by Thomas F Daniels | Sep 17, 2017 | Memory Lane
One of my favorite groups of the 1980s is Survivor, known mostly for the “Eye of the Tiger,” the Rocky anthem. My favorites, however, are “The Search Is Over” and “High on You.” In an earlier blog, I wrote about sticking to your own kind. In a sense, sticking to one’s...
by Thomas F Daniels | Sep 14, 2017 | Detroit History, Events
What an honor for us to be asked to be guests with Rock and Turk this evening. What a great conversation about race relations in Detroit and around the world. We chatted about growing up in Detroit and living through the race riots of the 1960’s, how basketball...
by Thomas F Daniels | Sep 11, 2017 | Issues to Care About
As I enjoy myself in Biloxi, MS, I can only wonder about how things used to be in one of the most dreaded states in the Union for African-Americans. Looking around and seeing so many blacks, not as workers and servers, but also as vacationers and travelers, I find it...
by Thomas F Daniels | Sep 4, 2017 | Issues to Care About
The invasion of Iraq was titled “Shock and Awe” in relation to the devastation that followed. With tongue in cheek, I propose that was nothing compared to the shock and awe that we baby boomers have endured during the extreme changes in social etiquette, if not...
by Thomas F Daniels | Aug 27, 2017 | Detroit History
Don’t you ever feel like goin’ insane When the drummer begins to pound Ain’t there ever been a time in your lives You couldn’t believe what the band is puttin’ down?” Certainly, a non-sequitur introduction for a blog about our talk show experience with Cliff Russell...
