2008 Woodie Awards
Baby, it's cold outside. And with all this bad weather and good food, who wouldn't feel the need to indulge in comfort food. Maybe just a little more pie, you'll think. Sure, gravy goes good on everything. Then all of the sudden it's February and you're staring down at your favorite jeans with a new belly rolling over the top…if you manage to get them zipped in the first place.
Crowds of screaming girls, a number one album on the Billboard 200 charts and merchandise moving off shelves faster than the sales clerks can stock them. No it's not the Beatle-mania, it's Twilight-mania. The über popular book series by Stephenie Meyer recently saw its first book made into a major motion picture.
You can call him an actor, even a B-list superstar. You can call him an up-and-coming writer. But whatever you do, don't call him "Ash." Bruce Campbell, the admitted lavender lover perhaps best known for the Sam Raimi-made "Evil Dead" trilogy, has been in the game for over 30 years and has since risen to the status of cult hero.
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world famous Rockettes, came to the Joe Louis Arena this past weekend, bringing the biggest production ever in the show's 76-year history. And if I'm gushing, so be it, because this was the most fascinating holiday variety show I've ever seen in my entire life.
Chestnut, Bacon, Dried Apple, and Corn Bread Stuffing courtesy Erin Marquis 1/2 pound thick-cut bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips 4 cups chopped onions 3 cups chopped celery 1 cup chopped dried apples 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage 2 7.
TUESDAY -Blind Pig Showcase night at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor -Darker My Love at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac -Hamlet at the Hilberry Theatre in Detroit WEDNESDAY -The Silent Years and Deastro at the Magic?Stick in Detroit -One Be Lo at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac -Buffalo Wild Wings' Party (Southgate) -John Legend at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit THURSDAY -Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Detroit -Detroit Cobras at the Magic Stick -Turkey Trot and Stuffing Strut at the Cobo Center in Detroit -Improv teams at the Go Comedy Improv Theatre in Ferndale FRIDAY -Art Show and Music at the New Way Bar in Ferndale -A Christmas Carol at the Meadowbrook Theatre in Rochester SATURDAY -Beatbox at Corktown Tavern in Detroit -Brian McKnight at the Palace of Auburn Hills -Candlebox at Blondie's in Detroit w/Ashes of Sonoma and Helicon SUNDAY -Grease at the Players Guild of Dearborn -The Killer Flamingos at Fifth Avenue Billiards in Royal Oak MONDAY -Funk Nights at the Black Lotus Brewing Co.
On Sunday evening, Nov. 23 the line at the very elegant Fillmore Detroit Theater to see Gaslight Anthem, Thrice, Alkaline Trio and Rise Against was at least two blocks long. However, standing in line for 45 minutes in the lovely Detroit winter was totally worth every minute.
Have you ever been in a situation with a guy or girl where everything you do is wrong? No matter what you say or do it just makes the other person mad. How can you pursue a relationship with someone if they always make you seem like the bad guy? Picking fights over nothing is NOT OK.