Imported From Detroit
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 12:20AM 
I was born in Detroit. Grace Hospital. I spent most of my life in the Detroit area, with the exception of my frequent excursions "down south" to North Carolina. Now I'm living as a refugee in far away Austin Texas.
I was lucky enough, after many flight complications to touch down at good old DTW in the middle of a snow "event" the night of February 5th. I met up with some dear friends for a Super Bowl party. We gathered in front of the flat screen with great anticipation until after Christina Aguilera chased us out of the room with her screeching and yowling of The National Anthem.
Timing was perfect to enjoy catching up with friends I don't get to spend much time with who had traveled from a variety of places. As women tend to do we congregated away from the TV for most of the evening anxiously trying to take in every nugget of news in each other's lives.
Any interest I had in football per se has been quashed by the football mania I've had to put up with since moving to Texas. These people are crazy here and I have to reject the sport just out of pure orneriness. Don't talk to me about football. Now NASCAR, Red Wing's hockey, Tiger's baseball and even the Pistons we can discuss.
I defintely fit into the I watch the Super Bowl for the party and commercials catagory.
To say the now famous Chrysler commercial featuring our homeboy Eminem blew each and every one of us away would be putting it mildly. To a group of some 25 people who are living through the loss of 50% of our home values, some losing their incomes and homes altogether you can bet we all felt that commercial right in our collective gut.
In case you haven't seen it:
Good old Marshall wasn't kidding when he looked straight into the camera so serious and menacing, "This is The Motor City and this is what we do". I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Marshall Mathers. He certainly has something to say, I just wish he didn't have such a potty mouth so much of the time.
We had a great week in Detroit, cold weather, snow, the whole shebang. Turns out I traveled from Texas to have some the most kick ass BBQ at Slow's. Ironic. I've spent the last 6 months rating BBQ in Austin and I find one of the best back in my hometown.
Tried them all
I finished out my week long Detroit vacation with a visit to Bert's Marketplace, in the heart of Eastern Market of Detroit. Valerie, who hosts karaoke every Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm ,worked her magic orchestrating the working man audience into participating in some serious entertaining.
Eclectic group at Bert's
Since is was birthday week for several us we had to swing by Hamtramck for some Polish Bakery goodies before heading back home.
Back in Austin, I arrrived home with a few of these evil pastires afixed to my thighs. They look a lot prettier in the window case.
Chrysler, Detroit, Eminem, Super Bowll
Reader Comments (11)
Slow's was amazing. I wish i could have stuck around for your Eastern Market excursion. Looks like you all had lots of fun. Its always good to be home. Love you.
Ooooh yea kick ass times in the big D. I had a BLAST with you seniorita.
Slow's has been getting all kinds of great press here. Sorry we didn't connect while you were here!
What a great week you had! It's always nice to go back home.... I didn't watch the TV either during Super Bowl, so that's my first time seeing the Chrysler commercial. How cool!
Glad you made it to Detroit! Slows is amazing!
I can never have too much good barbecue.
Austin is hardly a refugee camp. But I sorta understand.
I have to know, have you been to The Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX yet? It is my all-time favorite BBQ!!!! It's a cash only, BYOB establishment, and they just added a winery. Yes. I. Am. In. Love.
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