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One of Michigan’s Most Popular State Parks Will Soon See Upgrades
Work is expected to be finished in time for the busy 2025 summer season. Which means if you didn't get a chance to camp here this summer you'll have to wait until next year. Bummer! This is one of the most elusive items on my Michigan summer bucket list. You...
From Luxury To Disrepair: Dearborn Hyatt Regency Heads To Auction
The iconic Dearborn Hyatt Regency, once a symbol of luxury and grandeur, is now facing an uncertain future. Originally slated for a transformation into high-end apartments, the 18-story former hotel at 600 Town Center Drive is now facing a sad unfortunate future. It was a tourist attraction in itself. Once...
Rushing Water Sweeps Kid Away, Through Fence in Viral Pool Video
Out of all the ways to properly close down your pool for the season, this is not one of them. A viral video uploaded to TikTok shows a kid flying through a wooden fence after being swept away in water rushing from a draining swimming pool. Pool Sends Kids Through...
15 States People Say Have The Best Looking Police Vehicles
It's hard to appreciate the looks of a police car when you're trying not to make eye contact while doing 45 in a 30. Many states have put serious money into their patrol cars, and are showing them off with rather creative photos. Best Looking Cruiser Calendar. The American Association...
Michigan Tipping the Scales in 13 Most Overweight Counties
It's nearly the time of year when many of us begin to ignore the scales. With the holidays approaching, it's a futile effort to hold to that new fad diet you've restarted three times this year. Unfortunately, as Americans, we've built a reputation over the years for being unhealthy and...
Elton John Recovering From Eye Infection That Caused Blindness
Elton John has taken to social media to share that he's currently recovering from a serious eye infection that caused temporary blindness in one eye. "Over the summer, I've been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye," he said. "I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.
How Brian Wilson’s Band Might Tour Again Without Brian Wilson
Could the Brian Wilson Band return without its namesake? Fellow Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine, a long-time solo touring partner, is considering dates. "Brian has agreed to allow me to use the name of his band to resurrect that incredible Brian band that we worked with so wonderfully for the last 20 or 30 years," Jardine tells Rolling Stone. "I'm looking forward to meeting up with him shortly and working out a schedule to do a couple of benefit concerts that we can do in L.A., and then maybe kick off an actual tour from there maybe early next year."
Hear Snippet of Final Eddie and Alex Van Halen Song
Alex Van Halen has shared a snippet of an unreleased track written with his late brother Eddie called "Unfinished," which is scheduled to arrive next month alongside the release of his memoir Brothers. You can listen to the preview of "Unfinished" via Instagram below. The brothers' handiwork should be immediately...
Is Bad Posture Keeping REO Speedwagon’s Bruce Hall Off the Road?
Bruce Hall confirmed months ago that he was healthy enough following November 2023 back surgery to return to touring with REO Speedwagon – but there was one issue: "The consensus feeling is that I don't have good enough posture to perform at the level expected by our fans." Fill-in...
Michigan Spot Named ‘Best Fall Festival’ To Celebrate In America
Michigan is one of the best states to experience the beauty of the fall season. There is no shortage of places to see the best fall foliage, pick pumpkins, and enjoy the best donuts and cider. And a fall festival is the best time to experience autumn fun in one spot. One Michigan location hosts one of the best fall festivals in the nation.
Michigan Attraction Named ‘Scariest Haunted House’ In The Nation
As summer is almost over in Michigan, many residents are getting ready for the spooky season right around the corner. And that includes getting a good scare at one of Michigan's many haunted spots in the state. And if you're looking for one of the scariest places for a frightful fall, you'll find America's most terrifying haunted house in the Great Lakes state.
Iron Maiden and Styx Among Leaders in Current Rock Hall Fan Vote
If the fans who are visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame get their way, Iron Maiden, Styx and Motley Crue will soon have their own plaques at the Cleveland-based museum. Future Rock Legends posted a shot of the recent standings in the museum's "Voice Your Choice" voting kiosk, where visitors are allowed to choose who they think should be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame. Despite (or perhaps because of) singer Bruce Dickinson's vow to turn down an induction - his exact words were "they won't bloody be having my corpse in there" - Iron Maiden is solidly in the lead so far this year.
David Gilmour, ‘Luck and Strange': Album Review
The previous two albums released by David Gilmour - the 2015 solo record Rattle That Lock and Pink Floyd's The Endless River, out a year earlier - double as snapshots of the time. Both conceived after the death of original Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright in 2008 (though The Endless River was made up of leftovers from the last Pink Floyd album Wright performed on, 1994's The Division Bell), the LPs serve as double bookends to an era the singer and guitarist was ready to close.
Gene Simmons Takes the Blame for Kiss’ Worst Album
In a recent interview, Gene Simmons not only quickly identified Kiss' worst studio album, but also took full blame for its creation. His choice, 1981's Music From 'The Elder,' will come as little surprise to the band's fans. Originally intended as a back-to-basics hard rock album that would undo the fan base damage caused by the disco and pop flirtations of 1979's Dynasty and 1980's Unmasked, The Elder instead transformed into an extremely ill-fated attempt at earning critical acclaim with a high-minded, medieval times-themed concept album.
This Is The Cleanest Hotel In All of Michigan
We recently discussed hotels that have recently been named the worst ones to stay at in Michigan. I expressed my personal opinion & experience that the Super 8 Motel I stayed in in Ohio had sticky movie theatre floors and a cockroach waiting for us in our bathroom as we arrived.
University of Michigan Getting Official National Championship Bobblehead
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released some really cool bobbleheads in the past few years. Back in 2022, they created a commemorative collection, featuring all the championship teams from the All-American Girls Professionals Baseball League, most known as the basis for the film A League of Their Own. Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo both received honors as they were League Champions.
All of Notre Dame College (in Ohio) Is For Sale, and You Could Buy It
I've seen some crazy places for sale in the past. Schools, factories, and even missile silos turned into homes for someone to live in, legitimately. And for the most part, they might look a little strange on the outside, but inside, some really interesting choices have made them cool places to live. Also, they're usually REALLY big spaces... but not this big.
Before ‘Goosebumps,’ and ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ There Was ‘Eerie, Indiana’
When I was a kid, television was like the Wild West. SO much was on, and a lot of it was built toward grabbing the attention of children (I see this now as an adult). Back them, the stranger, and more odd the programming, the more popular it seemed to be, which might explain why my generation is so... different.
WARNING: 2 Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks in Michigan
The world's deadliest bug is becoming even more dangerous in Michigan. Mosquitos are usually active in Michigan from March to November. June through September are typically the peak months for mosquitos in the mitten state. Getting bit by a mosquito can be much more than annoying as they can carry and pass on multiple deadly diseases. The biggest one would be Malaria which killed over 600,000 people in 2021 alone. However, Malaria isn't the disease that has medical officials scrambling right now.
Dave Davies Hates AI Kinks Track, so Creator Deletes It
The creator of an AI song intended to sound like the Kinks deleted it after guitarist Dave Davies reacted negatively to the piece. The guitarist recently discovered the track “Hop Skip Jump!” which had been assembled using the band’s music as source material. When he shared his...
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