Re: Motown Enraged Over Choice Of Stones For Superbowl
Date: December 2, 2005 15:39
OK, I'm going to weigh in on this one.
First of all, I'm from Detroit.
I just read the article and thanks for posting that. I think it deserves a closer reading.
What I noticed is that the Detroit folks were upset that no Detroit musicians were picked for this event. I really think that's the main point. I left Detroit a long time ago and Detroit, as everyone knows, has gone through some really tough times. Detroit doesn't get a lot of good things happen there and I think they saw this mostly as a missed opportunity to showcase Detroit, and I don't think you can fault them for that.
Yes, they took some pot shots at the Stones but geez, who doesn't these days? Jay Leno always makes fun of them, many folks here have complained about how corporate them have become and of course the set lists.
I'm sure the writer could have talked to some other folks in Detroit who are glad that the Stones are coming to Detroit, but that wouldn't make very interesting reading, would it?
Marv Peck
Y'all remember that rubber legged boy