[tiamat]

A couple of weeks ago, someone started a "Chicago" thread that was great fun, and that sounded delicious, BTW! (grin)

So all of you Michigan Freepers.... How 'bout it?

And who here remembers: "At the Zoo With Sonny Elliot"?

And who watched "Sir Graves Ghastley" for REALLY cheesy horror movies on Saturday afternoon?

[FlyVet]

If you know who "The Ghoul" is, and the Parma Patrol.

[FlyVet]

If you know who Tom Dempsey is, and what he did to ruin a Sunday afternoon.

[Ax]

Mr. X, the host of the Friday night horror movies? Boston Coolers? They were scoops of vanilla ice cream in a tall glass of Vernor's ginger ale - probably the best soft drink in the history of the planet. How did it become to be called "Boston?" Growing up there, I hit two of those exchanges: Vinewood and Vermont. The Soup Bowl game at U of D stadium for the Catholic School Championship and the Goodfellow Game at BRIGGS stadium for the City Championship? Remember U of D football BEFORE they merged with Mercy College and dropped football?

[gracex7]

I remember 'The Ghoul' who used to switch from Channel 20 to 50 and back. Late night really bad movies. I think it was done by college students. He had a rubber frog, "Froggie" that was frog-napped and the 'nappers sent in a photo of him tied to a telephone pole...hysterical at the time. The Ghoul also got Pillsbury crescent rolls and did " Wiener-wrap a frog Make him roll over, Teach an old frog, A new trick".
Vernor's is still my favorite.
And the Lions turned into a bunch of pansies when they started playing indoors. Remember those games at Tiger Stadium (my dad still calls it Briggs) in the snow and sleet....the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field had nothing on us!

[JackOfVA]

I hit on about 75%. Moved to Northern Virginia in 1976, but lived for many years Downriver and am a graduate of Wayne State University EE and Law.

You could add Jack the Bellboy to radio personalities

Jack

[Las Vegas Dave]

As a kid, (late 50's) I vacationed with my Mom at Aunt Freda's, I remember walking to the end of her street looking across the Detroit river at Belle Isle, the picnics at Belle Isle, and of course Soupy Sales with White Fang and Black Tooth, pleasant memories of Detroit!

(Now when I go to Detroit, it's to see the Ford Museum/Greenfield Village, and MGM Grand Casino.)

[FlyVet]

If you know why you feel rotten, when you hear a certain Gordon Lightfoot song.

[FlyVet]

If you know who Ernie Harwell is.

[commish]

You remember Wayne Fontes, and wish he was back!

[tiamat]

Listening to J.P. MaCarthy on AM76, WJR and PRAYING that your school would have a snow-day!

[tiamat]

If you remember when Bill Bonds wasn't drunk on the air, and if you know what happened with John Kelly and Marilyn Turner....

[Dajjal]

Know who Dick Purtan is.

Remember "Chicken Man."

Remember Morgus (and E.R.I.C.) doing the weather on WJBK.

[tiamat]

The Giant Tire ( Good year or Goodrich? ) and the giant cans of Reddi-Whip!

Not sure about the story where the tire got loose from it's moorings and went rolling down the highway!

Tia

[Celtic Conservative]

What about the travel show with George Perot? That gravelly 4 pack a day (and i suspect somewhat boozy) voice " hello my friends this is george perot. today we will show you some film of st. ignace by night..." Or Bill Kennedy dropping the name of "his good friend ALAN HALE , JR." every chance he got?. Two homegrown originals, bill and George.

Slainte,

CC

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I must not be an old Detroiter...I've never heard of any of these things.

[TheEditor]

"You took a "moonlight cruise" to Bob-lo with Captain Bob-lo or went to Edgewater amusement Park."

Or, on your class trip in middle school you or someone you knew threw a deck chair overboard to see if you could get away with it. Some did, some didn't.

"You shopped at Hughes and Hatcher, B. Siegel, Peck and Peck, Himelhoch's,Robert Halls, Crowley's, Shoppers Fair, EJ Korvettes or Federals."

Heck, I had multiple relatives in the family that were executive-level employees at H & H. Dad worked his way thru college there.

"You rode the elevator at J. L. Hudson, which was "run" by an elevator operator with her white gloves on."

Or you remember the ferris wheel on the 3rd(?) floor on your annual Xmas Eve visit.

"You remember a Winkleman's and Sanders store in your neighborhood."

I actually delivered the News to a local Winkelman's.

"You remember the Olympia Stadium."

Saw my first Wings game there. The place smelled of beer and urine.

"You remember when Vernor's was made on Woodward Ave. and a bearded troll was on the bottle."

And a little bar around the corner just north of the plant(Forest Ave?) called Verne's had the world's best patty melts for just $2.25. They came wrapped in wax paper to keep them hot. A pair of those for lunch and you were that much closer to angioplasty.

"You know who Bill Kennedy is."

The man hated any movie made afte 1961. Saw him regularly at Merit Drugs in GPW.

"You know who Sonny Elliot is. Do you remember Sonny using chalk on a map of Michigan?"

And he scared the hell out of this youngster when he pulled off the tip of the UP and made it squeak. Gave me nightmares.

"You remember "Get on the right track at 9 Mile and Mack, to get the best deal in town. Roy O'Brian...it's the best deal in town".

They are still there, and they still use the jingle. Its a classic.

[Dajjal]

If you remember "Terry Knight and the Pack"

[Walkin Man]

How about CKLW? I grew up listening to all the great Motown songs on that station.

[Dajjal]

You Know You're From Detroit If...

Great links!

[Always Right]

You are an old Detroiter if you remember the Tigers actually have a decent team.