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Finally!! Get out the ol’ YouTube and enjoy this\u00a0sneak peek at “The D”<\/a>! (This is NOT the music video or film; just a sneak peek at what you can expect!) You can play this now or read a little more as I will kindly provide you with\u00a0the link<\/a>\u00a030,000 times before the end of this update.<\/p>\n\"Allee<\/a>\n

As we speak, I’m in my studio rolling my chair from one workstation to another as we simultaneously mix the 4000 vocal and instrument tracks for the record, and edit the 2000+ hours of footage into a music video, assorted trailers and a hybrid\u2013documentary\u2013but\u2013not\u2013really feature film. Normal life has ceased and no matter what other needs may need attending, work never stops!<\/p>\n\"Allee<\/a>\n

In the nearly 2 years since I began working on\u00a0“The D”<\/a>\u00a0there were times I was just inches away from pulling the plug because the financial and practical odds of getting thousands of Detroiters to sing a song and be in a film about human spirit on no budget just seemed too enormous. But make it to Detroit we did, in September – a magic month for me for obvious musical reasons – and again at Thanksgiving when I was such an exemplary float personality greeting the crowds as a block of ice being hauled down Woodward Ave., Detroit’s main drag and first paved road in history, in the Thanksgiving Day Parade:<\/p>\n\"Allee<\/a>\n

As usual, massive thanks and eternal gratitude to those of you who have already donated or participated in the making of\u00a0“The D”<\/a>. Now that everyone else can finally\u00a0get a hint<\/a>\u00a0of what we’re doing I hope many of you reading this will follow suit and help us finish by\u00a0adding some gas in the tank<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you like what you see please please please spread the link to this\u00a0“D” sneak peek<\/a>.
\nIf you want to donate go here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/3btivk<\/a>
\nFor complete info on “The D” go\u00a0here<\/a>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.wesingthed.com<\/a>
\nAnd If you know some nice rich person or place with excellent taste and a whole lotta soul who might make this next part of our journey a little easier in the way of coin, please email me immediately!<\/p>\n

I can guarantee you “The D” is a view of Detroit you’ve never seen before. I can guarantee you it’s an accurate one. And I can promise you it will make you smile. When it comes to soul – SERIOUSLY – there ain’t no place like the Motor City!<\/p>\n\"Allee<\/a>\n

My “D” best,
\nAnd, by the way, have you seen this excellent\u00a0sneak peek<\/a>\u00a0of “The D”?<\/p>\n

Allee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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