MyPillow truck tries — and of course fails — to join "freedom convoy" in Canada

Mr. Clinton was a fixture around the Ann Arbor area until about a decade ago, when he “retired” to Florida. Anyone going to see him solo was likely very chill, and the show you went to was quite possibly St. Andrew’s or Shelter. IMO, both were great places to see a band.

[edt] just saw your other comment. Windsor, Ontario = South Detroit, for all you Journey fans out there. :rofl:

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Port Huron, kind folks, not Heron.

Like the Great Lake.

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Yup. I very much miss the days when you didn’t even need a passport to cross the border. One of my favourite shows was seeing Juan Atkins, Plasticman and others (can’t recall names) in the old Packerd plant in the twilight of the underground rave scene. I miss Detroit!

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Well, we did get a Putin-type stooge.

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Noice! I was too new at the end of the rave scene to ever get in on anything at the Packard plant!

Not sure if this could be inspiring or depressing to you, but the whole area around the old plant has been redeveloping. People leisurely jog and bike any day of the week in New Center now.

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I had a friend of a friend situation with Richie (plasticman) and he had a series of very elaborate instruction/directions to get in. Its growing notoriety/popularity was what killed it. Police just looked for stupidly parked cars, or followed waves of oblivious rave kids straight to the site and shut it down.

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I would be surprised if there were any pillows in that truck at all.

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I worry about gentrification, obviously. Last time I was over there the urban farming was just starting. I thought it was an interesting first step towards something new for lllloooooooooooonnnngg suffering Detroit and its good people. Sadly, I’m just not as connected to that side of the river anymore. To better times!

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Came here to say this, charming as Port Heron may sound.

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Lord and baby jebus! Police intercepted another convoy from Ottawa likely headed to the bridge. It’s well past time to stop believing that “fringe minority” is a synonym of harmless, inconsequential or something we can ignore until it goes away.

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Free your mind, and your ass will follow.

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I needed that chuckle, thank you.

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You are more than welcome, my very dear.

I live near Wayne State, in a Victorian/Edwardian neighborhood called Woodbridge. Detroit sends her love.

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Awwww… (melts).

Also… I had a professor at the U of W who (If I remember correctly)lived in that area. Even after such prolonged neglect there are still fragments of the stunning architecture from Detroit’s glory days.

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Failed convoys get more publicity than sucessful ones. You can laugh, but he’s getting the free advertising he’s looking for.

What could possibly go wrong?

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As God as my witness…

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I doubt he’ll find a helicopter pilot willing to lose their licence, and face heavy fines and jail time.

I guess “international border” is one of the many things that can’t penetrate the world inside his head.

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They’ll probably just end up using a trebuchet. And that won’t go well either.

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Trebuchet you say?

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