uhhh...that statement was serious sarcasm, by the way. i am well aware that the city of detroit has had serious problems for years, not the least of which is due to corrupt city government and an auto industry determined to get rid of every last well-paid autoworker it can afford to.

and i am not so idealistic as to think that calling the mayor is gonna save the fest *snaps* like that. but at the very least, it might give them a clue what they are losing by continuing to hamstring anyone who attempts to keep the fest going by putting them off until the last minute, tied up in red tape and govt bureaucracy.

i'm not even saying i think anyone who has had control of the fest for the last few years had any ****ing CLUE about how to pull it off. but it certainly didn't help to not even get permits until two weeks before the fest last year. that was just lame.

so fuggit. i'm gonna call the mayor and remind of him that my dollars will not go into the city of detroit unless he does something to facilitate the festival.