Downtown Legacy

I saw this truck for Legacy Magazine as I was taking a walk yesterday. I hadn't heard of Legacy before seeing this truck. It was parked a couple of doors down from a church near mine that had early services. Just wanted to show you all this truck with the magazine because I thought that the setup of the truck was pretty interesting.

YouTube Friday: Detroit Tigers report to Spring Training

It's time for Spring Training games to begin this weekend, so I decided to post this video, via DetNewsVideo's YouTube Channel. This was from the 2010 Spring Training workouts for my favorite team, the Detroit Tigers. Can't wait for the Home Opener on April 8. Hope your team has a good Spring Training in the Grapefruit League in Florida or the Cactus League in Arizona.

Sun Rising

Just wanted to share this picture with you all today. This was taken downtown this morning, and I thought that this sunrise was especially beautiful. I like seeing nice sunsets and sunrises. I hope that there are many sunrises as nice as this for you all in your lives. I'm trying to have as many in my life, as well.

YouTube Friday: Orbit Gum Commercial - "Exclamations"

For YouTube Friday, I decided to share with you all one of my favorite Commercials. It's from Orbit Chewing gum's YouTube page at orbitgumvideo. I always think to myself as I see these commercials on TV "I want to be the Orbit Girl when I grow up!" I like Orbit's catchphrase, "Dirty Mouth? Clean it up with Orbit!" I chew Orbit gum regularly, with my favorite flavors being Bubblemint, Tropical Remix and Perfect Peach.;

Don't be an Asterisk

I saw this ad in the mall for the "Don't Be an Asterisk" campaign from the US Olympic team and the Ad Council. It's point is to dissuade kids and teenagers from taking steroids. Many people see that some professional athletes that are now out of their respective sports used steroids at one time, when it was deemed illegal, and some think it's okay to use them. In other words, This site tells you not to use them because of their un-helpful benefits.

Spring Training is here!

As many of you already know, Spring training started with Pitchers and Catchers reporting to their respective Spring homes in Florida and Arizona this past weekend. I'm feeling excited, as you already know, about my Tigers. Lakeland, Florida has been teeming with Tigers and their fans, especially the ones who frequent Spring training each year. Us Tiger fans are a loyal Bunch of fans, as are fans of all Sports teams around the country and world. Here's to a great Spring and a great baseball season coming up!

Sliding in to the Winter Blast

The Winter Blast was this past weekend, and it really was a fun event, as it usually is. The Snow Slide made a comeback this year, after being absent for the past few years because of finances over the past couiple of years. There was an area with rides for the kids, as well as the concerts and free ice skating at the Campus Martius Park. I enjoyed hearing the music from the bands and singers that performed. Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed themselves.

YouTube Friday: Dionne Quintuplet Opens Flower Shop

I found this video on YouTube this week as I was cruising around looking for some interesting videos. This video is from mediaarchivecanada's YouTube Channel. This shows the opening of "Salon Emilie", the flower shop, or "Fleuriste" opened by Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets. She named the shop after her late sister, who passed in 1954. Marie was the youngest of the quints. The shop only lasted a few years before closing up. I think that the shop could have prospered if Marie would have had a little business training.

Shuttling to Wal-Mart

I saw this Walmart Shuttlle while I was Riding the bus yesterday, and I wondere which Walmart this one goes to. I've searched the internet for the shuttles, and a lot of them go to and from college campuses, taking students on Wal-Mart runs. For my Detroiters, especially those who reside downtown, Have you taken the Wal-Mart Shuttle? If you have, which one does this one go to?

Mini Delta

Just wanted to show you a picture of the Delta Airlines Mini that was displayed in the lobby of Cobo during the Detroit Auto Show. I thought this was pretty cool with the airplane motif. This reminds me of those Red Bull cars that you may have seen around that looks like it has a giant can of Red Bull on the back of the car. How else have you seen a car in a special design (Sports teams, stores, local businesses, etc).

Gotham Hotel Articles

I was reading an article this morning on the Detroit News about the old Gotham Hotel, which was one of the best Black-Owned and operated hotels in Detroit back in the days, mainly from the 20's to the '50s. Many people went here to stay if they were in from out of town, and many lived here as residents, as well. I've heard of many newlyweds spending their honeymoons here, as well. THe Hotel closed and was demolished in the early 1960s. I would have liked to have been there to see this hotel in its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, to mingle amongst the guests and patrons, and also to be part of the staff of this hotel.

YouTube Friday: Gino Vannelli - Love Of My Life.wmv

For today's YouTube Friday, I decided to write about a new favorite song. It's called "Love of my Life" by Gino Vannelli (video from jansonic66's YouTube Channel). I heard this song yesterday as I was out running errands, and it caught my attention with its catchy beat and nice lyrics. Gino Vannelli is one of my favorite artists. Hope you all like this song, too

To all my young TWaSbL readers

I saw this video on YouTube the other day (via Ramkin5674's YouTube channel), and it made me think about this show on TV about some homeless teens and young people who made their homes on the street, sleeping on subway trains at night to stay warm, etc. For all my young readers of TWaSbL, I want you all to know that I care about you, and if you are thinking about running away because of troubles at home, don't do it. You'd just be running away from one set of problems and into a whole different set of problems. If you feel like you want to run away, call the National Runaway Switchboard, and they'll direct you to some help.

Day and Nite Comparisons

I noticed these two pictures as I looked for some pictures to use in today's TWaSbL entry. These were taken from Greektown on different days, and I noticed how interesting the area looks all lit up, and how it looks during the day. Juvenile Court is in the foreground, and Ford Field is seen on the left side of both pictures. I'm so used to seeing Lions tailgaters enjoying themselves in that parking lot on the south side of Gratiot , which is running diagonally in this picture, on game days.

Snowy days

Most of the country is being hit with a Blizzard in many parts, including here in Detroit. Many other areas are experiencing ice and/or thunderstorms, as well. The weathercasters say that the Detroit area will be hit with more than a foot of snow in some parts of the area. All the snow made me think of the snowstorm that hit on my birthday in January of 1999. This picture from TigerFest was the only picture I could find where a good amount of snow is visible. I'm hoping that you all will be safe if you have to venture out in the snow and ice to get somewhere,