The weekend's here, and I'm tired of reading -- and writing -- about corruption, high unemployment, political strife, the deaths of our babies and just about every other malady that's been kicking us in the butt lately. (Plus, even the Wife has been on my case about grousing about so many problems; this from a woman who reports about the public schools.)
So I figured I'd take a break from anything contentious. Set out to find a nice, positive story about the city. Flipped on the TV. Scanned the newspapers. Surfed the 'Net. Eventually, I ran across news of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Motown Records. Just what I wanted, I figured. Something iconic about Detroit that most of us can agree we dig.
But not so fast...
I happened to be talking to a friend of mine at the time I was thinking of the idea. I mentioned it to him -- and this led to a conversation about the history of the label...and that led to conversation about the Motown songs we grew up listening to our parents listen to...
...and that led to an argument...




















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