Is the Nightlife still calling in Flint, Michigan?

The only time I ever end up in Flint is to go to the Bishop International Airport to catch a flight to Georgia now and then. But once upon a time, there was a thriving nightlife in Flint... let's say, in the 1980s.



Is there still anything going on for nightlife in Flint other than the Déjà Vu strip club?

August 13, 2006: Traffic in Michigan

A year and a half ago I was pretty hot around the collar about traffic and road construction around metro Detroit. Even if you could care less about what I have to say, I have to admit the Sopranos spoof intro was pretty cool at the time.




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Above you'll see the I-75/M-59 interchange I mentioned in the video. You had better know where you're going and know the exit is coming well in advance or else you're not hitting your exit on the first pass.

Regional Commercial Classics: What do you remember?

Growing up in metro Detroit there are three main local commercials I will never forget.

First and foremost, there was "Mel Farr... Superstar!" Mel Farr Ford featured commercials where he would be in his trademark tan suit and flying over the city of Detroit bringing all of us the best deals in town. Anyone who spent any time in Michigan in the pre-cable days will clearly remember this commercial. (See one here.) Even the dealership website features Mel Farr flying around and following your mouse cursor.

Keeping to the car dealership theme, there was always this commercial from Alan Ford in Bloomfield Hills, MI of a hillbilly playing a guitar with his dog by his side singing, "Here Dog, come on Dog, me and Dog want you to go to Telegraph Road... right now.... and get a good deal!"

But what takes the cake was this Detroit Zoo commercial, played for years on local television.
"Five minutes please. Just five minutes!"


What local commercials do you remember from where you have lived?