I've been 5 times and it's an epic journey for someone from Australia
- and Japan. And it's way more expensive to go to Detroit than
travelling to anywhere in Europe. More advance notice is necessary.
I know a lot more people here would go if there was more certainty
every year. It's a massive amount to spend if there's any doubt and
that scares people.
On 03/02/2007, at 12:53 AM, kent williams wrote:
All you lot foreigners: Every year since 2000, if you got on a plane
the last weekend in May you'd have seen a huge, awesome show in
Detroit. You'd shop at Submerge and Melodies and Memories, you'd visit
the Heidelberg Project, you'd see Mike Huckaby DJ -- four or five
times if you wanted -- and there'd be loads of great afterparties.
And the Clique will be serving grits on the side.
It's by no means ideal that you don't get a load of advance notice,
but I would think that a pattern has been established: There will be a
festival, it will be awesome.
My favorite festival years have been when the most people from outside
the country have showed up.
