20 years ago? please! if i read right, the award was for art, not business achievement. or philanthropy or civic duty. mirror mirror...who is the flamebaitiest of them all
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 15, 2004 7:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Juan Atkins officially awarded for the 'International achievment' ok- i was keepin quiet, but this is a f**king travesty. what has juan done besides make some special records 20 YEARS AGO!!! derrick and kevin deserve this award, because they've put their time, energy and $$$ into making the Detroit festival happen. but no matter what they do, they'll forever be tied to juan- the man who couldn't even make his DEMF gig (and hundreds of other gigs) The man who as recently as this summer blew off throwing the opening pitch at a tigers game and i believe skipped the Metro times Motor City Music Awards after they flew him to Detroit to recieve a lifetime achievement award. Sure, the guy made some influential records. So friggin what. If I were Derrick or Kevin, i'd be disgusted, that after all their recent efforts, they still have to share the spotlight with a person who has done nothing to benifit the city in the past decade. All because some European idiots with too much time on thier hands and a collection of ancient texhno wax felt that made them experts on Detroit civics. friggin shame On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yeah! Well done! > > MEK > >