I had the cab ride of my life in Detroit during the DEMF one year, I will never forget it and I am just glad that I was with friends to prove that it actually happened.
After standing in line for well over an hour trying to get into the Transmat after-party we gave up and opted to go to another party somewhere on the outskirts of town, I believe Stacey Pullen and Alton Miller were to play. We hailed a cab and told the guy where we wanted to go. He looked back at us and said, "there ain't no f'n way I'm takin two white boys out there at this time of the night!" Based on his recommendation we decided to call it a night. On our way back to the hotel, the cab driver started telling us a story about how he and his buddy had this scheme once where they would meet up with some ladies (I'll use ladies in lieu of his preferred word), take them out, get them smashed, then go to the hotel. Well apparently he and his buddy liked to shave their heads and switch it up in the middle of the night for their unsuspecting ladies. It seems that if the ladies were smashed enough, and the lights were low enough, this was an excellent way to try all offerings at the buffet. Well, as he was wrapping up his very animated story, this car comes out of nowhere driving insanely fast, passing us like we were sitting still. "Oh sh#t!" our cab driver exclaims, "it's a f$ckin police chase." And it was, a police car comes flying by us immediately after the first car. So the cab driver speeds up to keep up with the action. The police car catches up with the first car and pulls it over quickly, cops get out, etc...our wise cab driver knowingly states about the car that got busted, "where the f$ck he gonna go in this city?" as we pass by the scene. After we pass that scene, we come to a red light and pull up next to this Lexus SUV that has a serious entertainment system set up inside his vehicle. Our Dalai Lama like- cab driver, in his infinite wisdom, observes, "now how a motherf$cker gonna have 5 TV's and no ladies (using my alternate word here again)?" We pondered his rhetorical question. At that point, we finally made it to our hotel, where we paid and had to say goodbye to our cab driver. I had to ask my buddies if that really just happened. It did. Adam On 5/25/07, David Armin-Parcells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know of 2 detroiters that have been pulled over for DUI ( both of them wasted) ,and had bags of weed on them and the cops let them go (one of them got to keep his bag too.) dui's are however a huge deal in the suburbs, so be careful out there. many of the afterparties are within walking distance of hart plaza and most downtown hotels, so it that be done as well. there are indeed buses and taxis avaiable downtown by hart plaza, but cabs are scarce outside of the downtown area, especially @ 5am > >> > >> Good ol' footpower, People Mover (a very short transit system), buses > >> and our own vehicles. > >> > >> > >>> From: Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 15:00:38 +0100 > >>> To: David Armin-Parcells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 313 > >>> <313@hyperreal.org> > >>> Conversation: (313) since I won't be at DEMF > >>> Subject: RE: (313) since I won't be at DEMF > >>> > >>> How the hell do you guys get around when out on the town then? > >>> > >>> > >>> Rob Taylor > >>> VT Librarian > >>> x8599 > >>> Hatch Desk x1088 > >>> VT Library Users' Guide > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: David Armin-Parcells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: 25 May 2007 14:55 > >>> To: 313 > >>> Subject: Re: (313) since I won't be at DEMF > >>> > >>> good luck getting a cab @ 5am > >>> even if you call for one it may take an hour to get to you... > >>> public transit is not our strong point in the D > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> On 24 May 2007, at 02:49, kent williams wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I'm wishing all who attend a great festival, and offering some > >>> advice. > >>>>> > >>>>> 1. If you go to an afterparty and you're not parked right under a > >>>>> streetlight on Woodward, park in a lot with an attendant. Trust me > > > >>>>> on this. > >>>> > >>>> Or just cab it everywhere. Worked really well for Nicole & me in > >>>> 2003, > >>> > >>>> and it was relatively cheap to boot. > >>>> > >>>> Have a grand time! > >>>> > >>> ##################################################################### > >>> # > >>> ######## > >>> ####### > >>> Note: > >>> > >>> Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > >>> necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation > >>> unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are > >>> confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > >>> entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email > >>> in > >> > >>> error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Thank You. > >>> > >>> Channel 4, 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX. VAT no. GB > >>> 626475817 > >> > >>> ##################################################################### > >>> # > >>> ######## > >>> ####### > >> > >> > >> ###################################################################### > >> ######## > >> ####### > >> Note: > >> > >> Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > >> necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation > >> unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are > >> confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > >> entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in > > > >> error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Thank You. > >> > >> Channel 4, 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX. VAT no. GB 626475817 > > > >> ###################################################################### > >> ######## > >> ####### > > > > > > ############################################################################ ## > > ####### > > Note: > > > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > > represent > > those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This > > email > > and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of > > the > > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this > > email in > > error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank You. > > > > Channel 4, 124 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2TX. VAT no. GB 626475817 > > ############################################################################ ## > > ####### > >
