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Got back to LA from leg #1 of “The D”, my song\/video\/documentary tribute to the SOUL of Detroit, last week sick as a dog, happy as a clam, and just now rising from the dead to finally write this update. After a year and a half of ups and downs including times I didn’t even know if we were going to make it to Detroit I can honestly say these were among the all-time greatest three weeks of my life! And an exceedingly auspicious debut for “The D”.<\/p>\n

\"Michigan<\/a>

Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Choir<\/p><\/div>\n

First off, I was blessed with the single best team I have ever worked with. Everyone – from my collaborator, Andrae Alexander, to Director Danny Franzese and Producer Jason Yamas, through the camera and sound crews, interns, assistants, volunteers, et al – was talented, bright, diligent, generous, funny, and fun, and I can’t wait until we all work together again. Which, if our progress in Detroit is any indication, will be VERY soon.<\/p>\n

\"Empire<\/a>

Empire Boxing Gym<\/p><\/div>\n

I created “The D” because I love Detroit and every time I go back I meet more and more incredible people who believe in the city and are doing incredibly positive things to reimagine it.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Greening Of Detroit<\/p><\/div>\n

But if I loved Detroiters for their spirit and resiliency before this trip it’s nothing compared to the love affair I have with them now. At location after location we were greeted with the biggest smiles and enthusiasm that one could ever hope to experience.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Fisher Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n

Detroiters’ love for their city is palpable, infectious and ever-growing.<\/p>\n

\"Mosaic<\/a>

Mosaic Youth Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n

Detroit is beautiful. Really, you have to drive deep around to find all the rubble that the media and most documentaries done about Detroit constantly exploit. I can’t even tell you the joy we all felt at every single location as people swelled with pride singing and performing “The D”. You can experience some of their comments\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Heidelberg Project<\/p><\/div>\n

Now that we’re back, “The D” adventure shifts into second gear. Starting today, Andrae and I begin going through the literally thousands of tracks of music in LA while Jason leads a New York crew going through the over 700 hours of footage.<\/p>\n

\"College<\/a>

College For Creative Studies<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m also in the midst of building photo pages for each location we shot at. These will all hopefully be up online within a couple of weeks so I will have that link in the next update I send you.<\/p>\n

\"African<\/a>

African Bead Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks to all of you again who so generously\u00a0donated<\/a>, volunteered, or participated in “The D”. And a massive shout-out again to The Detroit Historical Society for its immeasurable and continuing help and for giving this scrapyard daughter a permanent and immortal home in the cement!<\/p>\n

\"Detroit<\/a>

Detroit Historical Society<\/p><\/div>\n\"Detroit<\/a>\n

“The D” was blessed with great news coverage while we were there. You can see the spirit I’m talking about in the following stories. Here’s a piece that ran on\u00a0NBC News<\/a>\u00a0and here’s one that ran on\u00a0Fox<\/a>. NBC is also preparing a half hour special on “The D”.<\/p>\n

My very best,
\nOnward Detroit!
\nAllee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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