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Just gotta throw this out there: Bob Seger went to the same high school as I did (and Iggy Pop), and that high school is in Ann Arbor. Which also had quality m
by samatman 5y ago
Just gotta throw this out there: Bob Seger went to the same high school as I did (and Iggy Pop), and that high school is in Ann Arbor.
Which also had quality music instruction at all levels of education, at least through the 90s, and had Detroit just down I-94 for somewhere to go and become a pro at it.
- rmason 5y agoBoth Bob Seger and Iggy Pop became famous performing at the famous Grande Ballroom. Along with Ted Nugent, the MC5, Alice Cooper and many, many more. The Grande like many Detroit buildings is an absolute wreck. Any other city would have led restoration efforts of this famous Rock temple before now but the city lacks funds and it's in the worst area of the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Ballroom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Ballroom
- samatman 5y agoAs I said, having Detroit as a place to go pro was a big plus. I just had to give proper credit to my alma mater for those two! For that matter I went to two high schools, and shared classes at the other one with Andrew WK, so Ann Arbor is still turning out rock gods. The Ilitch family restored the Fox Theatre in the 80s, so it's not impossible to imagine the right philanthropist doing the same for the Grande Ballroom. Fox is right downtown, however, and as you indicated, Grande Ballroom is... not.
- redis_mlc 5y agoThe Ilitch family (Little Caesars pizza, etc.) apparently have their HQ in the Fox Theatre. They've successfully helped Detroit by opportunistically (ie. vultures) in buying distressed properties and sports teams/stadiums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilitch_Holdings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilitch_Holdings