GOOD OL’ AMERICAN LARCENY: My dad took me to the ruins of Olympia Stadium in the late ’80s. We broke in and walked out onto the rink. I was 13 or 14. I remember looking up at the holes in the roof, and the general state of decay the place was wrought with. Dark, wet. Very dangerous. We made our way into the Detroit locker room and cut pieces of the rug out, in hopes of finding the exact patch where Gordie Howe’s balls once dripped after a shower. Shit like that.

Plus, we took a ton of bricks from the outer wall. Dad gave those out to all his friends and customers for years. My dad has fond memories of seeing the Redwings there, growing up in Detroit. True stories, people.

Gordie Howe’s dripping balls. Etcetera.

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I’M HURTING FOR A DETROIT MISSION: Dale found this Flickr set called, “Detroit,” from a guy who goes by, “Detroit Derek.”

It kinda got me fired for a Detroit mission. Been a couple years. You know, drive around, see the place, see the family, etc. I was born there and have this romantic vision of returning someday, for whatever reason, and making a life there. Even though Mom and Dad moved us out in 1977, I’ve always wondered about the place.

Detroit Derek even has a Detroit Ruins set. There’s certainly no shortage of that around there.

I always wonder what my life would be like if we would’ve stayed there. Mom and Dad made the call, and moved us north to the quiet Northwoods of Michigan. I just wonder what kind of person I’d be if we would have grown up down there? Working for auto stuff? Going to college? Wearing a leather Redwings jacket?

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TAKE OFFENSE!: Poster Offensive is up and going after throats! All kinds of wild shit on there. (Thanks, Peet!)

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I FOUND THIS ONE SUPER INTERESTING: Schematic chart of ideological and design changes from the 60s to the 80s by Massimo Vignelli. Really, really interesting.

As a fan of his work, restraint and somewhat stubborn/idealistic views, I tend to like the guy more and more. I guess he’s kinda controversial in the big time design world. I wouldn’t really know. At least, that’s what a professor at MCAD told us that in a fiery rant that started and ended with a venom-filled, “Fuck Vignelli!” Thank you, Santi! (Horked off Eric Baker’s daily inpiration payload.)

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GOOGLE EARTH SPOTS A WAYNE COYNE IN THE WILD: In a bath, on his lawn. This was Wayne’s halloween setup in 2008. In his neighborhood. “The Blob” or something. Awesome. All kinds of kickass motherfuckers sent me this link, and I’m here to tell all you, “Already saw it, a year ago!” But I thank you all for sending it in, and thinking about me. From the bottom of my heart, mere inches away from my dripping balls.

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Greg Brown - Greatest Hits
02. Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
03. Thee Oh Sees - Help