Deeeetroit City

Packing tonight for the flyin in Detroit this weekend...flight is at 6:45 in the morning (yawn). This'll be the third flyin I've called for them...always feels like such an in and out thing there, and I haven't seen the city at all. abqdan had to cancel out since our host has a non-hypoallergenic dog...sigh.

Looking forward to working with Ken Burke, one of their local callers. I met him briefly at the Nationals in Denver in '04. Seems like a hyper-active young guy (under 40?), and my memory of his spiky gelled hair definitely made him look out of the norm at a straight square dance event. Apparently he and his lovely wife Linda are great fun, from the reports from Grand Rapids. Ken will likely be one of the more popular straight callers overtaking the gay circuit soon, as word gets around. He seems to team up with Bobby Poyner, who is a popular straight caller over on the right coast and inlands...another caller that doesn't fit the mold of what square dance callers should be like.

Their flyin is themed around Diamonds, so I'll do my Diamond best. :-)

Deeeetroit City

Packing tonight for the flyin in Detroit this weekend...flight is at 6:45 in the morning (yawn). This'll be the third flyin I've called for them...always feels like such an in and out thing there, and I haven't seen the city at all. abqdan had to cancel out since our host has a non-hypoallergenic dog...sigh.

Looking forward to working with Ken Burke, one of their local callers. I met him briefly at the Nationals in Denver in '04. Seems like a hyper-active young guy (under 40?), and my memory of his spiky gelled hair definitely made him look out of the norm at a straight square dance event. Apparently he and his lovely wife Linda are great fun, from the reports from Grand Rapids. Ken will likely be one of the more popular straight callers overtaking the gay circuit soon, as word gets around. He seems to team up with Bobby Poyner, who is a popular straight caller over on the right coast and inlands...another caller that doesn't fit the mold of what square dance callers should be like.

Their flyin is themed around Diamonds, so I'll do my Diamond best. :-)

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abqdan and I just got back from viewing another apartment complex up in the Heights. Ever since he sold his San Jose house, he's been itching to try to find just the RIGHT property to put some of that equity money into. Took us over 40 minutes to get to this semi-seedy 3 plex near the foothills, but after looking at it for 30 second, he figured this is the right one...we'll see!

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abqdan and I just got back from viewing another apartment complex up in the Heights. Ever since he sold his San Jose house, he's been itching to try to find just the RIGHT property to put some of that equity money into. Took us over 40 minutes to get to this semi-seedy 3 plex near the foothills, but after looking at it for 30 second, he figured this is the right one...we'll see!