OT: Silverdome Movie by UM Alum
Thought I'd pass this along, as it's starting to get some national press. My good friend, fellow UM Alum, official MGoBlog lurker, and bourbon aficionado Chris Regner is producing an independently-funded film using the ruins of the former Pontiac Silverdome as a backdrop. You can read more in the link below, but the story follows former championship quarterback Jack Franco as he struggles in later life.
The filmmakers have a Kickstarter campaign going to finish post-production work (link also below). Chris would have started this shameless self-promotion thread himself, but as noted he is merely a lurker here and does not have the requisite MGoPoints. If this gets me banned from MGoBlog, Regner, I'm coming over and drinking all your whiskey. Anyway, I'm sure Chris and the rest of the filmmakers would appreciate any and all support from the MGoBlog community!
Yahoo Story: https://sports.yahoo.com/news/silverdome-story-ruined-quarterback-ruine…
Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2p3gQC7
Garfunkel - Thanks for throwing this on the board. Yes, I owe you a bourbon. You nailed it - I'm an MGoBlog addict, but total lurker. It is shameless self-promotion, but with it being OT season and football related I thought some people might be interested, especially those from metro Detroit that remember the Silverdome.
Appreciate any support people want to give to the project. I know how powerful this blog can be. Might also be an encouragement to anyone from U of M with a film degree that it can be slightly more useful than majoring in basket-weaving...
If the mods or group think this is too far out of bounds feel free to turn it into a whiskey drinking thread. Thanks!
I will jump in with a bourbon suggestion: J. Riddle Peated Bourbon by Two James out of Detroit (and with some Ann Arbor connections). This is made with Michigan corn and British barley (for the peated taste). Pretty awesome stuff and again, made in Detroit.
...on a recent trip to NYC. Really good but sadly not $60 a shot good.
As for Bourbon's first cousin Rye...has anyone had Whistle Pig?
Yeah, I don't really get the Pappy obsession. Like you said, it's good, but not THAT good. I think the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (which, yeah, good luck getting a bottle of one of those, too) is better.
I've had Whistle Pig. Like the Pappy, it's good, but I find it to be overpriced. I enjoy both Michter's and Willett, and Bulleit isn't bad either, if you're looking for a cheaper option. If you ever see Thomas H. Handy Rye (again, from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection), do yourself a favor and order a glass. Hands down the best rye, and one of the best whiskeys, I've ever tasted.
Try Angels Envy. My personal favorite Bourbon.
That is one fine small batch!
www.hitimewine.net in Costa Mesa has it.
If you are ever in the Newport Beach/Huntington Beach area this is THE place to go for whisky or bourbon.
Along the line of places to go for bourbon, took the family down to Mammoth Cave, KY (amazing place) for Spring Break and stopped at the Jim Beam distillery on the way back.
With them making so many different brands - Beam, Bookers, Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, etc. It was a real education because you could sample side-by-side.
Got a bottle of Knob Creek single barrel that's 120 proof. Never had something burn and be so smooth at the same time.
Was most impressed by the Jim Beam Black. Real quality for something that's not that much more expensive than their white label, but aged almost twice as long.
I miss the mega-torror dome and the many fist fights in the stands. It was so bad at one point they came up with a "family section"...and then Barry...the greatest.
Looking forward to catching this flick when it's available.
Playoff game vs. the Cowboys. I think the final score was 38-8. It was so damn loud. And the crowd was so rowdy. A great Detroit sports memory. IIRC...the Lions proceeded to lay a huge turd in Washington the following week.
Here's the trailer:
You are correct - it's the (fictional) tale of a former USFL QB for the Michigan Panthers, but we tried to draw from real life.
One of the reasons for the Kickstarter is to try to raise funds for things like actual Panthers game footage, which has to be licensed. If we get enough $ we definitely want AC to make an appearance in the movie!
Trump probably owns the rights but won't sell them until the $1 settlement from the anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL gets overturned.
The price to license depends on what you can negotiate, but we found the company that owns the footage (not Trump) and know the number.
Pretty sure that's a /s, but wouldn't work to have XFL or WFL footage since our main character is wearing Panthers gear the whole film and it's integral to our story, but that is why we went USFL and not NFL because we could never afford the NFL rate.
Count me as among the intrigued and eager to see this.
Many memories of the Silverdome and there are even days where I am a bit sad that I won't be able to take my kids there. We always had a blast even making the long trek from Saline to see games there.
this guy clearly has 2 accounts...
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movie looks good btw.
looks better without the roof.
Good luck w movie.
If you put a glass of bourbon in his hand, that might actually be Garfunkel...
It is close, but not surly-looking enough...
I've never rocked the horseshoe mustache. Maybe I should give that a try.
Only been to the Silverdome once in my life.
Saw The Who in 1982. Opening acts: Eddie Money and The Clash.
Awesome concert. That was post-Moon, but still very good.
I had binoculars trained on John Entwistle ... that man was astonishing in what he did with a bass.
I was watching Kevin Grady run wild in the state championship game...
And The Clash was killing it on stage! I was bummed.
I blame Eddie Money. If they had stuck with The Clash and then The Who the night would have been epic. But with Money up front, by the time the Clash was into their set people were getting antsy for The Who.
Saw the Who in 1979 several days after the trampeling tragedy in Cincinnati. As soon as they opened the outer gates everybody (of course) ran as fast as they could to get their Festival Seating seats. When the Who came on, there was a huge surge towards the stage. Several times Roger Daltrey had to tell the crowd to ease back.