call me homesick
Feb. 13th, 2010 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heygingerReading Real Detroit Weekly's 99 Ways To Fall In Love With Detroit got me all choked up. My favorites?
20. There’s no backstage at St. Andrews. So you can hang with the band at the bar ... no “special favors” required.
30. Waking up in the wee hours of the morning on Fat Tuesday to rip open a fresh box of paczkis from our favorite Hamtramck bakery like kids on Christmas.
31. 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Take that, Minnesota.
32. In 1846, we became the first English-speaking government in the world to abolish the death penalty.
33. Feather bowling, muscles and Belgian brews at Cadieux Café.
43. The Mackinac Bridge is only five hours away. Say yah to da U.P., eh!
48. Home to Vernors, the best ginger ale on Earth. Cure for tummy-aches, sweets cravings (toss in the blender with Sander’s ice cream) or the mid-week happy hour blues (on the rocks with vanilla vodka).
76. “Let’s Go Red Wings,” "Hell’s Bells" before a face-off and the octopi whizzing by your face. Game time and Joe Louis Arena.
85. Afternoon summer drives along the “coast” on Jefferson in Grosse Pointe.
95. Freedom House, the only temporary home in the United States for survivors of persecution from around the world seeking legal shelter — located in Detroit by the Ambassador Bridge.
97. Satisfying your sweet ‘n' salty fix with locally-made treats from Sander’s to Stroh’s to Better Made to McClure’s. Don’t forget to wash it down with your favorite flavor of Faygo or Towne Club.
...although the other 88 are awesome, too.
20. There’s no backstage at St. Andrews. So you can hang with the band at the bar ... no “special favors” required.
30. Waking up in the wee hours of the morning on Fat Tuesday to rip open a fresh box of paczkis from our favorite Hamtramck bakery like kids on Christmas.
31. 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Take that, Minnesota.
32. In 1846, we became the first English-speaking government in the world to abolish the death penalty.
33. Feather bowling, muscles and Belgian brews at Cadieux Café.
43. The Mackinac Bridge is only five hours away. Say yah to da U.P., eh!
48. Home to Vernors, the best ginger ale on Earth. Cure for tummy-aches, sweets cravings (toss in the blender with Sander’s ice cream) or the mid-week happy hour blues (on the rocks with vanilla vodka).
76. “Let’s Go Red Wings,” "Hell’s Bells" before a face-off and the octopi whizzing by your face. Game time and Joe Louis Arena.
85. Afternoon summer drives along the “coast” on Jefferson in Grosse Pointe.
95. Freedom House, the only temporary home in the United States for survivors of persecution from around the world seeking legal shelter — located in Detroit by the Ambassador Bridge.
97. Satisfying your sweet ‘n' salty fix with locally-made treats from Sander’s to Stroh’s to Better Made to McClure’s. Don’t forget to wash it down with your favorite flavor of Faygo or Towne Club.
...although the other 88 are awesome, too.
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Date: 2010-02-16 01:40 am (UTC)Anyway, the list made miss my town. Especially because tomorrow is paczki day and I have no paczkis. :(