Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit, burn my heart out.
Showed up to Detroit Cityfest on a whim to see Yo La Tengo for free and Dan Deacon later in the evening at Scrummage University. Inhibitions existed at first, I guess some of Detroit's reputation precedes itself as being extremely racially segregated, dangerous, and likely to catch fire.
At Cityfest, it was apparent that there was a much larger presence of a non-white middle and upper class, which is much different from Albany. Segregation appearing along lines of class appears more readily traveling from different cities seeing the common practices of the higher and lower and recognizing these lines of division are not along race or sex, (which play roles also), but along class.
Interviewees said that at Cityfest you're more likely to see the middle class than the poor. People called Detroit "THE 'D'", one man told us about his gig giving tours of abandoned buildings in Detroit, we met an opera singing hotdog salesman, and we slept in an inflated bouncy castle in Scrummage.
Showed up to Detroit Cityfest on a whim to see Yo La Tengo for free and Dan Deacon later in the evening at Scrummage University. Inhibitions existed at first, I guess some of Detroit's reputation precedes itself as being extremely racially segregated, dangerous, and likely to catch fire.
At Cityfest, it was apparent that there was a much larger presence of a non-white middle and upper class, which is much different from Albany. Segregation appearing along lines of class appears more readily traveling from different cities seeing the common practices of the higher and lower and recognizing these lines of division are not along race or sex, (which play roles also), but along class.
Interviewees said that at Cityfest you're more likely to see the middle class than the poor. People called Detroit "THE 'D'", one man told us about his gig giving tours of abandoned buildings in Detroit, we met an opera singing hotdog salesman, and we slept in an inflated bouncy castle in Scrummage.
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damn jealous about the inflatable castle. did you jump in it? did it actually cause any physical harm to the castle?? its been forever since ive been in one, and i still havent established if they are not capable of handling big adults, or if they just tell you that so the adults dont crowd out the kiddies.
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