I have a little pride just knowing that Detroit was the birth place of the techno music genre. I studied abroad for a year and was amazed that many of my European classmates didn't ask me about the auto industry, motown music, or drive-by shootings (my Mizzou classmates did even though St. Louis was fighting us for the murder capital title at the time); but instead, they asked me if I had ever attended a techno party in one of the abondonned warehouses of Detroit. If techno music can help improve Detroit's image and draw in vacationers from across the Atlantic; I must thank the musicians and DJs for making it happen.
Nicole and I both noticed something exciting last weekend. The town was alive with people. Movement, Race for a Cure, and Eastern Market drew huge crowds to Downtown Detroit. The streets were alive with people walking, talking, and having fun. It was a downtown showing its rivival.
Melinda, I cannot stress how amazing it was to be a "Detroiter" at the festival. I met more people from out of town than locals, and their eyes lit up when I told them that I am from metro Detroit. I was very proud to be from here and it was breathtaking to see the streets so full of life at all hours of the night. This goes down in history as the best weekend in Detroit in the 25 years I have been here.
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