Since 2007; John Carlisle has fascinated readers with his untold stories of Detroit in his "Detroitblogger John" column for the Metro Times. His words and photographs shed light on the overlooked and forgotten while bringing life to neglected; far-flung neighborhoods. The Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists named Carlisle the 2011 Journalist of the Year for his work on the city. This collection features dozens of his previously unpublished photographs and forty-two of his most unforgettable stories; including a man who has a strip club in his living room; a bar in a ghost town; a coffee shop for the city�s homeless; an art gallery in a mattress store and an old-fashioned debutante ball in the unlikeliest of places.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Good; but not as great as GrantBy M. LongAs a probably too intense a Zeppelin fan; I have read just about about every book associated with them. The best narrative is probably the Hoskyns one; although the most interesting is the picture themed "whole lotta led Zeppelin ". The mick wall book probably captures Page most completely; good and bad; and has the most in depth take on his occult interests without any lurid sensationalizing. Both plant books are terrible. Of course Pages massive recently released tome is on a different level. Hammer of the gods is poorly written; although it has the best title!This book on Grant capture the man;s greatness and inner decency that was at odds with his intimidating behavior; but it meanders; is repetitive at times; and contains many errors. An example is a footnote stating that Frank Wells the Warner brothers chief and later Disney executive died climbing Mount Everest; when in fact he was killed in a helicopter crash; that spared famed actor Clint Eastwood when the latter traveled in a separate helicopter on the same trip. Richard cole is used as as source too; and his various Zeppelin related remembrances vary greatly from book to book. What does come through is the authors heartfelt affection for grant and that is a good thing .0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book/ Great ManBy CustomerThis book was better than I had anticipated. There are a few* 2 star ratings among mostly 5 star ratings. Which to me means that mostly hard core Zeppelin fans have read this book. The negatives dont really have much importance as they are being extremly pickey on insignificant details;which really are not that important. I LOVED this book cover to cover. I can understand why Peter Grant is/was considered to be the " fifth member " of the band. And rightly so. The author gave a realistic picture of the character of the man Peter; his faults ;;and genius as well. A man ahead of his time;;anda fierce protector of the boys in the band. Had Peter Grant not been their manager; I doubt the band would have had the freedom to reach full potential and create freely the brilliant compostions they so beautifully accomplished. Super read!!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. BrilliantBy Feedback68One of the best music books Ive ever read along with Charles Shaar Murrays "Crosstown Traffic".Growing up with Zeppelins music I was always aware of Peter Grants name on the vinyl records and knew he must have been a powerful but mysterious guy. You never saw his picture or heard him; but you knew he was big.Chris Welch takes you back in a written time machine to the gigs; massive tours; limos; and the Zeppelin starship. But also the hilarious and heartbreaking moments. As the millions rolled in; so did the cocaine; booze and later heroin. Bonso flying the starship from New York to Chicago; fisty cuffs with Bill Grahams men in San Francisco. 1977 was a nightmare.John Bonhams tragic death in September 1980 nearly killed off Grant too; but he recovered and began a new life in the late 80s.Superb record of the mans life.
