The Voices in Frank's Head

Somewhere in Detroit, there's a bartender who is wondering how he is going to pay their rent. It's my Christian duty to find him and drink enough booze to help this brother out. Before doing that, I just wanted to let everyone know that my Uncle Chuck's condition has improved. He is stable although the doctors would like to transfer him to a nursing home next week. Thank you to everyone who kept him in your thoughts and prayers these past few days. Oh, and before I run out the door, I also wanted to share this video that I found on-line.

This past weekend was simply one of those weekends. It started good, got even better and then ended on a very sad note. Friday evening started at the grand opening of a new store that my friends Francis and Claire opened in Midtown, the Bureau of Urban Living . They had champagne and desserts to welcome their first shoppers. I picked up this really cool invisible bookshelf (when installed, it looks like my books are just floating) and some greeting cards. I told Francis and Claire before their store opened that I wanted to be the first person to make a purchase. Unfortunately, I didn't get their in time. I was tempted to be their first shoplifter, but I decided not to. The fact of the matter is that Claire could kick my ass if she was properly motivated and I didn't want to risk it. Liza: They're only a few blocks south of your office. You really should stop by some time. After the Bureau, I was off to work at the Detroit Music Awards when I filmed interviews with...

I know it's because I'm a guy, but get such a kick out of watching videos like the one below. It shows a civilian EOD team detonating approximately 100 tons of explosives in the desert. If there was a naked woman dancing somewhere in the shot, this would have been the perfect viral video.

Wow! The Detroit Fringe Festival was an absolute blast this weekend. I was amazed by the performance that MYO KYO did Friday night and again on Saturday afternoon. Maureen Kearns captured some great photos of them that available on her web site . Kudos for Nicole L. and Nicole R. for joining me. It's too bad that Darling wasn't able to join us. (Unless, of course, that you were the one dancing on the speakers in the Jazz Cafe, Darling.)

There are a slew of sequels on their way to the big screen at the moment. Spider-Man 3 makes its debut on May 4; The following week we have 28 Weeks Later , which is a sequel to the 2002 hit 28 Days Later ; After that we have Shrek the Third opening the following weekend; We then have Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End starring Keira Knightly at the end of May. Four weekends in May and everyone of them will see a movie sequel. I have to wonder: will Hollywood ever run out of movies to make sequels out of? I think it's legitimate worry because 3 of the 4 movies opening in May aren't just sequels, they're the third installment in the franchise. Very few movie franchises manage to make it past the third one. Hollywood may have to actually come up with an idea soon that's at least somewhat original. This could be good, because movies have the power to do so much more than simply entertain. For example, there has been a certain amount of a rivalry between t...

The folks at Merriam- Webster define irony as: 2 a : the use of words to express some- thing other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance. I, however, have my own personal definition of irony - or at least a really good example of it. I was at my local gentlemen's club the other day, having a drink and watching the show, when the woman on stage started dancing to Jermaine Stewart's 1986 hit "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off". If a stripper dancing on stage, in nothing but a g-string, to that song isn't the greatest example of irony then I don't know what is.

The trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is up on Yahoo movies right now. I'll be damned if it doesn't look like the best one in the series to date. But then again, the movie does star Keira Knightly . I would gladly pay good money to watch that woman eat a bowl of corn flakes in the morning. Umm.... Keira Knightly eating corn flakes. Excuse me, I need a moment with that thought...

I have three words that will change the lives of anyone in southeastern Michigan who is interested: Detroit Fringe Festival . It's next weekend. 30 hours of non-stop acts. I'm curating the film portion of the event on Saturday morning with their Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast , complete with an edgy eco documentary. This is going to be so darn cool. If anyone wants info on discounted tickets, please let me know. Shoot me an email and I'll send you the info. Darling: this one is worth the trip in from Ottawa.

Yesterday was the day. The day that every fan of the Detroit Tigers spend all winter dreaming of. Opening Day. A new day. A new season. A new chance at glory. I know the game itself didn't go exactly the way I would've wanted it to. The Tigers got off to a rocky start in the first inning. But they battled back from a 3 run deficit and forced the Toronto Blue Jays into extra innings. And then they fell apart once again in the tenth inning. I was a little disappointed, I'll admit it. I think everyone in this town was. But there are still 161 more games left in the season. I take solice in the fact that the Tigers lost their home opener last you as well - and they went all the way to the World Series. I wasn't one of the lucky ones who had a ticket to the game. I ended up watching it at Cliff Bell's with Nicole for the first few innings before meeting everyone on Dan's roof top deck in Harmonie Park. I have to say it was interesting watching the end of t...