...and I forgot to add that I, myself, would not continue the summer complete without a trip to the festival.
- j ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:22 pm Subject: Re: (313) Shootings at the fireworks? > Jobot, > > While I agree with many of the points made in your post, no one to > my knowledge, has been shot during the music festival. None of the > people that I know from out of town (and I know my fair share from > this list, etc) has ever voiced a concern about coming to Detroit > because of fears that you are voicing. Hell, it would could if > TT's could put a poll up to see if this stopped people from coming > vs. being starved of information because of disorganization by > <insert beaten dead horse here>. > > This violence and less than perfect surroundings that you say make > people think twice about coming here is the formula for the > synthesis of the techno music scene in Detroit and resulted in > this festival happening here. > > I have always felt more threatened at the ethnic festivals that > happen in Detroit that I ever have at the DEMF. I also once > witnessed one of my good friends get robbed an beaten at one of > these and we didn't even know it was him because of the amount of > feet that were hitting his face into the pavement (he was walking > half a block from us at the time and we were downtown taking > pictures circa 1987). > > Is there a lot screwed up in Detroit? Hell yes! Are people going > to stop coming because some idiot/psycho/moron decided to go on a > shooting rampage on Jefferson over some glasses? Maybe. But maybe > that same person will remember that this is the epitome of a > random act. That could have happened anywhere. Just because it > happened in Detroit people should stop coming here. That's the > solution. With every person that comes here, the energy of the > city changes. Forsaking a place that many outsiders had such good > experiences and got to new/old friends from around the world is > not the proper answer for the acts of a few individuals. > > It is a shame what happened. It's more of a shame that many will > have your reaction to it. > > Peace, > Alex > > > > > and the Metro Times wonders why Movement isn't financially > successful. > > > > Earth to the city of Detroit: to attract tourism dollars, you > have to provide a > > safe environment, easy transportation, and places for people to > spend those > > dollars. Festival shootings, con-artist cabbies, shady hotels, > and a shuttered > > downtown -- especially when there's 300,000 thirsty partygoers > just across > > Jefferson -- do not provide an environment that many are willing > to return to. > > Lineup announcement be damned; THIS is what people are concerned > about when they > > consider travelling to Detroit. > > > > - jobot > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dennis DeSantis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:38 am > > Subject: (313) Shootings at the fireworks? > > > > > > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20040624/> > ap_on_re_us/fireworks_shooting > > > > > > Anyone have more info on this? > > > > > > Terrible - I used to love going downtown for that when I was a > kid.> > > > > > > > -- > > > Dennis DeSantis > > > www.dennisdesantis.com > > > > > > > > >
