Great Lakes, Great Tunnels: the State of Michigan Thread

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  1. Brewtus

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    Pretzel necklace is a must. Without them, all the beers tend to blend together as the nights goes on.
     
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  2. Druce

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    Got a flat on Campbell on my way to work this morning. Fuck yeah!
     
  3. RalfBully

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    Reppin downtown GR for the last 4 years and counting now.

    When do we get to get in a fight about ES vs. WS?
     
  4. BasementCrew22

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    Bemis boys for life
     
  5. Heesu

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    Fuck you.
     
  6. CraigAnne Conway

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    That's strange. Michigan roads are usually in great shape
     
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  7. Constant

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    So hard he tries.
     
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  8. ~ taylor ~

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    It was on the calendar, but we got invited to a thing in Chicago so we're going there for the weekend instead. Weekends in Chicago seem like a very Michigan thing to do.
     
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  9. RalfBully

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    Think I'm hitting up Saturday of opening wknd against the Yanks
     
  10. Manny

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    Been to the Waldron yet?

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    Oh hey, in case you didn't know they closed that shithole McFaddens and Montes (again haha)
     
  11. RalfBully

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    Went to Waldron last night. Looks virtually the same inside. Food was ok.
     
  12. Cza

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    Not surprised on McFaddens, actually am on Montes. New Holland Brewing company is going in right across the street. I bet those fucking twins sold it to someone, no way they would outright close it with that amount of business coming back to bridge street.
     
  13. Manny

    Manny I love Lip

    Lame, I was thinking about going there tonight and trying their fish.
     
  14. Manny

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    Pretty sure they're just rebranding the location as something else but it's iteration as montes closed a couple months ago iirc. The Bridge area is blowing up for sure.
     
  15. Cza

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    Just read they are bringing it back as a restaurant. Should probably just brand it as another Rockwells at this point, at least O'Toole's is still up and going. I don't even want to think about the amount of money I dropped in that place. At least 4 nights a week for the better part of 5 years. :facepalm:
     
  16. RalfBully

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    Yeah, Montes/Estabilishment/whatever you want to call it needs to have food. GR needs some decent places to watch games downtown to compete with Peppinos.
     
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  17. CraigAnne Conway

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    Beltline Bar is a god-tier Mexican restaurant establishment.
     
  18. RalfBully

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    stay the fuck away from GR
     
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  19. Tug

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    FYI - I checked in with my friends that do this every summer. It sold out in two hours and they didn't even get their tickets.
     
  20. CraigAnne Conway

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    Or what?

    Sorry, kid. I get forced to go there for work a lot. It's a good city, in that it's not Detroit.
     
  21. Cza

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    For all the dates?
     
  22. Tug

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    Seems like it. I know they struggled to get tickets last year. I guess if you want to go you should check on it sooner rather than later

    Edit: Or maybe that's just their way of making sure I don't show up!
     
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  23. $P1

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    Dates:
    THE ONLY DATES STILL AVAILABLE ARE LISTED BELOW. ALL OTHER 2016 DATES ARE SOLD OUT

    Wednesday, July 13
    Wednesday, July 27 (TC Film Festival)

    Saturday, October 8 (Fall Tour)
     
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  24. Cza

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    October 8th might be cool, away game at Buttgers.
     
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  25. NilesIrish

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    And now I'm searching ebay for 2 sets of bowling pins.
     
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  26. Druce

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    Just call your local alley, odds are they have a ton of shitty used ones they're willing to part with for cheap. My buddy has a set, and I'm going to con my dad into making me an ND board set, and an ND bags set.
     
  27. NilesIrish

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    Yeah, I can handle the board build, looks simple. Good call on the pins, 25 for a set on ebay with an additional 35 shipping, lol.

    Another addition to the neighborhood on gameday.
     
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  28. Druce

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    For sure, my dad loves wood working and shit like that, so he'll be all in, plus he's a perfectionist and I don't have the time to build them myself lol.
     
  29. AHebrewToo

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    Oh hey - I live in west Michigan. Hi guys.
     
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  30. AHebrewToo

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    I flew into DTW on Wednesday around 2. Was supposed to fly to GR. Flight canceled, no confirmed spots until the next night. So I drove from Detroit to GR, then GR home after returning the rental car. All in, a 220 mile trip during which I averaged about 35 mph.

    Still not mad, though, because I get to live in the best state in the union.
     
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  31. Constant

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    What is this game of which you Domers speak?

    NM. Juggsian done. Too much gear to lug from SC.
     
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  32. ~ taylor ~

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    The only issues with fowling are that a) it is harder than you'd thing, b) the boards are pretty big, and c) your arm is dead the next day. Otherwise, great game.
     
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  33. BTH

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    Detroit is the shit. You just need to know where to go.
     
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  34. Lip

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    You're forgetting Craig voluntarily paid money to go to devry. He clearly doesn't know where to go.
     
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  35. CraigAnne Conway

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    Nah, I know where to go. There's some great parts/places. But the bad parts outweigh them. Easily the worst city north of Mexico.
     
  36. CraigAnne Conway

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    LOL!!
     
  37. AHebrewToo

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    I doubt you laughed out loud.
     
  38. BTH

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    Objectively and subjectively false. Not even the worst city in Michigan. Also, Detroit > Cleveland any day. Actually, outside of Columbus, Detroit > ________, OH
     
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  39. CraigAnne Conway

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    lol please, by all means... name some major cities that are worse than Detroit.

    I'll hang up and listen.
     
  40. Blu Tang Clan

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    St. Louis. Cleveland. Baltimore is in the same neighborhood.
     
  41. CraigAnne Conway

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    Same neighborhood. Yes. I'd throw Memphis in there too. But still not really that close.
    I've always said St. Louis is Detroit with better PR.
     
  42. Blu Tang Clan

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    St. Louis doesn't get the crap Detroit does because no one cares about St. Louis.
     
  43. CraigAnne Conway

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    Nobody cares about Detroit either, really
     
  44. CraigAnne Conway

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    Nowhere else in North America is this kind of shit as widespread....

     
  45. BTH

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    I already said Cleveland. But really you can include the entire AFC North.
     
  46. Blu Tang Clan

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    That's not true. Between the automobile industry and music, Detroit has made a big impact on the country, which is why its decline is fascinating to many. There wouldn't nearly be as many stories and photo essays about the current state of the city if it didn't have an illustrious heyday at one point.

    And yes, I realize you're just in here to be an irritant, but I'm sober, bored and not ready to sleep yet.
     
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  47. Corduroy

    Corduroy I'm out combing the desert.
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    I'm from the best town in the state, Bad Axe.
     
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  48. ~ taylor ~

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    Yay, somebody engaged Farva.
     
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  49. Druce

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    I'll never understand those that don't have him on ignore. Hurray lets ruin another thread!
     
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  50. Constant

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    I kind of enjoy his flop-sweaty try-so-hardishness. I don't mind if he gets a bite now and then. If it goes on and on it does tend to get annoying though, which is his goal.
     
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