sports documentary. I lived in Michigan in 1996 and 1997, and the director captured what was going on at the time. The Detroit Red Wings had been down for a long time, but were slowly climbing back into respectability under the ownership of the Ilitch family.
Just How Close Was Motown Legend Marvin Gaye To Becoming a Detroit Lion?
I just heard about Motown legend Marvin Gaye trying out for the Detroit Lions. I know he was Motown musical royalty, but football?
HGTV’s Bargain Block Shows Two Guys Rebuilding Detroit One House At A Time
Over the years we've seen a lot of blight and hopelessness when the topic of the City of Detroit is mentioned. Then along came Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas.
Chesley, The Detroit Zoo’s Anteater Has Died. She was 26.
Chesley, the oldest-living giant anteater living in a zoo setting, passed away on Monday at the age of 26. She came to the Detroit Zoo in 1997.
Did you Know Michigan’s Most Famous Museum Started With a Different Name?
Some people may not know that The Henry Ford Museum was at one time known as the "Edison Institute Museum and Village". This is because Henry Ford named his museum after his idol and friend, Thomas Edison.
First of Two Total Eclipses of the Moon Over Michigan This Year Coming May15th
Interestingly there four lunar eclipses in 2022, with two partial ones, including one this weekend (Saturday, April 30th).
With The Second Round Pick, The Detroit Lions Choose Sanders and Key
The football "draft-niks" will be watching anyway, but for some of the rest of us, who are a bit more casual when it comes to watching things like the NFL Draft, this could be fun.
The Grand Rapids Hero Who Was First To Hear ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem.’
"Houston, we've had a problem." Spoken by Astronaut Jim Lovell in real life, it was communicated to Col. Jack Lousma. Lousma, a native of Grand Rapids who grew up in Ann Arbor, was the CAPCOM recipient of the communication from space. CAPCOM is the acronym for Capsule Communicator.
While Digging Up The Patio, Bad Brewery Co. In Mason Finds Historic Buried Bottle
This photo posted by Bad Brewery in Mason (Michigan) reads like it's an item begging to be on Antiques Roadshow.
British Invasion? This Is About The Time Motown Invaded England
“It was like manna from heaven…It fulfilled every promise, every hope we’d had about why that music was so magnificent.”