Comments on: links for 2007-10-03 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bobby http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71647 Bobby Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:06:23 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71647 Thanks, billfer... EXPOSURE.Detroit is a group I founded last year to help aspiring, up-and-coming photographers a chance to have exhibitions of their own -- sometimes in coffee houses, sometimes in bars, etc. We take over a place, have a party, and hang our art for a month. One of the guys in the group called in a **bunch** of favors, and over the span of 3 months or so, hounded his contact at the City until - after unanimous approvals from about 12 boards - they allowed 20 of us a one-hour guided tour of the stadium. They said it has never happened before, and will never happen again - for anyone. We were shocked. We got the word last Thursday night that Friday (9/28) would be the day, between 2pm and 3pm. Most of us didn't sleep at all the night before. It was simply amazing, both in the flood of memories that came back, and the amount of natural decay that 8 years had on the old girl. I think we also felt a strong responsibility to get this right. Collectively, we took near 1,300 photos, and covered almost everything we were allowed to see. No dressing rooms, unfortunately, or secret passages. We're hoping (actually, pretty sure) that a publisher is going to be interested in this, as we've had countless inquiries about how to order copies. I really hope you enjoy them all. Thanks, billfer…

EXPOSURE.Detroit is a group I founded last year to help aspiring, up-and-coming photographers a chance to have exhibitions of their own — sometimes in coffee houses, sometimes in bars, etc. We take over a place, have a party, and hang our art for a month.

One of the guys in the group called in a **bunch** of favors, and over the span of 3 months or so, hounded his contact at the City until – after unanimous approvals from about 12 boards – they allowed 20 of us a one-hour guided tour of the stadium. They said it has never happened before, and will never happen again – for anyone. We were shocked.

We got the word last Thursday night that Friday (9/28) would be the day, between 2pm and 3pm. Most of us didn’t sleep at all the night before.

It was simply amazing, both in the flood of memories that came back, and the amount of natural decay that 8 years had on the old girl. I think we also felt a strong responsibility to get this right. Collectively, we took near 1,300 photos, and covered almost everything we were allowed to see. No dressing rooms, unfortunately, or secret passages.

We’re hoping (actually, pretty sure) that a publisher is going to be interested in this, as we’ve had countless inquiries about how to order copies.

I really hope you enjoy them all.

]]> By: JML http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71645 JML Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71645 I never got to Tiger Stadium, either. I was hoping hoping hoping they'd have a "One Last Visit" day for fans. It would have been my fist and last and only visit, and that would have been fine with me. I never got to Tiger Stadium, either. I was hoping hoping hoping they’d have a “One Last Visit” day for fans. It would have been my fist and last and only visit, and that would have been fine with me.

]]> By: Mike R http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71642 Mike R Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:24:13 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71642 This bums me out, a lot. I never got to a game in Tiger Stadium. I often really wish that Comerica would've been a Tiger Stadium replica and more of a vertical stadium. Especially with how every stadium seemingly looks the same now. (See: <a href="http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/future/wash751.jpg" rel="nofollow">The new Nationals Ballpark</a>) This bums me out, a lot. I never got to a game in Tiger Stadium. I often really wish that Comerica would’ve been a Tiger Stadium replica and more of a vertical stadium. Especially with how every stadium seemingly looks the same now. (See: The new Nationals Ballpark)

]]> By: billfer http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71623 billfer Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:47:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71623 Bobby - Thanks for sharing the bigger set. Those are all amazing, and amazingly sad at the same time. How did the opportunity come about? Bobby -

Thanks for sharing the bigger set. Those are all amazing, and amazingly sad at the same time.

How did the opportunity come about?

]]> By: Jim http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71620 Jim Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:44:50 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71620 My father and I used to walk a ramp like this every sunday for the last couple years of Tiger Stadium http://flickr.com/photos/zakzorah/1471168072/ My father and I used to walk a ramp like this every sunday for the last couple years of Tiger Stadium

http://flickr.com/photos/zakzorah/1471168072/

]]> By: K-Man http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71618 K-Man Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71618 Those pictures are REALLY depressing. Went to my first game July 27, 1971. Went to my last game September 27, 1999. RIP, old girl. We will always remember. Those pictures are REALLY depressing.
Went to my first game July 27, 1971.
Went to my last game September 27, 1999.
RIP, old girl. We will always remember.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71615 Kurt Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:35:10 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71615 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcjacoby/1465134089/in/set-72157602221561009/ Saw that, looked in my old tickets and sure enough, section 380 was my last trip to the stadium http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....221561009/

Saw that, looked in my old tickets and sure enough, section 380 was my last trip to the stadium

]]> By: Joel http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71611 Joel Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:02:54 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71611 Growing up as a Tigers fan in Seattle with no ties to the Detroit area, I always held out hope that I could see a game in Tiger Stadium. Sad that it'll never happen. Growing up as a Tigers fan in Seattle with no ties to the Detroit area, I always held out hope that I could see a game in Tiger Stadium. Sad that it’ll never happen.

]]> By: Matt in Toledo http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71608 Matt in Toledo Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71608 I tell myself it's silly of me, but those pictures break my heart. My reaction upon seeing them was similar to when I found out it was official the stadium would be torn down, which is <a href="http://infinitediablogue.blogspot.com/search?q=%22tiger+stadium%22" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I tell myself it’s silly of me, but those pictures break my heart. My reaction upon seeing them was similar to when I found out it was official the stadium would be torn down, which is here.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71603 Bobby Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:01:41 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71603 We took a lot more than just Ken's, too -- here's a link to much, much more: http://flickr.com/photos/tags/tigers9282007/interesting/ It was one of the thrills of my life. We took a lot more than just Ken’s, too — here’s a link to much, much more:

http://flickr.com/photos/tags/.....teresting/

It was one of the thrills of my life.

]]> By: Kyle J http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71601 Kyle J Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:41:15 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71601 Those photos are worth checking out. This one is particularly poignant: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcjacoby/1465138743/in/set-72157602221561009/ Those photos are worth checking out. This one is particularly poignant:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/k.....221561009/

]]> By: Kyle J http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71600 Kyle J Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:28:39 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/10/links-for-2007-10-03/#comment-71600 But Derek Jeter's a Gold Glover, right? So if Carlos is better than Jeter, he must be Gold Glove caliber, too? [Read the above in a sarcastic tone.] But Derek Jeter’s a Gold Glover, right? So if Carlos is better than Jeter, he must be Gold Glove caliber, too?

[Read the above in a sarcastic tone.]

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