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https://alleewillis.com/whats-happening-now/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20150921-01.jpg534294I know – Pathetically long since my last D update. But fear not, (fantastic, arduous, steady, hiccup-filled) progress is being made on “The D” (the Detroit record and video) and Allee Willis loves Detroit (the film)! I never thought I’d live long enough to utter these words but “The D” is 99.1% finished! Though we’re still adding Detroit celebs as we stumble upon them. I humbly guarantee that no city has ever had a song that sounds or feels quite like this one. Imagine if you could hear what this scene sounds like: Or this: Or this: I know, I know. Why ain’t those video clips?! Because that would be giving away two years of hard labor wielding the razor to whittle down 5000 vocal and instrument tracks and 30,000 hours of footage shot in the Motor City. We’re now in the midst of securing funding to finish the film, …