What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends.
Benson
Gee Whiz! Fired For Peeing in Drain, Detroit’s Zamboni Driver Sues Team Over Termination
Fired Detroit Red Wings Stadium Operations Director Al Sobotka has sued the team over his dismissal. He says the reason he was fired was peeing in a public space, more specifically urinating into a drain pipe.
On This 110th Birthday of Detroit’s Tiger Stadium, How Does ‘White Christmas’ Tie In To This?
Detroit's Grand 'Ol Lady of a ballpark would've been 110 years old. Alas, Tiger Stadium at Michigan and Trumbull is but a memory, but "The Corner" generated memories for generations of Tigers fans.
Gibson Honors Its Former Kalamazoo President Ted McCarty With a Guitar
Gibson Guitar released a new guitar honoring the company's longtime president and leader from its days in Kalamazoo. Ted McCarty, who led Gibson from 1948 to 1965, was the one brought in Les Paul.
The Grand Rapids Hero Who Was First To Hear ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem.’
"Houston, we've had a problem." Spoken by Astronaut Jim Lovell in real life, it was communicated to Col. Jack Lousma. Lousma, a native of Grand Rapids who grew up in Ann Arbor, was the CAPCOM recipient of the communication from space. CAPCOM is the acronym for Capsule Communicator.
Easter Incident In Grand Rapids Church: When Did This Become OK?
According to the "Grand Rapids Informed" Facebook page, an incident occurred at the Easter Service Sunday morning at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in downtown Grand Rapids.
New Report Adds Up The $$$ impact of Sports on Kalamazoo
The folks at Discover Kalamazoo have crunched the numbers and have produced a report on what the 40 or so sporting events in greater Kalamazoo meant to the area's economy.
Michigan AG Joins Attempt to Kill Overdraft Fees To Help Poor
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined two multistate actions aimed at eliminating unnecessary overdraft and mortgage fees to consumers.
Kalamazoo Growlers Show Off New Alt-Logo: A Growler
The Kalamazoo Growlers revealed an alternate logo for opening weekend paying "homage" to Kalamazoo's beer history". The logo is a fierce, brown jug with a handlebar mustache.
While Digging Up The Patio, Bad Brewery Co. In Mason Finds Historic Buried Bottle
This photo posted by Bad Brewery in Mason (Michigan) reads like it's an item begging to be on Antiques Roadshow.
#TBT You Won’t Believe What The Kalamazoo Public Library Used To Look Like
So much here to digest. In the black and white photo from 1939, the building looks like something from an Ivy League campus in the East. Is the Harvard, Yale or Kalamazoo?