i dont think that matters. the statement was 'won acclaim in their hometown'
--- kj at technotourist dot org <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The award is not from the city of Detroit but from > the state of > Michigan AFAIK but then i am not from Detroit :) > > > On 7-sep-04, at 19:08, diana potts wrote: > > > > > i personally think that statement is bullsh*t. > > > > the last five years? please.yes-that's > right....the > > city of detroit _just_ started utilizing may and > > saunderson's talents and contributions.suddenly in > > 1999 the city said 'oh snap-WHO lives here!? well > > crap- we should let em spin out some'.... and i > mean > > it was only until 1999 that saying 'i'm from > detroit' > > to any techno dork held any weight. *snicker* > > > > if anything, in the last five years other sources > of > > talents have been able to break through the shadow > and > > myth that the 'founding fathers' have held on > detroit > > for so many years. > > > > what exaclty does 'acclaim' mean? a plaque you can > > hang on your wall, an award on a shelf, a cover of > a > > magazine, or thousands upon thousands of people > > showing up to gigs and little festivals held in > hart > > plaza? > > > > > > sorry- but that little piece of that article > exactly > > honed in on one of my sensitive points. > > > > > > flameon. > > d > > > > np:True Love Waits:Chris Oreily plays Radio > > head...sorry i'm not showing my "aclaim" at this > > moment. > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>> While techno has been embraced by the European > >> masses since the late '80s, > >> it's only been in the past five years >that the > men > >> who most people credit > >> as the godfathers of the music have won broad > >> acclaim in their hometown > >> > >> Just out of interest, do people from detroit feel > >> they have broad acclaim > >> in their hometown now? > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> --------------------- End of message text > >> -------------------- > >> > >> This e-mail is sent by the above named in their > >> individual, non-business capacity and is not on > >> behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. > >> > >> PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and > >> incoming > >> e-mails and other telecommunications on its > e-mail > >> and > >> telecommunications systems. By replying to this > >> e-mail you > >> give your consent to such monitoring > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter > now. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
