Mitch Albom's Blog, page 79
August 6, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Burr's spirit shines even after his death
Burr's spirit shines even after his death
Stop the laughter. Lower the smiles. Shawn Burr is dead. It doesn't seem possible. He was here just a minute ago, laughing in the Red Wings' locker room. He was here just a minute ago, cracking wise about his big butt, saying things like "I have the perfect body ... for a mailman." He was here just a minute ago, his hair dyed red and white, digging into corners, scraping for the puck, jumping into group hugs after game-winning goals and crying like a nursery schooler when the seasons ended too soon.
Here he was just a minute ago.
August 5, 2013
August 1, 2013
Facebook: Last night's performance of 'Ernie' at Olympia Entertainment's City Theatre hono...
July 28, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: You know it's over ...when he's filming you
The idea was simple. Hide a camera. Film someone in an embarrassing situation. At the end, have a nice guy come out and say, "Smile!" and tell the victim it was a setup.
They called it "Candid Camera," and it was so successful as a TV show that it ran, in some form, for more than half a century.
It's off the air now. Instead, we have YouTube, where anybody can create their own "Candid Camera" moment. Last week, a video surfaced and instantly went viral; it had people wondering just how close the person secretly filming you might be.
July 24, 2013
Facebook: Have been doing my part to let America know that Detroit is resilient. If you mi...
July 22, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Broke or Not, We Carry On in Detroit
Dear America,
Yeah, we're broke.
But we got up this morning.
Yeah, we're broke.
But we woke the kids. We went to church.
Yeah, we're broke.
But we ate breakfast. We cleaned the plates. We called friends. We lit the grill.
Yeah, we're broke.
But we carry on.
Yeah, we're broke. But we saw it coming. We've had an outsider in charge for the last four months. His background is bankruptcy. The first word of his job title is "emergency."
The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: 100 Houses To Host Third Event In August
On August 10th, 2013, the One Hundred Houses army will convene for a third time. This year, Mitch Albom and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries will be collaborating with residential builder Bill Pulte and his organization, the Detroit Blight Authority. Together the organizations will beautify over 500 vacant lots in the city’s Brightmoor neighborhood. The project is part of Pulte’s five-step plan to take a “bite out of blight” and will be one of the many efforts to remove blight in the area.
The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: Detroit is Not Atlantis, It Will Not Die
22 Jul 2013
Mitch joins Erin Burnett on OutFront on Friday July 19, 2013 to discuss Detroit and its bankruptcy filing.
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July 17, 2013
From the Detroit Free Press: Teen idol needs a splash of reality
He played to more than 50,000 fans twice in one weekend - in the same building! He sold out Madison Square Garden in a day. There was such madness for his concerts in Australia, that some wanted him deported. Girls screamed with every smile. Fans trampled one another to get near him. That hair! Those eyes! He sold millions of albums. You couldn't go anywhere in America and not see his face.
Justin Bieber...
Was not his name.
