Showtime: One Shining Moment for the Motor City
This weekend’s Final Four tournament will be a welcome respite from unending gloom and doom. Or maybe not - it is in Detroit, afterall, which is like a pimple that cannot be concealed under a ton of makeup. Yes, things are bad in Detroit, but the Home of Tommy “the Hitman” Hearns ain’t going down without a fight:
“America thinks that we are dying,” says Larry Alexander, president and chief executive of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Unfortunately, when you say ‘Motor City,’ they think that’s all we have to offer. People assume that if the auto industry is dying, Detroit is dying. But give us a break. If Wall Street is dying, you don’t say, ‘New York is dying.’ “ Washington Post
New York and Detroit are on the opposite sides of the spectrum, but they do have one thing in common...no green shoots are visible. And maybe even a second - both towns got behind the President but neither have been particularly well treated since Obama cut down the net and took over the Oval Office.
But life ain’t fair, something UConn will find out when sports fans assemble Saturday night to give Michigan State University the home court advantage against the scandal ridden Huskies. And if you think the scene at the G20 was wild, wait until 72,000 Spartan fans blow the roof off of Ford Field.
The tourney’s shot in the arm is welcome, however brief. Next Tuesday reality will rudely return.
Desperate for a Rebound, Detroit Turns to Basketball
Washington Post
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