Column for December 16, 2004
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear
tree. Well, I guess the count down till Christmas is here. "The Radio City Christmas
Spectacular" a must see for kids of all ages nightly at the beautiful
Fox
Theater. The Wayne County Lightfest in Edward Hines Park. Or Christmas with
the Kranks at your favorite movie theater. Get out enjoy life and have some
fun.
Benny and the Jets band has a new Christmas CD out and now I hear
Arlen from the famed 70s Michigan rock band Salem Witchcraft has a Christmas CD
too. Many people from our area will remember Arlen and Salem Witchcraft. In their
hey
day it is not a stretch to say they were as popular or even more popular
locally then many national bands. They sold out bars, night clubs and concerts
regularly. They should have been right there with Bob Seger, Ted Nugent and Grand
Funk Railroad. Now 30 years later Arlen still has guitar, his memories, his
rock star good looks and now his new CD. For more information on Arlen's CD e-mail
him at arlen_gv@yahoo.com.
I wrote a column about the
"bad fans" at the Palace and in this case bad as in good. I support the fans,
I bad, we bad, Detroit is bad! Or in this case good. I got a lot of response which
is also good, even if some of it was bad. I know this is going to drive our editor
nuts, which really is bad. But if a few people get a chuckle out of it will be
good.
I laugh when over and over you hear athletes are not roll
models. Which is just not true. They may not want to be role models, they may
not be good role models, but kids across the country are influenced by them which
makes them role models, which is probably bad.
Trouble is it is not just
athletes who are bad and this case I mean bad as in not good. From Martha Steward
to the heads of countless American corporations I guess we can include policeman,
teachers, preachers and politicians. Lying, cheating, stealing, doing drugs, doing
bad things to kids, plain old fashion doing wrong. Not remembering the golden
rule we ask our children to learn in grade school.
This time of year maybe
more then ever we need to stand up and do the right thing. Children gee, I guess
everyone needs to know, in every profession there are good people and bad people
and every person has to make a choice, to be good or bad.
Cheating at
every level is wrong. You can't cheat a little. You either cheat or you don't.
And remember Santa Claws is making a list and he is checking it twice, because
he knows who is naughty or nice.
To contact Ben E. call (313) 730-1627
via e mail benejets@aol.com and see the Websites bennyandthejets.com and
reverendguitars.com.